How do i go about getting my kids homeschooled?

Question

Any and all information is welcomed. I need all the help I can get, I don't have a xlue how to get started. If this helps at all I have 4 kids ages 10,11, 13,and 15

Answer 1

Check out http://www.hslda.org for information about the laws where you live.

Do a search online for a homeschool support group (or multiple groups) for your state/province/city. They will help you understand how the laws work, will likely include people who pulled their older kids from school, what sort of resources are available, etc.

Answer 2

First make sure you are willing to put in the time. If you are then you need to find a curriculum. Try to get one that is all inclusive and from the same company and all your children. You would probably need a 4th, 5th, 7th and 10th grade curriculum. That will make it easier. These should include your core classes, reading, writing, arithmetic, Science and history. Videos are great if you can afford that route. You can add other courses as your child's interest changes and grows, art, music, drama etc. Try to find a local Home School group to meet with and share ideas.

If done right home schooling, no matter how long you do it for will be great for both you and your kids. If done wrong if is harmful to the kids and gives home schooling a bad name.

Good luck.

Answer 3

First it is not to late to start home schooling them. I started at age 14 and in the 8th grade.

You will have to find out the laws for your state, I'm not sure where you can this. My mother spoke with my school counsler. You will have to sign them out of school and I know my mom had to give them a list of subjects I would be taking. It does help if you speak with other home school parents in your area or look up info on the web.

Have you decided where you will be getting their books? If not research them and make sure you are getting the best ones. My mom used ABeka because it is a Christian based home schooling program.

Answer 4

In some states, you can go in to the school board, and request homeschooling curriculum. If you can't, try www.k-12.com
Also, for the 15 year old, The American School of Correspondence or Penn Foster are good, accredited programs, so you wouldn't have to take tests proving you got a good education. www.americanschoolofcorr.com
www.pennfoster.com

Answer 5

Depends on your state. In louisiana I had to simply send a letter to the state board of education. And buy the books and supplys to get started. Some Large city have home school clubs or book stores that can give you great advise

Answer 6

It's not too late to homeschool. But you will need to do some serious research.

You definitely want to go to the hslda site as mentioned by a previous poster and determine the specific requirements for your state.

Then you'll want to find a list of support groups for your area. You can google "homeschooling in [name of your state]" and that should give you some good leads. Support groups are very important. They'll be a huge help to you as you get started. Veteran homeschoolers are always happy to help out newbies.

Here are some more sites you might like to visit:

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/ (has a lot of good info - including a guide for new homeschoolers)

http://homeschooling.about.com/ (if you look in the sidebar on the left side of the screen, you'll see lots of links to help you)

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/ (another good homeschooling reference site)

Mostly just read, read, read!

Also - just to get you feeling motivated, you might like to read this book (I found a copy at my local library.):
http://www.amazon.com/Homeschoolers-Success-Stories-Impact-Homeschooling/dp/0761522557

It's several stories about adults and older teens who've been very successful academically and career-wise thanks to homeschooling.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Well in my state (Florida) you simply send a letter of intent to the school board saying you'd like to homeschool and that's that. And if your looking for a program or curriculm then here is what I have to reitterate from another thread I responded to:

"Check out FLVS.net it is Florida Virtual School and has real classes for students in homeschool programs or students in regular high school just looking for extra credits. I take eight classes with them online and then I go to my college campus to take three clases there through dual enrollment. FLVS is free to all florida residents. But if your not in Florida you cna still take classes wih them. It is a great progam. The classes are harder than regular high school classes because you are expected to know the information and teachers call parents once a month to discuss the students progress in the course. Your expect to do anywhere around 3 to 5 assignments a week, depending on the class your in. Also parents can access the students grades at anytime they would like to. Once students have completed the class they recieve their credit which is applied to their high school diploma, just like a regular school class. Also students are allowed 4 weeks to try the class out and if they decide it isn't for them they can drop the class without penalty and it wont go on their transcript. I'll say it again, it is a great program and top notch. They also have student clubs that students can join and participate in by traveling or going to competitions. Here is the list of the high school course offerings with FLVS.net (Keep in mind they also have honors credit classes and classes for middle schoolers) -

Art / Visual Arts
Adv Pl Art History
Business Systems and Technology
Web Design I
Web Design II
Adv Pl Computer Science A
Computer Programming-Basic I
Adv Pl Eng. Lang. and Composition
Adv Pl Eng. Lit. and Composition
English I
English II
English III
English IV
American Studies
Chinese 1
Latin I
Latin II
Latin III
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Adaptive Physical Education IEP or 504 Plan
Fitness Lifestyle Design
Life Management Skills
Personal Fitness
Adv Pl Calculus AB
Algebra I
Algebra I A
Algebra I B
Algebra II
Geometry
Liberal Arts Mathematics
Pre-Calculus
FCAT Prep - 10th Grade Review
FCAT Prep - 10th Grade Review
FCAT Prep - 8th Grade Review
SAT Preparation
Driver Education/Traffic Safety
Adv Pl Biology
Biology I
Chemistry I
Earth-Space Science
Marine Science
Physics I
Adv Pl Macroeconomics
Adv Pl Microeconomics
Adv Pl United States Government and Politics
Adv Pl United States History
American Government
American History
Economics
Global Studies
World History "

Answer 8

the state would help first but go to hslda for state laws its not to late to start homeschooling I'm 13 and started a few months ago and then first you will need curriculum before taking them out of school. for help try talking to the school consular

Answer 9

You can see if this site has help for you. Go for it. Best and brightest kids I know are home schooled and one was in his second year at U of M and if you know how hard it is for a white kid to be accepted there you know he's sharp.

Answer 10

With all due respect to Glurpy, who is a wise and helpful home schooler, beware of hslda.org:

http://www.homeschoolingislegal.info/

they have a conservative agenda, and Christian and secular home schoolers alike have issues with they way they (mis) represent themselves and home schooling.
check with your states board of education online to find out what's required of home schoolers where you are.
another good resource:

http://www.homeedmag.com/

why the thumbs down? threatened by alternate view points? the questioner asked for ANY and ALL viewpoints, so my link is germane.