Looking for someone to home school my daughter?

Question

Do anyone know how I can go about finding someone to home school my daughter? I can't do it myself. She is 8 years old and in 2nd grade. Also, can you give me an idea of how much it costs?

She is very socially involved with the kids. I'm not "robbing" her of that. She needs individual attention. She is having a very hard time concentrating and she's getting bad grades. I just don't have the time to do it myself. I work full time and go to school full time.

I live in Cincinnati, Ohio

My husband works 2 full time jobs and he works 7 days a week. My daughter is currently in school now.

Answer 1

This is a complicated subject, and a lot of information is needed in order to give you good answers to your questions. First of all, the homeschooling laws in your state will determine whether you are required to provide the majority of your child's instruction, or if it can be provided by someone else. The best places to begin looking are homeschooling groups in your area. Either way, it will be you who is ultimately held responsible for the quality of your child's education.

If the law allows it, you could have someone else homeschool your child completely. Some people do use this option, but it is not common. Homeschooling is generally more of a lifestyle choice than just an educational option. That being said, I have a few questions:

Are you a single parent, or is there a spouse who can share the responsibility of homeschooling?

Is your daughter still in school now, or have you already pulled her out? If she is not in school, where does she stay now when you are at work/school?

One great thing about homeschooling is the flexibility it offers. Schooling can occur whenever (and wherever) it is convenient for you. It does not require 7 hours a day, 5 days a week. Weekends can be taken advantage of, as well as any days off you may have, and summer vacation, since you probably won't have classes then. So while you could theoretically have someone else do the schooling, you may find that you can make the time to do it yourself by thinking outside the box. Relatives' can also be a great resource; there are many skills to be learned from grandparents or from an aunt or uncle who specializes in an area of interest to your child.

As for the cost of homeschooling, it varies from almost nothing to thousands of dollars, depending on your homeschooling methods, whether you go with boxed curriculum or make your own, whether you hire someone or teach her yourself, etc. I imagine the cost of hiring someone full time depends a lot on the area in which you live.

Answer 2

You first need to find out about the legalities of that where you live. In some places, it has to be the parent who does the homeschooling. If that's the case where you live, you'd have to find someone who'd be willing to function as a private school or something.

Now, assuming it is legal where you live, the best thing to do would be to start contacting homeschooling support groups where you live and get the word out. Contact every group you can find!

How much it'll cost will depend on what typical childcare and private school rates are where you live, what sort of time you are looking at (is this somebody who would provide full-day supervision but not teach the whole time or would it be someone who just comes for a few hours to teach). Expect something in between full-time summer care and private school costs.

Answer 3

I am so tired of people assuming Home schooled kids don't know how to socialize! Truth be told, most home school kids are better than ps kids as far as that is concerned. They don't "follow the crowd" but make their own decisions and are better communicators with people of all ages, young and old! My kids social lives are incredibly full . They go to movies, fairs, malls and dances etc and I can trust them going. They are faced with the same "real world" stuff that ps kids are but they handle it much better most of the time.

Sorry about the rant! That being said, You REALLY need a good support system. I know I am helping my friend school her child. She is here about 2 times a week with assignments from her mom, so I am officially providing care and making sure she gets her work done helping her when she needs it. School hours here are whenever we want, day or night, even weekends sometimes. Check into your states laws of course.

Answer 4

Here is my 2 cents. I think that it is awesome that you would consider homeschooling your daughter even though it seems impossible. There are yahoo groups that are specifically for parents that work full time.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WORKandHOMESCHOOL/


So you've gotten the answers regarding the laws. Now as far as homeschoolers go I would say 99% would be more than willing to help you. It may be that you have 5 different moms each taking a day or just one willing to do it. I know for me that if someone offered to pay me to watch and keep their child safe well fed and also educated I would jump at it. Just keep in mind that it is asking a lot of someone. I would be more inclined to have another homeschool mom or moms than to hire a tutor.

Answer 5

Check with the local schools. They typically work with parents who home school and can get you in touch with other parents. You may be able to work out a deal with them where you all share the responsibility. You could have them for one day a week and other parents could do the same.

there are many ways to accomplish this.

I suppose you are tired of the crap that goes on at school. I think children, especially girls, DO NOT need socialization at school, since it is very detrimental to their mental health, beginning in 7th grade.

Check out the book titled "Revising Ophelia" to understand what I a mean.

Answer 6

You could just hire a tutor that will help your daughter with her school work. I don't think home school will be affective if you aren't doing the schooling yourself. Try private school, it could be better for your daughter than being homeschooled. By taking her out of school, your taking away her chance at socializing with other children daily, this could make your daughter socially awkward in the future. Make sure that if you homeschool your daughter you set up play dates with other moms, you can find more moms through homeschool groups. You could also enroll your daughter in a sport or activity that matches her interests.

Answer 7

you might check out tutors in the yellow pages.
In my area, private tutors charge anywhere from 15-25 dollars an hour. Keep in mind that most academic subjects, when taught one on one, do not require the full school day to accomplish.

Answer 8

You can't have someone "home school" your daughter, most state law requires you do it yourself or not at all. Get her a tutor or move her to a private school where she can have more 1 on 1 interaction with a professional.

Answer 9

O.K., I understand some of the questions posted to by either silly or hypothetical, however, this takes the cake! Let us examine the question. Home (where you live) School (education) My (possesive as in own/responsible for) Daughter (offspring or legal responsibility).
If you can not do it yourself you have both a legal and moral obligation to place your daughter in either private or public school system. In the event your public school system is in poor condition many private schools offer scholorship assist.
Another hired person is not you and can not teach what it is you want you child to learn.

Answer 10

Where are you located? (general area, of course)