Homeschooling

technigal · Aug 25, 2015 at 01:32 PM

Anyone homeschooling their kids? We are starting this year, my son would have been going into grade 5 in a traditional school.

Patsfan · Aug 25, 2015 at 07:50 PM

I am not smart enough to homeschool my kid.

Victoria'smom · Aug 26, 2015 at 11:37 AM

I'm homeschooling my son. He starts 9th grade this year.

alicetailor · Sep 28, 2015 at 12:05 AM

Hats off to all Homeschooling Teachers! It takes real commitment and determination to work directly with the kids. Honestly, not everyone has this ability.

scorpiosis37 · Sep 29, 2015 at 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by alicetailor

Hats off to all Homeschooling Teachers! It takes real commitment and determination to work directly with the kids. Honestly, not everyone has this ability.

It also takes extreme academic competency when you get to the higher grades, let alone the ability to teach. I don't know many parents who still remember calculus, physics, economics, etc, let alone can teach them. My dad has a graduate degree, but by the time I got to 9th grade he was useless at homework help!

Victoria'smom · Oct 01, 2015 at 12:14 AM

calculus, physics, economics, etc, are usually taken at local community colleges when kids turn 16+

divine1966 · Oct 13, 2015 at 05:10 AM

If kids take all higher level courses at community colleges ( which is pretty much almost every course in junior and senior year) then it's not really homeschooling in a true sense?

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Victoria'smom · Oct 15, 2015 at 08:30 PM

My son did flvs this year which was very similar to homeschool programs like Time4learning, monarch and switched on schoolhouse but it is an online private school. I've never had to be as hands on with any homeschool program as I did with FLVS.

Once students are taking the majority of courses in college I still see it as homeschooling because as a parent you have to make sure work is completed unlike a college student and that all of the classes are in good standing. You still also have to abid by all the homeschool rules. So college is more like an older students co-op classes.

Nix · Oct 28, 2015 at 10:18 PM

I homeschool my two sons in K and 4th grade.

technigal · Nov 02, 2015 at 03:42 PM

We have been at it for two months now. My son is really enjoying it, he loves that he can work ahead in areas of interest.

Nix · Nov 02, 2015 at 04:32 PM

That's one of the things I like about homeschooling, too. It's been an adjustment for me this year adding a second student, but K work has been pretty mild, so we seem to be doing ok so far!

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technigal Grand Poohbah Member Since Sep 2013 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,625 10 829 hugs given	Aug 25, 2015 at 01:32 PM #1 Anyone homeschooling their kids? We are starting this year, my son would have been going into grade 5 in a traditional school. __________________ Mags Depression diagnosed March 1996 PTSD diagnosed January 2000 BPD diagnosed September 2013
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Patsfan Member Member Since Mar 2015 Location: Mass Posts: 252 9 2 hugs given	Aug 25, 2015 at 07:50 PM #2 I am not smart enough to homeschool my kid. __________________ Sue Dx: Depression, ADHD
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Victoria'smom Legendary Member Since Apr 2012 Location: Earth Posts: 14,897 (SuperPoster!) 11 5,425 hugs given	Aug 26, 2015 at 11:37 AM #3 I'm homeschooling my son. He starts 9th grade this year. __________________ Dx: Me- SzA Husband- Bipolar 1 Daughter- mood disorder+ Comfortable broken and happy "So I don't know why I'm tongue tied At the wrong time when I need this."- P!nk My blog
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alicetailor Member Member Since May 2014 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 180 9	Sep 28, 2015 at 12:05 AM #4 Hats off to all Homeschooling Teachers! It takes real commitment and determination to work directly with the kids. Honestly, not everyone has this ability. __________________ Child Care Texas
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Victoria'smom Legendary Member Since Apr 2012 Location: Earth Posts: 14,897 (SuperPoster!) 11 5,425 hugs given	Oct 01, 2015 at 12:14 AM #6 calculus, physics, economics, etc, are usually taken at local community colleges when kids turn 16+ __________________ Dx: Me- SzA Husband- Bipolar 1 Daughter- mood disorder+ Comfortable broken and happy "So I don't know why I'm tongue tied At the wrong time when I need this."- P!nk My blog
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divine1966 Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Dec 2014 Location: US Posts: 22,358 (SuperPoster!) 9 1,277 hugs given	Oct 13, 2015 at 05:10 AM #7 If kids take all higher level courses at community colleges ( which is pretty much almost every course in junior and senior year) then it's not really homeschooling in a true sense? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Nix Grand Member Member Since May 2015 Location: NY Posts: 778 8 37 hugs given	Oct 28, 2015 at 10:18 PM #9 I homeschool my two sons in K and 4th grade.
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technigal Grand Poohbah Member Since Sep 2013 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,625 10 829 hugs given	Nov 02, 2015 at 03:42 PM #10 We have been at it for two months now. My son is really enjoying it, he loves that he can work ahead in areas of interest. __________________ Mags Depression diagnosed March 1996 PTSD diagnosed January 2000 BPD diagnosed September 2013
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Nix Grand Member Member Since May 2015 Location: NY Posts: 778 8 37 hugs given	Nov 02, 2015 at 04:32 PM #11 That's one of the things I like about homeschooling, too. It's been an adjustment for me this year adding a second student, but K work has been pretty mild, so we seem to be doing ok so far!
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