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Good information, Kimmie! I think that there are more people who would homeschool if they knew more about how it worked. I have learned alot just by reading some of the comments posted here.
Has Anyone Seen this re: Homeschooling?
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How could they school their children? There are several curriculums that're on the computer, like Switched-On-Schoolhouse, I used that one for two years. Then there's the Abeka DVD's which is a classroom setting with qualified teachers, and you do your work along with the DVD's. I did that year before last, I think it was. They're very easy to work along with without any parental guidance. As for older children, there's those options, or just plain work textbooks that can be worked through without parental guidance, that's what I use is the Abeka workbooks. There are less expensive curriculums out there besides Abeka, though. You can actually throw together your own curriculums by buying books at a teacher's aid store, or something like that. If the younger children require help there's always the older kids to help out when they're done with their school. It can be done, it may take some getting used to, but it's possible. I know families who do it and that's how it happens in our household.
I just don't see leaving a 5-10 year old child at home alone for 6 hours a day even if both parents were able to shift their work hours... if they even can. I guess it does get into public school as a tax payer day care for parents who each work multiple minimum wage jobs. I have a few acquaintances who dropped out at 15 to help support their parents in keeping a bed room in an apartment. But it's all personal choice and for some, I cannot see being possible due to some life situations... or my friends who have two parents working full time min wage jobs that can barely speak English as they were refugees. Once again, it is a diversity thing that I do like about this area, the cultural and social diveristy.
How could they school their children? There are several curriculums that're on the computer, like Switched-On-Schoolhouse, I used that one for two years. Then there's the Abeka DVD's which is a classroom setting with qualified teachers, and you do your work along with the DVD's. I did that year before last, I think it was. They're very easy to work along with without any parental guidance. As for older children, there's those options, or just plain work textbooks that can be worked through without parental guidance, that's what I use is the Abeka workbooks. There are less expensive curriculums out there besides Abeka, though. You can actually throw together your own curriculums by buying books at a teacher's aid store, or something like that. If the younger children require help there's always the older kids to help out when they're done with their school. It can be done, it may take some getting used to, but it's possible. I know families who do it and that's how it happens in our household.
I just don't see leaving a 5-10 year old child at home alone for 6 hours a day even if both parents were able to shift their work hours... if they even can. I guess it does get into public school as a tax payer day care for parents who each work multiple minimum wage jobs. I have a few acquaintances who dropped out at 15 to help support their parents in keeping a bed room in an apartment. But it's all personal choice and for some, I cannot see being possible due to some life situations... or my friends who have two parents working full time min wage jobs that can barely speak English as they were refugees. Once again, it is a diversity thing that I do like about this area, the cultural and social diveristy.
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Thanks! =]
Yes, I do think that more people would homeschool their kids if they could see the benefits and not immediately "judge" homeschoolers or set the homeschool stereotype as their mindset. =\\
Thanks! =]
Yes, I do think that more people would homeschool their kids if they could see the benefits and not immediately "judge" homeschoolers or set the homeschool stereotype as their mindset. =\\
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How could they school their children? There are several curriculums that're on the computer, like Switched-On-Schoolhouse, I used that one for two years. Then there's the Abeka DVD's which is a classroom setting with qualified teachers, and you do your work along with the DVD's. I did that year before last, I think it was. They're very easy to work along with without any parental guidance. As for older children, there's those options, or just plain work textbooks that can be worked through without parental guidance, that's what I use is the Abeka workbooks. There are less expensive curriculums out there besides Abeka, though. You can actually throw together your own curriculums by buying books at a teacher's aid store, or something like that. If the younger children require help there's always the older kids to help out when they're done with their school. It can be done, it may take some getting used to, but it's possible. I know families who do it and that's how it happens in our household.
I just don't see leaving a 5-10 year old child at home alone for 6 hours a day even if both parents were able to shift their work hours... if they even can. I guess it does get into public school as a tax payer day care for parents who each work multiple minimum wage jobs. I have a few acquaintances who dropped out at 15 to help support their parents in keeping a bed room in an apartment. But it's all personal choice and for some, I cannot see being possible due to some life situations... or my friends who have two parents working full time min wage jobs that can barely speak English as they were refugees. Once again, it is a diversity thing that I do like about this area, the cultural and social diveristy.
Sometimes the situation can be unfortunate and not everyone is able to do it, I realize that. Sometimes it can be done, sometimes it can't, but there are curriculums that would make things easier under those circumstances. It just depends on the situation.
How could they school their children? There are several curriculums that're on the computer, like Switched-On-Schoolhouse, I used that one for two years. Then there's the Abeka DVD's which is a classroom setting with qualified teachers, and you do your work along with the DVD's. I did that year before last, I think it was. They're very easy to work along with without any parental guidance. As for older children, there's those options, or just plain work textbooks that can be worked through without parental guidance, that's what I use is the Abeka workbooks. There are less expensive curriculums out there besides Abeka, though. You can actually throw together your own curriculums by buying books at a teacher's aid store, or something like that. If the younger children require help there's always the older kids to help out when they're done with their school. It can be done, it may take some getting used to, but it's possible. I know families who do it and that's how it happens in our household.
I just don't see leaving a 5-10 year old child at home alone for 6 hours a day even if both parents were able to shift their work hours... if they even can. I guess it does get into public school as a tax payer day care for parents who each work multiple minimum wage jobs. I have a few acquaintances who dropped out at 15 to help support their parents in keeping a bed room in an apartment. But it's all personal choice and for some, I cannot see being possible due to some life situations... or my friends who have two parents working full time min wage jobs that can barely speak English as they were refugees. Once again, it is a diversity thing that I do like about this area, the cultural and social diveristy.
Sometimes the situation can be unfortunate and not everyone is able to do it, I realize that. Sometimes it can be done, sometimes it can't, but there are curriculums that would make things easier under those circumstances. It just depends on the situation.
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Although we didn't homeschool our children, we adjusted our workschedules to accomodate for child care. When my kids were young, daycare/babysitter costs were around $80-90 per week , per child. We really couldn't afford it. It would have made the effect of working outside of the home, virtually worthless.
So... my hubby worked the day shift from 7am til 3 pm and I worked from 1pm til 9pm as a store manager in the mall. My kids stayed with an aunt for about 2 1/2 hours per day at a cost of $35 per week.
Assuming that a household has two parents in it, it may be possible to alter the work schedule to accomodate homeschooling younger children.
Although we didn't homeschool our children, we adjusted our workschedules to accomodate for child care. When my kids were young, daycare/babysitter costs were around $80-90 per week , per child. We really couldn't afford it. It would have made the effect of working outside of the home, virtually worthless.
So... my hubby worked the day shift from 7am til 3 pm and I worked from 1pm til 9pm as a store manager in the mall. My kids stayed with an aunt for about 2 1/2 hours per day at a cost of $35 per week.
Assuming that a household has two parents in it, it may be possible to alter the work schedule to accomodate homeschooling younger children.
To quote silkiechicken "I just don't see leaving a 5-10 year old child at home alone for 6 hours a day even if both parents were able to shift their work hours... if they even can."
I don't think anyone would be leaving their children unsupervised. I have been homeschooling my children since my oldest entered kindergarden, she is in sixth grade now. I have worked the entire time to some degree. For six years I delivered newspapers, which gave me an unusual schedule that allowed me to work while Dad was at home with them and if it weren't for me doing so, our boat would have sunk a long time ago. Like any other dual income household, we made some sacrifices and we worked around each other, to allow us to raise our children. You are talking of latch key kids, that problem is usually associated with public school...
Public school was the best option for you, you really enjoyed it and I think that is great but it isn't that way for everyone. That is what is wonderful about choice, we can all make the choice that fits our lives the best. When my kids are driving me batty, I threaten to send them to public school, when my best friend's kids drive her batty, she threatens to homeschool them... both threats seem to work.
I live in a great small town and two years ago this spring all chaos broke out http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12442731/ If my oldest daughter was in public school, this is where she would be going to school, as it is were 6th through 8th grade school. They are now talking of putting in metal detectors. Children are taught of lockdown procedures and practice these skills as often as school bus evacuations and firedrills... I can't wrap my mind around it.
I don't think anyone would be leaving their children unsupervised. I have been homeschooling my children since my oldest entered kindergarden, she is in sixth grade now. I have worked the entire time to some degree. For six years I delivered newspapers, which gave me an unusual schedule that allowed me to work while Dad was at home with them and if it weren't for me doing so, our boat would have sunk a long time ago. Like any other dual income household, we made some sacrifices and we worked around each other, to allow us to raise our children. You are talking of latch key kids, that problem is usually associated with public school...
Public school was the best option for you, you really enjoyed it and I think that is great but it isn't that way for everyone. That is what is wonderful about choice, we can all make the choice that fits our lives the best. When my kids are driving me batty, I threaten to send them to public school, when my best friend's kids drive her batty, she threatens to homeschool them... both threats seem to work.
I live in a great small town and two years ago this spring all chaos broke out http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12442731/ If my oldest daughter was in public school, this is where she would be going to school, as it is were 6th through 8th grade school. They are now talking of putting in metal detectors. Children are taught of lockdown procedures and practice these skills as often as school bus evacuations and firedrills... I can't wrap my mind around it.
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I PM'd you. I'll go over all of it with you there.
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I PM'd you. I'll go over all of it with you there.
Gwen
This is a great thread on Home Schooling with good thoughts all around.
I have a couple of things to add:
1) We have Home Schooled our children for 12 years now. Our oldest will be going off to college next fall (I miss him already). He applied at one of the top ten Universities in the country to get a degree in Aerospace Engineering. This University has had 23,000 students apply as freshmen for next fall. They will only be accepting about 5600 total. Of that only 120 will be accepted into their Aerospace program; it's in HIGH demand. Our son was accepted!! So, he's learned something somewhere.
2) Whenever people meet our children they are always impressed with their maturity, their responsibleness and their work ethics and the fact that they can carry on an adult conversation with adults. They also know how to (and love) interacting with children of any age.
Yes, they are kids and mess up at times like all kids, that's part of growing up and learning. Here, we are the ones helping them through any difficult times, not their peers who would offer them drugs, alcohol or sex to fix their woes. We have the say of who our children play with and we get to know those parents as well. Our children have great friends who we make sure they get together with regularly. Yes, it takes extra effort on our part but it's so well worth it.
3) HSLDA is a great organization. They have literally saved many, many (I could add many many's here) parents/families from serious issues with Social Services and local school officials. They work to keep giving parents the right to make the decisions for their own child(ren). Obviously they are pro Home Schooling and fight for those rights ...that's the whole point of their organization. I don't expect to ever need them to help me but I happily support them to help those other families that do need their help.
4) As has already been stated... parental involvement is everything. There are probably some parents that shouldn't be Home Schooling their children, there are probably some parents that should be but aren't.
I will say that I see no negative in Home Schooling if it's done well with parental involvement. Our children have the choice to attend public school and none of them wants to as they love being at home. (Our boys do play football through the local school district so they see every day in the fall what they aren't missing regarding their peers activities and education! They do love to play and the local schools have welcomed us warmly as have all the students and coaches.)
Home Schooling isn't for everyone - Public/Private School isn't either.
Parents should always have the complete freedom/right to educate their children as they see best for their family.
I have a couple of things to add:
1) We have Home Schooled our children for 12 years now. Our oldest will be going off to college next fall (I miss him already). He applied at one of the top ten Universities in the country to get a degree in Aerospace Engineering. This University has had 23,000 students apply as freshmen for next fall. They will only be accepting about 5600 total. Of that only 120 will be accepted into their Aerospace program; it's in HIGH demand. Our son was accepted!! So, he's learned something somewhere.
2) Whenever people meet our children they are always impressed with their maturity, their responsibleness and their work ethics and the fact that they can carry on an adult conversation with adults. They also know how to (and love) interacting with children of any age.
Yes, they are kids and mess up at times like all kids, that's part of growing up and learning. Here, we are the ones helping them through any difficult times, not their peers who would offer them drugs, alcohol or sex to fix their woes. We have the say of who our children play with and we get to know those parents as well. Our children have great friends who we make sure they get together with regularly. Yes, it takes extra effort on our part but it's so well worth it.
3) HSLDA is a great organization. They have literally saved many, many (I could add many many's here) parents/families from serious issues with Social Services and local school officials. They work to keep giving parents the right to make the decisions for their own child(ren). Obviously they are pro Home Schooling and fight for those rights ...that's the whole point of their organization. I don't expect to ever need them to help me but I happily support them to help those other families that do need their help.
4) As has already been stated... parental involvement is everything. There are probably some parents that shouldn't be Home Schooling their children, there are probably some parents that should be but aren't.
I will say that I see no negative in Home Schooling if it's done well with parental involvement. Our children have the choice to attend public school and none of them wants to as they love being at home. (Our boys do play football through the local school district so they see every day in the fall what they aren't missing regarding their peers activities and education! They do love to play and the local schools have welcomed us warmly as have all the students and coaches.)
Home Schooling isn't for everyone - Public/Private School isn't either.
Parents should always have the complete freedom/right to educate their children as they see best for their family.
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Congratulations to your son, Chirpy! What an accomplishment! It has been particularly brutal for kids getting accepted into colleges. Even our state universities in NY have been forced to turn down record numbers of applicants this year and last.
I have one in college and one that will start next year. We are fortunate in that we live in a hub of several good schools. We have Syracuse University, Ithaca College, Cornell University, LeMoyne College and several State University campuses within a 2 hour drive. I do miss the daughter that is in college, but I am glad that she is not very far away. My youngest is planning to attend the same school, since they will both be studying music.
I have one in college and one that will start next year. We are fortunate in that we live in a hub of several good schools. We have Syracuse University, Ithaca College, Cornell University, LeMoyne College and several State University campuses within a 2 hour drive. I do miss the daughter that is in college, but I am glad that she is not very far away. My youngest is planning to attend the same school, since they will both be studying music.
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