Home schooling?

My kids use switched on schoolhouse, its a computer based school curriculum. My son whose in 8th loves it, my daughter 6th not so much. You buy the grade your in and they also offer electives. It is alot cheaper on ebay, but make sure if they get it then it has the Installation disk or it will not work. It tells you what you are suppose to do each day, gives quizs, test ect. grades everything for you and tells you your grades at all times. I like it because if they don't score at least a 80% on an assignment I can delete that it was done and they have to redo it til I know they learned the information. You can do a search for switched on schoolhouse and find info on the program if you like.
 
If you look around the forum, we've had a lot of threads on home-schooling. I'm all for it if done right, I homeschooled Steven for several grades and he's advanced. I also have the advantage of being a teacher, and having a Graduate degree myself though. If you have low grades at school you'll probably have a hard time being home-schooled because it's harder to succeed with less structure. It's also easier to come up with excuses not to do school work and put it off until "later". You have to be serious, dedicated, and willing to work hard, so does your parent that is doing the schooling.
 
It's also easier to come up with excuses not to do school work and put it off until "later".

Yep, thats true. Everytime I'm trying to do homework the forums will call me and I end up spending hours on them and getting no homework done... like now
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I just wanted to say that without knowing the reason behind the low grades, it's hard to say that homeschooling will be difficult. My kids do better with less structure than they would have in traditional school because they are able to fast forward on the things they like and are good at, and take it slow on the things they find to be more difficult. It is definitely a different kind of learning, but it can be really fun!
 
I took both of my kids out of public high school. My son was bullied to no end and so he asked to be out. My daughter is more the social butterfly but when she had a knife drawn on her in a home ec class - over. No discussion. My son used American School as he was looking at a military career and it was accepted there and my daughter actually went to 10th grade in Canada (lived with her dad); when she came back she aced the GED. She even got such a high score on it that she has a special certificate from the state.

(We won't even disCUSS how it was that she did half the years and still passed.... My soapbox is in the shop.)
 
I use the California Virtual Academy. The state pays for it like if you were at public school. They sent tons of workbooks and materials and a computer and printer. Your mom would be your learning coach. Sign in and deadlines keep you on track. Sometimes it's a little rigid but you can adjust your schedule. My 15 year old was jumped by a group of older guys when he was only 11 , and didn't want to get up and go to the bus. Attendance became such a problem I had to homescool. When the little ones started I was all ready. If you will make the commitment to do your schoolwork and meet your deadlines, you'll do great. Have your mom google k12.com that's the virtual academy we use.Good luck, keep us posted on your progress.
 
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Homeschooling is very diverse. Some people use books & workbooks and some people, like me, use both books and computer courses. If you're looking for computer classes, you can get SOS (Switched on Schoolhouse) which is a complete computer curriculum and goes through 12th grade. http://www.aophomeschooling.com/switched-on-schoolhouse/overview.php
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you can enroll in Alpha Omega Academy, which is a distance learning academy through 12th grade. http://www.aophomeschooling.com/switched-on-schoolhouse/overview.php
Keep
in mind that Alpha Omega is Christian education.

A Beka has a DVD curriculum available. You can either be enrolled in their academy, where certified teachers do the grading and record keeping, or not. http://www.abekaacademy.org/ A Beka is Christian education as well.

There is also a website called Time4Learning that goes through 8th grade. http://www.time4learning.com/ This one is not Christian.

You can find other computer courses as well. My son uses Teaching Textbooks for his math and WE love it! http://teachingtextbooks.com/

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is so much available out there. You and your parents can probably spend an entire day researching what will be the best fit for you -- which is the beauty of homeschooling! Best wishes!
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There are almost too many options to homeschooling now days. Here's a link to give to your Mom.

http://www.cathyduffyreviews.com/

It has reviews of all sorts of different curriculum. I'd also recommend she try to find a copy of the book shown on the website. It will help you both determine your learning style which will help you choose curriculum.

Good luck with homeschooling. It turned out to be the best decision my son and I ever made. He started in seventh grade, is a freshman this year and says he'll never go back to public school.
 

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