Home School

B asked:


I have had so many people to tell me my son is ADHD, he has small signs of autism, he needs harder punishment, ect. what should punishment be for a 6 year old who can have 3 awesome days and 2 very bad days out of 5 days of school? I can’t figure it out and now I have teachers, counselors, special ed teachers and principal trying to figure him out? someone please give me a direction to go.

aidaperez2288 asked:


my son is 5 yrs old and already lying to me about his daily school behavior w/o any guilt or worry he is lying in my face. how do i handle a situation like this w/o getting emotional and scarring him for life?

Miss Mayhem asked:


I am new to homeschooling my son, and I am involved with some local homeschooling groups. But, I am having some troubles with ideas on how to keep a schedule for my son and what to do with him during the day sometimes.

Do you think it is better to have a planned and scheduled cirriculum, just keep his days busy with stuff - crafts, reading, projects - and ditch a play by play schedule, or do you have any other more ecclectic ideas?

caramelqueen asked:


I would like to know about children being home-schooled - is it working for you? What are the advantages and challenges?

singlemom1 asked:


2 of my sisters in law do this quite often with their kids. One has 3 children and the other has 5. The kids are at public school for 1 to 2 months then something “happens” at the school and Mom decides to pull them out and home school them. Until things get crazy at home, then she send them back to public school. Has anyone ever dealt with this issue that could shed some light on why they may be doing this with their kids? One of the sisters-in-law even moves her kids back and forth between different public schools in the city, usually when her kids have a disagrement with a teacher or another student. Its just weird.
The children’s ages: 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16,

Miss Mayhem asked:


Our son has been homeschooled the last year and we are thinking of leaving him at home for another year.

So far he is reading Dr. Seuss level books and other of the same category, he knows his adding and subtracting up to 3 numbers, we do science projects and he has regular park days with his friends (also home schooled) and are involved in his learning.

However my husband still has reservations. I think home schooling has been a great experience, and I am not looking for what should I do - just what do you think about it? I look at my son and see him doing well -

what do you feel are the pros and cons of it?