Comments on: I am not satisfied with my daughter’s school, and want to home school her. What is necessary to home school?

By: cheryl a

cheryl a — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:59:20 +0000

where i live you have to be a certified teacher, or have a certified teacher come in to be home schooled……..good luck

By: LC

LC — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:37:47 +0000

The main thing to do is factor out how much of your time you can honestly spend on this. If you’re holding down an intense job and you won’t be able to keep a close tab on her, then don’t assume she’ll just do her work on her own. I was a responsible teenager, but that temptation would be too much.
As to the requirements, that differs depending on where you live. Different states will have different educational requirements. All states have the parents mail in a monthly calendar of how many days the child (or children) had in school. My aunt home schools and she keeps her calendars on her refrigerator and marks off the days as she goes.
If she’s 15, I would strongly encourage putting her in some college classes. She’ll get the advanced skills she needs, even in the subjects that you’re rusty on (because, let’s face it, we don’t remember what we don’t use. I took high school chemistry 2 years ago, and I couldn’t tell you the mass # of an atom to save my life). I did dual enrollment in high school and it was the best decision I ever made.

By: windover3301

windover3301 — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:04:48 +0000

Check out the WorldWide IDEA Private Academy - - they offer a lot of great benefits, especially for beginning homeschooling families. Their program includes unlimited certified teacher support, supplemental curriculum resources, and flexibility in what curriculum materials you want to use.

By: jewleit

jewleit — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:21:18 +0000

First check with your local school to see if they will help some do some dont. Or at least if they can tell you the laws for your state. Next I would check into some of the publicly funded virtual schools online and see if you are luck enough to be in 1 of the states that authorize that. If not you can still by the curriculum and have their help it will just cost instead of being free. > .

By: 2boys3dogs

2boys3dogs — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:36:13 +0000

I have posted several answers to this very question lately if you want to look them over.

Every state is different, what state are you in?

I learn WITH my boys. My oldest is in 6th and some of the things he is learning, I learn right along with him.

There are always tutors

Great web pages that make learning easy

Hit your library online and see what they have. Mine even has college profs videotaped and discussing things like advanced math, science, history. Plus the libary has tons of books or they can get them from another library for FREE.

I love homeschooling and have been doing it for years. When friends take their kids out of ps they almost always say “I can’t believe how much my child did not know!”

Get with a local group.

Join an online group.for sure. Lots of good information there.

Good luck and remember, take it one day at a time. Consider homeschooling year round, so you can take it easy and not forget stuff over the summer

Be SURE your dd knows that school is not optional. The biggest problem for most moms who take their kids out so late in their schooling is that the child feels they are home…they can skip a day or a week..they can slack off..they can push you around.

Set specific times for teaching. No days off in the beginning. Teach whatever way she learns best, be it books, videos, online, etc.

By: pugs5678

pugs5678 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:45:00 +0000

k12 is an awesome home schooling program try it they send you computer and all lesson all over the world mine is azva tell them azrizona sent you phone number is 1-866-626-6413 good luck home of the awesome homeschoolers

By: nicoleband0

nicoleband0 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:06:57 +0000

You need to check the laws for homeschooling in your state. . Click on your state and it will tell you all the things that you must do.

I will suggest Penn Foster High School. It’s a great school for homeschoolers. I use it and I have no problem learning the material. I self-teach myself. It’s $900 for all four years of highschool. It’s actually a lot cheaper if you send in transcripts from your previous schools. They usually credit you with classes that you have already taken.

By: Waldemar E. Barrios

Waldemar E. Barrios — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:58:13 +0000

Is better if you put her on a PRIVATE school they teach better,have awesome food and maybe she can meet some other famus people that go to the same school, of course they are kinda expensive but is really worth it i know it was worth it for me
; )

By: tbethanyv

tbethanyv — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:58:33 +0000

I ave been home schooled since first grade, and score very ell on all standardized tests. This is what my curriculum entailed:
We used Sonlight curriculum for history and creative writing. It is from a Christian perspective, but even if you are not a Christian the program is still very good. They have a website and catalogue you should check out.
Up until this year I have done the Saxon math program. This year I hired a private tutor, which may be a good option for you considering you’re daughter will be doing algebra.
I had an Analogies workbook.
My English program has varied a lot over the years, most recently the Stuart English program.
Science varies a lot. Do NOT get anything by John Holsman.
I participate in at least one athletic activity.
I would also recommend that you yearly take your daughter to your public schools and have her do the standardized tests with the rest of her grade. The school should do this for free.
You should also contact your department of education. They will most likely have forms you need to fill out regarding attendance and return back to them.
Also, as far as purchasing textbooks, I’d recommend the Rainbow Resource catalogue. It can be very overwhelming if you don’t know what you’re looking for, but everything is discounted. I hope this helps. Good Luck!

By: glurpy

glurpy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:12:50 +0000

First, find out about the laws where you live. HSLDA may be able to help, but their information isn’t always complete. Try to find the legalities on your state’s education website and if it’s not clear there, find a website for a homeschool association/group where you live. Just typing in a search engine _[your state] homeschool laws__ should give you some links.

Once the legalities are taken care of, ideally, find a support group where you live. There may be something listed online for your city/county or you may have to go state-based and find people through there. Also check Yahoo Groups for support groups in your area or even something along the lines of a high school homeschool group (this could be really helpful for learning about resources). They are so great for being able to learn about materials, really understand requirements, getting to know people, setting up social activities, etc.

As for learning advanced skills, you find out about excellent resources out there and have her do most of the learning or learn along with her. Math programs designed for home use all come with answers, for example.