Seriously. My wife is 8 months in and we're definitely homeschooling our daughter. My sister is a public school teacher and the things she tells me...oh man, she is literally the best advocate for totally defunding public school altogether. Half her students would never or rarely show up to class and she was required to pass failing students. Truly is a clown world.
She's a pretty hard lefty and even she knows it's all pointless, which is sad because she's a good teacher and the kids that actually participate love her. I'm going to try my hardest to get her to start some sort of mobile "home" schooling business or something, and now with next year school being so restricted I hope she actually gives it a shot.
Socialization does not have to be an issue.
I know many many families who homeschool. Do your homework re associations. My church is a meeting place for tutorials, which are like electives...and this group is larger enough they have Baseball teams, ballet, and even Orchestra. These kids are learning everything! and have many friends.
Every year, at the big fairgrounds, there is a Home Schooling Convention that gets NO publicity...and Fr--Sat last year, 230, 000 people attended.
and I am in a commie State (WA)!
SO...do your homework...many, many curricula, many associations.
Best wishes.
We're looking at a homeschool local group, hiring a teacher to teach at one location with kids within a couple of years of each other. I'm not happy with what's being proposed here in West Michigan come Fall for students. I do well enough to not worry about the lack of tax benefit, though I think the State should make a consideration for it.
Here's the deal: I'm of the opinion that the State will outlaw homeschool this Fall once they see how parents are willing to homeschool SINCE WE'VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE MARCH IN MICHIGAN! Once the districts find they can't make the same money with pupil count, there will be a huge YUGE uprising.
Jeeroy, see my comments ^^^ in response to sniff, hulda.OTS of info online!!!
lots of BIG companies print curricula for k-12...it's bif business.
WAY bigger than you'd imagine.
msm gives it NO att'n, and Teacher's Union fight it like hell.
best wishes.
I have 1 yr old twins and even though our work schedules allow us to always be in the kid's lives we still have difficulty figuring out how we will do it. I'm thinking atleast k-3rd grade public and reevaluate after that
No private schools in my area though there is an advanced placement school where everything is a grade above in difficulty it's still public tho... I've thought about online stuff but they are just as likely to be propaganda machines and it's hard to predict how the kids will handle it
I did it for a year due to having a kid who couldn’t find an acceptable school or situation. The first thing is to get a copy of your state’s homeschooling requirements. Every state is different. Typically they require so many hours in each subject, quarterly reports, etc. You have notify the school district within a certain timeframe that you intend to homeschool. Then search out a homeschool curriculum (books or an online program) that will best suit your child. There are faith-based programs as well as those that push different educational philosophies. We chose to put our own curriculum together. We also had a daily schedule, assigned homework and book reports. We did fun chemistry and biology experiments. We also did field trips. Lastly, we joined a homeschool group that met on Fridays to do gym, music, and art together. It was fun while it lasted but ended up being a short-term solution for us. We will always remember our special year together. Home’s Cool!
Even back in high school I knew I'd only want homeschooling. And I was lucky with my high schools being rather good.
Seriously. My wife is 8 months in and we're definitely homeschooling our daughter. My sister is a public school teacher and the things she tells me...oh man, she is literally the best advocate for totally defunding public school altogether. Half her students would never or rarely show up to class and she was required to pass failing students. Truly is a clown world.
She's a pretty hard lefty and even she knows it's all pointless, which is sad because she's a good teacher and the kids that actually participate love her. I'm going to try my hardest to get her to start some sort of mobile "home" schooling business or something, and now with next year school being so restricted I hope she actually gives it a shot.
Socialization does not have to be an issue. I know many many families who homeschool. Do your homework re associations. My church is a meeting place for tutorials, which are like electives...and this group is larger enough they have Baseball teams, ballet, and even Orchestra. These kids are learning everything! and have many friends.
Every year, at the big fairgrounds, there is a Home Schooling Convention that gets NO publicity...and Fr--Sat last year, 230, 000 people attended. and I am in a commie State (WA)! SO...do your homework...many, many curricula, many associations. Best wishes.
Question: If you home school, do you get a refund of Your portion of higher ed taxes and local levies?
That’s a bummer. You’d think since your paying taxes for school facilities you don’t use, you’d be able to at least have some benefit.
Public ed is such a racket.
Some states do, I believe. It would definitely help.
I will be homeschooling my children when I have them, because I want to teach them real american history
YA, see my comments ^^^ in response to sniffed...hulda.
Check this out https://tuttletwins.com/
Thanks!
We're looking at a homeschool local group, hiring a teacher to teach at one location with kids within a couple of years of each other. I'm not happy with what's being proposed here in West Michigan come Fall for students. I do well enough to not worry about the lack of tax benefit, though I think the State should make a consideration for it.
Here's the deal: I'm of the opinion that the State will outlaw homeschool this Fall once they see how parents are willing to homeschool SINCE WE'VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE MARCH IN MICHIGAN! Once the districts find they can't make the same money with pupil count, there will be a huge YUGE uprising.
Homeschool your future kids now, before it’s too late!
Jeeroy, see my comments ^^^ in response to sniff, hulda.OTS of info online!!! lots of BIG companies print curricula for k-12...it's bif business. WAY bigger than you'd imagine. msm gives it NO att'n, and Teacher's Union fight it like hell. best wishes.
I have 1 yr old twins and even though our work schedules allow us to always be in the kid's lives we still have difficulty figuring out how we will do it. I'm thinking atleast k-3rd grade public and reevaluate after that
No private schools in my area though there is an advanced placement school where everything is a grade above in difficulty it's still public tho... I've thought about online stuff but they are just as likely to be propaganda machines and it's hard to predict how the kids will handle it
I did it for a year due to having a kid who couldn’t find an acceptable school or situation. The first thing is to get a copy of your state’s homeschooling requirements. Every state is different. Typically they require so many hours in each subject, quarterly reports, etc. You have notify the school district within a certain timeframe that you intend to homeschool. Then search out a homeschool curriculum (books or an online program) that will best suit your child. There are faith-based programs as well as those that push different educational philosophies. We chose to put our own curriculum together. We also had a daily schedule, assigned homework and book reports. We did fun chemistry and biology experiments. We also did field trips. Lastly, we joined a homeschool group that met on Fridays to do gym, music, and art together. It was fun while it lasted but ended up being a short-term solution for us. We will always remember our special year together. Home’s Cool!