How do I start Home schooling?

Pam Rampadarat: I should add i guess that the ages of the children I will be home schooling are 7 and 5.. Thanks

Sheron Perrez: Check with your state or local district on what they require. Definitely find a local homeschool group. They are usually so helpful for advice, and your kids can join group activities and field trips, etc. Homeschooling is such an adventure. Don't stress out your first year, there are so many choices for curriculum, you can go crazy. Just have fun and trust your instincts.

Pearlie Medora: Connections Academy.. look it up on the web. good school they send everything you need plus a computer for your kid.

Perry Deshazior: Be sure to look up the homeschooling laws in your state...each state gets to decide their education laws, so what works for you in Ohio is gonna change once you move to Georgia or for your buddy in Michigan. Local homeschool support groups are pretty good for this; they know the state laws well, and have insi! ght as to how the local law enforcement views them; you may live in a place where homeschooling is well-accepted and pretty lenient, or your local superintendent may be on a power trip to see how much authority s/he thinks s/he has. These groups also keep up to date with changes in the laws, which is helpful. Try Googling your nearest metro city with the words “homeschool support” to find a few near you. The next thing to realize is that there's a whole spectrum of what's called "homeschool." Some people sign up with an online version of public school; that’s really technically not “homeschool,” since you're counted as public school student and you’re assigned a teacher, a strict schedule, and predetermined workload as determined by the school district, etc. The dirty little secret here is that the district gets to keep the federal funds for you, as you’re a public school student this way. (Quite obviously, your school district will like this option best. Ofte! n when one queries the school as to the options available for ! “homeschool,” the school administrators will smile sweetly and mention just such an arrangement, conveniently omitting the rest of your options. This “lie by omission” quietly implies that this is the one and only way “homeschooling is done.” There’s a quite a debate in the homeschooling community about whether or not this constitutes an effort by the educational bureaucracy to redefine the meaning of homeschool, and what effect that would have on legislation and regulation of more traditional homeschool. But I digress.)Other people may choose to buy materials from companies and enroll with online schools, but they're "independent" of the school districts, and they don't owe anyone a darned thing...their test scores (if any; few homeschoolers in the traditional sense are obligated to take state standardized tests) are their own business, as is the pace, order or depth at which they choose to go through the material. Other people make up their own curriculum, b! ased on their own personal criteria. Some states want you to keep a portfolio of material to prove you're doing something there at home, other states want you to submit your curriculum for the year for approval, others may require testing that could send you back to public or private school if you fall below a particular percentile...just in case. Again, depends on the state. Still other people endorse what they call "unschooling," and they throw out all books and tests altogether and simply follow what interests them. (See the writings of John Holt, or Google "unschooling" for more on that theory of education.) A good book for anyone over 12 years old is “The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education,” by Grace Llewellyn. Here’s an excerpt:"Did your guidance counselor ever tell you to consider quitting school? That you have other choices, quite beyond lifelong hamburger flipping or inner-city crack dealing? That legally you ca! n find a way out of school, that once you're out you'll learn and grow ! better, faster, and more naturally than you ever did in school, that there are zillions of alternatives, that you can quit school and still go to A Good College and even have a Real Life in the Suburbs if you so desire? Just in case your counselor never told you these things, I'm going to. That's what this book is for."Even if you don’t hold with what the author has to say, the point of view she has is dramatically different and can be a great springboard to help you get in touch with what you believe school and learning should be like. The book also outlines a very nice reference for curriculum, as well as chapters about dealing with your school, your parents, and your social life. It's meant to be a very usable book. As with many things, there’s a wide spectrum of “unschoolers,” as well. Many of them have a certain set of concepts they want their kids to get and don’t care HOW they get the information, while others take a much more laid-back approach and allow t! he student to set the list of concepts themselves...or not set one at all. All of these people will still consider themselves “unschoolers.”...Show more

Demetrius Coaster: I go to Olympoushighschool.net its an online high school and i love it you finish early and they work with university of phonix. If you want you can call the the number is 1866-8830522 or you can visit WWW.Olympoushighschool.net

Ismael Sixon: We living house schooled our 2 youngest childrens for 3 years. They won a similar credit with the aid of fact the known college childrens. They worked fewer hours in line with day, won greater grades, and did extra useful on state tests.

Jasper Mangel: I am home schooled and the thing you have to remember is this: Put your child back in school before high school! Once your child is doing high school work (the home schooled way), the public school will not except the credits for what he/she has done over the year. Bottom line, if you home school ! your child up till the 9th grade and he wants to go back to public scho! ol, he will have to start high school over. Sad but true, home school does get lonely for your child after a few years. I hope I did help you in any way. (although i did not answer the question you asked!) :) thanks...Show more

Tyler Burkman: Hey, im in Virginia im 17 and ive been in it for 2 years. we went to the court house to get it all done. theres also a online home schooling called Penn Foster that you can go through collage on.

Peter Lapoint: Try the website http://www.hsdla.org It's a homeschool legal site that also has local contacts.