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anyone have any suggestions on homeschooling it not going to good for me and my 15 year old grandson
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That has to be rough. I know that this is something I couldn't be good at. I couldn't get my kids to clean their rooms I am sure I would have just done the work for them. Wish you luck. I do think home schooling is the best if you can do it.
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It depends what you are trying to teach your grandson thru homeschooling.
Here are some basics:
- Survival skills
- Personal hygiene
- Accountability
- Behavioral responsibility...and much more!
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we were doing two subjects in a time but according to school board it needed to be 4 and i needed better curriculum but the school wouldnt work with me.
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we were doing two subjects in a time but according to school board it needed to be 4 and i needed better curriculum but the school wouldnt work with me.
Then it is REALLY different where you live. In my state home school has a curriculum you follow and it is the same as what they are learning if they were in school.
It depends what you are trying to teach your grandson thru homeschooling.
Here are some basics:
- Survival skills
- Personal hygiene
- Accountability
- Behavioral responsibility...and much more!
Yeah cause this will get him in to college and prepare him for getting a job and not living off the government. smh
Home school the kids are suppose to do the same work and study the same subjects they would in a regular classroom. Not learn their colors off sesame street and call that learning or school. My cousins are home schooled and they basically are going to an online school. They have around 4 hours instruction a day ( I think ) and they do it on their iPad. You can also use a laptop. But they do the same stuff they would do in a regular classroom for their grade.
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we were doing two subjects in a time but according to school board it needed to be 4 and i needed better curriculum but the school wouldnt work with me.
Again, I guess it depends on where you live but you need to do some real research and not on this site. You do not have to do the home school thru the public school in your home town. There are several online schools. But you have to pay for him to attend. And you will need a laptop or iPad. I am also pretty sure (no good way to word this) but you have to be smart enough to teach the subjects. I know people who were not able to do the home school because they could not pass the subject themselves let alone teach a child the subject. I think that is why a lot of people do the online school. You have real teachers who do the teaching.
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Idk what the answer is but a lot of times when kids are home schooled they are at a huge disadvantage if they want to get a good job. And most kids who are home schooled end up being a social misfit and can't function because they are sheltered from ever dealing with other people. Maybe having more private schools that do not cost $30,000 a year to attend? But at the same time it costs a lot to run a school and a private school does not get state funding. A private school where you can have rules and if you attend here you will abide by the rules. I am truly afraid of what our country has become and what the far left are trying to turn it in to. People had better wake up. But honestly some things have just gone to far and it isn't going to change. I honestly cannot believe what has happened to our country. I never dreamed I would see some of the things I am seeing. :(
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Idk what the answer is but a lot of times when kids are home schooled they are at a huge disadvantage if they want to get a good job. And most kids who are home schooled end up being a social misfit and can't function because they are sheltered from ever dealing with other people. Maybe having more private schools that do not cost $30,000 a year to attend? But at the same time it costs a lot to run a school and a private school does not get state funding. A private school where you can have rules and if you attend here you will abide by the rules. I am truly afraid of what our country has become and what the far left are trying to turn it in to. People had better wake up. But honestly some things have just gone to far and it isn't going to change. I honestly cannot believe what has happened to our country. I never dreamed I would see some of the things I am seeing. :(
I have a friend who homeschooled her daughter from grade 1 to grade 11. During this time I remember many many times she and her daughter would be out shopping, out eating, going to get haircuts, etc when she was suppose to be ‘in school’. I also know she’s allowed to sleep later than ‘school started’. Anyway the daughter decided she wanted to go to regular school for 12th grade. She wanted a graduation ceremony, a prom, etc. So off she went to ‘regular’ school. The first month or two were great, made a lot of friends, etc. However, the newness wore off and she could not accept having to show up and stay all day, 5 days a week. Could not get up out of her seat anytime for a drink, eat, or turn on tv. There was NO way she was going to listen to some idiot teacher all day. All this was new to her and by December grades were all failing and she cut so many classes she finally dropped out. She could not accept the rules of school. Today she is bar tending, has 2 children by 2 different men who are not being raised by her, and countless men in her life. If you decide to homeschool do what country girl said, don’t do it yourself, go either to an online school or a school in your district, either one but make sure it has a curriculum they must follow, and make them follow
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I think homeschooling can be a huge advantage or a huge disadvantage, depending on who is doing the homeschooling. I've seen instances where the parent had enough self-discipline to do a great job of teaching their children at home. I've also seen homeschooling situations where the parent and child are doing a lot of other stuff during the school hours than teaching and learning, much to the child's disadvantage.
As far as a homeschooling curriculum, the one I remember the really good parent/teacher using is the one from Liberty University. Wishing you the best of luck in this endeavor!! :peace: :heart:
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I think homeschooling can be a huge advantage or a huge disadvantage, depending on who is doing the homeschooling. I've seen instances where the parent had enough self-discipline to do a great job of teaching their children at home. I've also seen homeschooling situations where the parent and child are doing a lot of other stuff during the school hours than teaching and learning, much to the child's disadvantage.
As far as a homeschooling curriculum, the one I remember the really good parent/teacher using is the one from Liberty University. Wishing you the best of luck in this endeavor!! :peace: :heart:
You do not have to do it during the school hours. As long as it gets done. I know a woman who homeschooled her daughter because of severe food allergies. She was a cop. She worked days. So she done the school in the evenings. People are misinformed. You do not have to do it between 8 and 3. There are a lot more options than there use to be. About 20 years ago in my home town you have to go through the home school program here. Or that is what most people thought. I knew the woman over it and she was bat crap crazy. A lot of people did not want to have to deal with her. But now there are tons of online schools you can use. You need to make sure it is accredited if your child wants to go to college. I am not sure if all colleges accept all home schooling. And you need to make sure they are learning what they need to in order to pass the ACT to get in to college. If you are home schooled thru 12th grade and then try to get a job I am not sure how that works either. So yeah it has disadvantages.
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Here we have home school through the state and it is all on the computer. And their are some groups you can do all kinds of things with
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We have a school review every six months with board of ed so we do need a curriculim its just really hard to do it with my busy schedule ,and my grandson is on 6 th grade level the middle school his dad had him in was no child left behind so they passed him with all f`s i have told them all along he needed a iep he can not comprehend most things so it is a real task.
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i applaud you
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We have a school review every six months with board of ed so we do need a curriculim its just really hard to do it with my busy schedule ,and my grandson is on 6 th grade level the middle school his dad had him in was no child left behind so they passed him with all f`s i have told them all along he needed a iep he can not comprehend most things so it is a real task.
The dad did not put him in "no child left behind". That is something that was shoved down the throat of all the schools. And you are correct they kid was passed no matter what. A kid my nephew was in school with was making all F's and they had to pass him on. I do not agree with this. If the kid doesn't make the grade they need to fail. I don't know what an IEP is. But from what you are saying it doesn't sound like home school is a good option for you. If you do not have the time to dedicate to it he will just get farther behind. But not really if they are passed even if they don't know how to read or add 2 and 2.
I can understand more why so many jobs require testing to be hired and you have to score so high to be considered for employment. I know several places in my area that do this.
I still think it depends on what program you go through. In my area home school kids / parents do not have to meet with the school board period. I would look for an online program where they have real teachers. You need something with a camera because it is like video chat. You see each other.
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The reason i blame the father he was living in another county with me and his great grandmother he was doing really well in school but he was afraid we would go after him for child support so he uprooted him and mistreated him beat him like a man when he brought bad grades but would not work with teachers to get him the help he needed.Our community doesnt honor the no child left behind to the letter: in the way that they implement so many programs for the help of the children.
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thanks for the applause but i feel like my grandson has no one else, his mother had a nervous breakdown when her husband left her for another woman you see he was a drug dealer and when they had kids she tried to get him to stop.sorry so much info on here but just dont want you guys think i am just saying that my grandson had no one for attention its quite a mess,if anyone here has read my post from years back you would understand.
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You might try and goggle home schooling resources or something of that nature in your area; sometimes there are organizations of parents who home school their children and they might be a good place to start for support and resources if that is available in your area.
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The reason i blame the father he was living in another county with me and his great grandmother he was doing really well in school but he was afraid we would go after him for child support so he uprooted him and mistreated him beat him like a man when he brought bad grades but would not work with teachers to get him the help he needed.Our community doesnt honor the no child left behind to the letter: in the way that they implement so many programs for the help of the children.
They do not need to honor the "no child left behind". If the kid cannot pass the tests or does not grasp or know the material for that grade level they need to repeat the grade. I know a boy who went through 1st grade 3 times. Mostly he was just dang lazy. He went through with me, my brother, and then another year. I think they passed him to get rid of him Or they did not want a 10 year old in 1st grade.
I do not believe all the "mental" crap that is spewed today. When I was in school they did not have ADHD. They had a paddle. And if you wanted to act up in class and be disruptive you got paddled and that fixed the problem. Now they get a pill. You have 5 yr old kids already on pills. And you want to know why they eat them like candy and OD when they are an adult. But that is a complete different discussion.
I am not sure I understand about getting him the help he needs. When I was in grade school they had special education classes which basically was referred to as classes for the dumb kids. Or slow kids. And the thing was the ones who were in these classes for certain subjects were not dumb. They again, were lazy. They did not want to do the work. It was a way out. I guess I just have a hard time grasping why 80% or more of the kids today cannot do basic school work and need all this extra help.
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thanks for the applause but i feel like my grandson has no one else, his mother had a nervous breakdown when her husband left her for another woman you see he was a drug dealer and when they had kids she tried to get him to stop.sorry so much info on here but just dont want you guys think i am just saying that my grandson had no one for attention its quite a mess,if anyone here has read my post from years back you would understand.
The whole world is a mess. So your daughter is his mother? I thought his father was your son. If so I am really confused. I think a lot of the problems with kids is the home life. Idk.
If he will do the work I would do what I said and look for an online school. It is an actual classroom setting but through the computer. That way YOU do not have to be the teacher. But he has to make some effort and he has to do the work. If he refuses to do that then I would leave him in public school. The welfare system is going to run dry eventually. I know a kid right now who is about 10 and when asked what he wants to be when he grows up ... he says he WILL NOT WORK. He is going to either draw a check aka welfare or marry a woman who will take care of him. Yeah big boy good luck with that! Point is kids need some education so they can get a job. And today a 2 yr AS degree is about equivalent to a HS diploma years ago.
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I would like some information on that also for my 15 year old granddaughter
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so we went back to jmhs for their curriculum at least until he is old enough to take ged i just couldnt figure out how to make a 4 subject curriculum and get him to follow it the hardest part is the online book but im just going to buy the books
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I don't know about where you live but I think you have to be 18 to take it in my state. So by then he would be old enough to just graduate. A high school diploma is worth more than a GED when you try to get a job. Same as an associate degree is worth more than a HS diploma even if it is an entry level job such as a cashier at Lowes.
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Yes countrygirl we are finding out more everyday for intance this online school is not willing to fill out papers for drivers liscense but the board of ed is.so thats one more hurtle we can finagle
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Yes countrygirl we are finding out more everyday for intance this online school is not willing to fill out papers for drivers liscense but the board of ed is.so thats one more hurtle we can finagle
Why do you need the board of education to fill out papers to get a driver license? The school had NOTHING to do with me getting my DL. My mom took me. There are a ton of options for online schools even grade school as well as high school. But you have to be willing to do the work. And if he is wanting to go to college so he can get a decent job you need to see what kind of background they want. I would assume if you have high enough ACT or SAT scores it would not matter the high school.
My cousin's kids do an online school. They are home schooled but they do something on iPads. So they have a real teacher but connect through the iPad. I don't know a lot about it because she lives in a different state. But I have seen them doing it when they were visiting. I also don't know how it is where you are but around here people will call the law on you and say your kid is truant. So in other words when you home school I don't know who all you have in your business all the time.
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I wish this was something that I could do. I am not strict enough to make the kids do the work on their own. My sister-in-law home schooled her kids. One of her kids said he didn't learn a thing. She would leave them to do the work and left the answer book in the same room. So if the mom wasn't doing their work they were cheating. LOL I did meat another lady that home schooled her kids. I could tell she was strict enough that her kids did it on their own. I often wondered about things like field trips and stuff like that. She said they did all of that to. What ever the school was doing her kids were doing. Now I don't know if they were involved in sports.
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I'm pretty much against home schooling I think kids need to interact with others to be well rounded
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I know a few people that use the online school. I guess there is still a lot of work involved but it seems to be going good for them so far.
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I wish this was something that I could do. I am not strict enough to make the kids do the work on their own. My sister-in-law home schooled her kids. One of her kids said he didn't learn a thing. She would leave them to do the work and left the answer book in the same room. So if the mom wasn't doing their work they were cheating. LOL I did meat another lady that home schooled her kids. I could tell she was strict enough that her kids did it on their own. I often wondered about things like field trips and stuff like that. She said they did all of that to. What ever the school was doing her kids were doing. Now I don't know if they were involved in sports.
It depends on what "home school" you do. If you do it through the local school maybe. The one my cousins do is online and has nothing to do with local schools. SO no they do not go on field trips with the local schools. I do not see where "field trips" are a big deal any way. There are pros and cons to it. With safety and not having your child indoctrinated are too big ones. But depending on the parent the child is not exposed to anything but the parent views. I knew some kids a while back whose parents were physco and the kids were warped in their thinking. Not seen them in years so I don't know how things turned out for them.
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I'm pretty much against home schooling I think kids need to interact with others to be well rounded
You can be involved with others without going to public school. You can take them to church. There are also programs for home school kids. The more crazy this world gets the more I agree with home school if it is an option for you. But you have to be willing to put forth the effort needed.
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I couldn't do that. It's hard enough helping with homework.
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So we are back in James Madison online high school still with problems because we are only paying monthly and not paying the tuition in full we are not allowed to pick what courses and since we have to do all four main subjects I have to do science curriculum by myself at least until school opens it up but that's ok I have the library and our librarians are awesome help a whole lot .The reason we need papers from board of ed to get his license is because he is underage if you are under 18 and not in school you cannot get one here is what we are told ,im not sure I have never had a license.
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Maybe it would be a good idea for you to learn about home schooling. That could probably help you so that you may help him.
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So now I am going to be homeschooling 4 kids , anyone wants to trade places, lol I got this parents are helping!