dose any 1 konw how open door schools work?
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I Attended An OPEN DOOR In HS (Back In The 70s)\nThey Called It FREESCHOOL Back Then\nGenerally The Students Assigned To The Program Were Considered To Be INTELLIGENT But Lacking CHALLENGES In The Classroom\nie: In My Own Case .. \nI Was Cutting (Not Attending)Classes Or Entire Days From School And When I Did Attend I Was NOT MOTIVATED To Participate With The Class Curriculum\nThe Ideology Is Founded On Trust\nThe Students Were  NOT REQUIRED To Attend "FORMAL" Classes\n(I Could Go To School On MONDAY And Not Come Back Till FRIDAY If I Desired)Rather Given Assignments(Schoolwork)To COMPLETE Either On Their Own Or With The Other FREESCHOOLERS Which Were Graded To Standard\nThere Was A Staff Of Teachers That Were Always Available To The FSers And They ENCOURAGED Group Studies And Tutoring With And By Other FSers\nIt Was An XLNT Experience For Me And Actually Spent More Time In School Than I Would Have If Not Given The Exposure To That Environment\nLooking Back      Id Say That The Concept Was Outstanding And Enabled Me To Complete My HS Education Whereas If Not For FS    Im Sure That I Would Have Quit HS Prematurely\n\nKeep In Mind ... When I Attended Freeschool , It Was The 70s!  I Dont Know If This Generation Of HSers Would Survive The Environment That Ive Described    But I Would Hope And Assume That Educators Have Reviewed And Updated A Program Like This To Accomodate The Generation Of Students They Are \nWorking With Today\n\nHope This Helped       :)>-
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PUT THEM OUT SO THE ONES WHO WANT TO LEARN CAN. IF YOU A STUDENT GO TO OFFICE AND TELL SOMEONE THEY R GETTING IN YOUR WAY OF LEARNING
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my brother is in home schooling at first he didn't like it but now it has grown on him. He is in this program where everything is done over the computer and Internet. He can do his school work at his convenience there is no set time ,also he get to keep the laptop and the all in one (printer, fax, scanner, and copier) I guess it just depends on what program your in and the kid.
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Call the local school district that you want to open the school in. or just ask someone in an existing school for the number and the process
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http://www.oakwoodministries.com/SubSites/School/school-general%20information.htm is the url!\ngood luck
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The government gives people free money to go to school. It is called a Pell grant. And you would probably be able to get quite a bit if you are a single mom. The website is http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/\n\nGood Luck!
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It would be helpful to know what kind of a new school, private, secular, or public charter, or another kind...\n\nThese are in no particular order:\n\n1. Be very thorough in your research.  You will have to 'sell' your school to at least one "Board of Education," any potential sponsors, the community it is in, the parents of prospective students, and the teachers and staff that you will want to hire for the school.  Make sure that when you have to make your case to each of these groups (often through the media) you have answers ready to as many questions as you can.  Also, know where to quickly find answers to questions you don't have immediate answers to.\n\n2. Know why you are starting a new school, and make a list of priorities that will help you fill this need.  Is there a certain type of education or style of learning that this school will cater to, or will this just be a traditional school placed so that students don't have to travel as much to get a basic education?  Does the category of school (charter, private, secular, etc.) require a certain type of school (i.e. charter schools usually require an innovative approach to learning, so you cannot use a 'traditional' school model)?  Thinking through the priorities, especially those that will set this school apart from others, will be crucial to your planning.\n\n3. Do not 'Reinvent the Wheel.'  The variety of schools in this country are incredible, and we are not the only country on this planet.  With a little research, you will find a school that has tried what you want to do.  Or better yet, several.  Even if you do not wish to clone another school, you can learn from its successes, and its failures.  And you will probably learn about something you didn't realize you had to think about.\n\n4. Do not be afraid to be innovative.  This may seem to somewhat contradict the last statement, but each situation is unique, and a new beginning gives you a unique chance to try something nobody else has.  And the innovation does not necessarily have to be in the educational aspect.  Perhaps a new requirement for your school may be to use only energy efficient lighting, or to use only 'green materials' in construction.  Keep in mind that your school will be a business, and will have expenses, need supplies, and have to follow certain regulations.  A little extra planning now may save thousands of dollars or hundreds of man hours over the years, freeing up those resources so that they can be used for the core purpose of the school, education.\n\n5. Consider partnership agreements with other schools and businesses.  Extra-curricular activities can be shared with a neighboring school, or split between several.  Will you have a cafeteria?  If yes, and student nutrition is a high priority, perhaps an agreement with a farm coop for fresh produce, or a farmer's market for a discount on the leftover unsold produce.  If not, an agreement with another school's food service, or even a local restaurant (or several if are small businesses) can help cover your needs. \n\n6.  HIRE A PROFESSIONAL GRANT WRITER.  Grants are free money, and should be a high priority for any school.  The school I helped to found hired a grant writer, and the first grant she obtained for the school was for almost double her annual salary!  Your grant writer doesn't have to be a permanent part of the staff, or even be contracted for a long term, but an experienced professional will know where to find grants for almost any specific circumstance, and will find them much faster than someone who is inexperienced.  And, in the case of grants, time wasted is money lost, grants are first come, first served.\n\n7. Find a professional (non-profit when possible) organization who can give you aid and advice.  Check with similar schools, or your state Department of Education to determine who might be available.  Even if you have to pay a fee to join a co-op or pay for
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No, it's fairly normal. The best thing to do, though, is to leave your options open so that if you decide later you won't have closed any doors. So take the SATs, apply to colleges, and see what is available in the way of other forms of education or jobs, or maybe even grants.
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Schools usually just use a filter so the link will give you instructions on how to do that.  I'd be careful if you don't have 'good intentions' your school could also have a NICE program built in meaning they monitor what you're doing and can tell who's doing it.
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Really, it depends on the pupil. \n\nHomeschooling provides more of a one on one education. Special needs can be paid closer attention to or help in a particular area can be attended. However home schooled students tend to lack social experience and a large cultural variety of peers. The student also misses out on opportunities such as student government, sports, or clubs.\n\nPublic school provides a variety of subjects and usually teaches them fairly well, in my experience. However class sizes tend to be larger and sometimes struggling students are over looked. Students usually have opportunities to take classes based on interests and their grades. There is usually a variety of culture at public schools and a large student body with peers. Socially, public school students blossom.\n\nPrivate school students usually receive excellent educations as the subjects tend to be slightly more advanced. Class sizes are usually smaller meaning struggling students get more help. Private schools tend to have better extracurriculars, because of tuition money. However, the student body may be limited and lacking in diversity. Often students who board at their school can receive a taste for college life and be more prepared than other students.
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If I were you I'd look into the Equal Access Act.  In this act, school groups that are religious in nature and/or political in nature, can meet on school grounds AFTER school hours so long as there are non-curriculum groups (such as a chess club) that are also allowed to meet.\n\nThe rules for this are that you are in a public school, that there are non-curriculum related school groups (such as the chess club) and that you (as a religious group) do NOT have a faculty adviser.  Because of the separation of church and state, the school cannot provide you with materials or a teacher, but it MUST provide you (as a child of taxpayers) a place to meet if other groups are allowed to do so.\n\nSo, the simple rule is this: if you are in a public school, you can meet, but you must follow the rules of all other student groups.  You are different from other school groups because of your religious affiliation, however, and the school cannot provide you with an adviser (they can require that one be present (just to make sure there are no other school rules broken since you are still minors), but he or she cannot have anything to do with the group or how it is run.  You probably cannot be photographed in the yearbook, and probably cannot have all of the frills of a regular school group, but you should have access to the school facilities to meet.\n\nThis is what I would suggest you do: make friends with the Christian group in that you should NOT try to get them to disband if the school messes with you.  You are both in the same boat (or should be) and what rules apply to you should apply to them since you are both outside groups meeting on school property after school.  Look into the Equal Access Act and calmly ask for a meeting with the principal to go through it.  Explain that you want to figure out how you can best follow the rules of the school and also follow the rules of the Equal Access Act.  \n\nFor the most part, journalism teachers and advisers are great assistants when it comes to students' rights issues, so if you need help understanding the Act, talk to your yearbook or newspaper adviser or a Social Studies teacher.  Make sure if you ask a faculty member for help you establish that you are NOT asking for them to be your adviser, but you do need some help interpreting an Act.\n\nIn the end, most principals want to do the right thing and be fair to all groups (and follow the law), but they often have trouble with community pressure.  By being patient and non-threatening, you can help your school to understand what it MUST provide you whether or not it believes in what you believe.  The hardest part for you will likely be to establish that yes, you ARE a religious group, and therefore the Equal Access Act does apply to you.  This is because many people believe teens follow this type of religion as a way to get back at their parents.  But once you establish that you are a religious group, this should be easier.\n\nIF and only if being reasonable and calm and going through the act fails to convince your principal, contact the ACLU for a lawyer in your area.  Don't go directly to the lawyer as it's hard to work out a compromise if you bypass the principal (you want the principal to be your friend, not your enemy).
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Well, I know some of them allow your kids to go to school there for free, or at least for a cheap price so long as you work there.  With tuition at the level it is now, that's a big reason to work there.
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depends sometimes its headstart, preschool or even Kindergarten. Should ask local ISD they could help out.
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there this site it should help you\nhttp://www.allprivateschools.org/?q3=Private%20Schools%20In%20Or&gclid=CLiU1qXtwYUCFRMbFQodFxpYrQ
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Lockdowns at our school simply involve shutting off the lights, locking the doors and getting down low. I usually quietly read a story to the kids to entertain them while we do it.\n\nIt's nothing to worry about, and your school will explain the procedure.
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We have to manage money, use money, know how money works, every day of our lives, but they didn't teach us one thing about it in public schools; not even how to balance a checkbook.\n\nWe will have to work for business, maybe run a business, hopefully start our own business, but they teach us nothing about business in public schools.\n\nWe will have to manage contracts, titles, and follow the law our entire lives, but they don't teach you one thing about the law or lawyers in public school.\n\nThey crush creativity and thinking outside the box is discouraged, and certainly do not ask any questions, just accept the truth and the dogma. \n\nIt is done this way to make you a good worker for the few in power that know these things. Somebody has to be workers, and only a few can be successful. \n\nThe answer is to never stop learning. Learning is the journey.
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I went through the GATE program ( and yes that is what it stands for) and found it to be more hands on then the honors program. In GATE you learn by doing more than book reading. I think they choose students for each program by how they learn and their learning ability. My sister was part of the honors program and found it to be just as intense in learning as the program I went through but more through a classroom structure than a lab like structure. They are the same in degree of intelligence needed to get into the program. \n\nHope that helps.