can anyone till me about homeschooling here?
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Yes, I can tell you.  I have been homeschooling my daughter since Kindergarten through a charter cyber school.  They send you all the equipment and text books you need and it is free.  Check out www.k12.com \n\nAs far as what other people say about socialization, my daughter interacts fine socially and they do have get togethers with the other kids pretty often.  \n\nI do feel that it has made me much closer to her; and now I am working full time so Grandma teaches her.  I like the strong bond that she has with my mother.  She is more empathetic, compassionate and let's face it...she just doesn't pick up attitude from the other kids like she did when she did go to regular school.
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Try Costco or Fred Meyers or any other larger retailer. They have great homeschooling products that could help you continue your education.
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go to your local library and see if they can help you out.\nI know of some homeschoolers here in Indy and they go to library and there are some groups that meet weekly.\nAlso magazines and books are out there to help you.\nCheck out the computer for sites\ntype in Indiana homeschooling curriculm
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It's actually quite easy. My wife and I homeschool are kids and here are the basics.\n\n1. You'll have to register your child with the school district basically letting them know you are going to homeschool.\n\n2. Buy the ciriculum for the grade your child(ren) are in.\n\n3. Get going.\n\nThere are a lot of resources available to homschoolers. There is most likely a home school group you can join to go on field trips with and have support. There is also some different things you can join like the homschoolers legal defense network for some extra support. Some states desire  that you have a four year degree to do it. If you don't they ask that you have a monitor for a couple hours a day. But that varies by state. Anyways do some internet searching and you'll be surprised what you find.
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Try to find a group of homeschoolers in your state, and in your local area. There are rules and regulations that you must follow as far as the state ed dept goes, and there are a lot of people who will make it hard for you. \nYour best bet is to link up with other experienced homeschoolers.\nThey can also provide you with resources (used books, activities) that you will need.\nBTW- Some states give a 'book' stipend to homeschooled students for textbooks.\n\nStart with the links I posted below
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Home education, also called homeschooling or home school, is an educational alternative in which children are educated at home by their parents, in contrast to the compulsory attendance which takes place in an institution with a campus such as a public school or private school. Home education methods are similar to those widely used before the popularization of compulsory attendance requirements in the 19th century. Before this time, the majority of education worldwide was provided at home by family and community members, with only the privileged attending privately-run schools or employing tutors, the only available alternatives at the time.\n\nIn modern times, although there were American families living overseas who were already homeschooling their children, the first parents known to homeschool within the United States were Tom and Mary Bergman of Utah, 1971. Unknown to each other at the time, the second known family was Charles and Virginia Birt Baker of Texas, 1972. Homeschooling was sometimes erroneously called unschooling, but the latter was a curriculum-free philosophy coined in 1977 by American educator John Holt in his alternative education magazine Growing Without Schooling. The terms homeschooling and home education also include instruction in the home by parents choosing to be under the supervision of correspondence schools, which are referred to as "umbrella schools" [example: Christian Liberty Academy].\n\nIn the United States, homeschooling is the focus of a substantial movement among parents who wish to provide their children with a custom or more complete education, which they feel is unattainable in most private schools or the government's public schools. While many families in the U.S. are educating their children at home, the vast majority still utilize the institutional setting for their children. Despite its popularity some people have concerns about the recent renaissance of this traditional method of educating children.
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Corey,\n\nI was homeschooled until age 14.  If your mother wants to teach you, make sure she has a teaching degree.  If not, tell her she isn't qualified to teach.  I stopped homeschooling when I was 14 because my parents couldn't teach me anything else.\n\nYou might graduate faster.  I started going to college and working part time when I was 16.  The biggest draw back is that homeschooling causes you to accelerate in education, but hinders your social skills.  Everyone of the people who tell you that they have been through homeschool and loved it are what I like to call "social retards".  They may be book smart, but ask them how many friends they have and you'll start to realize my point.\n\nThere is more to schooling than education.  It is a time in your life where you need to learn how to interact with people your own age and develop social skills that you will need the rest of your life.  Imagine graduating early and starting college young.  How many friends do you think you'll make when you look like you should still be in highschool?  How will you deal with a classroom full of people that you don't know?\n\nI mean this in all seriousness: based on your spelling and sentence structure, I think you need to go somewhere with qualified teachers to help you learn.  If you are smart, you can still graduate early.  There are advanced classes for people who do well.  You'll also get to experience things like school dances, sports, trading lunches, skipping class, getting sent to the principle's office and most importantly, making friends with kids your own age.  Go to public school.  Trust me.
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Keep in mind that soon you will be an adult and out on your own.  Your homeschooling will shine through and you will have a great life!!
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Oooooooooooooooooooooo ! Homeschoolers are obviously a defensive & arrogant lot. It's disturbing to see such an innocuous question generate so many vitriolic responses. Why are they so intimidated ? Across most of the world families use  'homeschooling' in one form or another, it's nothing to be ashamed of !!
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I subscribe to a couple of Yahoo groups on the homeschooling book "The Well-Trained Mind" by Jessie Wise and Susan Wise-Bauer (classical education).  You might see if there's any groups that discuss your particular brand of homeschooling (Charlotte Mason, unschooling, ...)
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I don't homeschool,but I was homeschooled. I agree with it till high school. I think their is a time you need to let them interact with others before they get out on their own.It hurt me in many ways
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I was homeschooled until high school (I then chose to go to school for the socialization).\nAs a homeschooler I never had a structured curriculum; I did a lot of what you are describing.  I was very curious, so my parents turned my natural curiosity and interests into learning opportunities.  We went to museums, field trips, and just out in the backyard.  I helped my mom in the garden and learned a lot that way.  Just by answering my questions, my parents taught me.  And because it was based on my interests, I didn't tune them out.  I absorbed it like a sponge, and in high school, I graduated salutatorian of my class.\nMy parents never seemed all that "disciplined"... we almost never sat down and had a "lesson" (although when I was very young they made me write every day because that was a weakness I had... I now love to write!  Also later math was a weakness of mine, so they bought me computer games that required using math--Memphis Math is the one I can remember--and bought me workbooks, available online or at a teacher supply store; and very occasionally sat down to do math problems with me).  Some of my homeschooled friends did the "school at home" thing with their parents teaching lessons like a school teacher would... but I went outside and played, I just always kept my inquisitive side, and I read books ALL the time.  My parents called this "unschooling", and purposely did things this way so that I would not grow to hate learning or be bored by it.\nPlease let me know if you would like more information about this, and I can possibly give you my mom's email address... she can tell you everything you would ever want to know about homeschooling!\nGood luck & God Bless!
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Check out Princeton's links for homeschool as well as all the other resources on their site. Good luck.
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I took American School. Its in illinois and is through the mail. But its a top notch school and they know what their doing. I worked at my own pase and im 16 and in college. Also, With being able to work at your own pase, you can keep your social life. Dont listen to what people say about homeschool. Most people have never given it a try and just jump to conclusions about it. Good luck finding a school to go through with!
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In Texas, homeschools are legally viewed as private schools & as such are not subject to regulation by either the school district or child protective services.  \n\nHow you might proceed with regard to this family depends on your relationship with them.  If you know them personally (family or friend), you might politely ask about how homeschooling is going & offer your support and assistance if needed. If you're just a neighbor who doesn't know the ins & outs of what this family does on a daily basis and is going on assumption, please get more information about the situation before jumping to conclusions.
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I know what you mean! I had to start hs my 7 yr dd cause the school would not help with her learning problems.\nFirst, each state has a homeschool agency with a website. I guess google your state name and add 'homeschool agency' . This should have the laws listed, forms to download and copy, etc.\nSecond, NEVER have anything to do with the public schools ever again LOL\nNa, really, the law in my state is that the schools are not legally required to help anyone who homeschools, but they can at their discretion. Wouldn't hurt to ask.\nAnd, I don't have much money either. So here's what I have learned.\n1. There are SO MANY websites that you can use for every subject! I use the internet a LOT for school! The problem I have wiht this though, is it takes SO MUCH of my time searching and finding what to use. I guess this is what I have to do cause I don't have much money!!\n2. EBAY!! I buy books, workbooks, supplies, etc.\nI can't buy any kind of curriculum so I mix it up and use whatever.\n(you have to make sure of your state laws allow this)\n3.Do free field trips, grocery store outings, library, hospital tours, go to courthouse, post office, bank, etc. On your own and have field days at these places.\nUse chalk outside to do math, spelling words etc. Go outside for science nature walk and make collage with what you find.\n4. Join a local homeschool group. They are wonderful! You get together with other kids and have fun days, field trips, do classes together, PE, art, 4H, girl and boy scouts, etc.\nI thought public school had more to offer than homeschool, but NO WAY!!\n\nDoing all these things, I have spent less than $75 for a whole year, plus most of the things I bought can be used for years to come. (I know $75 is a LOT but I managed somehow?)\nsome people spend up in the thousands doing this.\n\nIf your children have learning problems, schools do NOT help with this. Oh they say they do but belive me they don't. Anyway, homeschool is so much better for learning problems IF you know what the problem is and if you KNOW WHAT to do for the problem.\nAnd, all children have their own 'learning style' and schools only cater to ONE style- reading and writing. What about the kids who learn better visually, verbally, auditory? \nThat's the problem my dd had, and now I can choose what, how, when, etc on teaching her to learn in the way she learns best.\nNow, she's doing so much better than she would EVER do in public school.
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Type home schooling in the search box over on the side of the yahoo!Answers home page.  There are 25 answers there.\n\nI homeschooled my children, and now my grandchildren.  It requires a lot of time and effort, but the results lead to children who actually know how to take care of themselves.  Instead of learning how to say what the teacher wants, they learn how to think for themselves.\n\nGood Luck