i am a mother of 3 and i was needing to know about how much does it cost to homeschool in tennessee?
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Try http://www.abeka.com.
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Find your local homeschool association, and talk to several people there.  They can give you better information on how to deal with the local and state authorities, as well as letting you know about curriculum.  You may be able to buy (at bargain prices) or borrow (free is goood!) curriculum from them.\n\nYour school may just be blowing smoke -- in most states you don't need their approval, since there are 1st amendment rights at issue here.  (I.e., you'd win in court, but who wants a court fight?)
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Go to your school district central office. Also, look around in your area for homeschooling parent organizations.
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First, don't worry about defending your decision to those who have already made up their minds about this issue.\n\nYour first step is to find out what your state requires from homeschoolers - some are very lenient (like Texas), others are very strict, even to dictating the books you need to use, tests you are required to take, and making you submit lesson plans.  Go to the HSLDA website to see the general rules for your state.\n\nNext, find a homeschooling group in your area and talk to other moms and dads who are in the middle of it.  They can give you suggestions for dealing with the local school district, unhappy relatives (especially the grandparents), socialization, co-ops, and maybe even let you borrow some curriculum to try before you have to buy.\n\nYou'll need to look at the different methods - classical, unschooling, eclectic... this will help determine which curriculum to use (if any).  There are also several guides to curriculum, such as Cathy Duffy's "100 Top Picks...", Mary Pride's books, Rebecca Rupp's books, and "The Well-Trained Mind", by Jessie Wise and Susan Wise-Bauer.  See if your library has any books ABOUT homeschooling.\n\nI've actually found socialization to be the easiest part of homeschooling - just knowing other homeschoolers has opened up opportunities for my kids to meet with others on a much more flexible schedule.\n\nYour son may need some time to 'decompress' from public school and find out that homeschool is NOT public school at home.  You can work on your own schedule and not be tied into someone else's.  Start slowly with just one or two subjects, then add another every 3-4 weeks until you're doing all you want to.\n\nAnd realize that some curriculum choices will be trial and error - I can't tell you how much I've 'wasted' on curriculum that just didn't work out for us.  Fortunately, I've been able to recoup some of the cost by re-selling things (eBay and used curriculum sales).\n\nBest wishes for a happy homeschooling adventure!  Feel free to email me if you have more questions.
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Homeschooling is a growing market. Estimates of homeschool growth show it to be growing between 7 and 15 percent every year. \n\nI would recommend that you find out when and where your state's homeschool convention is going to be held this year. If you already have inventory, go ahead and try to set up a booth there. If you do not yet have inventory, go and see what other distributers of homeschool supplies are doing. Most distributors do the conventions, market through catalogues, and have webpage-based stores. A few will have local shops open to the public, but you will need to be in a large metropolitan area to have a large enough homeschool base to do this as your exclusive means of marketing.\n\nIf you do not know very much about homeschooling, you are taking a big risk in your selection of inventory. You will need to have a good feel for the current trends in homeschool materials to keep from getting stuck with inventory that will sit instead of sell. Two big names in homeschool product distributers are:\nLifetime Books and Gifts\nChristian Book Distributers has a homeschool division\n\nIf you are a homeschool product developer more than a distributor, a good way to begin to get the word out about your products is to send samples to the major distributors and to homeschoolers that are leaders in the movement. Stop in at http://homeschoolblogger.com and browse for homeschool blogs that have a big following. If you impress a mom with a busy blog, chances are she will blog about the product and share the discovery with other moms.
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I worked at a ams montessori school and it cost $800 a month for full time which included 2 snacks and lunch.\n\n\nThe kids who attended that school were compassionate about learning, about nature and about others.
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Okay that is a loaded question.\n1) Many schools have after school daycare programs for around $10/day or $4/hour -- GREAT DEAL DO IT -- the ratios are great and the abused kid issue is not likely\n2) Home care will be around $5-$10/hour - not worth is as they crank in as many kids as possible. Rules are LAX and you see kids abused and die and ignored as the people sit in front of the TV and watch.\n3) Home care of any quality $10-$20/hour still risky\n4) Get family members of change you hours -- this is ALWAYS the best choice - prefer YOU watch your kids youself or your spouse/childs father
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Good luck.  You'd need to decipher what the Department of Education spent at the federal level.  You'll have to figure out each state's budget.  Then you'll have to figure out at the local level for the whole state.  That's just the government schools.  I have no idea how you'd figure out how much civilian schools spend.  Would you could home schooling as worthless?
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I was home-schooled for two years when I was a kid. At that time, there was a company that actually sent you the books you needed based on your state's requirements. My mother never had to worry about keeping track of that.\n\nTry calling the superintendant's office of your local school district. They may have the name of that specific company (I, of course, do not remember - sorry).\n\nFor now, try this site. I found it through a search engine a second ago when I saw your question. It looks like a reputable, helpful site. http://www.homeschoolingbooks.com/
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You do not need to pay any tution fees to homeschool! All you need is some workbooks, pencils, pens, paper, and a student. In fact, you don't even need workbooks! However, that is the way many new homeschoolers start.\nFirst, you must access your daughter's learning style. Is she a visual, hands-on, hearing, or textbook learner?\nThen, you can start researching curriculums that will work with her learning style.\nAfter deciding and buying a curriculum, look at your state laws. If you must notify the state, write them a letter and withdraw your daughter from school.\nWhile you are finishing up the details, give your daughter about 2 weeks to detox from public school. Bring her to the library and let her pick out some books to read. Let her watch educational tv. Have her write. Just do little activities that are fun and educational.\nAfter that period, you can start using your curriculum.\nIf you have any questions, feel free to contact me. I am homeschooled and love it.\n\nEllen Marie
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http://www.homeschoolingadventures.com/preschool.html\nand it is free
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It depends on what part of the country you live in (because the cost of living is different throughout the US) and also how much experience you have.  I would say it can range from $10 an hour if you are just getting out of school on up to $25 an hour.
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call other babysitters in the area and check their rates for a comparison. i know some people who vary their rates depending on how many kids, how the kids act, and how often they'll be babysitting (perhaps giving a bit of a discounted rate for sitting on a regular basis).  you can negotiate with the parents as well as some might already have decided what they're willing and able to pay.
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check with your local YMCA's , also ask the teachers about their pricing . Make sure to ask If they charge extra for testing , and if so , how much . Also make sure the school is not a blackbelt factory .
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Ummmm...maybe you can go to google or something and type in home schooling.
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about $400 dollars a month for grades pre k- 2 and $500 a month for the rest
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Probably around 1,000 dollars. I still buy for my 3 kids and entire intermediate family on hubbys and my side.