A qustion about home school...............................?
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Hi,\nI have been homeschooled throughout my entire school education. I'm now in my final year in uni - I'm studying by distance ed. so I still am in the 'home school' mode!!! \nMultiplication takes some patience to master - and a lot of concentration. But once you learn the formulas, you can use it with everything. One thing that helps me is breaking math problems down. If the question is 8x7, I break it down to 4x7, then 2x7. 2x7 can be figured out by adding 7 and 7 which equals 14. Then, I add 14 to 14 which equals 28; and then 28+28 which is the answer: 56.\nThus\n2x7 = 14\n4x7 = 28\n8x7 = 56\nCheck out http://www.multiplication.com/students.htm - it seems to have step by step explainations and quizzes so that you can check how you are doing. \nHope you keep going and get into college
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I would not recommend virtual school - basically because this would in effect make your children nothing more than computer-based learners of other people's curriculum and that is what you are trying to avoid by home-schooling in the first place (all my humble opinion, of course.) \n\nI would recommend using a combination of curriculums and then following the guidelines in the book, "Bringing up Healthy Children"  -  it basically outlines the homeschooling to chores to playtime ratio as they get older.\n\n Next - I would take the time to evaluate each of your children's personal learning methods (ie.: a reader, a doer, a copier, etc. --- A reader prefers to study the question and all of the information given. A Doer prefers to learn by manipulating the question and the possible answers, a copier will combine reading and doing to attempt to re-create the answer given more closely. ) The previous is a good reason why you should at least try to develop your own curriculum to match your child's needs the best.\n\n I wish you the very best of luck in your homeschooling. Think about signing up with a homeschooling on-line co-op to ask questions along the way. Check out the National Home Education Network for a lot of great information. the web address is: http://www.nhen.org/
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Your family certainly can give you an outstanding home school education for little more than the cost of pencils, paper and library/Internet access if that is what you choose. There are thousands of free and low cost on-line classes in every subject and every grade as well as community classes through your health department, library, community center, community college, county extension office and church, etc. If you join with other homeschoolers in a local or state homeschool support group you certainly can have dances, field trips, participate in sports and extra curricular clubs or events, have a graduation ceremony, high school diploma that is accepted by colleges and technical schools...however much or little that You want. Your costs could go up if you have an area that you want to put more into (like a chemistry kit) or if you want outside tutoring but, again, that is all about what your family wants. More money does not neccesarily mean a better education. Before you make decisions it would be very helpful and interesting for your family to check out the answer to this question and many more at websites like the Home school Legal Defense Association at http://www.hslda.org ; C.H.E.O. at http://www.cheohome.org which offers a graduation/diploma with the other graduating homeschoolers each year. Also The Home School Mom is an excellent starting point of information for Columbus Ohio; go to http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/states/ohio.php. To be fair to Dad see Home School Dads at http://www.homeschooldads.com/state_organization/ohio_homeschools.html   \nOhio Home school Support Groups and Resources is at http://www.homeschoolcentral.com/support/ohio_homeschool.\nThere is so much more out there for you to explore in your city, county, state, nation and internationally but this is a starting point for you. Good luck and God bless you!
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I have homeschooled for years now.  I hear from my old fart neighbor "When are you going to let them go back to school?"  Ugh.  It never ends.  I just don't broadcast it to the locals because THEY choose to be close minded and to not educate themselves about hsing.  Consider this 'comeback' as it's my best one:  My son gets a one-on-one education.  It's better than a private tutor.  He is fully socialized as he can go to church, soccer, chess club, library groups, the local rec center programs, 4H and scouts."  Folks that flip out and bring up socialization usually just grab that word because everyone that knows little about it uses it.  Good luck and you can email me for any help you need.
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OK, it's not free, but it is a SUPER program.  www.readinga-z.com.  I homeschool my 5 year old and have been incredibly impressed with his progress.  You can check it out for free.  The cost is pretty steep (like $80/year), but it is SOOOO worth it.  Reading is necessary to every other discipline (science, history, even math).  Get behind in reading and you'll have a tough time keeping up in everything else.
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And yet another start:\nhttp://homeschooling.about.com/od/gettingstarted/p/homeschool101.htm\n\nThe above link has a page of links to state laws, as well as much info about basics and start ups!
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As a home school Mom, I use the Internet to get alot of information. You can search by grade or subject. Use something like Google or just search- you can be very specific or very broad- you will find a ton of information out there. Many site offer free down-loadable pages- educational and for fun! Also many stores offer workbooks that could be used in teaching many different subjects.
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You need to find out what your state requires.  About.com has good info on homeschooling and how to begin and the basics:\nhttp://homeschooling.about.com/od/gettingstarted/p/homeschool101.htm\n\nAnd a list of links to state requirements and laws regarding homeschooling:\nhttp://homeschooling.about.com/cs/gettingstarted/a/legalusa.htm\n\nThey also have many resources and unit studies.\n\nThere are many places online that have numerous resources from worksheets, to projects, to lesson plans and unit studies.\n\nLocally you might have a homeschool group which meets for playdates, or classes or activities.  Probably your local library will know of some contacts.\n\nGood Luck!
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well my one friend was home schooled, and its much easyer then real school, but thats just my opinon, but she graduated on time with the rest of us
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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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I was home schooled, as were several of my brothers and we all agree that it's more detrimental than beneficial most of the time.  It took me quite a while to overcome the deficiencies I had in social education.  My interaction with others was so limited and on such a strange level that I was socially backward for most of the time I was in the public education system after my time at home.  I also feel that my educational experience suffered.  I'm not saying don't, but I do suggest that you think carefully about the reasons you're doing it.
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Home schooling is *different* from institutional schooling and, like everything else, there is a wide range of variations in the quality of *both* kinds of education.\n\nJohn Taylor Gatto, New York's Teacher of the Year turned home schooling advocate, has written an extensive and illuminating history of institutional schooling's rise in the US.  It's available to read for free online, but I found a copy in my local library and was fascinated by the depth of it.  A real eye-opener.\n\nSome children are well-suited to institutional schooling (I know, I have one) and some are better suited to home schooling (I know, I have 2).  Likewise, some parents are far better suited to home schooling.\n\nFor parent/child combinations that enjoy home schooling, it works very well, resulting in the Spelling Bee wins and other academic successes you'll hear about wherever people are trying to "sell" folks on home schooling as a lifestyle choice.  For other families, home schooling is a disaster.  The very first article I ever read was written by an adult homeschooled as a child titled: "Why Not to Home School" (or something like that anyway).  The author was forced to stay home against his will and hated his "education".\n\nMany families homeschool for religious reasons, many to offer their children opportunities and freedom that public schools simply cannot provide and some because institutional schools have failed them and their children.  I don't think it's for everyone, but it's one of many options available to a free citizenry and I, for one, appreciate the ability to choose it if I care to.
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You can always home school kids that need it. Or volunteer your time at a library, school, lots of places need volunteers to help tutor the children.
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In addition to doing a websearch for general support sites (like the person above gave you), you should also go to your state Department of Education website, and become very familiar with their homeschooler page(s), and the state grade-level standards and benchmarks.\n\nHere is one of the best homeschool sites I've ever seen:\nhttp://www.brightword.com/homeschooling-special-needs.html
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Most home school students are better educated and have higher test scores than those at school. As long as the children are doing well the state needs to keep their nose out of it.
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I home schooled in Michigan, but have relatives who home school in Ala.  Most home schooling done thru a church.  Type "home schooling in GA" in Yahoo Search and it will direct to several GA sites.
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Home schooling is a wonderful opportunity for a child to learn at their own pace. Without the parents having to worry that the will be shot or exposed to people like the uninformed people above.My son is home schooled for medical reasons.People who have no idea what home schooling is should not respond to home schooling questions.