If my daughter is in 12th grade and wants to be homeschooled how can we get started living in wisconsin?
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12th grade is not a good time to completely change education systems. It would also be a difficult time  for you to learn how to home-educate. I suggest that instead of homeschooling you either:\n\n - Enrol her in a distance education program. If her high school has one of these this would be ideal otherwise there are many online programs. This would enable her to study from home while having her learning supervised by the teachers that run the program.\n\n- Examine her reasons for wanting to homeschool and try to resolve as many as possible without her actually withdrawing from her current high school. After all it is only a few more months.
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Homeschooling is the best.  Private school would be your next best choice if you can afford it.  There are many free resources for homeschooling. Try your local library for books about it and materials to use.  I would also recommend reading the book "A Thomas Jefferson Education" by Oliver DeMille.  You can buy it at gwc.edu in the bookstore section.  Believe me, it's worth the $15 or $20, even if you decide not to home school.
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You are perfectly qualified and within your right to homeschool.  It sounds like you would benefit from it.  Firstly, you should check out www.hslda.org for all the legal information in your area.  Then you should check out your local library, or even Yahoo Groups, to find a support group, that way you'll know what kind of clubs and things there are for homeschoolers in your area (for when you are ready to be out there again).  \n\nGood luck with your decision, and I hope you feel better soon.
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I most definitely agree with you. I have lived in the pacific northwest for over a decade now and the population of homeschoolers in this part of the country is on the rise. As a matter of fact, I still remain single to this day waiting for an educated woman who agrees with me on the subject because our public schools are failing our youth and our children are falling behind the rest of the world. Homeschooling is definitely a viable option as I have met many who have blown away their public school counterparts.
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Check out Accelerated Christian Education, or ACE.  Their curriculum is designed for the student to work at their own pace.  I graduated from high school as a homeschooler and loved it.  Actually finished a year early and got a free ride to college!  Definitely check it out.
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First, if you're still in high school, find a job that either deals with child care, tutoring, or working at a school. It is also good to get into some child psychology classes at school, etc. Also,  you can volunteer at a school with their after school programs.\n\nDepending on the field that you want to get into, find a good college. If you're looking at elementary education, check out U-WI River Falls...amazing school! Also, when you get into school, get involved with tutoring and after school volunteering programs. Make sure you  have jobs that deal with working with kids and teaching! \n\nGood luck!!
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Hire someone or homeschool her at night and on your days off.  If you hire a babysitter for the daytime then have the baby sitter go over the workbooks that you use for homeschooling. That could be the time that she does homework or even have the babysitter teach her. Thats a good job for a college student and most would be free some times of the day. She could help you educate. It would be good for an education major.
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Go to http://hslda.org  They promote LEGAL, RESPONSIBLE homeschooling.  You can find out what is required to legally homeschool your child in your state.  The laws are different in every one, but it is legal everywhere in the USA.  Especially find out what the "compulsory school age" is in your state.  That is the age that you need to either put your child in public school or offically home school your son.  You may not be required to do anything official until he is 6.  Then you can just keep up the good work until then.  Include your little one in the reading, but otherwise, simply allow your youngest to play quietly or nap while you have school time with the older one.  With homeschooling, your scedule is very flexible, so do what works for you!   \n\nIf you do need/want a curriculum, there is an ocean of curriculums out there, and it can be intimidating to wade through them.  I would recommend starting with a guide by either Mary Pride or Cathy Duffy.  They are experienced homeschoolers that review curriculums and publish their well-informed opinions about them.  Look for books and websites by them.  After choosing a curriculum, you can often get used books on e-bay, and several websites like www.christianbook.com have good prices on new curriculum.
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Check your state's department of education website.  Your state may have a "virtual School" in which you can take classes that will count toward graduation.  Check to make sure there are no special exceptions for home schoolers.
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Start at HSLDA's website (http://www.hslda.org) and look up the laws in your state.  Look for a homeschool support group in your area - you'll be able to talk with people "in the trenches" and find out about their experiences with the local school system, family (especially grandparents), friends, socialization, co-ops...\n\nLook in your library for books about homeschooling - there's lots of different approaches - classical/Charlotte Mason, unschooling, ...  This will help you determine what type of curriculum you will be looking for (if any).\n\nFor now, just read to your baby!  I read to my older son when he was a baby and he's an avid reader now (at 11 years old).
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First, find out what your state requirements are.  Go to www.hslda.org  or  www.nhen.org  so you know what is expected.  Then you decide what type of curriculum you are interested in:  all book work, computer work, on-line programs, correspondence type.  There are tons of curriculum to choose from.  You could also try to talk with other homeschoolers to find out what they use and why they like it.\nWith that being said, we use Alpha Omega's Switched On Schoolhouse.   We love it, it's all done on the computer.  I know several people who use Sonlight curriculum, Bob Jones, and Saxon.  Any of these are excellent choices.\nChoosing what to use is an overwhelming task that you have to be somewhat patient and persistent with.  Then most families try several ones before they fine "the" one that works for them.\n\nI did not mean to sound so negative.  We LOVE homeschooling and would never do anything else.  Choosing curriculum can just be a huge ordeal!\n\nGood luck with it all.
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There's not much to pay for really!  Depending on what state you are in, you can probably do it for almost free!  A library card, internet access, some paper and pencils are just about all you need!\nI'm homeschooling my three children for almost nothing.  My 8 year old is doing the most focused work, so I'll tell you what I do with him. \n\nWriting: a $9 workbook from Wal Mart called "The Complete Book of Handwriting."  This goes from age 5-10 or something like that.  For older kids, they don't need much, just practice. \n\nReading: Whatever library books he's interested in.  We started off with a phonics program from A Beka, but you can find phonics curriculums free online if you look hard enough.  A Beka has a book called "A Handbook for Reading" that you can get for about $12, that teaches all the phonics sounds. \n\nHistory, Science, Social Studies:  Look at the WorldBook encyclopedia Scope and Sequence website.  They'll have a list of what should be learned at each grade level.  Then you can go to the library and find REAL books about those topics. You can look for science and history projects online for your topic. You can watch movies and educational tv shows about your topic.  \n\nMath:  For math, we use workbooks from Wal Mart. "The Complete Book of Math- Grades 5-6" is what my 8 year old son is using right now.  They're cheap (about $9 a piece), and cover everything that needs to be covered.  If your child needs extra practice in something, you can look online and find free worksheets.  Example:  My son needed help with long division.  I did a search for "long division free worksheets" and found a lot of them that I downloaded and printed out for him. \n\nI've educated my son for about $40 per year!   It's a lot cheaper than most people think.  Of course you could go out and buy an expensive $500 curriculum, but it probably wouldn't work for your child, as most homeschoolers tend to realize that the all in one curriculums just aren't for them.  Try it the really cheap way that I just described and I'm sure you and your children will love it!\n\nIf you need any more help, please email me!! I love helping people with these things!
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If you go to www.google.com and search home schooling, you can find a variety of basic curriculums for students in math, science, english and social studies. This will give her the basics so that she won't get behind.
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I am not sure about this one, but there are MANY homestudy options in your area!  Visit http://www.charterassociation.org/home.asp to find charter schools that offer independent study or personalized learning programs in your area.  These are public schools, so you do not have to pay tuition, and you can get guidance and curriculum.  This is a good way to start out homeschooling for many families, so it is worth looking into.
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Go to your local technical school, and ask about grants. In Wisconsin, the government pays for some of it.
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Be sure she understands a simple ab pattern, and it is helpful if you can extend it. By that I mean red,yellow,red yellow. An extended pattern would incorporate another color. She should be fine if she knows all of the  names of the letters, sounds, colors, and basic shapes. I think the requirements for homeschool probably vary from state to state, but I suggest you call your local Office of Public Instruction. The OSPI in Washington State use to provide materials for parents who homeschooled. I am a certified public school teacher as well as a certified Montessori teacher. Your daughter will be fine given your concern and involvement. Start her putting the sounds together to form simple words (cat, dog etc.) Have her practice her manuscript to develop her fine motor skills (we use D'Nealian in WA) you should be able to obtain practice sheets off of the Internet. Teach her the seasons as they change. I always taught the names of baby animals in the spring, apples and spiders in the fall etc. Good luck!
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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