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I would love to home school my 8th grader. Does anyone have any info they don't mind sharing about home schooling? Thanks in advance!
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I have so much information you'd drown
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But FIRST, you need to check your state regs and see what they say. Every state is different. Some require HUGE amounts of things and some require nothing at all but a signed piece of paper at the local school district.
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Here is some information for Arkansas:
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If you are in Arkansas... Here are the regulations. Which are very lax, like here in MS. The only requirement I could find is they have to have yearly testing through grade 9 and you have to fill out the waiver and homeschooling intent form prior to August 15th. And you can't homeschool if they are under disciplinary violations from public school.
Also, I fou pond out Arkansas passed the law that says that homeschoolers can participate in inter scholastic opportunities.
Do you have any idea what curriculum you want to use??Comment
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Thank you, I will be sure to check into it! I'm in the state of Arkansas.I have so much information you'd drown.
But FIRST, you need to check your state regs and see what they say. Every state is different. Some require HUGE amounts of things and some require nothing at all but a signed piece of paper at the local school district.
What state are you in??Comment
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Here are a ton of other threads about homeschooling.
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Thank you! I don't have an idea of a curriculum right now..If you are in Arkansas... Here are the regulations. Which are very lax, like here in MS. The only requirement I could find is they have to have yearly testing through grade 9 and you have to fill out the waiver and homeschooling intent form prior to August 15th. And you can't homeschool if they are under disciplinary violations from public school.
Also, I fou pond out Arkansas passed the law that says that homeschoolers can participate in inter scholastic opportunities.
Do you have any idea what curriculum you want to use??Comment
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Thank you! My son has been struggling since the 7th grade and I'm just weighing my options.Here are a ton of other threads about homeschooling.
https://www.daycare.com/forum/tags.php?tag=homeschoolComment
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I'm sorry to hear about your struggles. I had issues with my own D when he was going to public school. He was what they consider a "non-traditional" learner.
Looking back now, I wish I would have taken the opportunity to homeschool him. I think it would have made a ton of difference for him.
We ended up putting him in a charter school where he did better but not equal to his skill level or ability.
Good for you for looking into all the options out there.
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Thank you so much!I'm sorry to hear about your struggles. I had issues with my own D when he was going to public school. He was what they consider a "non-traditional" learner.
Looking back now, I wish I would have taken the opportunity to homeschool him. I think it would have made a ton of difference for him.
We ended up putting him in a charter school where he did better but not equal to his skill level or ability.
Good for you for looking into all the options out there.Comment
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Also, check into the K-12 virtual schools that are done on-line.Comment
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Homeschooling is a wonderful option. My daughter thrived in a homeschooling setting.
That said, it's not the easiest option but its very rewarding.
They don't offer the online public school here but even if they did I wouldn't take it. Personally, my reasons to homeschool is to give them a BETTER education than the public school so then why would I want to bring the public school home to my kids.
I do an integrated homeschool curriculum. Which means, I take bits of some curriculums and bits of others to make it a truly customized experience.
In my area and in my experience, the biggest challenge to home schooling is social. You have to be sure you keep the social area going since they will be in your home instead of at school. But honestly, that's easy to do.
My daughter has a HUGE science interest and I was able to keep her very interested and motivated by allowing her extra science packets when she completed the rest of her work.
The best things about homeschooling. I knew EXACTLY what she needed more help on and EXACTLY what she thrived and needed more work in. We on,y schooled three hours a day, four days a week and we had tons of time for field trips and extra curricular activities.
I loved homeschooling and after this coming year, she will come home to homeschool again and I'm very excited.Comment
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I typically recommend you use a full curriculum for the first year as you figure out how your child learns and what works for them.
Alpha Omega has full curriculums, either on the computer or in workbook style that are easy for a parent to implement.
Time 4 Learning is a more secular full curriculum, but I have not used it, so I would not be able to fully recommend it.
If you are planning to just do one year, you might want to look into a K12 program through your state. These typically use the same curriculum as the kids in public school are using so he would easily be able to transfer back into a public school if you wanted.
Arkansas virtual academy
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