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<blockquote data-quote="hexemaus2" data-source="post: 195030" data-attributes="member: 4560"><p>Until this year, I home schooled all 3 difficult children who are at very different academic levels. It's really not hard at all. Most home school curricula will walk you through step by step. You don't have to be "smart" or know/remember alot from your own school years.</p><p> </p><p>I've used Saxon Math - which was great. Very little input needed from me at all. </p><p> </p><p>I've used Switched-on-Schoolhouse (but didn't install the Bible curriculum) and the kids really enjoyed that. (It's computer-based, so I didn't even have to grade anything - the software does it automatically. I just "assigned" various things & the software did the rest. The kids couldn't "move on" to the next assignment until they completed the first, etc.)</p><p> </p><p>I've used secular textbooks that I ordered directly from Pearson/Prentice Hall and McGraw/Hill (two of the biggest public school textbook publishers.) Those took a little more work from me in terms of setting up lesson plans. But even with those, there were companion websites for each of the textbooks. The websites had video tutorials to help explain tougher algebra concepts, video clips of historical re-enactments, etc. that really helped me to "teach" the kids the tougher stuff.</p><p> </p><p>I've also used unschooling methods and unit study methods. It really doesn't matter what method or curriculum you use, none of it is really hard. Nor does it take a great deal of effort - not even with difficult children (provided they have a good routine & get to have some say in little things here or there.) I used to let the kids pick "electives" each year - subjects they wanted to learn more about, or I'd let them decide if we worked on chemistry, biology, etc for their science stuff. I learned that letting them help pick and design their own school environment really did alot to help motivate them.</p><p> </p><p>With difficult child 2, I often struggled to get him to apply himself. Heck, there were some days that he just dug his heels in and didn't want to work on schoolwork. That's when I tried some unschooling methods. I stopped worrying about the books and assignments. Instead, we spent time watching Discovery Channel, or History Channel, or Animal Planet - whatever "educational" kind of programming that caught his interest. We spent many a day (and night) on the couch discussing politics, the Cold War, how things were made or discovered, what types of animals lived where and why, all sorts of things. Half the time, difficult child 2 didn't even realize that he was learning. He just enjoyed the one-on-one time & getting to talk with Mom like a real grown up conversation. </p><p> </p><p>I know that for me and my family? I wouldn't have traded the last few years of home schooling for all the tea in China. And I could have still done it, even if I worked outside the house. In Georgia, the only requirement is that the kids complete 4 1/2 hours of instruction for 180 days a year. We could have had "school" in the evenings, the mornings, or whenever I wasn't working. So the idea that you have to stay home to home school your kids really doesn't have to be the case, depending on the laws in your state.</p><p> </p><p>If you want to know more, or have questions, feel free to PM me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hexemaus2, post: 195030, member: 4560"] Until this year, I home schooled all 3 difficult children who are at very different academic levels. It's really not hard at all. Most home school curricula will walk you through step by step. You don't have to be "smart" or know/remember alot from your own school years. I've used Saxon Math - which was great. Very little input needed from me at all. I've used Switched-on-Schoolhouse (but didn't install the Bible curriculum) and the kids really enjoyed that. (It's computer-based, so I didn't even have to grade anything - the software does it automatically. I just "assigned" various things & the software did the rest. The kids couldn't "move on" to the next assignment until they completed the first, etc.) I've used secular textbooks that I ordered directly from Pearson/Prentice Hall and McGraw/Hill (two of the biggest public school textbook publishers.) Those took a little more work from me in terms of setting up lesson plans. But even with those, there were companion websites for each of the textbooks. The websites had video tutorials to help explain tougher algebra concepts, video clips of historical re-enactments, etc. that really helped me to "teach" the kids the tougher stuff. I've also used unschooling methods and unit study methods. It really doesn't matter what method or curriculum you use, none of it is really hard. Nor does it take a great deal of effort - not even with difficult children (provided they have a good routine & get to have some say in little things here or there.) I used to let the kids pick "electives" each year - subjects they wanted to learn more about, or I'd let them decide if we worked on chemistry, biology, etc for their science stuff. I learned that letting them help pick and design their own school environment really did alot to help motivate them. With difficult child 2, I often struggled to get him to apply himself. Heck, there were some days that he just dug his heels in and didn't want to work on schoolwork. That's when I tried some unschooling methods. I stopped worrying about the books and assignments. Instead, we spent time watching Discovery Channel, or History Channel, or Animal Planet - whatever "educational" kind of programming that caught his interest. We spent many a day (and night) on the couch discussing politics, the Cold War, how things were made or discovered, what types of animals lived where and why, all sorts of things. Half the time, difficult child 2 didn't even realize that he was learning. He just enjoyed the one-on-one time & getting to talk with Mom like a real grown up conversation. I know that for me and my family? I wouldn't have traded the last few years of home schooling for all the tea in China. And I could have still done it, even if I worked outside the house. In Georgia, the only requirement is that the kids complete 4 1/2 hours of instruction for 180 days a year. We could have had "school" in the evenings, the mornings, or whenever I wasn't working. So the idea that you have to stay home to home school your kids really doesn't have to be the case, depending on the laws in your state. If you want to know more, or have questions, feel free to PM me. [/QUOTE]
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