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Homeschooling - am I out of my mind?
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<blockquote data-quote="troubledheart" data-source="post: 386207" data-attributes="member: 7465"><p>I have been homeschooling my 13 year old for the last year. It has gone really well, for the core subjects I found a set of DVD's that he loves, on his computer. He does not have internet access and these do not require it. He just didn't learn paper to pencil, like an NT would. He has really progressed in the past year. However, he is struggling socially now that summer is over (we school year round and take breaks when we want, but live in a relaxed state) and is pushing to go back to school. He wants so bad to be like everyone else, and then gets upset when he loses a friend fast. Summer time we have a campground we go to every weekend, and he has friends there, and follows the rules to a tee....it is just when others don't he has a huge problem with it. And it ends up in a meltdown. </p><p> </p><p>I am considering a virtual school thru a different district in my state (it is free) but they don't cater to Special Education for math, so this might be a problem, as math is not where his interests lie, it is in history. </p><p> </p><p>I like the fact that we can "home school" whenever, whereever we want, and where ever we find a learning opportunity. My husband teaches him woodworking and working in the shop, and yard maintainance and things of that sort. We have a "home maintainance" course in the winter....shovelling driveway, lol. But it is things he needs to know. We are also starting with consumer math for him to learn everyday math stuff. Not just Geometry and Algebra and all the stuff he will never use. He also just started reading the James Patterson series of books 1st - 7th and is doing a book report on each one. Hmm...</p><p> </p><p>Good luck, there is a TON of stuff out there. time4learning is good for younger ones and it is inexpensive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="troubledheart, post: 386207, member: 7465"] I have been homeschooling my 13 year old for the last year. It has gone really well, for the core subjects I found a set of DVD's that he loves, on his computer. He does not have internet access and these do not require it. He just didn't learn paper to pencil, like an NT would. He has really progressed in the past year. However, he is struggling socially now that summer is over (we school year round and take breaks when we want, but live in a relaxed state) and is pushing to go back to school. He wants so bad to be like everyone else, and then gets upset when he loses a friend fast. Summer time we have a campground we go to every weekend, and he has friends there, and follows the rules to a tee....it is just when others don't he has a huge problem with it. And it ends up in a meltdown. I am considering a virtual school thru a different district in my state (it is free) but they don't cater to Special Education for math, so this might be a problem, as math is not where his interests lie, it is in history. I like the fact that we can "home school" whenever, whereever we want, and where ever we find a learning opportunity. My husband teaches him woodworking and working in the shop, and yard maintainance and things of that sort. We have a "home maintainance" course in the winter....shovelling driveway, lol. But it is things he needs to know. We are also starting with consumer math for him to learn everyday math stuff. Not just Geometry and Algebra and all the stuff he will never use. He also just started reading the James Patterson series of books 1st - 7th and is doing a book report on each one. Hmm... Good luck, there is a TON of stuff out there. time4learning is good for younger ones and it is inexpensive. [/QUOTE]
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