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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 129114" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I NEVER EVER EVER wanted to teach, or to homeschool ANYONE. I did wind up pulling difficult child out of school for 3rd and 4th grades simply because the school was a very toxic environment. They would NOT provide advanced work for him, or make any provisions for when he finished work early. The 2nd and 3rd grades were combined, but he was not allowed to work with the 3rd graders in his classroom because "then we won't have anything for him to do next year". I about fell out of my chair! The school was only k-3, but other schools in the district has already offered to send work to him so he oculd woek up to his potential. </p><p> </p><p>They also told my son, frequently, that he was not gifted because he did not get 100&#37; on every assignemnt and his handwriting was so bad. Also, they told him giffted kids did not squirm in their seats. After hearing this frequently he attempted suicide. Yup. Suicide at age 7.</p><p> </p><p>We met some people who homeschooled when we were at the kids' book/craft deal at Borders. Throgh them I hooked up witha homeschooling group. We were NEVER home, much of our work was done in a co-op or as part of work with other families. Much of LIFE is learning, and homeschooling can be super flexible. We were also getting grief about all difficult child's doctor appts. HE was going through medical stuff as well as psychiatric stuff. So it was LOTS of absences. We could do workbooks and other things in the waiting rooms, in the car, anywhere.</p><p> </p><p>If he got overwhelmed, or had other problems, we could take a break. Much info can be sneakily slid in to "breaks". </p><p> </p><p>There are a lot of great curriculums out there. Ebay has some, often hoemschool groups pass things around or have sales. There is an online school called Switched on Schoolhouse where most things are done online. The company also offers a more traditional curriculum called LifePacs. Google Alpha Omega or Switched on Schoolhouse to get some feel of htem.</p><p> </p><p>One thing that really cut down the defiance was letting difficult child have some input into the curriculum. He and I would go out for a NICE dinner (including dessert, which we never do) every semester. We would pick topics to study. I made sure he understood that he still had to study all the subjects, but we could do it while studying something HE wanted to learn. I worked math, lang arts, science, almost everything into those topics. (I think this is called them based teaching or something.) It cut down on the defiance because he was CURIOUS about many things.</p><p> </p><p>With Jessie we started homeschooling when our Middle School gave us grief and NO accomodations for her migraines and epilepsy. We had just discovered the epilepsy and it took many visits to get the mes right, and she was very sick at the beginning of any medication. So I pulled her, to the HORROR of the school. The counsellor made many attempts to change our decision, to the point of threatening to call DHS and report abuse. I told her to go ahead, I wondered what DHS would think of their treatment of her. And I would sue them for knowingly making a false report. I was taping any converstaions with school by this point, so she knew I had it on record.</p><p> </p><p>Each time, it brought me much closer to my child. I really got a good picture of difficult child and his problems. And of Jess and her problems. Jess iwll go back to school next year, as our Jr High is very different, much more positive. (The middle school previously drove difficult child into his obsessions, to the point he ended up in the hospital. The idiot Sp. Ed teacher actually let him use HER log on when we pulle dpermission for him to use school computers! So much more, they are truly a blight on our town.)</p><p> </p><p>I went to the Home School Legal Defense Assoc and pulled the NC homeschool laws, brief version. They are here: <a href="http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp?State=NC" target="_blank">http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp?State=NC</a></p><p> </p><p>You can find homeschool groups by googling NC homeschooling.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck whatever you decide.</p><p> </p><p>ps. We lookat the decision to homeschool or not separately for each child, and re evaluate every 6 months. It isn't always right for any child, but it may be right at some point. It does take time to settle into a routine, and to unlearn some of the things that are useful in school but not in homeschool. Some suggest a year for everyone to adjust.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 129114, member: 1233"] I NEVER EVER EVER wanted to teach, or to homeschool ANYONE. I did wind up pulling difficult child out of school for 3rd and 4th grades simply because the school was a very toxic environment. They would NOT provide advanced work for him, or make any provisions for when he finished work early. The 2nd and 3rd grades were combined, but he was not allowed to work with the 3rd graders in his classroom because "then we won't have anything for him to do next year". I about fell out of my chair! The school was only k-3, but other schools in the district has already offered to send work to him so he oculd woek up to his potential. They also told my son, frequently, that he was not gifted because he did not get 100% on every assignemnt and his handwriting was so bad. Also, they told him giffted kids did not squirm in their seats. After hearing this frequently he attempted suicide. Yup. Suicide at age 7. We met some people who homeschooled when we were at the kids' book/craft deal at Borders. Throgh them I hooked up witha homeschooling group. We were NEVER home, much of our work was done in a co-op or as part of work with other families. Much of LIFE is learning, and homeschooling can be super flexible. We were also getting grief about all difficult child's doctor appts. HE was going through medical stuff as well as psychiatric stuff. So it was LOTS of absences. We could do workbooks and other things in the waiting rooms, in the car, anywhere. If he got overwhelmed, or had other problems, we could take a break. Much info can be sneakily slid in to "breaks". There are a lot of great curriculums out there. Ebay has some, often hoemschool groups pass things around or have sales. There is an online school called Switched on Schoolhouse where most things are done online. The company also offers a more traditional curriculum called LifePacs. Google Alpha Omega or Switched on Schoolhouse to get some feel of htem. One thing that really cut down the defiance was letting difficult child have some input into the curriculum. He and I would go out for a NICE dinner (including dessert, which we never do) every semester. We would pick topics to study. I made sure he understood that he still had to study all the subjects, but we could do it while studying something HE wanted to learn. I worked math, lang arts, science, almost everything into those topics. (I think this is called them based teaching or something.) It cut down on the defiance because he was CURIOUS about many things. With Jessie we started homeschooling when our Middle School gave us grief and NO accomodations for her migraines and epilepsy. We had just discovered the epilepsy and it took many visits to get the mes right, and she was very sick at the beginning of any medication. So I pulled her, to the HORROR of the school. The counsellor made many attempts to change our decision, to the point of threatening to call DHS and report abuse. I told her to go ahead, I wondered what DHS would think of their treatment of her. And I would sue them for knowingly making a false report. I was taping any converstaions with school by this point, so she knew I had it on record. Each time, it brought me much closer to my child. I really got a good picture of difficult child and his problems. And of Jess and her problems. Jess iwll go back to school next year, as our Jr High is very different, much more positive. (The middle school previously drove difficult child into his obsessions, to the point he ended up in the hospital. The idiot Sp. Ed teacher actually let him use HER log on when we pulle dpermission for him to use school computers! So much more, they are truly a blight on our town.) I went to the Home School Legal Defense Assoc and pulled the NC homeschool laws, brief version. They are here: [URL]http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp?State=NC[/URL] You can find homeschool groups by googling NC homeschooling. Good luck whatever you decide. ps. We lookat the decision to homeschool or not separately for each child, and re evaluate every 6 months. It isn't always right for any child, but it may be right at some point. It does take time to settle into a routine, and to unlearn some of the things that are useful in school but not in homeschool. Some suggest a year for everyone to adjust. [/QUOTE]
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