Anyone here homeschool?
GlassAngyl
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What ages or grade levels? I made a list of a bunch of free homeschool sites and useful sites for homeschooling (such as graphing calculators, citation machine, and free word document sites) and separated them by grade level and subject.
If anyone has any sites they would like to share for free or very low cost that I can add to my list, that would be AWESOME. This is what I have so far.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/v5snmm1hrtytg2x/Free Curriculum1.docx?dl=0
Oh, and I made all the links clickable!
If anyone has any sites they would like to share for free or very low cost that I can add to my list, that would be AWESOME. This is what I have so far.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/v5snmm1hrtytg2x/Free Curriculum1.docx?dl=0
Oh, and I made all the links clickable!
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Mine are teens and my nephew is in the 3rd grade. My oldest is graduated.0
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My homeschooled dd is 17.
I don't have a bunch of links handy right now but here are a few things we have used
Duolingo
You Tube- Brain Scoop, art lessons, music appreciation, exercise, animal care, cooking, etc
Podcasts- stuff you missed in history class, caustic soda, myths and legends, levar burton reads
Librivox- audio books
Khan Academy
Open Culture
Internet Archive, Open Library
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may I ask why home school? What is wrong with your local public school?2
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may I ask why home school? What is wrong with your local public school?
Why homeschool?
I choose to homeschool my child:
1. Because I feel homeschooling offers the opportunity to meet my child and family's needs best. Small class size, individualized instruction, more freedom, lower stress, less illness, more involvement, learning not confined to one place
2. Because I enjoy it and I can. Educational choice is a wonderful thing.
Other people may homeschool because their child had a lot of problems in a brick and mortar school. Or the child has a chronic health condition that might be easier to manage. Or their child needs a faster or slower pace than a classroom allows. Or the family wants to travel or move often but keep education consistent. Or they have strong views on what they want their child taught.
What is wrong with the local public school? Hmmm, I am not anti public school but lets see what might be wrong with it...
1. Underfunded schools, underpaid teachers
2. Larger class sizes
2. Focus on testing and getting child through the system
3. Less freedom8 -
To add to what might be wrong with public schools
Public schools are targets. School shootings are a risk some parents may not want to take. They may want their child to grow up in a safer environment. I have not heard of homeschool related shooting sprees.3 -
What is wrong with the local public school? Hmmm, I am not anti public school but lets see what might be wrong with it...
1. Underfunded schools, underpaid teachers
2. Larger class sizes
2. Focus on testing and getting child through the system
3. Less freedom
I can see where you are coming from, but I think learning to cope with this is part of the educational experience. Work life won't be freedom, unlimited budgets, happy bosses, small companies and the such for most people either.5 -
skymningen wrote: »What is wrong with the local public school? Hmmm, I am not anti public school but lets see what might be wrong with it...
1. Underfunded schools, underpaid teachers
2. Larger class sizes
2. Focus on testing and getting child through the system
3. Less freedom
I can see where you are coming from, but I think learning to cope with this is part of the educational experience. Work life won't be freedom, unlimited budgets, happy bosses, small companies and the such for most people either.
Homeschooled children are better adjusted socially than public schooled children, tend to make higher grades in college, are usually more successful in their chosen careers, and are less likely to suffer from mental disabilities in the future.
My son just graduated from homeschool. He aced the ACT's and is headed to college in the spring to major in material science and engineering. He has been offered both partial and full ride scholarships. THIS is why I homeschooled them. To give them an edge in this competitive dog eat dog world.
So they don't get the privileged experience of knowing what it's liked to be brow beaten and bullied.. Darn their misfortune. Guess their lucrative career paths will just have to make up for their lack of destroyed self-esteems.5 -
Pro's of homeschooling?
.Interest led education
.Focus on passions instead of filling their minds with useless information
.Higher self-esteems; don't know the word "can't"
.Schooling is on going/ year round.
.I can school them at the park, zoo, beach, amusement park.. Everything is a lesson!
.We can drop everything and go. Vacations can happen at any time
.Safer environment
.No sex, drugs, alcohol, or fights
.They get socialized in exceptable environments. Martial arts, ROTC, 4H, Clubs geared towards their natural gifts and talents.
.They can school at their own pace.. So if they need more time on a subject, they get it, and if they can jump ahead of the game, they don't have to wait for the rest of the class
Cons:
.None. They aren't locked in a tower like rapunzel. They know the world is full of wolves. Current events and history is still a subject they learn and they have to deal with people when they get part time jobs at 16 or join clubs or sports. Difference is, my kids aren't flipping people off and cussing them out. They are rolling their eyes and mumbling, "trailer trash" while walking away from the drama.
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My homeschooled dd is 17.
I don't have a bunch of links handy right now but here are a few things we have used
Duolingo
You Tube- Brain Scoop, art lessons, music appreciation, exercise, animal care, cooking, etc
Podcasts- stuff you missed in history class, caustic soda, myths and legends, levar burton reads
Librivox- audio books
Khan Academy
Open Culture
Internet Archive, Open Library
http://www.abookintime.com
@Lounmoun Awesome. Thank you! Some of these I haven't heard of. Khan is on my list as well as dulingo.. I'm not a fan of dulingo, but I know many other parents love it so I listed it. I can't wait to look up these others and add them to the lists.
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I have several friends that homeschool and I admire them, especially my friend who is homeschooling all 4 of her kids. It's not for everyone. I know I don't have the patience to do it. We'd all be unhappy and in tears. I think we all have different strengths and I know I would be doing them a disservice by homeschooling them.3
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I have several friends that homeschool and I admire them, especially my friend who is homeschooling all 4 of her kids. It's not for everyone. I know I don't have the patience to do it. We'd all be unhappy and in tears. I think we all have different strengths and I know I would be doing them a disservice by homeschooling them.
It isn't for everyone but it irks me that someone has the nerve to condemn homeschooling when they are clueless and uneducated to what actually goes on and how adjusted these kids can be.
I frankly think my sister in law SHOULD have sent her son to public school.. for at least 5 years. She had no clue and tried to baby him and let him call all the shots. She first allowed me to school him, then unable to handle my no-nonsense, get down to business approach and hated seeing her son in constant tears because he "didn't like doing math.. Writing is too hard! I hate spelling!" She took over and tried to console and bargain with him and get him to do his work. In the end she gave him back.
It's bad when you can't stand your own child because you spoiled him to that point. He is now a year ahead of his grade level. I don't make deals with terrorist.
I can teach any subject to any child. But I am that "mean" teacher we all had in school. The one that didn't coddle the kids and allow for excuses. I'm also that mom that doesn't allow anything below an A effort. I'm here to prepare them for a future. They will thank me later.. and my son has. He has Aspergers. I didn't put up with THAT either. No excuse for bratty behavior.1 -
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MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »I've been homeschooled, Christian schooled, and public schooled ...I turned out great!
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MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »I've been homeschooled, Christian schooled, and public schooled ...I turned out great!
well.........
GREAT I SAY
alright, okay.... this education of yours, did you learn how to send PMs ?
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My 12 year old (7/8th grader) is homeschooling this year. One of the resources we use is this awesome free nutrition tracker called myfitnesspal.com
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I'm not sure why choosing to home school means that you have to denigrate public schools. I've taught in public schools for 25+ years and I've seen great teachers, good teachers, mediocre teachers, and very few teachers who were truly incompetent or cruel. The overwhelming majority do their very best every day to provide a good education in a nurturing environment to students with a wide variety of needs.
Most parents I know who home school do a fabulous job with their children. I think it is a great choice, especially for students who have special needs or special talents. I've also seen students who show up in my classroom having been "home schooled" who seem to have never been schooled at all.7 -
MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »I've been homeschooled, Christian schooled, and public schooled ...I turned out great!
well.........
GREAT I SAY
alright, okay.... this education of yours, did you learn how to send PMs ?
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What's a PM
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I am! a product; of public, education Thus! I type; Good.1
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texteach66 wrote: »I'm not sure why choosing to home school means that you have to denigrate public schools. I've taught in public schools for 25+ years and I've seen great teachers, good teachers, mediocre teachers, and very few teachers who were truly incompetent or cruel. The overwhelming majority do their very best every day to provide a good education in a nurturing environment to students with a wide variety of needs.
Most parents I know who home school do a fabulous job with their children. I think it is a great choice, especially for students who have special needs or special talents. I've also seen students who show up in my classroom having been "home schooled" who seem to have never been schooled at all.
The few good teachers can't make up for the load of BS that goes on in the system.
My kids went to a wealthier school district where my son learned that boys can wear dresses if they want.. while he was in the first grade. Talk about damage control. And they refused to accept that he was gifted. They wanted to medicate him and told me he was ADHD. Second school he attended said the same thing. He wasn't gifted, he had ADHD. Only his teacher in that school tried to fight for him because only she saw how fast he was advancing.
The principle refused to accept it and even told me that I was imagining my sons genius.. If my son was genius HE'D know it because HE was a genius. Then the AIG teacher tested my son at the end of 3rd grade.. and he beat 6th graders scores who had been in AIG since the beginning. Once they placed him in advanced classes, his "symptoms" went away.
My daughters teacher told her she was stupid and would amount to nothing.. She was helping the AIG students with their assignments because they didn't understand them. But she wasn't advanced because she was one point below the scores thanks to testing anxiety. Her scores now? She tests two to three years ahead of her grade level.
No, I'm not against public schools at all..
Yes, there are crap parents out there who only "homeschool" to prevent their kids from being influenced. My daughter has a friend her age (15) who didn't know what pemdas was or how it worked, has no idea how to solve basic pre-algebra, has a terrible vocabulary and can't write one essay. She says her mom is gone all day and leaves her and her siblings alone and they have no assignments EVER. My daughter has been teaching them online. She is the oldest she she is keeping up with my daughter now. She wanted me to create them assignments so I told her to just email hers. They actually do them..
Not all teachers are bad. My sons AIG teacher.. I wish I could bottle her and keep her. She ignored the "rules" and taught 5th graders calculus. She believed as I do. You can learn anything at any age.1 -
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Sheesh.. all I asked for was free sites to add to my list!1
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Will_Run_4_Food wrote: »Glad my kids don't go to that homeschool
So scary. This whole thread.3 -
GlassAngyl wrote: »Sheesh.. all I asked for was free sites to add to my list!
No you didn't! You went via asking, to bragging, to defending, to preaching, to insulting & now to denial, of your own bullying & playing, the victim card!6 -
GlassAngyl wrote: »texteach66 wrote: »I'm not sure why choosing to home school means that you have to denigrate public schools. I've taught in public schools for 25+ years and I've seen great teachers, good teachers, mediocre teachers, and very few teachers who were truly incompetent or cruel. The overwhelming majority do their very best every day to provide a good education in a nurturing environment to students with a wide variety of needs.
Most parents I know who home school do a fabulous job with their children. I think it is a great choice, especially for students who have special needs or special talents. I've also seen students who show up in my classroom having been "home schooled" who seem to have never been schooled at all.
The few good teachers can't make up for the load of BS that goes on in the system.
My kids went to a wealthier school district where my son learned that boys can wear dresses if they want.. while he was in the first grade. Talk about damage control. And they refused to accept that he was gifted. They wanted to medicate him and told me he was ADHD. Second school he attended said the same thing. He wasn't gifted, he had ADHD. Only his teacher in that school tried to fight for him because only she saw how fast he was advancing.
The principle refused to accept it and even told me that I was imagining my sons genius.. If my son was genius HE'D know it because HE was a genius. Then the AIG teacher tested my son at the end of 3rd grade.. and he beat 6th graders scores who had been in AIG since the beginning. Once they placed him in advanced classes, his "symptoms" went away.
My daughters teacher told her she was stupid and would amount to nothing.. She was helping the AIG students with their assignments because they didn't understand them. But she wasn't advanced because she was one point below the scores thanks to testing anxiety. Her scores now? She tests two to three years ahead of her grade level.
No, I'm not against public schools at all..
Yes, there are crap parents out there who only "homeschool" to prevent their kids from being influenced. My daughter has a friend her age (15) who didn't know what pemdas was or how it worked, has no idea how to solve basic pre-algebra, has a terrible vocabulary and can't write one essay. She says her mom is gone all day and leaves her and her siblings alone and they have no assignments EVER. My daughter has been teaching them online. She is the oldest she she is keeping up with my daughter now. She wanted me to create them assignments so I told her to just email hers. They actually do them..
Not all teachers are bad. My sons AIG teacher.. I wish I could bottle her and keep her. She ignored the "rules" and taught 5th graders calculus. She believed as I do. You can learn anything at any age.
I don't know that I'd be bragging about your homeschooling skills since you used the wrong version of principal/principle. And what does it matter how a kid dresses?6 -
Will_Run_4_Food wrote: »GlassAngyl wrote: »texteach66 wrote: »I'm not sure why choosing to home school means that you have to denigrate public schools. I've taught in public schools for 25+ years and I've seen great teachers, good teachers, mediocre teachers, and very few teachers who were truly incompetent or cruel. The overwhelming majority do their very best every day to provide a good education in a nurturing environment to students with a wide variety of needs.
Most parents I know who home school do a fabulous job with their children. I think it is a great choice, especially for students who have special needs or special talents. I've also seen students who show up in my classroom having been "home schooled" who seem to have never been schooled at all.
The few good teachers can't make up for the load of BS that goes on in the system.
My kids went to a wealthier school district where my son learned that boys can wear dresses if they want.. while he was in the first grade. Talk about damage control. And they refused to accept that he was gifted. They wanted to medicate him and told me he was ADHD. Second school he attended said the same thing. He wasn't gifted, he had ADHD. Only his teacher in that school tried to fight for him because only she saw how fast he was advancing.
The principle refused to accept it and even told me that I was imagining my sons genius.. If my son was genius HE'D know it because HE was a genius. Then the AIG teacher tested my son at the end of 3rd grade.. and he beat 6th graders scores who had been in AIG since the beginning. Once they placed him in advanced classes, his "symptoms" went away.
My daughters teacher told her she was stupid and would amount to nothing.. She was helping the AIG students with their assignments because they didn't understand them. But she wasn't advanced because she was one point below the scores thanks to testing anxiety. Her scores now? She tests two to three years ahead of her grade level.
No, I'm not against public schools at all..
Yes, there are crap parents out there who only "homeschool" to prevent their kids from being influenced. My daughter has a friend her age (15) who didn't know what pemdas was or how it worked, has no idea how to solve basic pre-algebra, has a terrible vocabulary and can't write one essay. She says her mom is gone all day and leaves her and her siblings alone and they have no assignments EVER. My daughter has been teaching them online. She is the oldest she she is keeping up with my daughter now. She wanted me to create them assignments so I told her to just email hers. They actually do them..
Not all teachers are bad. My sons AIG teacher.. I wish I could bottle her and keep her. She ignored the "rules" and taught 5th graders calculus. She believed as I do. You can learn anything at any age.
I don't know that I'd be bragging about your homeschooling skills since you used the wrong version of principal/principle. And what does it matter how a kid dresses?
Yeah... That's when I decided it wasn't worth it lol
I'm currently using all of my self-restraint in a real life situation, I didn't have any left for this post.
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I am a schoolteacher who taught in private schools for five years before having our five children. The first two attended school for K-2, then we decided to try homeschooling for a year to deal with some somewhat minor medical issues our son was facing. We loved the experience and carried on for the next ten years. However, we have always supported our schools (our church federation has our own parochial school system) by remaining fee paying society members, volunteering at school events, participating in school functions, etc. So we are definitely not anti-school.
Having grown up in a Christian home with private schooling, I have no first-hand experience with the public system, but I must admit it saddens me to read such overly harsh criticism from my fellow home schoolers. I really feel the accusations are painted with hugely broad strokes and are mostly unwarranted, and shed a really negative light on home schoolers. I believe the majority of public school teachers (I have met many) have a true love for their students and their profession. We have to be honest and self-evaluative and recognize that in all school / parent interactions, there is a two-way street. I've been on both sides of the equation, and both personalities involved bear equal responsibility for how the interaction proceeds.
Last year, due to many ongoing changes in our business and some personal family difficulties, we chose to send our kids back to school. They entered in grades 4/6/9/11/12 and did fabulously! Our dyslexic son achieved almost all Bs, our middle child is pulling straight As and makes honour roll each semester, and we have received nothing but praise for their kindness, gentleness, politeness, and work ethic. I have a very difficult time believing that any "study" demonstrating a lack of socialization, introversion, and lack of persistence in home schooled children was done within the last 15 years. There are soooo many homeschooling organizations out there now - - we were part of a huge group with which we did Art, ballet, gymnastics, swimming lessons, track and field, drama, music, even graduation ceremonies, over the ten years! Our kids experienced real-life socialization every day with people outside of their age, gender, social, and economic circles while doing errands with me, helping me with photo shoots, driving to the quarry or a job site with Dad - - something that students in a classroom with a group of peers do not get to experience on a regular basis usually until much later on. My experience with home schoolers was certainly never what that "study" determined.
To the OP, my kids love the math program Prodigy for some fun practice, and Spelling City is great too. As a language major, I love Duolingo!
Oh, and now that my kids are back in school, I am too -- substitute teaching about 3 days a week, everything from K-8, and loving it!
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