RRRquilter
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04-16-12 06:27 PM - Post#148162
My youngest has shown an interest in being home schooled. I have always thought that he would do well in a home school environment - I just don't know that I would how well I would do. I enjoy those hours between 8-3, getting everything done without distractions. Those of you that do home school could you share websites that have been helpful or any other knowledge you could impart on this clueless mom?
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Jeremy
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04-16-12 08:39 PM - Post#148163
In response to RRRquilter
Check out LCA, Lucas Christian Academy. They have a college schedule where kids attend classes on certain days to my understanding. I have heard it is a great school and would have my daughter in it if we weren't so happy with Chandler elementary and Allen ISD. I believe there are a few others like it for instance one in Wiley. Good luck. Home schooling is a huge commitment for both the kid and parents but can have great results.
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V-Girl
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04-16-12 08:47 PM - Post#148164
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I jumped in when my daughters were starting 4th and 5th grades. They are now in 6th and 7th and I'll start homeschooling my son for Kindergarten this fall. We have a lot of homeschooling friends. Having a support network is key.
I honestly felt called to do this. Me. The woman who never even wanted to be a stay at home mom. ha ha! With my mom's support, my husband followed my lead. It was supposed to be only for a year. We're now thinking about our home school high school plan.
There are co-ops around here so you can have others teach some subjects you aren't comfortable teaching. I don't use them myself, but may for high school.
I follow a lot of home school bloggers on facebook and am a member of two Catholic home school groups.
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RRRquilter
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04-18-12 07:51 AM - Post#148199
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Thank you both for your input!
V-Girl, can you tell me how you decided on a curriculum? My son will be going into 6th next year and I really do not want to be putting money out on something only to be disappointed later. I have looked into a few of the local co-op's and support groups and will have to get in touch with them and see from there.
Anyway, thanks again!
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V-Girl
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04-18-12 08:37 AM - Post#148201
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I chose by trial and error and I shopped around a lot. I bought some that I was not impressed with (luckily my in-laws were gracious enough to buy me replacements I did like as a Christmas present).
I poured over catalogs, went to stores, went to a convention to talk to the publishers, asked homeschooling friends, asked teacher friends, etc.
I showed my husband my recommendations. Some he wasn't impressed with and we did some more searching. We're pretty pleased with what we are using this year.
There is a store in Lewisville with used curriculum. It can be overwhelming, but is also a good place to see a bunch of stuff. I would recommend you try to attend this just to see the vendors and look through the books: http://www.homeschoolbookfair.org/ I really want to go but am not sure I can swing it (I'd have to go on Friday and would have to take my 5 year old).
We use Saxon Math (highly recommended by teacher friends). You are welcome to look at my 6th grader's book if you would like. For science, we use Apologia Exploring Creation with General Science (my husband is a scientist at heart -- MD/PhD who loves research -- and he likes this curriculum a lot). Since my girls are so close in age, I have them do the same science. The 6th grader has to try harder, but it's good for her! The rest of our curriculum is Catholic Heritage Curricula.
I'm constantly re-evaluating though to see if there is something that would fit our needs and the needs of our children better.
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RRRquilter
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04-25-12 09:00 AM - Post#148406
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Thanks for all your help! My husband and I are still in talks to find out if this is the best choice for our youngest or not.
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MissingChico
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04-25-12 11:50 AM - Post#148421
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It seems impossible to imagine you can't find a complete online curriculum for homeschooling kids.
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RRRquilter
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04-25-12 01:36 PM - Post#148430
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Yes, there are many online options. One online provider I recently spoke with told me that one can expect to spend one hour per class online -- with five classes that is 5 hours a day online. That seems like a lot of computer time to me. For my son I do not see that happening, he needs to be more of an active participant in his learning.
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libbylu
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05-07-12 11:05 AM - Post#149086
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What have you searched to find the homeschooling coops in Allen? Right now my children are in private schools with very small classes. We looked into Lucas Christian but missed the enrollment dates so we will definitely look into that for next spring. I am just not happy with some of the changes my children's school is implementing for next year. So we are going back and forth between private and public. I personally could not do full blown homeschooling. My children really enjoy school so something like coops might work well for them if we went that route. Just trying to figure out how all of that works.
I am just really worried my children would be bored and distracted in the public school. They are so used to small classes and they are ahead of what their specific grade levels are for the public schools. So of course I am stressing over something that should not be a big deal. Any help or suggestions would be great!!
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RRRquilter
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05-07-12 12:19 PM - Post#149090
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I understand. The main coop in our area seems to be Collin County Homeschoolers Sharing Adventures In Learning. They have a great website that will answer a lot of you questions.
Link
Best of luck in your decision.
Edited by RRRquilter on 05-07-12 12:19 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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V-Girl
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05-07-12 05:13 PM - Post#149101
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Here are a couple of options:
THEO
N-Tech, Inc.
I know families who use these and have been pleased with the classes.
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