Homeschool Information

[wife]

I have heard loads of good things about this program. I am glad that it is working for him!!!!

[lisaann]

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[wife]

:gossip he :heh

oopsie... I changed it:doh

I really should stop speed reading:aha

[NewWorldOrder]

Ya know, with all the interest lately on this site about homeschooling, we should put up a homeschool sticky. We could put up the link to HSLDA, and lot's of links to curriculum sites, and other homeschooling sites as well as tips and advice. Then all anyone would need to do is click on the links.

[lbeels]

I was thinking ,also ,that if you do homeschool you will have to "deschool" your children and yourself just like green darner said. But for now I would take them out, call HSLDA and get advice on how to get started. They can give you info on state regulations for homeschooling. Each state varies in their requirements. I live in CA and the state requirements are very minimal. you can pretty much do what you want.

Take it one day at a time. Don't worry if you feel they might be getting behind. Because you have 2 children with BP that could end up being quite a challenge for you but don't worry about that now.

Just curious, are your 2 children with BP on any sort of neurodevelopmental plan? My son has struggled with learning and development for years. I haven't officially had him diagnosed but if I did he probably would be diagnosed with ADD. For a year now he's been on a developmental plan with a neurodevelpmentalist and he's made incredible progress.

I will pray for you. :pray

[Wally]

Amen. Mods Please.

This would be a very important tool for Christians trying to raise godly children.

You should have links to Christain suppliers : Abeka, Bob Jones, Pace....
A flea market for used cirriculim - if possible - or where next sale will be.
Free stuff links - Wiki, news, museums.....


A special set of links for homeschooling children with disabilities

A list if difficult schools, states, to work with.

Wait: maybe it's already been done and we just need some links.

Thanks Much for any consideration.

[NewWorldOrder]

How are things going today, WaitingtoGo? Did you take your boys to school? Is your son's nose going to be ok? Look at me, 20 questions. I'm just concerned about you.

I'm trying to talk the Mods into putting up a homeschool sticky in this forum for interested parties. We'll see what happens. In the mean time, hang in there. I agree with Ibeels about no worrying. When you first start homeschooling, it's always best to take it easy at first, so not to overwhelm yourself, or your children. Take things slow, or put unnecessary expectations on yourself and your kids. You will only burn yourself out doing that. I've been doing this for 9 years. My oldest is in 11th grade, and she now homeschools herself. My youngest is 8 and she's still sleeping. You'll need to be a bit creative since you are homeschooling boys who are BP. Do things that don't require a lot of time, and if you see them getting unusually frustrated you'll need to have the flexibility to just stop and take a break. Homeschooling is very flexible, because you can work it around your needs.

:hug

[Waiting2go]

How are things going today, WaitingtoGo? Did you take your boys to school? Is your son's nose going to be ok? Look at me, 20 questions. I'm just concerned about you.

I'm trying to talk the Mods into putting up a homeschool sticky in this forum for interested parties. We'll see what happens. In the mean time, hang in there. I agree with Ibeels about no worrying. When you first start homeschooling, it's always best to take it easy at first, so not to overwhelm yourself, or your children. Take things slow, or put unnecessary expectations on yourself and your kids. You will only burn yourself out doing that. I've been doing this for 9 years. My oldest is in 11th grade, and she now homeschools herself. My youngest is 8 and she's still sleeping. You'll need to be a bit creative since you are homeschooling boys who are BP. Do things that don't require a lot of time, and if you see them getting unusually frustrated you'll need to have the flexibility to just stop and take a break. Homeschooling is very flexible, because you can work it around your needs.

:hug

:hug Thanks so much for the concern, I appreciate it! The swelling is going down and looks a little better this morning. I had no choice but to keep him home as he was suspended as well till tomorrow (the other kid is suspended for longer). Because my son pushed him when it all happened they considered him guilty as well. I decided to go ahead and send my other son to school today and not keep him out till I make a decision. If I didn't send him he would start giving my problems about going to school if I decide against homeschooling. He is more of my problem child......very head strong, stubborn, loves to argue, etc.

I have been praying about all of this for God to direct me on what to do. This would be a huge undertaking especially with the BP. I did alot of research last night, and felt so overwelmed. I honestly am doubting that I can pull this off. One of the areas that is my biggest concern is math. I did okay with it in school, but don't remember so much of it (algebra, geometry, etc).

I'm still not sure what to do yet. Hoping God will let me know soon. I did talk to the kids about this last night and the boys were all for it (I knew they would be, for obvious reasons), my daughter isn't so sure. She loves school and her friends and I'm not worried about her in elementary school. But if I do it, I'd do it for all 3 of them. I just never thought I'd be faced with this dilemma. Being a single mom seems to be getting harder and harder as they get older. Their father isn't involved with them at all. He comes to see them about once a month for maybe an hour and never does anything with them. So he is of no help with any of this. I did call him about this yesterday and he didn't have time to talk about it all (surprise, surprise) and told me he would call me back last night and of course did not. We will take all the prayers we can get.

[Waiting2go]

I was thinking ,also ,that if you do homeschool you will have to "deschool" your children and yourself just like green darner said. But for now I would take them out, call HSLDA and get advice on how to get started. They can give you info on state regulations for homeschooling. Each state varies in their requirements. I live in CA and the state requirements are very minimal. you can pretty much do what you want.

Take it one day at a time. Don't worry if you feel they might be getting behind. Because you have 2 children with BP that could end up being quite a challenge for you but don't worry about that now.

Just curious, are your 2 children with BP on any sort of neurodevelopmental plan? My son has struggled with learning and development for years. I haven't officially had him diagnosed but if I did he probably would be diagnosed with ADD. For a year now he's been on a developmental plan with a neurodevelpmentalist and he's made incredible progress.

I will pray for you. :pray

I'm not understanding what you guys mean about "deschooling". I have never heard of a neurodevelopmental plan. What is that exactly? They do have a BP doctor and counselor. They are very smart kids, they just process things differently and can go into brain overload at times. Thanks for your prayers, they are much appreciated. :hug

[NewWorldOrder]

I can understand the math delimna. I have that problem myself. I was fortunate and sent my oldest daughter to a math class, and the lady who taught it was very reasonable with her prices and even worked with me on payment. So that is an option, if you can find someone. Also, there is a curriculum, it's expensive, and if you can find it used that would save you some money, but it's a very good math curriculum. It's called Teaching Textbooks. It is designed for homeschoolers, and it's done partly on the computer and partly in book. It is written to the student, and they do it on their own. There is a solutions book that has each and every problem in the workbook worked out the way it's supposed to be. There are several DVD's that are put on the computer and they watch an actual person give their lesson, with step by step instructions on working the problems. They can go back and watch over and over again until they understand. My oldest is using it this year for Geometry, and she loves it. She says it is very easy to understand, and I don't have to worry that she's not getting it. Here's the link to their site so you can see what it is. Since your boys are in the same grade, you could just purchase one, and have them share it. They'll work their problems out on notebook paper anyway, so that shouldn't be a problem.

If you can't afford it right now, just save up a little at at a time until you can, and just have them do drill sheets, that you can print for free off of the internet. Just do a google search for free worksheets, and you'll find several places that pop up.

http://www.teachingtextbooks.com/