Cheap homeschool solutions?

Question

I don't live in a suported k12 state sadly. and my parents can't afford a tutition of $1000. I've heard of some people being homeschooled for very little, if not free. i'm a sophomore in highschool, in kentucky, an I don't know where to look for these options. Anyone care to help a little? Please and thanks =]

Answer 1

It's called the library and book store and thrift shop.

I once found a 10 year old edition of Encyclopedia Britanica for $40 at a thrift store.  That's sold for $4,000 new!

Libraries have book sale days.  I got a 10 year old PDR for $1, sold brand new for $125

Yes, they are old buy gees English Grammar and Math haven't changed much in the last 30 years.

If you can't figure out how to open a book and study, then you need to stay in school so someone can hold your hand and tell you what to do.

Homeschooling is for self-motivated people who know how to work on their own.

Answer 2

look online at either your state's curriculum or your local school districts website to see what their annual goals are for education. If neither of those have one, look at this school districts, it's the most comprehensive I've seen online, down to the books that should be read for english in high school

http://www.norman.k12.ok.us/088/index_fi...

Once you have looked at this, figured out what YOU need to complete your education, then you can start looking for the materials you need. We found a lot at the public library. Our local homeschooling group has a curriculum sale twice a year, and often you can barter with those people. We found some supplements at the book stores (Barnes and Noble has a great selection of workbooks and other idea books in their teaching section, and Mardels, while it is a Christian bookstore, has a wide variety of secular resources)

We use our memberships to the zoo and various museums to get into cheap classes, and we always take advantage of resources in our community (not only cheap or free, but builds a great community as well) There's an artist who lives down the street who is glad to teach my daughter about nuances and shading. There is a musician on campus who is happy to help my son with drums and trumpet. Another acquaintance has been working in politics and campaigning for over thirty years, and she is eating dinner with us once a week to help with discussions about the same for the whole family.

Good luck. The reason why colleges love homeschoolers is because we have to look and work hard for these resources, and they know that someone who has homeschooled will excel in a college atmosphere, where the same is true.

Answer 3

well it depends on the state but they have

http://highschoolontheweb.com/

i dont think ur state has it but u could look into it..

You basically take classes online..It's really easy im doing it and have this is my 2nd yr. They give u classes and teachers r even there to help but u mainly have ur own paste but deadlines and as long as u can get online ur good. And it's free..

or look at sites like http://www.chek.org/html/about_chek.html

or go to a library or google

Answer 4

Go to the community college! Some CC allow you to enroll from as young as the 7th grade. I went to a CC when I was in 10th grade and gruduated from HS a year later ^_^ It was awesome. Now I'm at UCLA, graduating this year. Also, as a middle school/highschool student in a CC, tuition it is absolutely free (at least here in California). You can get your  text books online for cheap too. :D Good luck!

Answer 5

Dustin, the way that we are doing this is by creating our own curriculum.    We started homeschooling in the 8th grade and I used the advice to 'de-school' for a period of time.   My nature would not let me totally unschool but I did try to relax and use easy and fun learning methods to teach our son.   For us, that meant using videos and television.   (The science channel, PBS and the history channel)    After a few months of just this and that , I selected English, Math and American History  for our subjects for the remainder of the year.  I concentrated on teaching him grammar, punctuation, reading to understand and writing to be understood .  I included penmanship because he did not write in cursive in the 8th grade.    We did pre-algebra using a used textbook.    American History is easy because of the library resources and online resources.  We did go systematically using Alpha -Omega workbooks that I bought at used book store.

I won't bore you with our 9th and 10th curriculum except to say that we added  science and civics and whatever other subject strikes his interest.  

The public school has a curriculum that the state government has selected as being necessary for every student.   You only have to choose what you think is necessary for you.

Are you going to college?   Make sure you have the courses that they require.

Will you go into a career?   Study what you need for that career.

What are your interest?   You will probably need to study things that you are not interested in, but the easiest things to learn are those that are of interest to you.

We are all self learners.   We do not learn when we close our mind.   The best teachers in the world cannot teach a student who does not want to learn.   If you want an education, go after it.   Technology has made it so easy for you.

If you want links to some great websites for all subjects, go back through homeschool section of Y!A and find some of the great resources many people have listed.

Answer 6

http://www.booksamaritan.com/

Try these web sites to find low, or no cost options, there are many.

This site also includes a home school coop link.

Depending on what you want to study, you can pretty much use the library, and the Internet for most, but also look into joining a local home school group.

Parents often loan each other books and materials, or sell them to each other for a fraction of the original cost.

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/1001books/

Answer 7

The library is an excellent source; your parents could look up the state of Kentucky learning standards and create a homeschool curriculum for you.  Following is a link to that information:

http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instruct...

Correspondence school or a boxed curriculum (all your books sent to you in a box) is another option.  Following is an inexpensive Christian curriculum source:

http://ebiz.netopia.com/clpress/grade10/

Yet another option is looking into whether your local community college has a tuition waiver policy for high school students.  If so, you could take some college prep courses through them, i.e., Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Biology, Chemistry, etc.

There is also a website that has a study program for GED/community college preparation.  Although you are not trying to get a GED, you could use these study materials for homeschooling.  This program is FREE; the link is below:

http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/ProgClust...

The free education website also has many other courses for teen/adult learners that you can use to obtain a high school education.

Also, find out what you need/want to learn and find the books and library materials that will help you learn those things.  Online schooling is popular, but it is definitely not the only option.

I hope this information is helpful.

Answer 8

The library is the best free resource. You could try a method like unschooling or Charlotte Mason.

Answer 9

There is a wonderful resource, "How To Home school Your Child For Free" Also try the library there is a core knowledge series, done by grade. Or just go to your states education website and print off standards for your year in school. That is a good starting point and build your curriculum from there. I hope this helps

Answer 10

I'm homeschooling my child in KY. The cheapest way to homeschool is to apply for a library card, have interested parents and a true desire to learn.