How does Homeschooling work??10 points?

Question

my mom just checked me out of school to start homeschooling me.She has a BA.

But What do we do now?

Ive looked everywhere for answers

Does she just make work for me And give me grades?

Please reply Im out of school and I dont know what to do to learn.

Answer 1

to answer the add on part the government does not have to know your grades

Answer 2

Oh boy so she's gonna be the teacher? Well um I'm home schooled but on the internet!

Answer 3

Wow.   We thought about it for years before making the plunge.  

Ok.    What style learner are you?

What is the financial situation?   Do you have resources to get a complete curriculum.  They are usually pricey but take less work for your mom.

What are your interests?

What are your goals.

If you were my daughter, I would give you the first homeschool assignment of finding out about homeschool.   Do a search.  Read.   Give her a complete report of what you want to learn, what you want for your future,   and a survey of homeschool philosophies.

Answer 4

I answered under your other thread.  

Here is the criteria that make up the legal requirements of different states:

http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/...

I looked at CA homeschooling laws and it looks like you could qualify to operate as a private school.  You would have to learn the same subjects that are being taught in public school, file an affidavit with the superintendent, and maintain an attendance log.  It doesn't look like you have to submit to testing or submit transcripts of grades.

So this is basically what homeschooling looks like...  Your mother makes a list of subjects she needs to teach you and decides what she will use to teach them (workbooks, computer, projects, etc.)  

I listed some options and links for finding other materials under your other question.  But there are many different options available - far too many for me to list here.

Then you go about using the materials you have chosen and keeping a log of attendance as your state requires.

Here's a state homeschooling organization that may be of help to you:

http://www.cheaofca.org/

Answer 5

At the beginning of each school year the school gives me an outline for each class that we follow. It is the same one the teachers use. If they have any extra books they also let me use them. Every quarter i fill out a form on what we have done,number of hours a day,and your grade. I also have to turn in a calender of days taught. Good luck and let me know if you have any more ?

Answer 6

It's just like regular school. She teaches, you do work, she grades it, and then she'll report it to the state.

Congrats on homeschooling! I've been doing it for six years and it's great!

Answer 7

You can be home school and regestered by the goverment and therefore still able to sit the same exams as you would do if you were in school and use to same books, ask some people in the department of education. :)

Answer 8

First, the government has no use for your grades. Learn the regulations related to HS by checking out HSDLA on the web. (Just google home school laws by state and that is most likely the site that will come up.)

      You and your mom can either purchase a prepacked curriculum, sign up for a cyber school or build your curriculum to suit your interests and needs. There are other methods, like unschooling that are very open and flexible and do not rely on planning what you will learn as much as recording what you did learn, when you chose to learn it. Google; succussful homeschooling, Guilt free homeschooling, homeschool methods, etc. You will find the answers you are looking for.

Answer 9

How do you know if the government even needs your grades?

I'm not familiar with how homeschooling works in California, neither are you nor your mom. Your mom really needs to look into the laws and connect with a support group for California homeschoolers as California, from my understanding, is one of the more complicated places in the US to homeschool in. She really needs to be sure of how it works.

Answer 10

your mom has to get you scholastically to a poitn where you can go to a public hall and pass certain tests given to you by the state in which you live...

you mother is your only teacher for all subjects and you MUST pass these standard tests to get a Diploma, otherwise you'll be forced to obtain a GED...

i hope she knows what shes doing, this is a HUGE massive undertaking! good luck!

Answer 11

There is curriculum she has to get for you that will cover what you need to learn depending on your grade level. Allot of educational stores that sell school supplies will have this. When I homeschooled my son I used caliber and A Beka they worked great. Let me see if I can get that e-mail address for you. They are christian based private school curr. however so it depends what your mom is looking for.

http://www.sheboygan.lib.wi.us/pages/kid...

http://doe.k12.hi.us/myschool/homeschool...

Answer 12

http://doe.k12.hi.us/myschool/homeschool...

all info there......

Answer 13

you have to sign up with the government who then gives your mom a list of plans and checkpints she has to do so that you learn everything.

the government then keeps track of your grades and progress, ect.

Answer 14

No. My sister and me are homeschooled and are in a program called "Odyssey Ware here's the website go and check it out. The program basically gives you the homework you do and you do it on the computer and stuff. Tests on this program will be unblocked and when your mom thinks your ready to take the test she will unblock it. Also whats cool is that there will be some projects along the way if their too hard to do or don't have the supplies to do the project your mom or dad can skip them. So hope you take my advice and check out the website.  Hoped I helped.  ^__^

Answer 15

My mother HS me and my sister. Your mom needs to go to the state board of EDU and they will give her the curriculum that you must follow. She will then have to tell them the books/work  you will be doing to get to that point. They will also make you take tests at the end of the school year to make sure that you know it and she is not just saying that you did the work.Good luck to you and your mom!! It is a difficult task but it can be done!!!!

Answer 16

My mother home schools me and my sisters. We get most of our books from "Rod & Staff" a homeschool curriculum company. They have test and work sheets and all the same stuff you learn in public or private school. She also gives us report cards. Yes she'll have to check everything and give you grades. There are plenty of other homeschool programs you can get just search the internet!

Good Luck! =]

Answer 17

Basically, yes, she just makes work for you and gives you grades.  You can order textbooks (try www.rainbowresource.com), or you can use library books, or you can order video programs, or you can do online school, or a combination.

You should also join a homeschool group.  (Check newspapers or the local cable channel for group listings...or call the library, as they sometimes know about homeschool groups).  They can help you get started.

As for your grades, the government does not care what your grades are!  Just make sure you keep track of your classes and your grades so that you will be able to show them and have a GPA in order to get into college.

Answer 18

Homeschooling is not hard, and you don't have to tell the government your grades.  I've been home schooled since Kindergarten and we've never had to send the government anything.  Sometimes they will check us out to make sure that we ARE doing school, but unless they ask, you don't have to say anything.

Where you get your work from are stores.  There are many stores that sell home school texts books.  At second-hand book stores, you can also find home school texts and even college texts (i'm in a college math text book now and i'm 15).    After you buy the books for the subjects needed (like math, reading, etc), and the books for the subjects you desire (like astronomy or some other subject that is cool but isn't taught in school, like religion or something).  What you would do is follow the books, do outside research at libraries, and etc.

I know a family who makes their kids do essays if they want, or dislike something.  For example, one of their teenage daughters was complaining a whole bunch about a lot of things and her parents made her write two essays, one for everything she likes, and one for everything she hates.

So you can make the whole world your class room.  I've done several studies on different things, even things I were not assisnged, such as playwriting, history of Islam and the Middle East, psychological things, and all sorts of cool stuff.  This way, you don't strictly confine yourself to JUST learning in the classroom alone.  You can learn anything anywhere and that's what homeschooling is all about.

As for work and giving grades.  All text books come with a book that the teacher has with all the answers in it.  This way, she can look at her book and then at your answers to see if they are correct.  If there is a subject that your mother or whoever is teaching you likes a lot, then she can teach you what she knows straight from her head and might not even need a book.  All books can be found.  You may need to order books on the internet, that's what my mom does if she can't find them in the second-hand stores.

The Public School system makes Home Schooling sound hard when it really isn't so that more kids will "stay in school".  That's not the case.

As for social skills and friends, all you need to go is go on the good ol' internet and search for home-school groups in your area!  I'm sure that there are many unless you live in a place where home-schooling is a no-no.  And don't be scared to make friends with people that are older and younger than you.  I only have one or two friends that are born the same year I am, all the rest are either 2-3 years older or younger than me, but we all still have fun anyway!  :)

And to tell you the truth, i really like the age differences.  I would probably scream if I was stuck with a group of kids all the same age as me EVER DAY.  x.x

I hope this helped.  :)

Answer 19

If you're in California, these two state homeschool associations have informative websites and referrals to local county contacts and support groups: