How much should i pay a homeschooler to homeschool my child?

Question

3 days a week 8-3 What should my daughters schedule look like?

Answer 1

Homeschooling is usually done by a parent.  Check this link to see what your state laws say about having someone else tutor your child:

http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp

If having a tutor for your child is an option in your state, you'd want to check what the going rate is for a tutor in your area.

As far as a schedule, if you are paying a tutor, you should be able to set the schedule however you'd like.  Personally, I'd check your child's learning style and some types of homeschooling to find the best fit.  

Good luck!

Seana

Answer 2

You need to check your own states requirements to learn what the schedule should be. The salary should depend on certification or not of the teacher as well as experience and references.

Answer 3

$150 at the least for a semester for each subject plus you have to supply books / materials

An hour per class

At least that's the price here and the classes are done by college professors and high school teachers

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I would never pay anyone when there are online charter schools that are free where the child is given curriculum that they can follow themselves and with the help of a teacher if needed.

Answer 6

I would think you would pay them at least what you would pay for child care.  It depends on who is doing it and why.  If it is a mom looking to make extra money while staying at home with her children it would be less than a private tutor.  How old is your child?  If he/she is old enough to stay at home alone, you could use a self-teaching curriculum and help correct and reteach when you are home.

Answer 7

Depends a lot on how much work will be involved for the homeschooling parent.  

I've known people who've charged the same rate as for daycare to watch kids and homeschool them along with their own (because it is allowed in my state--as others suggest, be sure to check on the legality in your area).  The assumption in these cases is that the child will follow along with whatever schedule the homeschooling parent has set for her own children, that there won't be a lot of additional work for the homeschooling parent.  (One family I know of charged $90 a week for 3 ten-hour days a week, though that was probably on the low side for child care.)

I've known others who've looked on it as tutoring and have charged tutoring rates (which in my area vary from $30 to $50 or more an hour).   In these cases, it is assumed that the child will have his or her own individual program, different from that of the homeschooling parent's own children; the  huge extra workload demands a high level of pay.

I've known others who charged substantially less because they were doing it as a favor for a family member or a friend.  Usually the child's parent tried to repay the favor by sometimes bringing extra homeschooling supplies or sometimes babysitting the other children in return or in some other way.

Obviously, the pay will be more if the parent is demanding more work to be done by the homeschooler.  

Other things to consider:

If food is provided for the child, then the rate should also go up.  

The parent should understand that the parent will have to pay additional money if any field trips or special events are involved.  

Fees should be agreed to, in advance, for emergencies--if the child can't be picked up right at 3 as agreed to, what fee will be charged?  

Also, an agreement should be made about what to do if someone (the child or the homeschooler or the homeschooler's child) is sick--will the child stay home or still come to the homeschooler's house?  Will payment still be required for days absent (or will payment be by the week or month instead)?  

An agreement should be made in regard to just when payments are due, late fees (or what will be done in the case of a late payment).

I've known people who've made such an arrangement work well for both parties, but it is best to carefully think it through in advance in order to avoid hard feelings later on.....