I am new to homeschooling, is there any specific Texas curriculum online sites that I can use?

Question

I have recently taken my 7th grade son out of public school. I have found that Plano has an online school and it has what we need,but it cost $1500 to do the online schooling. Are there any other online homeschool sites that has what Texas expects for curriculum? He was struggling in public school and had major problems in math. He reads at a 12th grade level. Is there any online schools that can help us to help him at a slower pace? I am a stay at home mom and I have all the time to give him help and get his confidence back! I am planning to start him after the holidays. Thank you for your help!

Answer 1

Why do you think pulling him out of school to be homeschooled will help him?  Are you a teacher?  You don't seem to know what the curriculum is, so how will you know what tools you need to successfuly teach him?  How about leaving him in school where he belongs and getting him a tutor?

You're doing your child a great disservice by homefooling him.

Answer 2

Texas laws are very lax.  You need only keep a portfolio of work to show they are learning spelling, numbers, history, etc.

Any program will do good.

Even library books

Go to Borders or Barnes and Noble, spend a few days there with some math books and see what works for him.

Bring pencil and paper and go through the books a litt.e

There are also pay packages from companies like Penn Foster and ABeka that teach math.

Answer 3

Contact the Texas Home School Association; they may be able to put you in contact with some one who has the information you need, and point you in the right direction.

Good Luck.

http://www.thsc.org/defaultpage.asp

Answer 4

Try the resource below.    

We have been homeschooling for 2 years and our son is in 10th grade.  We use only free and cheap resources.  The internet has a wealth of information and support.  

Do not listen to people who say you are not qualified to be a teacher.  I graduated from public school.  I can read. I can write.  I can understand what I am reading. I therefore feel that I can teach.

There is no excuse for anyone being uneducated with all the technology available.  There are many people who are graduating from the public schools who do not have an education.  They have attended classes and learned the material long enough to pass the test.  They have not learned how to learn.

I do not blame the teachers.  I blame the system.  The school is not set up for individual attention.  It is set up for the masses.  The attention is on the 'grades' for both students and the schools.  My attention in teaching is making sure my son knows how to learn. If he learns that, he can learn anything.

Answer 5

Hi, Congratulations for making the best choice for your child.  Your son will benefit for the rest of his life.  Like has already been said, there are oodles of resources on the web.  

This site: http://www.accelerated-achievement.com/i...

it has a complete curriculum K-12 all on one cd. From here: http://www.hstreasures.com/books_menu.ht... you can get a sample cd for $3. which has everything but math and printing rites, however it allows you to peruse the curriculum. That website has a lot of good info and encouragement, so it might be a good place to read some articles, etc. There are many online websites for math, so that shouldn't be a problem.  Saxon math has a placement test: http://saxonpublishers.harcourtachieve.c...

There are also yahoo groups where folks will answer questions.

This being said, there are really a whole lot of questions which need to be considered and answered before you could be more carefullly guided.

Feel free to email me off line.  I have many more resources.

You will find homeschoolers a very friendly, helpful and encouraging bunch of folk.  

Blessings on you new adventure, Teri

Answer 6

http://www.time4learning.com/homeschool/...

try this site.  It might help you out.

Answer 7

You can go to the Texas government website and find the education site through there. You'll be able to read about what they expect in public schools.

There is http://www.txva.org/ , but it only goes up to grade 8.

In Texas, you can do whatever you like for basic homeschooling. This would enable you to get a math text suitable for him, all the while letting him read more advanced literature. An online school wouldn't give you the flexibility that might work best for him.