Is homeschooling free?

Question

Is homeschooling free?

Answer 1

Many online charter schools are popping up all over. Many of them are now using k12 products. k12 schools are good for many reasons. Each student is given a placement test and then given individualized curriculum based on his or her individual needs. With the help of online charter schools today, homeschooling can be much easier than it used to be. They provide you with everything you need, a computer, a printer, books, supplies, and teachers that you can both email and call for help and assistance. This is free and there are no charges. Online schools are definitely becoming a way of the future for the children in generations to come.

Going to an online school is no different than going to a traditional public school or a private school. They graduate with a real diploma the same as any school. My son graduated from an online charter school and now attends a private university (University Of Dayton) with scholarships. They will also help you with making sure that all state required tests are done yearly and proficiencies are completed for graduation.

k12 also has an unique feature that they will provide to parents living outside the United States. Fill out the form for more information on the k12 International Academy.

Connections Academy is also one that now offers online schooling FREE of charge in various areas. And there is a good chance from looking at their map that if they are not in your area now, that they may very well be soon. And again they will provide each student with all the materials needed to complete the school year each year.

There are other free ones as well depending on where you live.

Answer 2

Like others have said, it depends on how you do it. I began homeschooling on my own and bought curriculums for math and phonics. I spent several hundred dollars - probably around $500 - because I love to shop. We ended up switching to a public virtual charter school about 6 months later on a whim and there are no more expenses than there would be for public school. We are supplied with all texts and materials needed, including a computer and printer like another poster above, and reimbursement for internet. We supply paper, pencils, crayons, etc., the usual school supplies. Going to a public brick-and-mortar school is not free either. There are always school supplies to buy no matter where the kids go to school.

Answer 3

maybe if your mom is a teacher maybe she doesn't take you a money but if you call someone to teach you at home and they want your money so you got to pay . that all

Answer 4

It depends which route you take.

If you let an adult teach you then yes eccept for books and test.

Registrated teacher then not quite.

Hospital homeschooling-yes

virtaul homeschooling-NO

Answer 5

Hi-It all depends on what type of homeschooling. If your parent(s) or guardian(s) homeschools you than--I have no clue if it is free or not. I would imagine so. If you do online charter high school, then Yes it is free. But if you do independent study homeschool: then nope; you have to pay per course.=)

Answer 6

Yes. It is free, however, there may be options that you will choose that could cost money. You could choose to use an umbrella school, you could choose to buy curricula, you could choose to fill your home with lots of manipulatives and other materials.

Our family winds up spending money on museum and zoo memberships, materials for such. We get most of the stuff we want from the library. Technically we could count our cable internet, since we do most of our learning from online resources.

Answer 7

It can cost next to nothing if you use the library and free internet resources and only buy things like paper and pens and art supplies and such.

Or it can cost thousands per year if you like to buy entire pre-packaged curriculum sets and expensive educational materials.

Basically how much you spend is up to you.

Answer 8

It really depends.  Not all states require teacher qualifications or standardized testing.  Texas does not have any of those requirements, and there is no fee to be paid to the school district.  The only thing I pay for is the materials I purchase to teach my children.  

I can spend as much or as little as I can afford, and research has shown the amount of money spent on homeschooling has litte effect on how well the child does academically.

Here are some tips for affordable homeschooling:

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

Answer 9

Kinda. You have to pay money to take tests to prove you can teach your children and I think that you have to pay the school district some money. That's not counting supplies.

Answer 10

It can be. I've homeschooled my children for basically $100.00 a year for 2 kids. I have been homeschooling for 3 years and it's great. I use the internet, library, clubs, and occasionally buy a workbook or two for them to do math with. Pen, paper, craft stuff is what costs us the most money. I get my curriculum from the internet. You can spend lots of money buying curriculum or you can search the internet for resources and make your own. I just find what my children should learn in their grade levels (currently 7th and 4th) and go from there to check out books and search the internet.

I don't have a college degree either. If there is something that I don't know, then the kids and I learn together.

Hope this helps

Answer 11

It can cost as little or as much as you want.

No district requires you to pay them, but most of them won't give you books, either.  There are expensive all-inclusive curriculums out there - you could spend $1-2000 per year, per child, if you wanted to, but you don't have to use them.  

I homeschool my 5th grader for around $300 per year.  Most of that is spent on math and science texts, as he tests several years above grade level and those aren't my strongest subjects.  I purchase DVD-based curriculum that teaches directly to him.  To me, that's worth it.

I previously purchased a couple of curriculums - IEW and TRISMS - that will cover everything except for lab science and math for the next few years.  IEW (writing) will last through high school, and TRISMS will cover history, lit, poetry, language arts, geography, and research projects for at least the next two years.  Everything that we need for either of these is free, either online or at the library.

Expensive curriculums will do pretty much everything for you, but well, they're expensive :-)  Personally, I have more time available than money, so I choose to spend a little more time researching and putting things together.  In the meantime, my son sees me modeling research techniques, and has learned to enjoy researching too.

Hope that helps!

Answer 12

Well it can be if you get things at the library and on the internet. The world is full of information. You just need to know how to search for it and just have a love of learning. You don't have to sit down to expensive books or worksheets to learn and get what you need to eventually go to college someday. Use the entire world as your classroom.

Answer 13

It is free for us.  We make our own curriculum.   We pay $25.00 for required test that is given once a school year.

We use internet (cost for connection) and library (cost for gas and overdue books).

Answer 14

pretty much all you have to do is buy text books & it some states buy fee's to take tests but i never have to!

Answer 15

Only Virtual School in States like FL, AZ, CO, TX and a few others

Otherwise you have to buy books or materials.

Homeschool, outside of free virtual on-line school, costs $100-$2,000 depending on which you choose to use.

You can do the Amazon, Border, Thrift store route or the Penn Foster and Abeka route.

Answer 16

it depends on where you live.  The school district will supply the books for the appropriate grade (since you pay school taxes), but if you decide on a different curriculum, you have to buy your own books.

my daughter is enrolled in a charter cyber school, and she also gets a computer, and printer as well as all her books and lab experiments.