Looking into Homechool, Have some questions?

Question

I am wanting to homeschool my son. He is 2 right now so I have a few years to go. Right now I work full time and don't see any possibility to work part time.

Are there any parents that homeschool but work full time and still manage to make it work? If so what program do you use and how do you do it?

Answer 1

You could just tell him you have to do this this and this today. I'm going to work so you have 6 hours. Make sure it's finished by the time I get home.

Or you get do the computerized (Alpha Omega is pretty good) version, or the internet version (this costs a lot though), or the video/dvd version (ABEKA has this it's basically a teacher on tape)

hope this helps.

Answer 2

the great thing about Home Schooling is you can do it on your own schedule

I worked full time and home schooled

we did about 2 1/2  hrs of lesson a day and 4 hrs on weekends. How I worked it was I gave my child her work to do for the following day while I worked then we would go over her work after I got home

it worked out great. She was full of work to do during the day with reading, worksheets and projects.

Answer 3

Hi there!

i am in 9th grade and i have been homeschooled for 5 1/2 years now. My opinion would be that you really need to spend a lot of time with your student/child with homeschooling. It is even hard for me to do a whole days school work without my mom's help. you need to be there if he has any questions. I hope this helps!

~Girl 4 God

Answer 4

first it really depends on what state you are in, I'm in Florida and the only ones allowed to do the schooling are the parents living in the home, 2 as you said you work you might want to start with a privet or church daycare that really teaches as that would be a good thing to teach them how to behave when learning and would help you when you do start, K3 and K4 are great for this, as i taught K3 and now home school my 2 sons (6th & 9th grades)

another thing that might help is a curriculum that you would need to do less with but still offers the most for the child I use Switched-On Schoolhouse but is dose not start until 3 grade because of it being computer based however the same company has book based curriculum as well and has long before the computer one, LIFEPAC, and has a preschool as well.

https://store.aop.com/aop/12.cat

and the curriculume I used when I taught K3 was A BEKA

very good too

http://www.abeka.com/

Answer 5

Yeah, spend those years learning all you can about it.

Answer 6

If you have the support of some other adults, you can homeschool your son. The beauty of homeschooling is the flexibility it affords...you can do school any time, not just 9 to 3!

I work full time, most of the hours from home. My husband works full time but has a Wed-Thurs schedule. I try to schedule my client meetings for Mon and Tuesday, when my husband is home. Many weeks, our youngest spends Wednesday and sometimes Friday with his grandparents. My dad loves to do the history items with my son.

It is a bit different depending on the ages of the children. Younger children will need an adult (or older child) to supervise some of their work. Once they get to be about 5th or 6th grade, much of the work is independent, with a parent on hand for problem areas. Certainly by 7th grade, a homeschooled student should be able to not only work independently, but should also be able to help plan out his/her course of study.

We've never used a set program, but have created curriculum tailored to each child using materials from the library, scouting, and 4-H clubs. The only textbooks we use are math and grammar.

Answer 7

In the elementary years, I've known some parents to find homeschooling families who take in the child--like a daycare situation--and the parents have the child do their work there with the other kids.

Answer 8

Things will only work if you make them work.  You could work with your child at whatever hours you so choose, evening eves if that is all you have.  Get yourself a great care-provider that is willing to take your child to life-enhancing places through-out the day, special classes, sports, etc... you can work on the reading, writing, math, etc...  whenever you want each day.  Our local kindergarten was only 3 hours a day, surely you can work with your own child for 3 hours a day, for kinder anyway.  After that, I would and have quit work to homeschool mine.  We make great use of less crowds at places during the day and lower entrance fees.  Traditional kids are limited to the hours after school to pursue other interests and abilities, say sports, dance, martial arts, art, gymnastics, and everything else.  Also, can you take your child with you and can they use a pc independently?  Then one of the homeschool dvd programs might work for you guys, like abekaacademy.org or bob jones. NO one will love your child like you do.

Answer 9

I didn't work when I started home schooling but I have since had to find a job. I work part time and at home with it. I leave the kids with a sitter 1 day a week to go to do the work and put the reports in during my spare time.

I send my kids to my mom (also working from home). She takes the day off to teach my children and play with them and I go. She is super supportive of home school and helps to buy the curricula every year for mine and my sisters family.

I also use a very self driven program called ACE. While ACE is self driven for older kids you do have to work a lot with younger ones and it's a lot more expensive for kindergarten than for third grade.

I know this may not be very helpful because I work part time and at home. I think you need to talk to your boss and see what can be worked out then speak with your mom and find out what is possible. You may even be able to find a home schooler that can baby sit for you for a few dollars a week

Answer 10

A huge factor in deciding to homeschool (at least for every family I know) is the fact that they will get to spend quality time together.  Unless you have a parent home at all times, it's not really homeschooling.  Sure, you could hire a tutor/nanny to teach your child, but really, what's the point?  Homeschooling is about learning together as a family, spending time with each other, and teaching your child one-on-one.  Also, unless you are a single mom, it helps to realize that most homeschool families (not all) do very well on just one income.  Americans are so brainwashed with the idea that you need two incomes to survive in the world when thst simply is not true.