Important homeschool question.?

Question

Some questions i have :

1. Would a student still earn all there credits in high school?

2. How do i choose a program?

3. How much is it?

4. What about the elective courses?

5. Does a teacher come and visit you once a month?

6. What are the pros and cons of homeschooling?

Answer 1

1. Yes

2. Depends on what you want

3. Depends on your program/needs

4. Find real world alternatives

5. Depends on where you live and what the rules are

6. Too many to enumerate. As a homeschooler, the only con I've seen is it's a lot of work and no free babysitting.

Answer 2

It totally depends on your local school district. Some are very supportive of home schooling some not so much. Here in Utah they have dual enrollment so you can take some classes in the regular school and home school others. You Need to talk to someone in your district to find out what program are available or find a homeschooling support group in your area. if you go through your district there shouldn't be a cost. I've never had a teacher come visit, but under some programs we had had to go and visit the teacher. Some only required a monthly phone call.

Answer 3

Some of this depends on where you live. In the State of Texas, homeschoolers are considered enrolled in Private school (ques.5) and would, therefore, be independent.



  Some parents choose the "unschooling" approach to education(meaning they use no specific curriculum, but build their own, also they might use life experience as a method of teaching certain subjects). Other parents buy curriculum's that have been accredited and therefore, students would have the benefit of a HS transcript .  

   One of the many pros of homeschooling is that the child can pursue their interests and their are many homeschool co-ops available. Also, private lessons in a certain area or Community Collage courses for HS-ers would be another alternative.

    Your question about cost is completely relative to what sort of method you choose.

  Good luck!!!!

Answer 4

1.  Depends on the course of studies used.  Some are accredited, some are not

2.  What works and what you can afford, mostly what works.  Why buy a program that doesn't work!

3.  Anywhere from nothing to $1,000 a year, depending on program, sources, and extra materials

4.  Many electives are offered and YOU can UNSCHOOL them such as Church Choir, sports (little league, soccer) taking an art class at a LEARNING TREE or from a PARKS and RECREATIONS program.  Doing it yourself, like ham radio, cable ACCESS TV producing, You Tube.  You TUBE is a viable elective for VIDEO PRODUCTION.

5.  Usually no, not unless you pay for it or have a SERIOUS medical condition and the STATE (not all) provides it

6.  Too complex to get into, but if your school has a radio station, a TV station, a Drama Department, a Photogrpahy Department, a Music Department, a Chemistry Lab, a Biology lab, shops for Plastics, Electronics, Auto, Metals, Fibre Glass you will generally NOT get that at home without our parents spending $$$$

That is the down side.

The up side is if you WORK all year round and WORK AND WORK you can be ready for college by age 16 or 17 and pass the SAT better than most high school kids 18 years old.

You also hve better food, can work in your Pjs. Work day or night.  Go to the Batting Cages in the Early Day or Afternoon, go to Early day gymnastics, go to a Museum or Library any time you can do it.

Answer 5

Yes, you can translate your home school work into credits if you'd like, but it is not necessary.

Just keep a record of what you used, and put it on a transcript.

You can print these of the Internet.

You choose a program that suits you, your learning style, abilities, and interests.

If you are interested in a complete curriculum these are sites that may help.

The first one is the one we use, and have found it to be very good, we pick, and choose, but have never uses a complete grade "boxed" curriculum.

http://ebiz.netopia.com/clpress/

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/

http://www.angelfire.com/or/mtdewbydo/se...

A curriculum can be as little as $50.00 a year, or as high as $1000.00+ a year, you are in charge of what you spend.

I would also check with local home school groups; they often exchange, or sell used curriculum's.

A good site to look for used books is,

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/1001books/

elective courses are often offered through all the major home school curriculum suppliers, we use 4H for all these, including speech, and debate (Toast Masters).

No outside teacher is used in home schooling unless your parents decide to hire a tutor for a specific subject, or music.

You can join a coop for some classes, or take a specific class at a local community college.

A home school program leaves you the freedom to use such alternatives at any time if you choose to go that route.

Home schooling means that your parents will be your main instructors.

We have been home schooling for many years, we see no con's due to the fact that all the children have the opportunity to not only work at their own pace, but we have also had the chance to tailor their education to them, and their interests.

Missing out on the whole "school" experience is a myth; home school groups have so many social activities, field trips, sports, prom's, graduation ceremonies, and such that you have to be careful not to get over involved.