What happens in home school?

Question

What happens in home school?

Answer 1

We have neither a public tutor nor do we subscribe to internet schooling.  Those are both school at home rather then home education.

We teach our kids using a curriculum we choose.   We do not follow the government curriculum.

Answer 2

Every homeschool environment is different.

In our environment......my son is told what I want him to accomplish each week. On Friday it is all due. He can do it all in one day or do it a little each day. I don't care just so long as it's all done. This helps him feel as he has the freedom to choose what he does for school each day. Keeps us both happy and allows me to get him to do all the subjects we require.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

you have the same subjects as any other school would have, and your family decides what grades you get. also for me i get done at like 12:00 as i have alot of free time.

Answer 4

Depends on who's doing it! There are all kinds of ways to homeschool.

Answer 5

It's different for every homeschooler.  

I like to choose what I want to learn.  I do basic learning with Penn Foster High School, a correspondence school.  They send me my books and I complete them.  At the end of each book there is an exam.  I do the exam by hand in my workbook and when I am done I submit my answers to the school online through the school website.  I spend about 1-2 hours a day on this.  This usually gets done between 8am-10am.  I then take a break for an hour or so.

Around 11am I start my music theory studies.  I'll do about 30-45min. of string theory.  I play violin, so I focus my theory on my own instrument.

I then spend about 10 -15min on tuning my violin.

I play my violin for about 3 hours each day.  I do about 20min sittings at a time.  I can't sit still for 3 hours straight because my back will start to hurt, so I take walks, play with the household pets, do whatever needs to be done for the day, or do a project of somesort.

Later on in the day I'll maybe play video games for 30min to an hour.

If I'm not too tired I'll do some more theory, this time it will be music theory in the general aspect.  I also play the alto sax, tenor sax, and the bari sax.

In my family I am the only one that is homeschooled, so I don't really have the time to do any school work on the weekends.  I have two other younger siblings that attend public school.  I do homeschooling because it works best for me.

Both my parents work so I do my schooling on my own.  This is also known as independent study.  If I have trouble with a question I ask my parents for help.  My mom works the morning shift and is usually home by 2pm.  She helps me with whatever questions I may have.  Since my studies are very simple to understand I don't need to ask for help very often.  

Well, this is just my lesson plan for this week.  They usually change from week to week.  Sometimes I add more things to do and sometimes I take away from my studies.  I do what works best for me.  

My days start at 5:30am.

Answer 6

I love these questions.  The other answerers have pretty well covered it.  Homeschooling varies as much as families and kids do.

Here is a little about us (homeschool dad & 9th grade son).

Last year, we homeschooled literally in a one room school house.  Actually a cabin with a loft in the middle of the woods. We had a wood stove for heat and an outhouse for a bathroom. No phones. No TV. No Computer. No Internet.  When it was nice out, we'd study on the little front porch or sit at a picnic table in front of the little cabin.  When it was cold, we'd build a fire and study inside.  We'd also cook lunch in an old fashion way using the woodburning stove.  Last year we studied Algebra I, U.S. History, Physical Science, Language Arts, Computer Science (ok, not at the cabin), plus lots of extracurriculars driven by interest rather than any specific schedule.  We also spend an hour+ every day with SAT / ACT prep using a variety of SparkNotes products and Kaplan Test Prep book. Last year we were very regimented. School started at a particular time and ended when we were finished.

This year, studies include Algebra II, Ancient Literature, Speech Communication (all of these outside the home - through a teaching cooperative) plus Spanish I using Rosetta Stone, American History (Abeka), plus we're covering a few chapters of Physical Science that we didn't get to last year.  My son will, for the second time, be taking the ACT.

Plus, my son does a lot of educational things for fun (he doesn't realize they are educational) - he maintains his own website ( http://www.wigpigs.com ), does genealogy research and has created his own website for that ( http://www.iLineage.org ) and he helps with the family business in an apprenticeship style learning arrangement.  He is the webmaster / editor for our online homeschool student newspaper

( http://www.yourstudentnews.com/hcchs/ ).

This year we are a bit more relaxed about our schedule.

We also visit college campuses, take trips (D.C., Gettysburg, PA, etc), see concerts, attend church, and youth group.

Answer 7

What happens varies as much as the people who are homeschooling. It is so different that one could not even sum up for a single answer. No two people are going to do it exactly the same.

For example, some people are very strict school-at-homers, they have all the textbooks, chalkboards, manipulatives...I've even heard some have a bell to ring to change subjects. They start at 8am, finish at 2pm

On the other side of the spectrum, you have radical unschoolers, who allow their children to sleep, eat and play when they want. They parent in such a way to allow learning to occur in as natural a setting as possible.

Most people fall somewhat in the middle. Some use online programs, others order paper versions, some make their own curricula and others use none at all. Some join cooperative learning situations, part time private school programs and some hire private tutors. Some parents are both at home all day, either stay at home or work at home, some parents both work outside the home all day and school at night and on the weekends. Some parents have a mom stay home, others have a dad. Some have grandparents teaching, or aunts and uncles. You see, it's so variable, the best thing about homeschooling is that everyone can do what best suits their family.

Answer 8

Same subjects that are covered in any other school, only your schedule and books are determined by the family rather than the school system.

Answer 9

Young people receive their basic academics, and a whole boat load of needed life skills in the comfort of their home.

Answer 10

Either a tutor comes to you home and teaches you and its basically a private tutor. Or you subscribe to an Internet course. Home schooling is OK but not much social life compared to a normal school. There is not proven statistics that home schooling offers better final results in academics but one things for sure, since home schooling focuses on 1 student instead of many, the child might have a better understanding of the subject. Then again, if you are subscribed to a home schooling website than you can't ask it a question.

Good luck!