What is the cheapest home schooling around?

Question

I am 17 and i dont like school at all.. I got many reasons but i would like to know what the best type of homeschooling there is and how to go about getting home schooled.

Answer 1

Here are some tips for affordable homeschooling:

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

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

We homeschool our 10th grade son.

Our main expense is gas for library trips and monthly charge for internet access here at home.

We use a used math book that was found in the garbage can at school.   We use the publishers website for a video tutor, extra examples and activities to go along with each chapter.

We use Annenberg website for history.   We watch the free videos and discuss and do research on things we find interesting.

We use several used Biology books that we found at Goodwill Store.   Total cost for 5 books was $7.00.   We use online research for information to go along with things we find interesting in the text book.

We are borrowing a set of books from our public school for Language Arts.   I asked for the books before I realized that 10th grade language arts was a repeat of 3-9th grade material as far as grammar and mechanics.   I could have used any grade level for review.

We read books for literature.

We have several used computer programs that we use for guitar, music, keyboarding, and extra math.

So, you see, it does not need to be expensive to be the right curriculum for you.

What do you want to learn?

Homeschooling gives you that freedom.

Answer 3

Use you library and That Is FREE!!

Answer 4

I'm home schooled and it cost  5,000 for the whole year and it includes the books and i get a laptop to do my school assignments that need to be typed. but my cousin is doing homeschooling and its free but it still comes with books and that's it. so you just have to look around.

Answer 5

The cheapest: Going to the library and borrowing everything and anything. The library covers all the basic subjects, after all.

The best: That depends on your education goals, and your parents education goals for you; and your style of learning.

How: Find out the laws in your state. Research to find out what philosophy/curriculum you want to follow, outline the reasons why you chose that, and present your case to your parents.

Answer 6

Use the library and the internet as your resources, rather than buying pre-packaged curricula or signing up for an umbrella school.

Answer 7

k12.com its free! You do everything on the computer.

Answer 8

a library card

Answer 9

uh, go to your school and ask teachers to come to your house for free.

Answer 10

There are ways to do it for nearly free -- borrow math books, use the public library for books to read, and then write an essay every day -- all it will cost is the price of paper and pencils.

It is better if you have some sort of base ---- we use a set of cd's called "The Robinson Self-Teaching Method Curriculum" AKA "The Robinson Curriculum".

It was developed by a man and his 6 children after their mother passed away.  They needed to be able to study and learn while he continued to work and earn a living for the family.

They learned to do math on their own under their father's supervision while he did his own work.  They learned to write compelling essays every single day.  They learned to read from the very best books that are available.  All of them have gone to college and 2 have doctorates in their field.  3 are working on their doctorates and one is finishing his Bachelors degree.

Check it out. "www.robinsoncurriculum.com" -- the cost is $195 and there are 22 cd's with enough information for a student to learn from K through 12.  An entire family can use the same set of disks -- it is a one-time charge per family.

Answer 11

It's all going to depend on what your state requires. For instance, if you state allows Unschooling or an eclectic approach you'll be able to spend less than in a state that requires a more formal curriculum. Some of this will depend, too, on your parents and how much time they'll want to spend developing your lessons.

As far as the "best"- that depends on you, your parents, and your state's requirements. One of the great things about homeschooling is that students are treated as individuals- the curriculum that's great for one student might bore another to tears. As far as going about it, your parents will have to look into your state's requirements and fill out the necessary paperwork, send letters, etc.