What is the least expensive way to home school?

Question

What is the least expensive way to home school?

Answer 1

I use K12. In Ohio and a bunch of other states its free no matter your household income. Sure it comes with an assigned teacher u meet with 4 times a year to get input from, and some attendance rules, but I don't care. I get free textbooks, free workbooks, free paint, brushes, science kits, clay, music instruments, pre-made lesson plans, and too many other things to list. I also get a free computer and printer to borrow as long as kids are enrolled. I also got a voucher to take  to my cable company for a discount on my internet. O yea, and all testing is free.  I paid $185 to have my kids tested to be compliant with the state before this. This year honestly I only bought $8 worth of school supplies. The rest were furnished free.

The program is accredited also. Its just as if my kids go to public school but never leave my house. No bus, No early morning rush, No outside influences. The lessons are really good and can be done be any level student. I have a good student and a bad one and both are thriving. We just have to be flexible and know, one kid will complete all the work quickly and the other needs to just focus on one subject each day but a weeks worth of the lessons needs done that day.

Answer 2

What Janis B. said.

Here are some links that might be helpful in doing that.

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/all-cou...  (free courses, advanced high school to college level)

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18...

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18...

http://www.free-ed.net (free courses, high school level to college level)

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/online_hs.h...  (High School courses)

http://joshua.smcvt.edu/linearalgebra (algebra)

http://www.freeuniv.com/ (high school and college level)

http://www.starfall.com  (Free learning site, preschool to 2nd grade)

http://www.handwritingforkids.com (Free worksheets)

I have a lot more links, but Yahoo wont let me post them.  I'll try to e-mail them to you.

Darn!  You don't allow e-mail.  At one time Y!A let me post as many links as I wanted, those where the days!

If you e-mail me with your private e-mail address, I have lots of other links to free online stuff from Preschool through college.

Answer 3

There are some online charter schools that are FREE

Many online charter schools are popping up all over. Many of them are now using k12 products. k12 schoolsare 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.

In the 2008–09 school year Connections Academy will serve students in grades K–12 in most states. The program is free including all of the books and curriculum. The only costs are the optional field trips, which are organized by your school's Community Coordinators, and the replenishment of some school supplies, such as printer cartridges.

Connections Academy provides comprehensive lesson plans, both online and in print in all core subjects like reading and math, along with exciting enrichment courses. The curriculum providers include McGraw-Hill, Calvert School, Prentice Hall, and Houghton Mifflin, to list just a few.

Answer 4

Use the library or online resources.

Answer 5

Creating your own curriculum using internet, library and cheap or free books.

Answer 6

http://www.k12.com

It's free in some states.

Best of Luck to You!

jana

http://www.purehomeschooling.com

Answer 7

to not do it at all. it takes away social aspects that kids need, and sometimes does not reward them with the education they would have gotten at a regular school.