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hachiban08
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I am a senior in high school, if a pandemic happened soon, would that mess up our means of graduating and going to college on time? or would they just put everyone in the school on independent study for the duration of the pandemic?
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Be prepared! It may be time....^_^v
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fab4
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I've been homeschooling for 6 years - now my oldest goes to a 2 day/week school and they assign the rest of the work at home. No doubt during a crisis they will shut down for the duration.
I plan to buy next year's curriculum and keep it on hand if I have any money left over from buying food (if there was a shock emoticon, I would put it here)
Here's what I've used and been very happy with the results:
Abeka, Phonics Pathways for K-1
Abeka, Writer's Express for Language Arts
Math U See 2-4
Saxon Math 5-6
McGraw Hill Math 7
Abeka Science
History of the World 1-6
Muzzy Spanish
When you're just starting it may be easier to go with a curriculum kit to ensure you meet your state's requirements. Abeka, LifePac, He, Switched-On Schoolhouse are some I know of.
If you have the bucks, there are several good video complete courses out there. Don't Most of all, don't sweat it - I never fail to worry that I am doing everything wrong and my kids aren't learning enough, but year after year they score above avg on ITBS (which wasn't happening when they were in public school)
Hope that helps
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As I said I will home school if the BF hits but God bless you Moms who do it every day! I would never be able to do it unless I had too and I work in a school.
We will all be needing people like you fab4 when we have to start schooling at home. I purchase all my son's books every year and I think that I could give him a good education from those but who knows. |
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Littleraven
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I homeschooled my daughter all the way through her Senior year of High School. She consistently scored well above the national tests and was later able to receive several scholarships for college. She is on the Dean's list and is a published author for some of her poetry--and she is only 19. I am bragging just a bit but my point is that I believe homeschooling is a great way to go. I also worried the whole way that I wasn't doing all that I needed to be doing. Also it was difficult for me when it came to the math and chemistry since I had not had as much when I was in school--I literally had to learn it in order to teach it. We survived even when I was busy doing other things. I took her with me and taught her while I was either in college taking classes or teaching in public schools while I finished my Masters. (Yes I teach in public shools but homeschooled my own). It made for some interesting comments. The reasoning was simple---- she responded so well to our homeschooling program, we had been doing it so long and since we traveled around due to my husbands job--the schools were always at different levels, and very importantly----we wished to maintain the continuity of our program. There was no desire to place her in what we often felt was an inadequate system. As she grew older, I would ask if she could come to work with me and assist in my art room or if I was teaching other subjects, she would mentor or tutor other children in their subject work or help with reading and writing. She gained fantastic life skills and experience in many areas aside from just her regular school work. We followed a curriculum based on the teaching Standards required by the State Education Department. Check these out with regards to your state--they are usually posted on their web sites---this will help to guide you since some of the homeschool curriculum packages are not all up to level. If you intend on homeschooling make sure that you get all of your documentation filled out as per your state requirements. PS Saxon text books are great and they have CDs which explain math problems better than a teacher can, especially if you need to pause or rewind because you didn't understand the first time.---fab4 listed some good sources---also Bob Jones carries some excellent textbooks that have student and teacher editions with workbooks, quizes, tests, keys etc--makes it easy for teaching. There are also second hand sites which resell these materials at a fraction or the cost--makes it easier to afford.
If there is a pandemic or even the threat of something like it--you should take your child out immediately. That is why forums such as this are so important--schools do not keep parents properly informed when it comes to a potentially serious problem. It is their policy not to panic parents but in doing so they potentially could cause greater harm by withholding information.
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MelodyAtHome
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I just saw this thread...I usually read general discussion and latest news.
We homeschool our kids. We did one year with online public school which was OK but we prefer to homeschool on our own. We love the flexibility and anyone worrying about "socialization"...our kids socialize with people of all ages...arts center, YMCA, park, family, friends, etc...so that is never a problem. We love it and would have it no other way.
Melody
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