This is the first time I have seen you post this information...I can't believe you posted before and I missed it. I home schooled for many years and I have to say it was the support groups that I was in that made it work at all. In the Chicago area we put on home school conferences that were well attended and really provided home schoolers with so many different resources and speakers. Home schooling is hard and finding the right support group and resources is so vital to success.
Once again, I applaud you on your ability to do the research, make lists and provide these in a timely manner to all the others that don't have that ability. If you are hiding any other lists you may want to drag them out....you do such a great job.
I would just add that we used Saxon Math which I really loved ...I don't know if that is included in here at all...I was very impressed with that. I also used an excellent phonics program, which I don't remember the name of...I would have to dig it up...but it was excellent also. Otherwise, I was pretty eclectic in what I used. Four out of five kids have college degrees and two have masters...so I guess it didn't hurt them at all to home school.
I will add that I had one daughter that did not read until she was 10. But her reading level advanced so quickly that she was able to enter public school in the 6th grade and became a straight A student and has a master's degree. I was a firm believer that every child advances on their own timeline and that is why I don't like the one size fits all approach to public schooling...or healthcare goals for babies either.
Anyway...valuable info...thanks for posting...
This is the first time I have seen you post this information...I can't believe you posted before and I missed it. I home schooled for many years and I have to say it was the support groups that I was in that made it work at all. In the Chicago area we put on home school conferences that were well attended and really provided home schoolers with so many different resources and speakers. Home schooling is hard and finding the right support group and resources is so vital to success.
Once again, I applaud you on your ability to do the research, make lists and provide these in a timely manner to all the others that don't have that ability. If you are hiding any other lists you may want to drag them out....you do such a great job.
I would just add that we used Saxon Math which I really loved ...I don't know if that is included in here at all...I was very impressed with that. I also used an excellent phonics program, which I don't remember the name of...I would have to dig it up...but it was excellent also. Otherwise, I was pretty eclectic in what I used. Four out of five kids have college degrees and two have masters...so I guess it didn't hurt them at all to home school.
I will add that I had one daughter that did not read until she was 10. But her reading level advanced so quickly that she was able to enter public school in the 6th grade and became a straight A student. I was a firm believer that every child advances on their own timeline and that is why I don't like the one size fits all approach to public schooling...or healthcare goals for babies either.
Anyway...valuable info...thanks for posting...
This is the first time I have seen you post this information...I can't believe you posted before and I missed it. I home schooled for many years and I have to say it was the support groups that I was in that made it work at all. In the Chicago area we put on home school conferences that were well attended and really provided home schoolers with so many different resources and speakers. Home schooling is hard and finding the right support group and resources is so vital to success.
Once again, I applaud you on your ability to do the research, make lists and provide these in a timely manner to all the others that don't have that ability. If you are hiding any other lists you may want to drag them out....you do such a great job.
I would just add that we used Saxon Math which I really loved ...I don't know if that is included in here at all...I was very impressed with that. I also used an excellent phonics program, which I don't remember the name of...I would have to dig it up...but it was excellent also. Otherwise, I was pretty exclectic in what I used. Four out of five kids have college degrees and two have masters...so I guess it didn't hurt them at all to home school.
I will add that I had one daughter that did not read until she was 10. But her reading level advanced so quickly that she was able to enter public school in the 6th grade and became a straight A student. I was a firm believer that every child advances on their own timeline and that is why I don't like the one size fits all approach to public schooling...or healthcare goals for babies either. An
Anyway...valuable info...thanks for posting...