My fat headed governor Pritzker has issued a last minute mask mandate for all schools in my state. I plan on attending the school board meeting that finalizes the decision, but I already know it will be to no avail. As much as the locals don't like masks, the small community is afraid to cause controversy and I will seem to be among a minority in attendance that decided to show up. Plus, the schools are being threatened with the withdrawal of state funds, so they will definitely bow.
Our 16 year old has trouble with focusing and motivation, also behavioral issues, so homeschooling will be a task in multiple ways. But I can't bear to let them win by masking her when she's been free to breathe at work, church and other public places. Other than finding a doctor to write her a mask exemption, we are exploring homeschooling as I can possibly help her in her studies as I have an education degree (never certified) and stay at home taking care of her toddler brother.
So, I'm polling this wonderful community for best online homeschooling curriculums that would fit a teen, one who is particularly not self-motivated or school oriented.
I'd greatly appreciate any input, thank you.
Thanks for the wonderful resource, fren!
We pulled my daughter out of public schools as soon as all of this started and they tried masking her. She was not happy at first about it, but after a week or so she loved it. Now she doesn't ever want to go to public school again. She will be 16 soon, she never had problems with grades, or making friends in school, but she hated everything else about it.
My wife and I looked through some different schools, we ended up going with Accellus, we pay about 25/mo for it, all of her assignments come through it, and it keeps track of her hours (where we are at homeschooled children are required to complete around 1200-1300 hours). My daughter would start her schoolwork around 8 or 9 am, and most times she was done by 1pm or so. Sometimes she had writings she would get a little behind on, but nothing too bad. There is some of the social emotional bs videos they have to watch and answer questions at the end, but she has those all figured out already haha she just turns the volume down and watches news and comes back when the questions come up.
I'm looking at this program right now. Is the social emotional videos she has to watch part of the scholarship program? What's that all about? Have you listened to the videos? Just making sure they're not too lefty.
I don't know, you'd have to watch or listen to them. They are just really dull and boring, and the ladies voice....I remember hearing one play and whatever she was talking about I thought ok lady, earth to you! edit- At 16 i would have fell asleep in class watching them
God bless you! I used to work with handicapped children .. many on the spectrum. I assume you will be giving her more info than she would ever get in school. Believe me I have seen how badly some kids with special needs falter in public schools. Don't forget to get her involved in some social peer activity outside of what you are doing The best solution would be to try and connect with other parents in your area who are doing the same thing. You may even be able to hold group sessions with the kids. Having worked with special needs kids find something that interests her and use that to teach math, science and other skills be it animals, trains, cars etc.
If you've ever heard of Tom Woods, he is a conservative/libertarian history professor and podcast host. He created a home school K-12 program based on the Ron Paul Curriculum. I haven't been through the content but it gets raving reviews.
https://ronpaulhomeschool.com/
Hello!
There is a nationwide homeschool online program called K - 12 education. It was developed with advice from William Bennett. I think you are in Illinois (?) you can look at state-certified programs (free) as well. Online curriculum for high school can be repetitive, boring, etc...so plan to add fun activities for your teen. You may want to google "homeschool in Illinois" . I did and found many websites to look over: http://discoveryk12.com/dk12/homeschooling-in-illinois/ is one example. Also, ask at church, more and more churches are stepping up to support homeschool families!!
Good Luck finding the right fit.
I attended this correspondence school for high school. My mom wanted me to have a "real" transcript to make it easier to apply for college.
https://www.americanschoolofcorr.com
Google "unschooling" I predict that the entrepreneurs, and billionaire of the future will come from unschooling backgrounds.
My sister is a retired teacher who helps parents home school via internet.. She is booked up but maybe you can find such a person, perhaps through your church. A retired teacher might help only in a subject that you have more challenge with, but this gives you a little break and introduces a variation in the schooling environment. Just an idea.