Asking for help. I would like to start homeschooling my Son. What steps and what program should I look to.
🐸 HELP a FROG 🐸
I would like to do it ASAP. I can’t do the government programming anymore. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frens!
HOMESCHOOL RESOURCES FOR PARENTS (This is a work in progress, please contribute anything you've got)
Hat Tip to u/LucilleBrawl for this project/effort.
NOTE 1: This is a work in progress. Please post any good resources you have here.
NOTE 2: Before hooking up with any individual or organization on homeschooling, be sure to vet them for Anti-MAGA Lefist rhetoric and goals -- that includes all resources on this list. (Let us know if any of them fail to meet our standards.)
NOTE 3: Beware of overly-commercialized homeschool resource purveyors. Some folks are into this just for the money.
NOTE 4: Don't try to do this alone. Find other like-minded parents and join together. Know your state / local law, join a homeschool association and local / SM groups that support your values.
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Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
https://hslda.org
HSLDA’s leaders, directors, and employees are Christians who seek to honor God by providing the very highest levels of service in defending homeschool freedom and equipping homeschoolers. And because of our beliefs, we want every family to have the freedom to direct their children’s education, no matter their background or religious affiliation. Therefore, we do not make religious beliefs a condition of membership or any other service we offer.
How to Get Started (Interactive Explainer)
https://hslda.org/get-started
Homeschool Laws by State (interactive map)
https://hslda.org/legal
List of other homeschool organizations (each State has them)
https://hslda.org/content/orgs/
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Hillsdale College
Hat Tip: u/DagnyDocket
K-12 at Home: An American Classical Education
https://k12athome.hillsdale.edu
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National Home School Association (NHSA, appears to be membership/dues-based)
https://nationalhomeschoolassociation.com
About:
About Us Aside from our many advisors and associates, we are a dedicated team of seasoned homeschoolers that are determined to maintain the NHSA's position as the epicenter of the home schooling movement. With a wide variety of talents and experience our team is uniquely positioned and qualified to take on the challenges to unify the millions of widely diverse and fiercely independent homeschool families across the country into a single voice to protect everyones right to homeschool.
Free E-Book
Terra Scholar - A Complete Handbook for Today’s Homeschooler E-bookhttps://nationalhomeschoolassociation.com/terra-scholar-homeschool-ebook.php
What are Homeschool Pods and Co-Ops? (explainer)
https://www.homeschoolingsc.org/resources-page/homeschool-associations/
Other Resources, Activities, and Curriculum available on site.
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Christian Homeschooling Association (CHA)
https://cha.church
[Not sure about this group. Their website seems a bit thin.]
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What is a School Pod ? (How to form and manage)
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/how-to-form-a-coronavirus-school-pod-legal-and-practical-considerations.html
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National School Choice Week (NSCW)
https://schoolchoiceweek.com
About:
National School Choice Week is a not-for-profit effort to raise awareness of effective K–12 education options for children. We focus equally on traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online schools, and homeschools.
By researching and developing comprehensive and unbiased web-based resources, we work year-round to help parents better understand their school choice options and navigate the process of finding schools or learning environments that best meet their children’s needs.
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Ed Choice
https://www.edchoice.org
School choice allows public education funds to follow students to the schools or services that best fit their needs —whether that’s to a public school, private school, charter school, home school or any other learning environment families choose. Watch this video to see how an educational choice system works.
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Reddit Homeschool Groups
https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=homeschool
NOTE 1: Vet these very carefully. Lots of lefties.
NOTE 2: Also search Reddit for specific State / Christian / faith-based homeschool subs.
Example -- Arkansas
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArkansasHomeschoolers/
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FakeBook Homeschool Groups
https://www.facebook.com/search/groups/?q=homeschool
NOTE 1: Vet these very carefully. Lots of lefties.
NOTE 2: Also search FB for specific State / Christian / faith-based homeschool subs.
Links to Duck search results pages for various Homeschool topics (offered temporarily for lack of fully-vetted resources)
State Homeschool Associations
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=state+homeschool+association
How to Homeschool
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22how+to+homeschool%22
Homeschool Basics
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22homeschool+basics%22
Homeschool Resources
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=homeschool+resources&t=h_&ia=web
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Indiana Association of Home Educators https://iahe.net/
Hat Tip: u/SocraticCircle
"I highly recommend researching the classical model, which I will gladly make a post on if there's an interest. Currently working on a Master's in such."
"My family utilizes a curriculum which provides the opportunity to meet weekly with other families in community. There's accountability, the chance for kids to interact with friends, cohorts of students, like-minded parents who offer encouragement, and amazing support from the curriculum company itself."
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Hat Tip: u/RS24ME
This was my first stepping stone: Texas Home School Coalition
https://thsc.org
Info on how to withdraw from public school. In Texas, it’s pretty easy.
https://thsc.org/sending-a-withdrawal-email/
How to choose the right curriculum for your child: https://thsc.org/homeschool-curriculum/
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Hat Tip: u/TheSkipperTwo
Homeschool Buyers Co-Op for curriculum choices. Free to join, lots of great deals!
https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org
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Hat Tip: u/Food4theGorg
https://www.rainbowresource.com/
Has every curriculum under the sun and then some more! It was a great place to buy homeschool books. Good luck I homeschooled both my kids and they are happy and successful today without going to college by the way! One is a self-taught gaming coding engineer and the other runs her own full time home based bakery business at the age of 19. Don't give up and persevere with the help of God!
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BetterWorldBooks
Great source for older / out of print Textbooks.
https://www.betterworldbooks.com
Khan Academy
Hat Tip: u/xxnamexx530
https://www.khanacademy.org
NOTE: The Math and Science resources are untainted, but check other materials for CRT and other SJW propaganda just in case.
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Ron Paul Curriculum
https://www.ronpaulcurriculum.com
Hat Tip: u/CarrieDodson17
"Absolutely the best CONTENT I have seen anywhere for subjects of Literature and History. My 4th grader loves it and is learning things I didn't know about until college and beyond. PhD level professors teaching in prerecorded course (180 lessons per subject per semester). Also have courses in science, math, etc and adult courses. By 4th grade students can work almost entirely independently with the curriculum (but you'll want to learn it too!) which is a big help especially for families with multiple kids."
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ABEKA (Christian Homeschooling Program)
https://www.abeka.com/homeschool
About:
In 1954, Dr. Arlin Horton and his wife, Beka, started a Christian school in Pensacola, Florida. But they soon discovered a problem. Textbooks and curriculum based on biblical educational philosophy were starting to disappear. Burdened to give their students the best education possible, they stood in the gap and began producing their own materials.
Hat Tip: u/arth
"my daughter taught piano to 3 boys who were using the christian homeschool ABEKA program and there all in college now! Both my daughters were raised on this program in private christian school."
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Seton Home Study School (Catholic)
https://www.setonhome.org
Seton Home Study School is a nationally accredited, faithfully Catholic private PreK-12 distance school located in the state of Virginia. We serve an enrollment of approximately 20,000 homeschooled students, and several thousand more families through book sales and by furnishing materials to small Catholic schools.
Hat Tip: u/1HappyBuddha
"Seton Catholic homeschooling is excellent. The program handles all the paperwork for the state or country of residence. They send a box of real books, computer use is minimal. We set up a fast pace with provided math course, so we can add Singapore US edition afterwards."
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Bob Jones University Press (Christian; homeschool resources and books)
https://www.bjupresshomeschool.com/content/home
Saxon Math (subsidiary of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
https://www.hmhco.com/programs/saxon-math
WallBuilders (history resources)
https://wallbuilders.com
Hat Tip: u/laneybelle
"BJU is a great curriculum if you’re looking for one with a biblical worldview. It’s quite rigorous. Saxon math is great also. Teaching textbooks is also great for math. Also check out Wallbuilders. They have tons of true history content."
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Alpha Omega Publications
https://www.aop.com
Switched on Schoolhouse
https://www.aop.com/curriculum/switched-on-schoolhouse
Hat Tip: u/bydesign
"If your kids like computer-based learning (as mine did and do), Alpha Omega Publications has a great curriculum called Switched On Schoolhouse. It starts in 3rd grade, and goes through high school. Covers all the core subjects plus Bible studies and electives."
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My wife was taught via the Bob Jones School Curriculum growing up and now both my son and daughter are using it as well. The state I am in requires homeschooling students test ever couple years to assess their current education level. After my son finished 5th grade last year, he tested at a 12th grade level on everything.
I'm very happy with the good and the beautiful
Amazing thank you for this.
I know FB is evil but some of the groups are very helpful. 'Conservative Homeschoolers' - 1.2k members for reference - has all non woke info. It's been a reliable and helpful resource for us.
I do not have FB deleted my account 4 years ago and I can’t go back. But thank you for your feedback.
Most important thing you can teach them is to do their own research and think for themselves. Show them how you answer questions you don't know the answer to. Let them watch you teach yourself things. Them enroll them in projects that you do together.
VERY first thing you should do is look for home-schooling resources in your state. Some people try to do this alone, but apparently parent cooperatives or home schooling groups have formed collaborative efforts, so you don't have to re-invent the wheel. They can tell you about pitfalls, mistakes they made at first, how to dodge state regulations on education, testing, and so on. DON'T DO IT ALONE.
Yes. I saw some programs one was time4learning. I was just wanting to make sure they are not spoiled groups by leftist propaganda.
Do not use k12 — it’s basically the same as public school but done at home on the computer. Make sure you verify if your state requires standardized testing as well. I’ve seen that skipped over and heard of states coming after you. Luckily I was in Texas and they are extremely homeschool friendly
My wife had mentioned this on. I will inform her on that. Thank you for the advice.
Yeah apparently they have a great marketing and near-monopoly on online state-sponsored classes, but then are executing the same state nonsense. Have colleagues who started it awhile ago; it's not on-demand. You are stuck to specific hours online, no moving ahead no going back. Caveat: it's may have changed our be sightly different in different states, but I doubt it.
Check them out thoroughly, but typically lefties don't home school.
time4learning aligns with common core which is being taught in public school. I might stay away from that one.
Will do thanks for the heads up.
https://ronpaulhomeschool.com/
Agreed!
Everything is learning... EVERYTHING
Firstly, Take it easy, and enjoy your son - don't bring the rigid negative stuff you hate about school into your home.
Try any program you think fits both of your styles and don't be afraid to switch & try others.
Anything you try, is a million times better than what he's getting now. God Bless you and I'm praying for you both :)
The first step in homeschooling is unschooling!
Congratulations on choosing to homeschool your son. You will not regret it.
We homeschool our 6 year old son who is in 1st grade. The first thing you need to do is find a curriculum.
CURRICULUM:
If your child is young, homeschooling really only takes a couple hours a day, this includes breaks. 5, 6, 7 year olds can usually only focus for 15 to 20 minutes at a time, then they usually need a break. It's okay to let him take breaks when he needs them.
I did A LOT of research before we began. I also was hell bent on staying away from woke curriculum. We decided to use The Good & the Beautiful (TGTB) curriculum. It is open the book and go. It has instructions for both you as the teacher, and your child, so it's very easy to follow for both of you. It's Christian based and there is no leftie bs. It’s laid out and organized very well. It uses a combination of worksheets, games, and online activities via their apps. I can’t say enough good things about this company and their curriculum. They make the lessons really fun – not boring and mundane. They offer different ways to teach the same concept in case your child needs a little extra help.
https://www.goodandbeautiful.com/
If your child is very young, you'll want to focus on handwriting, Math and Language Arts (LA). You can have your child take a placement test for each subject if you're not sure where they fall in grade level. The placement tests are on the TGTB website. Here is a link to the Math placement test, as an example:
https://www.goodandbeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Math-Assessment-K-6.pdf
TGTB offer FREE Math and LA downloads for the full curriculum. You can print it yourself. You can also purchase the lessons and they will mail you the workbooks. We purchased a color printer and printed them ourselves. We put each lesson in a separate binder to stay organized. Each day we pull out 1 lesson from each binder, and complete them. We’re on track to finish each subject 3 months early.
Whatever you decide to go with, make sure it's NOT common core. Even some of the homeschool curriculums are being infiltrated.
A SAMPLE DAY:
Your school day can be any time you like and can work around your schedule and when your child tends to have the most energy. A sample day for us begins around 9 am depending on what we have going on (we’re flexible.) We're usually done by 11 am. We do Math which takes about 20-30 minutes, then break. Then LA which takes about 20 minutes, then break. Then we do reading boosters (which comes with the LA package), which takes about 10 minutes. Then we finish with handwriting. I found a handwriting font that displays how to write each letter. We print the lyrics to our son's song of choice because he loves music. He listens to the song while he handwrites the lyrics, looking at the sample font which shows him how to print each letter correctly. I read books to him at night before bed. The rest of our son's education comes from our daily activities - cleaning up after ourselves, cooking, taking care of our garden, not being a commie, going food shopping, home repairs, etc. Once or twice a week, we do a Science lesson which we purchased from TGTB:
https://www.goodandbeautiful.com/products/science-for-little-hearts-and-hands-course-set-fields-and-flowers/
Eventually we’ll add history once a week but honestly, there are some great free shows - Leo & Layla on Prageru and Tuttle Twins in angel.com - that teaches accurate history and is not woke so that’s probably enough. Educational shows can be a great resource.
prageru.com/series/leo-and-laylas-history-adventures angel.com/watch/tuttle-twins
SOCIALIZATION/ACTIVITIES:
When you tell people you're homeschooling they'll go right to the socialization aspect. It’s irritating. Our son participates in more activities now than when he was in traditional school and socializes with all different ages and people, not just 20 kids his own age. When he was in school, he would come home and be completely exhausted and we'd have to drag him to the one activity he was involved in each week and he hated it. Now we do martial arts, roller skating, music class, parkour (obstacles courses) and meet with other kids at the park and playground.
A lot of companies offer special homeschool time slots for activities and they are usually discounted. Our parkour offers a 2 pm class each week. It's $40 less and we get 2 additional sessions than their regular packages. Our roller skating offers a discounted homeschool skate on the third Friday of every month. There is a 2 hour homeschool rock climbing session that is discounted and offers a room for the kids to do their work. There are athletic organizations for homeschool kids or he can just join a regular sports league. Look around for activities to get involved in.
I was able to obtain library cards in other better municipalities for free because I homeschool. Depending on your library system, you can rent free museum passes that you borrow and then return. It allows you and a few guests free admission to many local museums and activities. Field trips.
STATE LAWS:
We have no homeschool laws in our state but some have a few requirements. Once you start homeschooling, you’ll quickly find many other families who also homeschool. We’re everywhere. And we want to network with other families. We are the best resource to go to for information regarding your state’s laws. Find the OG homeschoolers. They know it all. I’ve heard mixed things about HSLDA so I’m not sure about using them as a resource, as suggested by others. I would talk to other families that you meet. They know what to do and would be happy to help you.
UNWOKE TV TO SUPPLEMENT:
It’s helpful to have some educational media resources to use that you trust. I have vetted these:
Streaming Services
Angel Shows (free): angel.com BYUtv (free): byutv.org PragerU Kids (free): prageru.com/kids Pure Flix & Yippee (not free but have a lot of kids shows): pureflix.com & yippee.tv
Shows
Leo & Layla: prageru.com/series/leo-and-laylas-history-adventures Tuttle Twins: angel.com/watch/tuttle-twins Friends & Heroes: friendsandheroes.tv/stories-about-heroes.html Jungle Beat: angel.com/watch/jungle-beat Bluey: bluey.tv/watch Others: How It’s Made, Primitive Technology, Berenstain Bears, Curious George, Wild Kratts
Stay the hell away from PBS, Disney & Sesame Street.
CONCLUSION:
Homeschooling is one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. Once you’re out of the traditional school shackles, a whole new world opens. Homeschooling is all about the family, nurturing, being together. Our son is so much happier and well-adjusted now than ever before because we homeschool. Best of all – no homework and NO COMMIES.
That's a great post, I don't have children yet but when I do I will be homeschooling them.
I'm glad your child is much happier with schooling and even excelling compared to children his own age.
Well done for claiming back your child from those monsters and I'm sure your child(ren) will be better for it and a lot closer to you.
Sounds like you are raising a little adventurer with all the activities he engages in, I pray that you all have a happy, love filled and successful life.
What a beautiful and rewarding life homeschooling can bring.
Congratulations, frog, you are working to protect the future frog population!
Yes. Thank you 🐸
Robinson school curriculum and Saxon math. We used it for our 4 children. Some people don’t like Saxon math because there is lots of work.
I’m an engineer and I really liked the Saxon math. We used it all of the way through Calculus.
Use ASIAN math.. it's the best. That's why asian kids are advanced in math.
Raise my hand on this one.
Do you have a curriculum example? Other than Singapore - I have used that and found it difficult to teach.
sorry, what grade is this for?
SIngapore one should be the easiest in Asia, and in English.
Hong Kong produces the best Math students.. alot of them get into Harvard & MIT. not sure if this helps:
https://mathspace.co/textbooks/syllabuses/select/HK/Curriculum-26
https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/kla/ma/curr/index2.html
Japanese curriculum:
https://www.futureschool.com/japan-curriculum/
some Singapore math books on amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Singapore-Workbook-2nd-Addition-Subtraction-Multiplication/dp/1483813185/ref=asc_df_1483813185/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312106842432&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5568067004135635453&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003469&hvtargid=pla-433645190782&psc=1
He’s currently in 10th grade
Math without Borders.
Algebra thru Calculus
We are working thru this now - precalc. The lessons are all on video. Either odds or evens problems are assigned. The others set (odd/even) answers are in back of the book. All solutions to the assigned problems are worked in the video.
The textbooks are written by Forrester - I believe that's the man name. Solid curriculum text. Does not have all the "fluff" one sees in today's typical math texts.
The instructor sets up a zoom meeting beginning of the year as a meet and greet. Several days/times are available.
We did not do the geometry. I purchased Jacob's Geometry and taught my son.
I seem to remember Scott Horton https://www.youtube.com/user/scotthortonshow/videos of AntiWar.com and Libertarian Institute advertising a homeschooling course.
Teach them "The Art of War" and read President Trump's books for bedtime stories.. haha
Maybe kid will start own business by 17 and you're set for life.
Developing your own philosophy is something that takes time and may be hit and miss as you feel out what is right for your family, but it is important to know how you want your kids to learn. Also, if you can get excited about what, how, and why you're teaching them, that will tend to rub off on them too. The main philosophies Christian parents use for homeschooling are Classical, Charlotte Mason, traditional, Unit Study, or unstructured (unschooling). We used Charlotte Mason with some classical.
The main things to stay consistent with are the 3 R's: Reading wRiting, and aRithmatic. The rest can be learned later or in fun unstructured ways. (For example, having a weekly science experiment or taking a field trip to a local historical place).
Lastly, don't forget all the things that aren't necessarily part of "school" like forming good habits, developing strong character, learning survival skills, participating in social groups, learning financial discipline, and maintaining the house, yard, and automobiles. All of these things are arguably more important than academics and you can choose to incorporate them into your school.
You can do this u/One4Freedom! Have fun with it!
Yes. Exactly and Core American values
Greathomeschoolconventions.com
Resources:
Https://Qposts.online
Classical Conversations
We are friends. Educating classically is the way.
https://patriots.win/p/15IEXwlpr6/homeschool--coop-resources-for-p/
We loved the Timberdoodle curriculum. They tailor the program using many curated homeschool curriculum like Math You See, etc. my kids love the brain games and mad matter. There’s an online scheduler that helps you get through the material in either a year around or typical school year with Summer off.
We went with "unschooling" best decision ever.
What is unschooling?
Still wondering?
5 cent answer is that unschooling is overgeneralizing umbrella term for education that doesn't seem or feel like school because it isn't like a traditional school curriculum in any way.
In our case we stressed the fostering of curiosity, coupled with the ability to problem solve and find one's own answers.
It's a whole lot of patiently watching them struggle with something before jumping in to show them how easy doing it the right way is.
It's making them not want to ask for help, and challenging them to learn something you don't.
Proud papa story time. We pulled our oldest out of school in third grade after discovering he couldn't read despite always getting straight As. We weren't paying enough attention.
He's 19 now. Worst I can say is his penmanship is too sloppy. Guess what, so's mine. He is well read, articulate, hardworking, and a damn fine craftsman across several disciplines who can do enough trig, algebra and geometry to get by. Didn't waste any time on superfluous nonsense like calculus or chemistry. None. Zero. No apologies. I took a bunch of both in college and used it exactly never. Vector force diagrams on the other hand......he knew about those by age 11.
He still hasn't bothered with his GED, but already has and will always be able to find good paying work. Isn't that the whole point?
TLDR: Jump without looking. You CAN'T do worse than public school.
Teach them to want to learn for themselves. Show them how to do it. Make sure they don't miss important stuff they have to know.
It wasn't rocket science.
Take this conversation, it's basically an unschool style lesson. Although in our "program" it would have opened with a sarcastic reminder that typing "unschooling" into your search engine of choice would have provided a wealth of instant information that would have allowed you to develop a general gist of some of the concepts. This in turn would have allowed you to ask a more specific question, perhaps one that could have been answered more briefly, saving us both time and getting you closer to your goal.
Always close every lesson with relatable real life experiences. It really helps to know your kids on that front. For you, I guess I'd conclude your lesson with a see above and an lol to keep it light so it doesn't seem like I'm busting your balls.
Best explanation is just doing it.
Learn anything? Want to learn more? Well who's stopping ya?
Now get out there and impress me. If you find an explanation you like better, or a different method that seems equally promising, share a link with me cuz i ain't just done gettin all them youngins edjamacated yet. Good luck fren.
Ha ha Love it! Yes, I could have searched, however, I trust an anon here to give me a straight answer and bust my girl balls while doing it! I adopted my daughter when she was 11 and so much "damage" already that I just feel like it's a race against time. She's 16 now .. Thank you for your response and congrats on your fine young man!
We had nothing but boys. I taught them essential guy skills like welding, carpentry and car repair, plus how to do hard shitty work without complaining. I wouldn't know what to teach a sixteen year old girl unless she was ultra tomboy.
But her mama knows, and it'll all be just fine. What are her interests? What's she care about or desire to do in life?
Blunt question, but is she one of those vain girls all into beauty and makeup? Or maybe just anti globoho poison personal care products and interested in all natural stuff? I ask because I know of one "girlly" skilled labor option.
Encourage her to look into becoming an all natural beauty product formulator. Big money in that line of work. The market is all but insatiable.
We're tangentially involved in the industry and it's booming. Like up 700% in the last two years BOOMING!
Three industries historically thrive in down economic times. Alcohol, chocolate, and beauty products.
One of the best places on earth to buy the stuff to start self training in that field happens to be just down the road from me. Https://bulknaturalswholesale.com Dude sells some crazy products I've never even heard of, but apparently are the bees knees for advanced formulators.
The industry is comprised probably 90% of self trained people. There is virtually zero barrier to entry and self employment is an option. Just spitballing here, but none of that sounds too terrible to me.
Maybe pick a few ingredients and whip a simple body butter recipe together? Fun little mother daughter project. Don't even pitch it as anything besides just something to do. Guage the interest. If there's any, encourage further study of ingredients and there effects.
Who knows. There's no shortage of how to vids for making basic stuff, and no limit to the money to be made if you happen to come up with the best things ever. Start making stuff you both can use, build skills from there.
If she cares at all. If not, try something else. Learning skills is never a waste of time.
She wants to be a pilot. She's in ROTC and is trying to decide between Air Force or Navy. Her best classes are and have been math and science. I'm the tomboy, so I'm teaching her all about tools (including power), auto repair (I have an older Jeep), gun safety, and archery, etc. My biggest failure so far is her work ethic. So I'm thinking of her getting a job and homeschooling would hopefully get the point across.
Also, thank you for the ideas! She and I both enjoy "concocting" things and I've been making my own laundry detergent for quite awhile..
Kenseth.....as in the 17 car?
You'll appreciate this maybe....
I can't watch noosecar anymore. I can't and I won't and I won't and I can't. I haven't been able to for 15ish years now.
Did you know YouTube has full season playlists of complete races from the good ol' days?
We're currently six races deep into the 1987 season. None of us were watching back then so it's all a surprise. What a good show it's been so far. Schrader is running awesome. Kulwiki's been a dumpster fire and it's fun finding new reasons to boo the Bodines all over again.
10/10 would recommend. There's so much good old racing I've never seen to waist a minute on the current nonsense.
Yes #17. I haven't watched in years myself. Never really accepted his change to #20 and then he retired. Current nonsense is right. Too much compromise (politics) to gain fans($$). I'll have to check out some of those old races!! I had a bunch of uncles who raced at the local track, so much of my youth was spent inhaling burnt rubber and high octane!
I was lucky enough to have three short tracks within an hour back in the mid 90s. Good times.
Closest I get to that vibe now is watching the show cleetus McFarland puts on down at the freedom factory on youtube. It's a sick show, but watching on TV just isn't the same.
I'm from the north east where we had big block isma supermodifieds weekly. My kids just don't understand what that would FEEL like.
20 years ago I homeschooling my son for kindergarten and used a program called Calvert School. I liked it because it came with everything needed. I don't know if they have changed since then or not, but you might want to see if they would be a good option.
Best thing to do when starting out: Use a complete program, such as ABEKA, or an all inclusive online program such as K12...this will help you break into homeschooling without having to worry about curriculum selection.
Join HSLDA and seek out your local homeschooling community. Find an experienced homeschooling parent that will mentor you. Once you are able to work out your best structure (it's a very personal endeavor as you need to find a curriculum/method that accommodates your strengths/lifestyle AS WELL AS your child's) then you can look at possibly tweaking you curriculum or sticking with a "canned" curriculum. Biggest misstep parents make, especially when you are jumping in feet first without having any pre-planning, is being overwhelmed. I don't don't know your child's ages, but focusing on the basics, reading fluently, writing clearly, and knowing how to manipulate figures (add, subtract, multiply, divide, then percents and consumer math) is the way to start. And, encourage your child to read, read, read! Read good literature. You can even listen to books on tape together and discuss them. I can not overemphasize how powerful focusing on good literature and non-fiction is for kids. Attend the closest state homeschooling convention (usually during the summer) NC has an epic one...they offer terrific sessions on just about everything you may need, as well as gobs and gobs of curricula...my kids also loved attending.
I taught my son and daughter K-12. Had them in a co-op from 7th grade to 12th (I taught there too), and transitioned them to community college for their last few years. They both entered college with college credits. Both graduated on time (4years) and were very well prepared. I ended up teaching public school (middle school math) after they went to college, so I got to see both sides.
Joining HSLDA tomorrow. Thank you for your insight. It is very helpful.
Awesome. Thanks you for your advice. He’s currently in 10th grade.
Don't know where he is in math, but Khan academy is free, on line, and very helpful.
You may have inspired me! My daughter is in 10th grade also. I've thought about this but questioned the viability of such a decision...I am now, thanks to you, strongly reconsidering!
The overwhelming support in this group has made my decision finale. We are in the process now of doing it. We are liking the Ron paul curriculum so far and tomorrow we are joining the HSLDA TEAM. We need the guidance for at least the first year and so far we are liking the Ron Paul Curriculum.
That is exactly where my head is leading. I still have a bit more research I'd like to do before I make a final decision. Please keep me posted on how things are going!
Will do. And that is why I’m joining the HSLDA so they can help me out. But I will keep you updated.
Lots of great suggestions here! I would also add www.moorefoundation.com (especially the Moore Formula Manual in their catalog—a bit expensive but worth its weight in creative ideas!). The Moores are widely considered the “grandparents of modern homeschooling”, and their educational philosophy is very freeing. Also, www.logicofenglish.com. You don’t have to do the whole program necessarily, but this is the best overall explanation I’ve ever seen regarding why English works the way it does. The phonogram flash cards and “Sounding out the Sight Words” are a great and inexpensive place to start, along with their book, “Uncovering the Logic of English”.
Don’t stress too much over what curriculum or methods to use. Focus on getting a solid foundation in functional English and math, and then give your children plenty of room to explore what interests them and to live/learn alongside you in your adult life. How do you like to learn? You use basic knowledge tools to dig into the things you want and need to know. Kids are the same. So happy for your family!! Welcome to the great adventure!
For Grammar, I LOVE the Easy Grammar series. My kids learned their prepositional phrases inside and out, as did I 😁
We just started homeschooling our kiddos, ages 5 and 7 and my youngest will start in 4-5 years. No experience here, just read some books & we are trying our best. We use “The Good and The Beautiful” to get started and give us ideas. We will keep using this curriculum for a few more years. Besides praying for guidance, in our first year… we learned this:
Be prepared to think out of the box.
Divorce your mind from the old public school metrics & imprisoning ways of thinking of our public education system.
Learn, learn, learn… be prepared for a journey of disciplining and educating you child.
Abeka
I have used enlightium just buy the books and they will give assignments scan and upload. You or a teacher can grade depending on level you have selected
Look around for a nearby homeschool co-op, and check it out carefully. If it's well run, it can provide the best of both: a place for your child to interact with others, while you are totally in control of your child's education and decide which classes to enroll him in. Plus the kids will tend to be well-raised, with no bullying or other issues. But silly.
My mother taught me to read prior to me going into public school, she used the Abeka curriculum. Abeka is head and shoulders above what public schools use, plus it's non-woke.
https://hslda.org/legal/
We used Abeka
Please look into Acton Academy and see if there are any groups near you. I just learned of this yesterday and it sounds absolutely amazing. If there are none in your area, start one! Actonacademy.org
My best advice, unschool them first. Homeschool is laid back and actually very easy. Your kids will transition fine, but you will have a harder time especially if you were brought up in govt schools. Structure is good but honestly actually sitting and learning takes a couple hours a day. I’m still amazed at how quick I can teach my kids and how fast our lessons go. They learn doing anything and anytime you have can be used to teach. Find their niches and what they love and embrace the genius that comes out.
As for myself I struggled in government school. Now as an adult I found out I’m a better self learner. I taught myself Refrigration and in the construction industry I learned plumbing and building/framing. The things they pushed in school don’t even apply to me today. Except math.
As a K-12 homeschooled adult, the best curriculum I remember using was the ABEKA brand. It make it easy for my mom to teach us, and the fact that I remember 20-25+ years later means it genuinely had an impact on how I learned. Also, don’t be so worried about what “grade” they are in. Some kids need longer to learn certain subjects and others can advance through grades easier than others. When I was in 9th grade, my mom gave my older brother and I a 12th grade grammar book and said, “finish this with high marks and you won’t have to do more since it’s the top high school grade.” We got all A’s and didn’t do more grammar. I honestly loved that aspect and will do the same for my future children.
You might check out this video. It has some good insights on the process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlgMSg0lyyA&ab_channel=AFlawedManOfGod
I used these two. I home schooled 3 kids.
North American Academy https://g.co/kgs/zoJdDo
Ogburn https://g.co/kgs/tpzJcc
Loved them both.
A long time ago I used Abeka. Then I opted for cheaper programs.
The basic is Language (reading and writing, Arithmetic, Science. If you're Christian, Bible Study is a must, to instill a strong foundation that will save his soul for eternity. The rest is politics, real history(not propaganda and lies), critical thinking, logical thinking. The rest is home economics 9cooking), workshops, woodwork, activities like fishing camping -survival skills, since we're living in apocalyptic times lol