Email of the Day: What’s a good, quick response when people ask me about socialization? Answer: “What is it that you feel *he’s missing?” (And then continue that line of questioning). “How so?” “What do you mean when you say, ‘socialization’?” “What do you feel *he’d get from a class of other __yos?” “Oh — …
“One thing that most people don’t think about is that, in the case of children being withdrawn from school in order to homeschool, the kids need time to get used to being home, too. And I’m telling you, after children are out of the school atmosphere for a while, their behavior completely changes.” How Can …
We are not the only state whose laws allow part time attendance and/or ancillary services for homeschoolers and private schoolers, but we are one of a few. Here’s what it looks like in states that don’t, and what that fight looks like in 2016.
Email of the Day: As an unschooler how do you make sure you cover what your child is ‘supposed to know’ each year? Is there a master list or something? Answer: Two answers to this question: 1) WA law says that, over the course of your homeschooling, you need to cover the 11 subjects: reading, …
Email of the Day: We are looking at moving to Vancouver USA and we have unschooled our son for the last year, in Nevada. Can you give me any insight as to the laws in Wa., pertaining to un-schooling? Is it legal to do so? Answer: Unschooling is a homeschool methodology. In the context of …
Another Homeschool Secret: It’s really hard to say this to parents of public school kids who think they might want to homeschool, but think they couldn’t stand being around their kids that much without sounding like a total jerk, but, most of the time, the stuff they don’t like about their kids is a direct …
Email of the Day: Are there a required number of hours per subject the kids are mandated to do a day/week/year?? I just ordered grade 5 CLE for my 8yo and grade 3 CLE for my 6yo because in the next 30 days they will have done all of grades 4 and 2 respectively. I …
Email of the Day: I’m a single parent of a 9 year old that is miserable in school and a baby due in February. It’s taking a toll on her and all i want to do is take her out and fallow a self led learning lifestyle. I’ve only ever worked out of home so …
Part Seven of Seven: “[I] could easily have schooled my own children, but I would never have deprived them from the love, security, and gift of the very highest degree of education that they have built their successful lives on that was offered by their teachers! Ok! My rant is over, but consider carefully before …
Part Six of Seven: “I have heard so many say that what we do with children from 9:00-3:00 can be done successfully at home in a couple of hours. Sure, you can do worksheets and read, but believe me there is SO much more offered at school daily to help children reach their full potential!” …
Part Five of Seven: “Students in my class have my undivided attention all day long. . . . I don’t really believe that a mom with children of many school ages along with toddlers/babies can provide for each of their educational needs at the levels they require.” I’m going to admit that I find this …
Part Four of Seven: “When you say no one needs to really start before age 8. That is crazy!” When I say that you don’t really start homeschooling until 8, I mean two things: 1) I mean it literally — because our compulsory attendance is from 8-18, you don’t legally start homeschooling until your child’s …
