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Post by kews on Feb 13, 2011 16:48:26 GMT -6
Lately I am finding myself jealous of home schooling families. Many of my RL and online friends home school and I sort of want to. I do not know if I am disciplined enough or patient enough to do this, and add to that that we live in an awesome school district.
But if we home school I can decide the curriculum, we can arrange our schedules to what works best for our family, vacations can be done in the off season or around what we are learning.
The kids would probably hate me. DS would probably be ok (especially as I would probably have him do some online schooling), but ODD would have a hiss. YDD I am not sure how she would react. Having the kids in public school allows the kids to get speech (2 kids get this, one for stuttering and the other for vocal chord paralysis) and it also is a cheaper expense, but...
I think I kinda want to homeschool. We would need more space and/or organization and more income for all the clubs/homeschool groups, and a 2nd vehicle. Maybe I am just dreaming, or maybe I should just plan for the new little bean when God gives him or her to us
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Post by carrie1013 on Feb 13, 2011 20:07:32 GMT -6
Sounds like you have a lot to sort through!
I have also wished I would have HSed, but am content with where my children go to school. It isn't public, but a private Catholic school where I teach.
I think if public was my only option I would be HSing, last week on bus duty (public school uses our school as a bus stop since they have closed so many neighborhood schools) anyway one of the MS boys had a serrated pocket knife! These are only 5th and 6th graders. I did not see who dropped the knife, the thought that one of those kids went through a whole school day with that thing scares me to death! I probably will never find out which boy it belonged to or if they even bothered taking care of the situation--public doesn't share any info with us. They won't even give us the names of the kids riding the bus on a daily basis! Sorry getting off topic...
It would be really hard to change your kids life around, but if you think it is best it really wouldn't be much different than if they were moving, but would still get to see their friends.
GL
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Post by kews on Feb 13, 2011 20:13:22 GMT -6
I probably will not homeschool the kids I have now just because they have had their lives turned upside down so much over the past 3 yrs (5 schools between 3 moves). I just wish I could. Future kids I am open to the possibilty
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Post by carrie1013 on Feb 13, 2011 20:17:42 GMT -6
That is a lot of moving! Adolescents have enough to deal with as is, keeping family life as stable as possible is a good thing.
It is always good to have options!
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Post by kews on Feb 13, 2011 20:35:35 GMT -6
Yeah we moved 2.5 yrs ago to FL, I had a job at a small school that did not work out and the kids were attending for free, so they switched to public school, then we moved across the city to a better district and then we moved to another city for a job and then moved back to NY. Now the kids are just entering middle, so no more moving and if we homeschool it will be their choice
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Post by hsmom24 on Feb 13, 2011 21:00:37 GMT -6
One of the great things about home schooling and moving is that even in the middle of lives changing from the move, at least their schooling stays the same. There's no new curriculum to catch up on or adjust to.
None of my kids have every been to school outside of our home, and I'm not sure what I would do if I were coming to this decision later in their lives. I do know that even with my older kids, I 100% feel that home schooling is best (for our family) still, and we will be home schooling through high school. It's tough choice to make though, and it's something to give very careful and serious prayer time to.
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Post by shell2011 on Feb 13, 2011 21:50:14 GMT -6
I agree with Leslie. Homeschooling is something that requires careful and constant prayer. I've been doing it for 6 years and lean on the Lord daily. I have one each in high school, upper elementary, and Kindergarten and find myself on my knees more this year than ever before. It is so challenging, but I really believe we were called to educate our children at home so I remain a faithful servant. Also, you need to consider the state in which you live. NY is a high regulation home school state so there are requirements you have to meet. I would research this too before jumping in to anything. I am a highly organized person that keeps detailed records so states like NY and PA do not intimidate me, but many homeschool moms find their requirements cumbersome and stressful. Whatever you decide, make sure it is what God wants you to do. Of course, we should do this for all our decisions, but this is a big one.
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Post by kews on Feb 14, 2011 5:51:08 GMT -6
Shel, that is true that we are a high regulation state. I am very blessed that if we chose this route, our church has a awesome home school group that will help you walk through things (they also have some group classes) and we have SOOO many home school groups/activities here. My one friend literally has something going everyday with her kids
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Post by shell2011 on Feb 14, 2011 16:27:39 GMT -6
That is wonderful to have such a big support network within your church. You will definitely need it;)
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Post by ttcamiracle on Aug 22, 2011 20:19:31 GMT -6
I know this is an old post but I used to feel the same way but we got to the point where we KNEW this is what God wanted us to do. We're starting our 3rd year this year and LOVE IT!!
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