Yo, 

So, I (F19) have wasted away while having a grubby part-time job while sharing a room with my sister, in my parent's basement while taking online adult upgrading. My last two years in Highschool-grade 11 and 12-were spent going to a public school where my work ethic, acquired as well as refined through homeschooling, went to absolute shit. For context, I had been homeschooled traditionally since kindergarten, and my parents thought integrating me into the system would provide me with more social opportunities. It did not, as I was the same awkward teen in the corner of the room, reading Manga on my phone.

I didn't do well and got 60s in all of my 30-level classes. It is depressing looking back at it now, knowing that all throughout middle school and grade 10, I had made honours with distinction. By this time, I'd applied to most of my desired Uni programs with no confidence that I would get into them. During my year off, I tried upgrading with no significant results using the local courses offered in my city while working a part-time job. 

Though I love them, my parents are becoming more pushy toward my education and finances. I have been taught to save and not spend a penny with no regard towards budgeting or things of financial importance, resulting in a bad spending habit. Since February of this year, I have opened a bank account under my name and obtained a credit card to build up my financial record separate from my family and gain more intense reciprocity to save more. My credit score is a bit in the trenches, but I have been on top of the payments and am hoping that sometime soon, it might increase. I plan to move out at the end of the summer into 1 bedroom apartment. Still, regarding that, I have no idea how to fucking bloody start in terms of looking and applying. I am also getting two more part-time jobs throughout the summer to further lock down my saving

Back to the point, I would be willing to pay out of pocket for it. Does anyone know of any homeschool boards in Alberta that accept mature students wishing to engage in traditional homeschooling? As this is the learning style I found myself most successful in, I want to obtain better marks to apply for scholarships and university yet again. I wish I'd learned my lesson the first time, but I can do nothing now.

I'd take any advice at this point. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Does anyone on here roadschool? My husband and I just recently decided that the best thing for our family would be to pull my oldest out of school and start homeschooling next year. My husband is gone working 80% of the time and it’s really important to us that our kids get to grow up with their dad so we would be traveling with him. The only thing is I know absolutely NOTHING about homeschooling and I’m absolutely terrified of failing my children. I’ve been researching and doing all the things but I still have no idea where to start. What curriculum would be best for the situation we are in?

My kindergartner (soon to be 1st grader) has chosen superheroes as her subject to study over the summer and I have really no idea how to guide her on that. I have found a few videos that she can watch, but I really want to encourage her with reading, so I've been trying to look up books, and I can't find anything even close to her age range. The most common thing I see is "Superheroes - police officers" or "nurses" or whatever, which is good, but not really what I'm looking for. I want something about the history, or physics of superheroes. Does anyone have any resources on how to study superheroes? Or even what topics to start with?

Title says most of it. I mainly want it for the core classes. Math, writing/language arts, etc.

I’m fine with work books for geography, sciences, and history

I'm new to homeschooling and am trying to figure it all out. How do you, as someone who didn't study the subjects (ie: precalculus, world history, chemistry) and aren't passionate about them provide meaningful feedback to your child? Do I just check the answer key and see if it matches? That doesn't seem good enough. What if they want answers that I don't have? I could google it but that won't be as meaningful as a response from an actual teacher who intuitively understands the subject, right? Won't my child be missing that sort of explanation/conversation aspect of their education once they get into the higher-level topics? What if they take an online textbook test and bomb it? Other than just reading the answer key, how could I provide the same depth of feedback and help as a teacher might?

I came across them a few years back and wanted to here what others thought it it or what they use.

Hey everyone

Sorry uf I'm posting it in the wrong subreddit but I neend some clearty

Somedays ago I read about dyslexia and most of the the it's symptoms match I'll list here a little background story and my symptoms that I think are prominet

I'm 21, I have been failing in this education system as far as I remember since grade 3 qt that time i would always fail in my exams and and somehow when I got to grade for I again failed 2 times and I was made to sit with the grade 4 students and given writing learning books like cursive writing it was hell of an embaresment and was thinking it was my own fault that I don't study enough after that In grade 6 I failed 1 time this thing kept going on and off cuz if this i got depression i isolated myself alot i even fail yet in exams this all even made me hate the education system.

My writing is really bad sometimes I can't even understand myself

I can't read in speed and when I do read i something get stuck on simple works for 1-2 second I can't pronounce works with different (not correction it i ment to write difficult) pronounce or when I have ti spell the word

When I'm writing a paragraph I something forgot what i was writing and something I'm thinking a different word and unconsciously I'll start writing a different similar work

I overthink a lot idk if it's a symptom or my embarrassing childhood made me like this

I also spell the word letter by letter when I'm writing but still something I would unconsciously write a wrong latter I exams paper still are filled with cut words even thi I'm 21 now ( i still can't spell most if the worlds )

I hate to read write

It's really hard for me to contrate on things for me mostly reading or writing

When I'm typing on my phone i use autocorrect 95% if the time infact this whole para is 99-95% autocorrected.

Very emotional person

Prefer videos or audios for studying

I'm still trying to complete my Alevels (third time) mostly in exams I have the concept in my mind but it's hard for me to get it in words and express it

I Will try to think of an alternative easy word whenever I can't write a word

Something when I'm reading something anywhere mostly on phone white reading the paragraph I lose interest ends if to 2 things then i close back out and do something else or keep reading without understand not of it

Should I get checked?

Considering homeschooling my twin 5th graders in California. We recently moved and I interested in resources for meet ups and more opportunities to socialize with other homeschool children in similar situations.

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Best LA curriculum for kindergarten? My son cannot read yet, but knows all of his letters and sounds.

Hi all! I’m planning on homeschooling my son in the fall for kindergarten and I’m just looking for support/advice/etc. My husband is open to homeschooling for the first couple years but he doesn’t think it would be a good idea in the long term-he thinks he’ll want to go to school at some point, which I’m ok with, but will struggle with the adjustment. Did any of you/your kids start high school after being homeschooled the previous years and how did that go?

I'm currently a 9th grader using acellus, but in the area where it displays my grade it says I'm in 10th. Could their have been a mistake?? Or is this a common glitch? I'm mostly worried because I don't want to finish up the year only to figure out I did all the wrong course work. :(( Does anyone else have this problem or know if theres anything I should do

My kids have used DiscoveryK12 off and on for years. My oldest just switched back yesterday and we've had a hard time logging in. After emailing them we were told they don't provide tech support to free accounts, only paid accounts. I have friends who have paid for the parent account and they've said it's so glitchy that it isn't worth paying $100/year.

We like the overall functionality of DiscoveryK12 (when it functions lol) and that it's a secular curriculum. It's been a few years since we've used it and the more I research today the more I'm seeing people having issues with the website itself.

Has anyone switched from this curriculum to something comparable? What do you use now? I have kids ranging from 1st to 9th grades so any recommendations for any levels will be helpful. Thank you.

I am looking into getting abeka this year for it least my soon to be 6th grader. What was your experience with it??

My daughter is in 8th grade and has serious mental health issues. She says there is nothing specific going on at school, bullying etc, but she has been struggling to get to school over the last month. We are dealing with the health issues separately but I don't know what to do.

I thought it was teenage rebellion and tried tough love you have no choice you have to go approach. But it has gotten to the point where she refuses to go and says she feels like she will start to self harm if we force her.

I'm not looking for mental health advice. I'm simply giving context.

I am considering home schooling her but only for the last 6 weeks of school. The school won't help and we need our own curriculum approved by the district. How do I do that? Can I even get it done that quickly? Where do I start?

If we go this route can she still do graduation at her middle school? If we end up doing homeschooling for high school can she be part of the HS extra curricular activities? Clubs/sports, etc?

I need your advice

I'm truly disappointed with my old printer as it frequently jams and malfunctions now. Its printing speed also can't keep up with the needs of my two son. So, I'm looking for a new printer with an integrated scanner, a printing speed of 20-30 pages per minute, and a compact size to fit on my desk where my computer is placed.

In terms of features, the simpler, the better, as my budget allows me to spend around $300. I don't have much money to spare for this printer. Could someone give me advice and share their experience with using one?

Please disregard if this article isn't genuinely helpful to you. Thanks all

Hi all, I am not homeschooling at this time but am heavily leaning towards that direction when my oldest is older (he just turned 2). I understand that there are different curriculums out there, how did you decide which one to use? Do the publishers give you samples of materials for you to check out? Does everyone have to use a curriculum? I’m a former teacher and I know some public school curriculums can be quite expensive … are homeschool curriculums a big expense? Thanks!

I’m a veteran homeschooler, but I’m looking to use a slightly structured preschool curriculum for the first time. I’d love to know your favorite preschool curriculums. I understand reading aloud is so important and we definitely do that. However, my 3 and 4 year old boys are itching to learn their letters and numbers and I could really use an already put together program. We’re more “traditional” schoolers, so I’m not interested in not doing any kind of academic work. This next school year I’ll have a teen in a hybrid school, two middle grade kids at home with a couple of outsourced classes, a 1st grader, a 4 year old, a 3 year old, and a 1 year old. I’d really like to have something more open and go for the little boys that won’t be stressful for me to implement. My husband’s job has him out of town a lot and almost all of my kids are in extracurriculars that take my time as well. I’m considering TGATB pre-k because it’s open and go, but I’d love to get other suggestions.

Considering using TBATB for my 2nd grader. It would be our first year homeschooling. Well I do prek/k workbooks currently with one at home.

Do you love this program? Was transition back to “regular” school fine if you ever experienced both? It’s not accredited which is the downside for me - any tips ?

I travel between Illinois and Florida

Hello, I am a class of 2022 graduate. I graduated with a 3.8 gpa, #68/366. I spent 8 years in Connections Academy before finishing my high school career in public school. I write this post as a warning to parents and other peers wanting to homeschool or online school, the consequences of isolated learning have been incredibly punishing. I grew up in a small town of around 8000 people, about 16 miles from town. Living in a rural area in the mid 2010's, my family struggled with the financial burden of having 3 kids and homeschooling seemed like a better option than driving to 2 different schools every day (the bus didn't run out there).

I barely remember my childhood. There was a moment after 3rd grade where the Connections' curriculum made me go numb. Monotony took over my life, every day I woke up, ate breakfast, and then sat in my room until lunch and dinner, doing work or playing video games. I did this almost every day for 8 years. The consequences of unrestricted internet access and complete social isolation have shaped me into who I am today, it is a miracle that I am still alive. I have diagnosed depression and anxiety, I have no social circle, and I resent my parents for making me do homeschooling. I am so deeply insecure that it even appears in my close relationships, and I struggle to maintain relationships with people I haven't known my entire life. Because I was homeschooled, I never did any real extra curriculars, my parents had no time to move me back and forth between clubs or sports. I got no meaningful scholarships, and cannot afford to go to college. I have never been to a real party, and I do not have the commonly shared experiences that most teenagers have. I have ADHD, its "lucky" my mom would punish me physically when I got bad grades or I would have failed school. I cheated on every test, every worksheet I skipped or glossed over. Why should I do the work when I can just cheat and get it done quickly and go play video games? Connections Academy was a tough school. The curriculum is incredibly repetitive, and it is so laughably easy to cheat on every single test. The mandatory live lesson meetings were always a boring mess, the logistics of keeping 30 kids focused and responding to questions makes for messy unfocused lessons. I did not learn much in class, thankfully I learn quickly or else I would have struggled more in high school. Attendance was tough and often class schedules would pile on quizzes and tests in the same time frame. The ability to do as much work as you wanted meant I would complete 10-20 lessons a day sometimes (via cheating). I actually ended up having to take extra classes because I didn't have any classes left almost 3 months before the end of school.

There was a moment in middle school when I wanted to branch out more, so my mom brought me to a homeschooling get together. The group was hard Christian, and unfortunately was just a bible study group. These kids didn't even know how to play checkers properly, and the reading circle was almost illiterate. I remember never talking to them again, there was such a staggering difference between me and them that it only further pushed me inside myself. It was the only local friend group I could have gotten into. I was groomed by another student shortly after this experience (she was 17 I was 13), but because I was so desperately alone I thought it was normal. She exploited my vulnerability, made me do things and nearly caused me to kill myself. The school did nothing when informed of course. Had I grown up in public school, I assume much of this would have never happened. I was a small child alone in a new emerging era of the internet, forced to navigate it out of necessity. Extreme social Isolation will not fix your child, you will not mold them to your liking. They will grow to resent you when they escape their bubble and explore the world beyond its scope. Do not force your child away from their peers, do not force your child to endure the numbness I felt every day.

I am aware my parents weren't the best, and the circumstances I grew up in weren't the best, but I consider my parents to be at least the average for southern hard conservatives, so my experiences certainly aren't unique.

If you meet the criteria of the title of my post, you'll want to check out this organization.

Brand new scholarship program for younger kids that follows them through highschool.

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Update: Thank you all SO MUCH for the references and suggestions! Yall rock. I just need to get a regular schedule going. It’s so hard for me to establish and stick to schedules/rotuines, but I’m gonna try. 😂

I pulled my son out for homeschooling. We’ve had nothing but issues, trying to make public school work for him.

He had an IEP. He had a behavioral plan. He had a place to calm down, and processes put in place for when gen ed became too much. He was severely overlooked in the special needs class, but due to behavioral issues, was becoming a hindrance to the other students in the general education class. He’s in that famous grey area. “High-functioning” as the neurotypicals say. Which basically means, he won’t be challenged enough in the special needs classroom, but he’s overwhelmed in the general Ed class.

So, I pulled him out. I’m the first to admit that I have no idea what I’m doing. I’m a college-educated SAHM, and I run my own pet grooming/boarding business on my property. I have ADHD, and poor executive function. I also have a newborn, and I’m just trying to figure out how I’m going to prepare him for life.

So far, the only thing I’ve managed to do is enroll him in JiuJitsu with his younger brother, so that he has an activity with other children a few times a week. He goes to therapy once a week. I also joined a local secular homeschooling group (we are not religious), and they go on outings, have game nights, nature walks, etc..

It’s so hard to keep his attention on anything. I want to find a curriculum for him that he can do online, or maybe some educational games that will teach him his curriculum. Most curriculums cater to neurotypical children, so that’s the first hurdle. Secondly, most of them I’ve found are Christian/Faith-based and….just…no. He’s 9. He can be exposed to religion and etc. when he is a bit older and can decide for himself what he’d like to believe in. From what I’ve read in here, I don’t want to come off like I just want to throw him in front of a computer and call it a day. I’d like to teach him hands-on as well, I’m just completely lost on how to even begin.

We are starting our homesteading journey as well. I’d love to be able to teach him gardening and making our own soaps, tinctures, etc.. Things that would be good to know, besides only traditional school subjects. Those are important of course, but he needs some domestic knowledge as well.

His younger brother has ADHD. He goes to public school. His brother is already pushing to be homeschooled as well, but I dunno. He’s so social and doesn’t seem to struggle with school. He just struggles with being still and paying attention. Understandably. 😅

All of this to say…..I don’t wanna mess my child up. What advice or resougrces can you give (bonus points if you’re Autistic) that would help me teach him what he needs to know at home?

Thanks, if you’ve made it this far!

I have seen posts on moms quitting very well paid jobs to be SAHM (stay-at home moms), but not too much on homeschooling.

I am at a crossroad deciding whether to quit my 6 paying figure job to homeschool my two kids or not. We can manage with one person’s salary plus my passive income. But obviously household salary will be cut in half and many things need to be readjusted. It’s scary for me, it is a cushion job and I have been working 30 hours weekly for couple years (was always Full time before that)x but it pains me that my time is wasted at this corporate job, a part of me wants to get out of this rat race, and I also don’t want my kids to be trained at school to get into the rat race again.

Any tips/advices are much appreciated!

Hi there! Been homeschooling 4 years and my oldest is in 3rd grade. We’ve been doing All About Learning reading for most of her reading. She’s doing GREAT. But spelling we’ve used All About Spelling and that has been a struggle. Before moving further I really want to help her with understanding the concepts of level 1. For example spelling with aw, au, oe things like that. I am curious if there is cirriculim or things you homeschooling experts are doing to help your kids with spelling? Are we doing memorization at this age, just repeatedly exposing concepts and hoping it sticks? What’s your best advice for this?

Second question, language arts. Where should we be for writing? She has great hand writing but struggles with spelling and creative writing in general. I think I’m just not gifted here so it isn’t naturally something I do. Any suggestions on ways to expose her to this? We are working through First Language Leasons level 1.

Hi there! My daughter is in 3rd grade and we’ve been homeschooling since kinder. We’re working through Good & Beautiful Math and we’re having trouble with multiplication sticking. It includes songs for problems she’s supposed to memorize but I’m wanting some additional resources to really help her grasp the concepts because it really is complicated for her at the moment. Any suggestions besides just memorizing the times tables? Thank you!

Those who homeschool in NYS are required to submit a yearly assessment to show their child has made progress.

I pulled my child from public school two weeks ago and have chosen to use the CAT test for mine for two reasons:

1. To avoid issues with the district- a written narrative seems tricky to navigate.

2. My son LOVES taking tests. (I think this is so endearing)

My question is this: I cannot figure out if the CAT tests align with common core standards or not. My son has learned common core in the public school system. My thinking is it shouldn’t matter either way? He has to score in the 33rd percentile for each subject in order to “show progress”.

I’ve read the Iowa assessment is newer but it’s double the price and I’m unclear as to whether a parent can administer it.

Has anyone here assessed their child with the CAT test after pulling them from public school in later grades? My son is in 6th.

So, this is our first year, previously they were in public school. We followed the school year for our district. My question is. Would it be too much that thru summer we do an hour of work a day? Then pick up "full time" for the next school year?

Or just drop where we are and then pick back up at the next school year?

I've had one mom say she will do work thru summer - an hour a day.

Then I had a teacher friend tell me how important these breaks are.

Hello! For those that use beast academy, do you buy the books as well?? Or just the monthly subscription for the online game? I’ve already spent a lot of curriculums that aren’t working for us so I’m just curious what everyone else is doing. Thanks!

Hello everyone! I’m in California. I have to file for the private school affidavit. I have a 6 year old with a rare disorder called cohen syndrome and he has level 3 autism, non verbal, still in diapers. He also has severe neutropenia and progressive myopia.

With everything my kiddo has… is it okay to be like I know my boy won’t be able to learn the things typical kids learn (math, alphabet, etc) … so I want to just focus on helping him be as independent as he can be?

I am having trouble molding a curriculum for him with all the subjects when I feel like I don’t care him learning colors or shapes since he is losing his eyesight. It’s just so freaking hard. With all his medical needs, i just want him to enjoy life and teach him to be as independent as he can be so that when I die, he at least can talk or go potty on his own.

Any advice or comments are very much appreciated. ❤️