Hi all! My husband and I are seriously considering the homeschool route for the next school year and beyond for our two children (12 and 13). We both work outside of the home but are in a pretty unique situation because we work for a family business that has space in our office building to "house" the kids for the work day. I am a former teacher, but since homeschooling is a different beast, I don't know how much of those practices will cross over especially since I taught elementary and they will be in the middle grades. We do feel there could be a lot of advantages to transforming our family and making us a healthier, happier family with this change.

I'm still hesitant of the long days in an large office space though, so I'm researching some options to get them out of the office space and socializing as well. My brainstorming is below:

I will do a morning time with them after we arrive to work to set the day of for success - complete the non-negotiables with them and review the day.

Mondays - they will attend a farm school for self-reliance skills and socialization

We will get them working along side up a little each day to learn business and life skills (they've been doing this the past 2 summers since I started working in the family business so this won't be new but it will need to be more consistent)

I know the time to "complete work" takes a lot less time for homeschoolers, so I need ideas for fillers to the extra time so they don't end of on the computer or feel like they are wasting away in the office space - our business is not in the best part of town so they cannot explore the area. I'm planning for board games, independent reading, hobby studies (arts and crafts, wood working, etc). Also hoping by this time to work from home one day a week, so they'd only be at work with us 3 days a week (but this isn't guaranteed so not planning for it).

My questions for you all:

Although I think we can juggle this, am I being too optimistic or delusional? Is there something I'm blind to?

Do you have any suggested curriculum or resources to check out to make sure they stay "on track" or moving forward? Coming from education, I had benchmarks to know if objectives are met. I feel uneasy about the unknown and ambiguity of some of this.

Suggested planner for planning and keeping track of things?

Most importantly - Ideas to fill the "downtime" being as work???

Thanks so much in advance for anything anyone has to offer!

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I am new here. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on a "all in one" homeschooling program or micro school, I am even open to private school if it will be a good fit for my ADHD'er. I work from 10-3 but my mother is home in the mornings until the afternoon. I have a 13 y/o 7th grader going into 8th and he's just not thriving in the public school system despite having a great IEP and advocate. Any helps or tips would be appreciated

I’ve had my son who is 3 next month do 15 min to an hour of schooling a day (hooked on phonics, reading, counting, painting etc) since August. Suddenly he’s really resistant to it. Is he too young or is this just a phase of him being over our routine?

I am looking for a math curriculum where the lessons are taught online but the work is done in a book. I want to incorporate more book work for my two kids(Boy age 10(4th grade) and girl age 8(2nd grade).

Currently my 2nd grader is doing Teaching textbooks 3rd grade math and excelling.

And my 4th grader started the year with TT as well but he was struggling so bad(he hates doing school and fights me so bad on it)so I switched him to Khan academy 3rd grade work.

Hi Reddit! I'm an administrator at a hybrid homeschool program in Highlands Ranch, CO. I'm looking for a middle school science teacher for next year and we would love someone who has homeschooled before! The curriculum is written and the teacher you will be collaborating with is amazing! Classes are about 15 kids each and the position is two days a week. Next year is Earth Science and Chemistry. Please reach out if interested ❤️.

I’ve seen several homeschooling parents mention that their child is doing/did a bonus year in high school for various reasons. If you did, how did you document that on the transcript and was there any issues when enrolling in college? I think my child needs a bonus year, we are definitely not in any rush but they are afraid it will reflect poorly later.

I have a daughter who is nearing the age of preschool and i love the idea of homeschooling for many reasons, i guess i just dont feel equipped enough to teach her. I would love to hear from other parents on why you decided to homeschool your children and the journey so far.

Is there any sites that offer free at home tuition to anyone with medical issues? I’m in the 10th grade and I got diagnosed with mild to severe i.b.s which puts a strain on my stomach and makes it hard for me to make it to school. Is there any homeschooling programs that are free because I live in a poor household. Thanks.

I am being schooled online, so I have a website for my school and everything but issue is that I can't take in any info when it's explained in the formats that they explain it in my school, I'm not actually learning anything and I am incapable of learning some subjects. The only way I learn things is through extra bought classes but obviously I can't have an extra class for every subject, I need a real teacher and classroom but i don't really have any other choice of school right now. Is there anyone on here that also struggles with this and if so how did you overcome this/learn?

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My daughter will be kindergarten age this year and I'm looking for homeschooling/unschooling groups and resources in the area. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!(:

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Sorry, I’m not really sure how to ask this. And the title might be slightly misleading.

My husband and I both work full-time we cannot stay home to homeschool. I’m concerned about the future for education for my special-needs child. We are very happy with where he’s at now, but I don’t know if he will be allowed to continue. When you homeschool your child, do you have to be the one teaching them? Or Are there people who will take in extra kids where I might be able to send him to somebody else? My child is developmentally delayed and non-verbal.

I hope this makes sense ……

I am looking for preschool curriculums for 2-3 year olds. I know that play, reading, etc is best. However, my husband (stay at home dad) has bad ADHD and needs something that is structured to follow. If there is something like Montessori (more hands on) that would be great!

I have an autistic kindergartener. She is in public school this year, by her own request. It's been a challenging school year for everyone in the family. Our school district lacks the resources it really needs to help autistic children thrive. My daughter specifically asked if we could do homeschool for 1st grade.

I used to be a teacher, so I'm confident in my ability to homeschool her to the level that the public school system would. However, I have a full time job that I'm not in the position to quit. 90% of my job could be done remotely and I have seen my job give flexible hours and remote work to other employees, so if I ask to work around my daughter's homeschooling, I'm pretty confident that they'd be open to it.

However, balancing homeschooling with a full time job sounds a bit daunting. I also have a younger child in preschool who would continue going to school so I would have to factor drop off/pickup and spending one-on-one time with him into the schedule. And my daughter is not a 'learn on an app' type of kid. She'd need one-on-one instruction and guidance in order to learn (one of many problems we're encountering with public school).

If I'm putting in a full 8 hours every day, I imagine I'd be doing homeschool/work/childcare from 6 am-10 pm every weekday. I could do it, but it leaves very little downtime for much else.

If you balance this type of schedule, I'd love to hear how you do it!

Hello guys, I am thinking to homeschool my children but I am not sure what to expect like

What the main challenges I will face?

How to teach 3 children in different levels different topics?

If any one has experience in homeschooling please help me figure out this!

My son is 5 years old and showing interest in reading. He is minimally verbal with a mild receptive language delay. He is also a gestalt language processor. Can anyone recommend a reading curriculum that worked for your child?

Looking for recommendations on chrome books vs laptop.

We have four kiddos, our first is in second grade and our second starts kindergarten next year.

Online programs we currently use are Beast Academy and Hooked on Phonics. Our oldest is also interested in being able to google things about animals, stuff she’s interested in, etc.

I don’t like to do a ton of tech stuff but am trying to balance that with the reality that we live in a very tech filled world which will only become more tech based- so I think computer skills are worthwhile hence not considering a tablet.

I’m reading that a laptop may be better than a Chromebook if they ever want to do coding or use more advanced programs? I could see graphic design being of interest to our oldest in the future. I’m personally a Mac person and use the whole Adobe Suite for work along with other online programs.

Also, touch screen seems useful. Do I get something that uses a stylus so they can write on there etc?

Don’t want to spend a ton as I’d like to get each of the two older kids their own to work on things simultaneously.

Thank you!

My son is turning 8 at the end of February and is currently in 2nd grade. He was not formally diagnosed with Level 1 autism until the beginning of the school year. He’s been diagnosed with ADHD and ODD since the end of Kindergarten. I will be pulling him to homeschool for 3rd grade for a few reasons including some bullying. His social skills aren’t the best as he feels the need to get even when someone else does something to him. He has a lot of anxiety and is being treated for that as well. We are on a waitlist for therapy and he can go there in place of school or along with it but only for a year.

Third grade is the year that he will start changing classes with each subject. The woman in change of Special Education at his school believes he will not cope with the change in routine well especially without his therapy. I’ve had a horrible time with getting him the help and support he needs from the school, including getting him an aide.

He is above his grade level in math, science and social studies. He struggles some with Reading, Spelling, Etc. These specifically, along with Writing, overwhelm him so badly that it’s inevitable that he will have a meltdown over it. It happens at school and home. He will scream, throw things, insult, etc just to get out of doing it all.

What would be some good homeschool curriculums for the Language Arts subjects? I need to be able to keep him interested in it.

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Anyone know of any online highschools that are enrolling year round with free tuition??

I’m currently in 8th grade doing homeschool because I got expelled for a year. When I got expelled, I was enrolled in an alternative school and made very low grades. After a while, I decided to do homeschool, but during that period I was unenrolled for about a month. When I got enrolled in homeschool, I didn’t do any work for the first month. Im just now starting to do it, but now I’m concerned that this homeschool is either not real or putting me on a lower level. I’m afraid that when I go to enroll in high school, they’ll put me back in 8th grade for missing too much or not being enrolled in a real homeschool. Does anyone know what I can do?

I am in our 3rd year homeschooling and looking for some resent opinions on Classical Conversations. Looking to do Foundations but don't know if the costs are worth it, can it be done with our signing up to become a member and if so how is that going for anyone? I have read a lot of posts that were from a few years ago and just looking to see if people still feel the same way. Thanks!

Has anyone successfully appealed their local school systems policy to provide speech therapy virtually to homeschoolers rather than in person? My child currently receives speech services as a prek “student” in person at our districted elementary school. The county requires kindergarten age homeschoolers to switch to a service plan and will not allow in person speech therapy. I’m looking for any advice besides “go private.” Private is not an option.

Preferably free or low tuition!

So we have had a problem with our public school since day 1. No one knows how to handle my son when he gets overwhelmed in a class full of loud children besides having him take a walk or sending him home. After three years of this they're coming after me for him missing too much class and poor grades. I would love to homeschool him but I work 12 hour shifts (overnight) and won't always be available during school time. He's great at independent online learning at school and on ABC mouse. Is there an online school that would allow him to have that learning experience with minimal outside help or flexible work times so that I can help him with the work when I'm available?

My twins are in a homeschool charter and are doing science fair. Any suggestions on what we can do that isn’t to much?

Hi, I'm looking for some advice looking ahead for my oldest son! He's 13 and in 8th grade, doing well and ahead in most of his classes. I'm considering having him test out at 16 and start taking college courses, doing a mix of some in person, but mostly online. My main motivation is to save him time and eliminate redundancy (if he already has to take chemistry and pre-cal, might as well two bird, one stone it). College tends to be more work than traditional high school, but probably lines up pretty well with all the things I am having him do now. He's very quick with his work and manages most of his school independently. Many kids in our circle have gone through a program through the public school where they take classes at the community college and graduate with their associates in hand. I think my son would be a good candidate for this kind of program, but I'd rather keep him out of our local school system.

I'm not sure how to go about it while homeschooling, though. We homeschool primarily because of ideological and religious reasons, but I really feel he is getting a better learning environment at home. I have rigorous expectations of my kiddos and have worked hard to foster a love of learning and forming logic behind their own opinions, which I do respect. He's mature and self assured, and he handles himself well with both peers and adults. I've seen homeschooling done poorly and it's motivated me to make sure my kids receive a quality education. I say this to emphasize I'm not trying to introduce college early because my sweet baby is just SOOO much more advanced than his peers. I really believe he will be able to manage college level coursework.

Anywho! We are located in WA State and have a community college in our town. I have roughly two and a half years to get ducks in order, and being able to plan for testing out or entrance exams will eliminate stress or delays. I've read he can take his GED, but it requires both signatures from parents and a teacher. Is it easier to simply enroll him in college classes and issue him a "homeschool graduation" certificate when he turns 18 and finishes his AA? Are there other options open to homeschoolers? Is this something we need to report to the local school district office? I was public schooled myself, so every year I teach my own children is completely new territory to me and this feels like a giant hurdle looming in the distance. I am very open to any and all advice. Thank you!

I saw today TN is passing the voucher system. I don’t trust any mainstream article and they are all over the place, but what is the main difference here? Almost every HS person I follow disliked this voucher system. Apparently it may give an in for gov to mandate vax, have all your curriculum only approved through the local school, etc. anyone have some objective truth here?