Homeschooling Parents

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

This is a good point, mainly because many curriculums are ultra basic through elementary school and then add on the challenging math in jr. high/high school as totally new concepts--others integrate basic algebra, geometry concepts, etc. from the first grade.

Most curriculums line out in the end, meaning if you use it 1st - 12th, the child will still know what he/she needs to know by the time they graduate. But if you compare to public school curriculum, they can be ahead or behind at any given point. (Behind and ahead being relative concepts.)

You are right - in the end they do cover everything. It's hard to change in midstream from one to another. I never used just one company. I found what was required by my State and found what I felt would work for us.

www.vegsource.com/homeschool, which you already know about, is an awesome swap tool and allows you to see what the experienced homeschoolers are using in the country. I love and utilized that site for 15 years. Now, I am finished! But I like to help others, if I can.

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

You are welcome!

Not an uphill climb at all. You just need to realize that your tax dollars were wasted as you see that each student is an individual case and they did not have time for your daughter.

Okay, I'm stopping.

Uhhhhh NO, we aren't going to start the blame game Miss Missy! Don't make me have to set you straight in front of God and everyone on this here forum!!!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Rico

Uhhhhh NO, we aren't going to start the blame game Miss Missy! Don't make me have to set you straight in front of God and everyone on this here forum!!!

I'm not afraid of you. And I will do the blame game. My mother was homeschooling in the 70's when it was not cool. I know the whole deal and our public school system is in a mess.

Let me add that if Xerox and other major corporations are saying they are not finding applicants that are intelligent enough to take over these companies - that is serious. Who cares who graduated from college. An A now is equivalent to what a C was 30 years ago. Sad.

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I'm not afraid of you. And I will do the blame game. My mother was homeschooling in the 70's when it was not cool. I know the whole deal and our public school system is in a mess.

Maybe where you are from, but not around here. You just have to know my daughter to understand why she is where she is with her education. In fact, someone I know that homeschools wasn't surprised at all when I talked with her about this situation a couple of days ago. She knows my daughter fairly well. This isn't the school's fault or anyone else's fault for that matter. This girl is just different. She thinks differently than most of the people I know.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Rico

Maybe where you are from, but not around here. You just have to know my daughter to understand why she is where she is with her education. In fact, someone I know that homeschools wasn't surprised at all when I talked with her about this situation a couple of days ago. She knows my daughter fairly well. This isn't the school's fault or anyone else's fault for that matter. This girl is just different. She thinks differently than most of the people I know.

Okay, I give you the last word.

Never mind....

Every child is teachable at different levels and in different ways. As quoted by a public school teacher of 35 years, "There are too many rats in the cages."

If your daughter wasn't getting something someone should have recognized that that - stopped what they were doing and addressed it. That's what we do in homeschooling. We don't move on until we have mastered a particular concept. They are not able to do that in the public school system. They don't have time or enough help.

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Okay, I give you the last word.

Never mind....

Every child is teachable at different levels and in different ways. As quoted by a public school teacher of 35 years, "There are too many rats in the cages."

If your daughter wasn't getting something someone should have recognized that that - stopped what they were doing and addressed it. That's what we do in homeschooling. We don't move on until we have mastered a particular concept. They are not able to do that in the public school system. They don't have time or enough help.

PREACH IT!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

PREACH IT!

Do I get the tithes from that?

Originally Posted by Rico

Gang, I have a problem I am hoping you homeschooling parents can help me with. My middle daughter is having some serious issues with math. Basically, she is flunking math in a big way. I've thought about pulling her out of school to homeschool her, but that isn't feasible for us, either financially or timewise. However, I thought I could take advantage of the summer break and give her some additional instruction here at home. What do y'all suggest? Math has been an issue for her since day one. Do I go back to the beginning, and get 1st grade materials and work up from there? She is going to the 4th grade next school year. Also, what math program would be a good one to work at home like this? Thanks.

My wife and I don't home school but we've tutored. We typically get our materials from F&S School supply, which is local. You might want to see if there are any other school supply stores near you. Here's F&S's site just so you can see what it's like:

http://www.fsschoolsupply.com/

These shops have school supplies for professional teachers and home schoolers. They have curriculum and games galore on nearly any general education subject you can imagine. You may want to look in your local phone book under "school supply" and/or "supplies". Or call F&S long distance from where you are and ask them for a lead in your area or who you might want to contact. You could also start with your child's school by asking a teacher where they get their school supplies and if they would recommend anything.

God bless.

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Okay, I give you the last word.

Never mind....

Every child is teachable at different levels and in different ways. As quoted by a public school teacher of 35 years, "There are too many rats in the cages."

If your daughter wasn't getting something someone should have recognized that that - stopped what they were doing and addressed it. That's what we do in homeschooling. We don't move on until we have mastered a particular concept. They are not able to do that in the public school system. They don't have time or enough help.

It did get addressed last year, by her 2nd grade teacher. She pretty much warned us we'd find ourselves in the position we are in. I tried explaining to her that she needed to find what worked for my daughter. We worked with her, with the help of her teacher. She was running a "C" average until this last semester in the 3rd grade. I'm not going to take any chances with her getting left behind so here we are. Again, this isn't anyone's fault, PO. I know it's hard for you to accept that because you are so dead set against public schools

[Rico]

If this thread turns into a bash the public school system thread I'm not going to post on it anymore. I'm not going to get into that argument.