Questions tagged [homeschooling]
Education that is provided by parents at home, as opposed to a school setting.
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How to tell 7 years old why he is not able to go to school?
I have been struggling really hard to find a job and managing everything is out of control but now the school has asked not to send out 7 years old to school unless a new term fee is submitted. Our ...
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Because of bullying, my grandchild will not go to school. What can we do?
My 11yo grandchild just started high school. She went for two days and will not go back. When she was at small school she was bullied and now she's experiencing the same thing because the same girls ...
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How can I help my daughter to realize advantages of books?
My daughter is 9, she is very clever, but I want her to work harder, read more as after doing the lessons quickly she takes her cell phone and doesn't notice anything else around. How can I help her ...
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Any resources for primary schoolers online? [closed]
I have a 7-year-old and I am afraid the schools are going to be closed soon so I am looking for online resources to use and keep him entertained. Have you got any suggestions for me?
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How to help 6 year old be self-confident about writing
My son's writing is totally fine for his age. We are trying to teach him the many ways to improve his handwriting: Capital letters, tall/small/fall letters, full stop, spacing. And his creative ...
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What are some options for helping my child continue learning while schools are closed?
My children will be home for a few weeks (at least) while schools are closed due to the Coronavirus/COVID-19. What are some good strategies or options for helping them continue to learn while at home?...
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Is my 14 y/o brother’s abusive behavior something that I should be concerned about?
To start off this question I should mention that I am currently 17 years old and since we are homeschooled and my parents have jobs in which they have to work for one or two hour blocks all day, I get ...
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Homeschool during traveling
I would like to travel with my kids for around a year starting from July next year. The kids will be 5 and 9 y.o. We will travel in Africa, Asia, north and south America... We will not stay long on ...
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How can I teach my daughter to see her errors?
An 11-years daughter of mine, when checking a piece of her writing or math exercise, where she has one or more errors, simply misses them, whispering contentedly something as 5*6=36.
Normally, if I ...
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How to teach new parents to apply early childhood education to improve cognitive outcomes in their children?
What are the most common ways for new parents to put in practice early childhood education?
I'm asking because it seems there is enough information available that one would expect to find trainers, ...
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What is the best investment of time & money for extracurriculars in primary school age? [closed]
I am trying to research what extracurricular activities are most valuable for grade school aged children and really not finding anything that's compelling. I have a few months before I have to choose,...
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What avenues can we give to our 6 year old daughter to help socialize with those outside her immeidate family?
Our 6 year old daughter is really bright and very friendly and outgoing to those in her immediate family (parents, siblings, uncles and grandparents).
But when she is in social situations where she ...
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What is an effective order to teach writing the alphabet?
In Kindergarten I remember learning to write the print alphabet in a non-alphabetical order. Later, in 2nd grade, we also learned script out of order.
The reason for this was that we were learning ...
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Is my two year old gifted? what should we do about preschool?
My son turned two in October. He's known all his letter since about fourteen-fifteen months. Also learned small numbers around then. He knew a bunch of sight words before he could speak. He used signs ...
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How to start Montessori at home
I have two kids 5 and 2 years old
I picked the best school I can afford in my area for my 5 years old kid
But I'm not okay with the overall result
So, I'm considering to start homeschooling both ...
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How much time does homeschooling consume?
Assuming home schooling would be the only education for my child - how much time per day should I commit teaching him? And how much time should kid work on his own ("homework")
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What's a good home-based learning curriculum for a 2-year-old?
I have a 2-year-old son who is a fast developer.
He has been attending play school some mornings and will only join a school towards the end of the year.
I am looking for a home-based learning ...
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How can I encourage my home schooled children to be more confident in the open?
I have 3 nieces. Two are twins aged 4 and one is aged 2. My sister is home schooling them and she has started with so many activities and lessons for them in the house.
Problem falls when she takes ...
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How can I get my son to keep time during school time? [closed]
I am homeschooling my 8 year old son, who has a lot for trouble completing his school work in good time. I have tried giving him a nice stretch of time per subject but this doesn't seem to work. How ...
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Coaxing a child to perform her best
My five year-old daughter likes to keep her abilities to herself. She pretty much taught herself to read about a year ago, but didn't let us know. If you asked her what something said, she would ...
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How can I make my kids passionate in science while being religious?
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We are an observant jewish family, although I was educated in secular institutions. I feel that I have a wealth of knowledge that I want to pass to my kids ...
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Is non-professional homeschooling detrimental to children?
In a comment to another question the following assertion was made:
Are you a qualified and trained teacher? Homeschooling would be detrimental if you are not a professional in this industry.
While ...
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How do you raise an intelligent and happy daughter in a sexist world?
I don't have enough space to explain my reasoning. I just don't want my daughter to be influenced by the media or the general opinions of "society". My daughter is a baby in my womb.
I've decided no ...
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Is there any Good homeschooling program that has curriculum based on Encyclopedia in USA?
I am not American citizen & I don't live in America. I am living in a Southeast Asian country, but I hate the education system there.
There are too much homework and lack of innovation. So I ...
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Writing from the bottom up
When I was learning to write, the teacher insisted all the strokes begin at the top-left. My son did a little over a year at public school and came home starting his strokes from the bottom. I don't ...
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Single Working Mom Wishes to Homeschool Child
I'm 14 weeks pregnant and I am seriously considering homeschooling for my child.
How can I learn more about homeschooling in general, and specifically for single moms who have to work? Are any of you ...
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How to help a 7-year-old who is stuck on the wrong answer?
We have an almost 7-year-old son, a 4-year-old daughter and our oldest daughter is mentally 3 years old because of cerebral palsy. Almost every day we show a two-minute children's video to all three ...
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How to help a child not be afraid to struggle with things that are easy for her older brother?
We started homeschooling this year, and my four year-old daughter has been comparing herself to her six year-old brother, then acting afraid to do anything when she doesn't measure up.
For example, ...
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Effect of homeschool on college chances?
I am the child not the parent - but it is still extremely relevant to my parents. My parents want to really think through what's the best option for my future. Me and my parents are considering home-...
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Teaching logic and problem solving to children?
We have all been there, "Critical Thinking: Solve why blah blah blah" in our elementary and high school assignments. We've all hated them to death, but I think sometimes we see the value in these ...
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How to prepare to homeschool our new baby
We are expecting a baby this July was wondering how to prepare for his coming with the intention of homeschooling the child. Do we need to take some courses, read books, prepare a plan to start ...
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How to handle homeschooling in another language?
I want to home-school my child (He is now 2 years old).
However I live in a country where homeschooling is not allowed (at least not in the country's school system). Also, educational materials for ...
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What are the merits of teaching a child to type correctly at the expense of time practiced with handwriting?
Obviously, there are still times when printing by hand is needed and while I am not a proponent of dropping handwriting all together, I do wonder about the necessity of cursive and extensive daily ...
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Finding Great Books at the Right Level
My daughter began reading at age three. When we enrolled in Kindergarten, she was tested and it was discovered that she could already read (and comprehend) at a fifth grade level at age five. She ...
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What should I consider when deciding whether to homeschool my child?
This is an often-controversial topic, one where it's easy to find conflicting or misleading information. What are the important points to consider when making the decision to enroll in a mortar and ...
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What are the Different Homeschooling Styles?
From Unschooling to Unit Studies and even Charlotte Mason there seem to be TONS of homeschooling styles and options for guiding your curricular design within a homeschool. Currently we are using a ...
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Where to find information on homeschooling requirements by state?
Is there a place to find homeschooling requirements on a state-by-state basis in the United States (or a listing for other countries as well)? I am most interested in the requirement for entering a ...
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Should I supplement children's education at home?
I am a mom who has made two changes to my children's education so far. I was not satisfied with the level of education of school at the first school so we switched to a more rigorous academic ...
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What should I be teaching my two year old?
My two year old daughter has never been to a daycare, so everything she knows is something that me, my husband, or her grandparents have taught her. She sees very little interaction with other kids ...
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How does one formally educate a gifted child without wrecking childhood?
I have a very bright child (just turned 7), he is not a genius by any stretch, but he reads way past his level (really liked Hatchet, and Call of the Wild), understands somewhat complex mathematics (...
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Should extracurricular activities be required for home-schoolers?
Should extracurricular activities be required for home-schoolers? Of course they should be offered, but should reluctant children be required to attend a certain amount of social activities?
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