Plz Help HAVE to Homeschool My Kid

Honestly, If she missed all but 2 weeks of school, she should probably repeat 7th grade again. I don't think that would be the end of the world. I don't think that everyone is able to homeschool his or her child. I don't think it is as easy as some people would have you believe.

I would consider the difficulties of homeschooling. Around 7th grade she is starting to get into several difficult subjects. You need to consider if you have the knowledge to be able to help her understand the subjects she needs. She is going to be working on advanced mathematics - algebra, geometry, precalculus. She is going to be learning to write papers and theses as well as the obtain the critical thinking skills needed to dissect and understand books and articles. She is also going to be learning Chemistry, Physics and Biology plus foreign languages. Are you going to be able to help her with these? How did you do in school? Just a little different point of view. Good luck to you.

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Step 1) Look up the Homeschool Laws for IN
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/laws/blIN.htm Just at a cursory glance, it seems pretty easy. Looks like just attendance records. ((Some states require academic yearly plans, attendance, portfolios (with reviews), and/or yearly testing... plus various hoops to jump through in regards to teacher qualifications, curricula, and a whole host of admin stuff)) Getting in touch with people in IN will be the MOST useful thing in regards to laws and how to be in compliance. Which brings us to:

Step 2) Research & Networking & Support. http://groups.yahoo.com/ has homeschool message boards from every avenue you can possibly think of. Religious, Secular, Special Needs, Gifted, 2e, Local, Philosophical -as in what philosophy or curriculum you use-, age group, college bound, you name it. Many/most of us on are several boards there, just because there are so many amazing resources to be found. I think right now I'm on around 10, from a local field trip group with only a few hundred members to some large multinational boards with 10,000s . I WISH I had known about them when I was new to HS'ing. If you're secular http://groups.yahoo.com/group/secular_homeschoolers/ is an extremely active and very helpful board.

Step 3) Curriculum

You have a GAZILLION choices out there. You also have TIME. You can even take a couple of months to recoup, plan, and breathe. The average yearly PS curriculum can be completed in 3-4 months by an average student only working 2-3 hours a day.

Fully 1/2 of the curriculum options out there are free to mostly free. You also (I would assume) have all of her current school books, which are a good place to start from. As far as curricula goes, k12 is fairly decent/okay, and as long as you're in one of their VA's, they ARE free. Only though, as you've found, they have certain registration "windows". IT IS NOT WORTH THE MONEY to pay for them out of pocket, unless money isn't a concern... since you can get far better for far far less.

Some places to check out curricula / philosophies:

http://www.homeschooldiner.com/
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/
http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/

here are also some of our (totally biased, and eclectic ;) favs:

http://simplycharlottemason.com/basics/what-is-the-charlo... (free with a library card)
http://simplycharlottemason.com/basics/started/charlotte-...
(free with a library card)
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ (see if you can get it free through your school... otw it's about $100 a year, and the most expensive thing on here)
http://www.noeoscience.com/catalog.html ($20 per unit, christian co, but secular science)
http://www.freemontessori.org/ (free ... as are many other amaaaaazing montessori resources if you look around... and yup... montessori goes all the way to high school)
http://www.singaporemath.com/ ($35 per unit, typ 2 a year... general math)
http://www.borenson.com/ ($35 ... algebra)

There are about 1000 ways to homeschool "correctly". AKA, in my opinion, to meet or exceed the education gained from a more traditional school. It can be VERY overwhelming, and like anything it has it's own lingo, which can take a bit to wade through. So my biggest piece of advice: Breathe, & take your time. Get well, don't rush, and don't spend a ton of money on anything up front. You have time.

:) :) :)

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The school district can provide "home hospital" services (a teacher who comes in the afternoon for a couple of hours to work with your daughter) but it sounds like you may have waited too long before asking. I'm a teacher and have done that service before, but you have to actually ARRANGE it. You can't just have your child miss a bunch of school and then because it's "excused" expect for the missed work to be forgiven.

Ask about home hospital or independent study. That might be a better option for you than homeschooling.

The school should provide her a tutor if she has been and still may be hospitalized. Ask them. My daughter's friend missed half of 8th grade because of stomach cancer and the school sent a tutor 2.5 hours away once a week to help the child stay on track.
Otherwise, we are using ALEKS math for a supplement. ALEKS.com it is $20 a month and the kids really like it. THey do up through high school math. We are doing pre Alg and 3rd grade. It also assess her abilities and gives her feedback.
I have the book The Well Trained Mind from Susan Wise Bauer, it is a big help and eliminates a lot of guesswork with curriculums.
Do you plan on doing this for the rest of 7th and all of 8th? I would start looking into some of the homeschool groups in yoru area. Some churches sponsor AGAPE groups and Classical Conversations Classes.

The school can NOT force you to homeschool. By LAW, your child is guaranteed a "free and public education". If your child is seriously sick and can not attend school, you need to get an IEP for her and have the school arrange tutors at home/hospital or special programs at school to help her. They can not flunk her just because she missed 2 weeks of school! She is entitled to make up the work/tests. (now, if she had failing grades before that and failing even after making up the work, that's another story). There are plenty of kids who miss 50% of their school days (think kids fighting cancer) and still pass with no problem.

I highly suggest you read up on you and your child's legal rights and do not allow the school to push you around. Wrightlaw.com is an excellent, highly recommended, website with tons of info regarding the legal rights of students with disabilties (long-term sickness/hospitalization is included).

The school district in which my husband teaches provides homebound instruction for students in her situation. You should definitely contact your school superintendent to find out what is available for your daughter.

my friend uses alecs.com (I am pretty sure that is spelled right) for math. Go to the library and get books.
Check out the Charlote Mason method.
Let her help cook, read the recipe, mix measure etc. for math, have her halve the recipe, double, triple etc.

Are you a sahm?
I homeschool, but my oldest is 7. It is so far going pretty good, considering we have a 1 year old toddler. If you have any questions or anything you can ask me. Send me a message.
Also, you may end up liking homeschooling....
read up on pros and cons if you may consider it...
You can then have sooo much more freedom and not have to worry about school telling you what grade your kid should be in and what not.
I hope you enjoy homeschooling, as brief, or as long as it may be!

Homeschooling is wonderful. You don't need to know advanced math and science to homeschool. That is a myth. I homeschool 4 kids and only have a highschool education.I help them with math that I had no idea how to do, I looked it up, or they looked it up and we learned it. You can do it free and cheap. Use online services, thrift stores and look up some homeschool groups in your area to get help or used curriculum from other moms.

Your daughter will benefit greatly from you teaching her. God Bless!

Hi there, I homeschool both my teenagers and use a bunch of different stuff. I'm not sure what all is available for 7th grade but I wanted to ask you if you have a homeschool group in your area that you can connect with? I joined our local Christian homeschool group and have access to a TON of resources and free classes.
Hope this will help!
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www.OnMomsTime.com

I've gotta believe that there's some sort of misunderstanding here...she missed 2 weeks of school and they want her to repeat? That makes NO sense. Are you sure they don't mean that she needs to be doing her schoolwork while she is off? This is confusing to me. Sorry. I agree with the PPs who urge you to call the superintendent.

The school can't force you to homeschool your child. They have to provide her with an education. You need to contact the superindentant of the school. There is no reason why she can't make up the work that she missed. I would also talk to her teacher and see if there is anyway to set something up with him/her. Perhaps he/she would agree to some extra lessons outside of school to help your daughter catch up. You can also check in to places like Sylvan to see if they can help her.

Check out wrightslaw.com I believe the school is responsible for providing her a tutor under the IDEA no child left behind laws. Google National Learning Disability Association and find out the number for your states chapter. I realize your daughter does not have a learning disability, but she may qualify for a free advocate to help you get free tutoring from the school, your daughter was out of school due to an illness this may qualify you for a tutor provided by the school.

I just recently started to home school my son. He is in 10th grade. I am doing it through KY schools and I don't need to do anything but keep my son on track. It is also very affordable.
Contact your Board of Education and ask if they have a Virtual School that is recognized by them.
Good luck to you and if I can help further please feel free to contact me.

Does the district have any resources? I know that if you can prove medical necessity, lots of places offer home tutoring.

Check into the online schools. The students get the laptop, materials, etc from the school, and they interact with the teachers over the internet.