Home education/schooling

[Stepie1234]

Hi!
I hav an 8 year old and we've been doing home schooling since 1st grade. I was home schooled to so i never had actually thought to do anything else but she had asked if she could try school first. I guess she didn't lik it cause she made it a year and a half and then asked me to take her out of it which i did. But now i have 3 on the way and i'm trying to decide on how to do school for them i woould like them to at least try going to school and have them decide if they want ot stay or not but i don't know.
Any suggestions????

 

[Avalanche]

Oh wow, congrats on your triplet pregnancy! What an amazing gift

You might find that the triplets prefer school as they'll be together and going through the experience together whereas your daughter was on her own.

 

[marley2580]

I think it'll simply be a matter of wait and see how you get on, what your kids personalities are like and see if they're suited to school

 

[lynne192]

when i was pregnant i wanted to home school then as he got older i changed my mind a bit because he really was good at being in a school enviroment but since he has started having extra needs i have reconsidered home school i would love to do it and do a little now (he's 4) but i am unsure i will be able to offer him the time and help he really needs we're playing it my ear at the moment and see how things get on... i hope your pregnancy goes well truely blessed with three were they fertility drug triplets?

 

[Stepie1234]

Amazingly my triplets are natural no drugs at all and not actually even planned or anything as thier ather and i had barely been together a month and he left once he found out i was pregnant. And that is what so many people tell me just wait till they are older to decide i'd just would rather know now but i guess i have to wait and let them pick.

 

[Avalanche]

Amazingly my triplets are natural no drugs at all and not actually even planned or anything as thier ather and i had barely been together a month and he left once he found out i was pregnant. And that is what so many people tell me just wait till they are older to decide i'd just would rather know now but i guess i have to wait and let them pick.

I'm a believer in things happen for a reason, and you ere obviously meant to meet that man to have such a gift

 

[Avalanche]

I would love to homeschool past preschool but I'd worry about my daughter getting enough social interaction with children her age. It's a shame that there's not a nationwide website where you enter your postcode and find other homeschooling mums and organised play groups and social outings to play parks, zoos, etc.

 

[Stepie1234]

Me too. But for me i never worry much about that since she has 200 cousins all around her age i'm 1 of 15 so it's not that hard to believe that. Her oldest cousin is 17 and youngest 3 so she has a large group of play friends even if they are family.

 

[Tanikit]

Wow, congrats on the triplets - I know a woman who homeschooled twins and a younger brother and everyone was concerned that the twins would be too close not having enough access to other children, but they were fine and you have a large family too. Multiples can be tricky as they bond so closely with each other so I'd probably just make sure they met plenty of other people.

My DD is sick with the flu and we are all getting sick so homeschooling is on hold as no one is up to it.

 

[marley2580]

Avalanche, there's quite a few home ed groups in Scotland, even as far north as you. Schoolhouse and the home ed forums would be the place to look. Outside of that, letting your kids out to play with the local kids, making friends with people that have kids, putting your kids to activities where they have a chance to socialise all help with that socialisation issue

 

[vaniilla]

I'd like to join we'd like to start homeschooling Rowan and any other kids we have its great to see so many others on here that home-school, how did you all tackle the issue of relatives?

 

[alynn6758]

Hello, just found this thread, thanks to a UK homeschooler! I'm in the US and we, (DH mostly as I work and he stays home during the week) just started homeschooling this year. My boys are 4th and 2nd grade, and we have little Avonlea who is 6 months, she will be homeschooled as well. I decided to homeschool my boys after my youngest had a really terrible first grade year, and also is ADHD. My oldest was doing ok academically but his behavior was going down hill fast. Also, my youngest can barely write correctly and neither could spell at their grade level. I really felt like they were getting left behind.

We've only been homeschooling a few weeks but we have seen major improvement in behavior already from both. We seem to be coming together as a family. We had a few delays due to recent hurricane Irene and power outage, but we are doing good. I'm building up the supplies and cirriculum each week. We are still getting organized and learning as we go. We are trying a combination of workbook and hands-on learning along with online lessons as well. Any tips on encouraging a reluctant reader would be most appreciated. Trying to get my youngest to read out loud is a challenge. Oh in case I forget, My husband teaches mostly during the day, I go in early so I can get home around 2:30 pm. I usually do some teaching/encouraging and or hands-on projects when I get home. So that's kind of how its going right now. Look forward to chatting with everyone.

 

[lynne192]

hope home schooling goes well for you. because of james' mental health i feel now in school education is best of him how long have you been home schooling whats your results/methods for your young AD/HD kid?

 

[alynn6758]

hope home schooling goes well for you. because of james' mental health i feel now in school education is best of him how long have you been home schooling whats your results/methods for your young AD/HD kid?

we just started a few weeks ago, right now my son is on Concerta, it has been a major help. Before the meds he wasn't able to read, his reading level jumped 12 levels within 2 weeks of him being on the meds. All of his grades went up, but unfortunately he still has difficulty writing and spelling. We hope to bring him off the meds eventually. We are doing some retraining to help with some behaviors, but we cut out alot of foods with dyes and high sugars etc. That helps as well. We do a lot of things to hold his interest, like using manipulatives for math and going outside for science. We also are just about to start using closed captions when he watches tv, that is suppose to be a big help with reading. We are also doing a family reading night to help encourage him to read out loud.

 

[marley2580]

Welcome. With regards to the reading, have you considered just leaving it for a while? Don't push it, just take the time to sit and read to him, show him you reading etc. If you push it (as they do in school) it can lead to kids switching off, it may be that he needs the time and space to realise for himself how enjoyable and rewarding reading is.

Also, you say you've only been home educating a few weeks, have you heard about 'deschooling'? Most home educators use it as a beginning when they take their kids out of school - look here for more info https://home-ed.info/home_ed_articles/deschooling.htm

Any way you choose to go, do keep us inform on how you're getting on.

 

[ClairHawkins]

Hi i am so happy to find you all I am home schooling my daughter who is 12, we are "unschooling" atm she has only been home since aprill. I think i am finding it difficult to just let her be I insist that she does something with her time and give her sugestions to try and encourage her. Mostly she seems to read and play music she has taught herself guitar and piano in the last 4 months. Is this wrong? I have read so much about being child led and that is what we are aiming for however i think I must be too "school orientated" can anyone give me any tips?

 

[marley2580]

It sounds like she's doing fantastically to teach herself to play 2 instruments in 4 months is great. Let her follow her interests for a while, then you can suggest extra things like a project about music, keeping a diary of her musical experiences, researching different composers etc (just using music as an example). Try not to force or insist though - more gently encourage or suggest.

 

[ClairHawkins]

She sing's too but she has formal lessons for that! I would love to take my other 2 out of school too, bth am a bit scared of the headmistress lol. I had so much hassle taking dd out the amount of pressure on us was awful ;(

 

[marley2580]

You have to do what's right for you and your family though. If you feel it's best to take your other two out then don't let the headmistress bully you. Do you have support from other home edders? What about Education Otherwise?

 

[ClairHawkins]

Got our first meeting with a local group next week and just joining Education Otherwise so will see what they sujest