How does it work when the only parent has to go to work during the day? Can home schooling be done in the evening? Do you send in a note with a child with a mother’s intention to home school or call them or visit them in the office; which is best?
I live in Florida, and my friend is home schooled. He lives only with his mother, who has to work during the day as well. I believe he is taught lessons in the evening since he told me that he can’t be out after 5 pm since he is “at school”
Anyways, mind if I ask why home schooling? Public schools are not as bad as most parents think, and they allow for socializing and extracurricular activities.
i’ve been in public school my whole life.
but i’m going through a tough time right now and would like to be home-schooled.
how would i go about having my parents enroll me, and asking them to do it?
BTW- i live in the state of Florida.
best thing id do first is check online for your local homeschool group when you find them (if you do and they’re online) show your parents the advantages of being homeschooled also tell them there’s lots of curricclium out there for them to consider the homeschool group could help with that as well if you can find a way to contact someone in the group also a homeschool group can be a lot of help in other ways as well socially, helping your parents in the transition, etc…. after you find the local chapter of your homeschool group give your parents the info and ask them to check it out personally and decide for themselves most times when parents are given the choice to check it out for themselves (if they actually do! you have to really push them if this is what you want) they will find it is most times better than public school. also did you know that homeschooled students are accepted into a college faster than a public school student and also homeschooled students when tested were about 2 grades higher than public school students? thats because homeschooled students get more one on one time with a teacher than a public school student in a classroom of 35-100 students so to speak, a public school teacher cant usually just teach one student they have to teach them all together they dont have time for just 1 student.
Judging from all the grammatical errors I see on this site I think we should.Spelling errors,punctuation errors and improper word usage is rampant here.I sometimes think they are speaking a different language!!!
Our government schools are ruining our children’s quality of education.
I’m going to tell you right now, it isn’t much better in private schools or homeschools for that matter.
I don’t know about you, but I developed an impressive grammar at a young age and it certainly wasn’t the work of the schools. It was a personal choice and parental influence.
Don’t be so quick to blame the government. I’m not exactly saying they are not to blame either, but do your part.
I would do online schooling if I were you. That way you can log on anytime. Check out the school below, the curriculum that use, and who they do their lessons plans through. They are great school! Trust me!
I’m home schooling in Florida as well.
The letter of intent does not go to the child’s school. It goes to the school board and you can send it via mail. I would suggest certified mail so that you receive a receipt when the letter reaches the school board. This is important to keep in your records. The school board is not required to send you any notification of receiving your letter. They do sometimes, but they are not required to and often don’t, especially in Lee County. You want to have a receipt for your records so that in the off chance anyone challenges whether or not you’re home schooling legally and you don’t have a letter fromt he school board, you do have proof that they received your letter and you’re doing what you’re supposed to.
The letter needs to include your child’s name, age, and address, but they don’t need any information other than that. Some counties put forms on their School Board websites that ask for all sorts of other information like grade, school last attended, reason for homeschooling, etc, etc. None of this is required information in the state of Florida, so don’t feel pressured or bullied to give any more than the bare minimum in your letter.
You do need to let the school know you’re withdrawing your child. This can usually be done by phone, but you might need to go and sign a withdrawal form in the school office. To avoid hassle, I’d just go to the school one day to pick your child up and do it then. You do not need to wait to send or receive the receipt of your letter to pull your child out of school. As long as the letter reaches the school board within thirty days of your child being taken out of school then you’re fine.
I can help you out a lot with any questions you have about homeschooling in Florida. If you have any more questions, email me at BlackByrdFly@gmail.com
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No, counties do not varry in their homeschool laws. A state’s homeschool laws are the same all throughout that state. If a county tries to say that thier homeschool laws are different from anothers, they are abusing their authority and spreading false information. The homeschool laws in Florida are the same all throughout the state, guarenteed. The only thing that will be different in your county that you should look up is the address you must send your letter of intent to.
Hello, every county in FL is different so make sure you get the rules for your county.
Homeschooling does mean that you can school at home at any time of day or night. My daughter used to do her best math work at 9:30 at night when she was 6 years old.
You must send a Letter of Intent to Homeschool to your local board of education, however, I strongly advise you to learn your counties laws.
Also join FPEA, Florida Parent Education Association at
http://www.fpea.com
You have a district leader that will send you all the info you need and help you every step of the way
Good luck!!
In Florida, it is very easy–assuming your parents agree.
Your parents would need to go to your local school and withdraw you. They then have 30 days to send a letter to the school district telling the school district that they intend to homeschool you. (This is called a “letter of intent.”) Then you are offiically homeschooled.
As a homeschooled student, they can choose to have you take classes through some online or correspondence school. Florida has a virtual school program that they can use if you wish to do classes online. Or they can go out and purchase textbooks for you to use. Or they can have you design your own program.
You’ll need to keep a portfolio, showing the work you are doing. And within a year of when you send in your “letter of intent”, you’ll need an evaluation (either a test or a teacher looking over the work you’ve been doing, to make sure you are progressing academically).
Good luck
First, check legality. Look at the website of the education dept of Florida. Or try HSLDA, pick your state and they shall have it for you.
2nd, google Florida Virtual Academy. It provides the same curriculum as in public school system and is free. It’s a charter school and is under the regulation of the public school system. I have friends who use that with their kids, they are happy with the program.
If you are middle or high schooler with good self-discipline and independent study skill, you shall be fine. But the bottom line is, you need a parent who is committed to homeschool you. There will be times when you have a problem with algebra or some sobject. And the teacher at home shall help you with it or find help for you, so you can continue your study.
Good luck.
While I’m all for homeschooling (I homeschool my own son and teach homeschooled kids), I wouldn’t say that government schools are to blame for poor communication skills. Rather, uninvolved parents and a societal shift toward pawning off the parenting of our kids to “experts” is more to blame.
When I was a kid, I wouldn’t have even considered not doing my homework, or doing it to the best of my ability, as I would have disappointed my parents and lost every liberty I held dear. (You know, the ability to hang out at the mall or go bike riding.) My parents checked my assignments every night and kept in contact with my teachers. If I started slacking, privileges were pulled immediately and I didn’t have a life outside of getting my grades up.
Today, there are still conscientious parents, but they are becoming fewer and farther between. There seems to be a general attitude that since teachers are the “experts”, they should just be relied upon to parent the kids, too. (However, let a public school teacher try to discipline one of the little darlings, and wow…talk about fireworks. Parents become VERY involved at that point!)
Between uninvolved and ignorant parents (ignorant of their children’s actual behavior, that is), ludicrous government restrictions and regs, and kids who just plain don’t give a rat’s behind about their education, teachers are doing everything they can…but they’re people too, not miracle workers. If the kids don’t want to learn, and the parents don’t enforce their studies, there’s not a lot that any school – public, private, or home – can do.
Mostly it’s people who can’t be bothered to spell, because we have things called keyboards, and the interent, they make it easier for us, so we’ve become slack and don’t bother to spell correctly. Saying this, I do like to keep my spelling at optimum capacity.