r/Homeschooling

I’m feeling defeated. I’m homeschooling my 5 year old and I reached out to a local homeschool group to set up a play date. When we arrived my son didn’t want to play the children and it made me feel so awkward because the whole point was us to meet new people. The moms were not very warm either but maybe it was just because we were all meeting for the first time. I tried reaching out to other new moms in the group but they haven’t responded. Should I look outside of my local community? I’m not sure how to help him connect with other children. He plays with kids casually at the playground but I’d like for him to have friends he meets regularly, it’s just not happening. Should I be concerned?

I need a bit of help since this is slowly getting more and more out of hand and I don't know where else to look that wouldn't try to sell me on some natural cures or get me to join an MLM, which is why I'm here. My son is on the autism spectrum and we had a laundry list of issues with his previous school that ended us with us pulling the trigger and making the decision to continue his education at home, and while it has been going much better than before, there are a few subjects that I don't feel well equipped to teach and have been struggling with.

This is why I'm looking for some online platform, school or anything else that will work well for neurodivergent students that need a little patience and a low pressure learning environment, and while I did go ahead and try a few of then they were too rigid or overly complicated as well as teachers that clearly weren't trained for kids like him. Now all that aside I did check out a few other ones like outschool and a few others, and I still want to hear what others have to say.

If anyone has been in a similar situation or can point me in the right direction I'd be forever grateful, thanks!

My child will be in Kindergarten next year and to say I’m shocked to even be considering private school charter school or homeschooling over public school is wild. It’s not how I grew up. It’s not the experience that I’m used to however, I’m quickly realizing it is the new reality. It’s becoming clearer and clear every day. The public school really does not seem like the best option. He is very active with sports so I don’t think that would change regardless of SCHOOL choice. I don’t believe that education and socialization are the same thing so I’m not here for that argument. I’m just here to really understand what it’s like, providing them resources and assistance outside of my skill and knowledge levels, preparing them for the future. Should they want to go to an institution for higher education, etc. I want to know all of it the good the bad and the ugly. Reasons why or why not you made on your decisions. Anything and everything. TIA

Hello! I am not new to homeschooling but we have mainly done more unschooling, experiential learning with some work books thrown in there. My children have done great with this so far, but my oldest so will be entering 9th grade this year and wants something more structured and college-prep in nature. I do not want a curriculum where he will have to sit in front of a computer all day. I would prefer books and printed out resources. I am thinking his main courses would be Algebra I, World History & Geography, Physical/Earth Science, some sort of literature and composition, Spanish, and Health and PE for a total of 6 credits. Would love some suggestions of printed or printable curriculums for these subjects! Thank you so much!

It's a long story. The basics are that our homeschooled 6yo wanted to go to public school, but we needed to go through school of choice. We just found out she didn't get the open seat, so now I'm scrambling to organize her school year.

We have already had success with Pinwheels for LA and Math with Confidence. What I'm overwhelmed with thoughts on is science, geography, and social studies. She's doing robotics club, art classes, and swim lessons. We have a rather eclectic approach to school. 😅 Some unschool child directed learning, some Charlotte Mason, some

Questions:

- Am I missing any subjects I should include? History?

- For geography i was thinking of focusing on how my kid fits into the world (street, town, county, state, country, continent, planet, solar system) plus listening to folk tales (Dragonfly Tales and Supergreat Kids Stories) and pinning with continent/country the story is from.

- Science: I have the "Nature Study with Children" curriculum, and a good local place to do nature walks. We do a lot of ecology, but I know I need to have some basic biology and chemistry (human body function and matter phases? )

- What do you do for social studies? Any thoughts?

Please, give me all the ideas so I can check them out!

Do they receive adequate guidance and support in their studies

Do they have opportunities to interact and connect with other homeschooled children of a similar age

Are there any difficulties in terms of social interaction, learning, or access to resources

I currently attend acellus online but with the new cap on how many classes I can do a week, and the upcoming changes to scholarship requirements that might not even be physically possible because of the cap, I'm thinking of changing. I want a school that is nationally or state (nebraska) accredited and possible to fast track. I want to graduate asap.

I have three boys from age 4-10, and honestly the argue and fight so much that I’m seriously at my breaking point, I love homeschooling and being home with them, but idk if I’m the odd one out but the constant fighting is really discouraging me, anyone in a similar situation? Any advice?

Hello! My daughter needs to be switched to homeschool and I would like it to be a school that is teacher led, flexible, and she could get ahead whenever she would like. We are in TN. She is very smart. She always wins awards at the end of the year. She is having a hard time with her mental health. I liked acellus but I saw people say its way too easy. That might be okay, I'd like to peek into her schooling and provide my own things when necessary. School that is too easy would do her a disservice. However it is affordable and if I can help add to her course load appropriately, I will. Any other choices? I looked into the virtual academy and it is ridiculous honestly. 6.5 hours of sitting there daily and it being mandatory with added mandatory meetings and in person testing. Just... No. Advice welcome! Also is there a place I can find general highlights of things she should know by the end of the year to make sure I'm on it? Thanks!

Looking for K/1 resources that prioritize Spanish (LATAM) or feature it equally with English. Wasn't sure if there are any go-to products.

Is anyone working from home and homeschooling? I would be selling life insurance and also trying to homeschool my kindergartener. My work can be flexible to a point but I will need a few hours out of the day to be on the phone with clients. Has this been successful for anyone. If I can’t get this to work we will be putting them in public school but I am trying to find a way to make it work.

Good morning friends! I’m really struggling with my four year-old and getting through this program! We started back in March when she first turned four and are only on lesson seven. She hasn’t understood and can’t really identify A, B and C yet. We have gone through the three lessons about three times now. She gets them mixed up sometimes. Am I starting too early or should we keep trying? Part of me wants to wait until she turns five. What’s the rush, right? Does it just take a really long time to learn letters? I get frustrated, but I really don’t want to. Some days I think maybe I should’ve put her in preschool but the deadline’s already passed and School’s already started. we live in New Mexico for reference and the school system is not the best.

I know you’re not supposed to compare children, but my friends four-year-old is already reading three letter words. They work on homeschool every day though, and I have not been very consistent. Her daughter will be five in November and I feel like I’m failing my daughter already.

Everyone’s homeschool is so different and the options are overwhelming!

I do want to create a system, lessons and activities based on our values.

Family, happiness, health, self esteem/confidence, reading, math, geography, leadership, cultures and travel are things that we obviously value.

they’ll be different for each family, even different for each kid, but my big question is how are you balancing all of the priorities??

Ive been really trying to good with ny babygirls education. I would like to start some more stuff and im curious whats the best printer and wont break the bank. A tank? Epson? Cannon? All the different numbers after the name of some of them confuse me! 🤣😵‍💫 Can someone give me their best recommendations.

Also what would the curriculum look for a baby that jusg turned 1 july 31st. Shes eager and picks up quick. Thanks in advanced! Edit: Before anymore snarky comments, I guess curriculum wasnt the correct term, activities. I read and sing with her all the time. We count things and say the colors of said items. We practice animal sounds etc. I just didnt know if there were any other activities that I should know about. To the rude commenters have the day yall deserve 💕🤏

I’m 15 and I’ve hated school my whole life. I’ve cried nearly every single Sunday about going back to school. I’m in year 11 and thankful I am although it isn’t the end yet. However it may lead to college which would be best. I have thought about homeschooling at lot recently and I want to know if homeschooling will get me at least grade 4s in four subjects (including maths and English) which I’m already achieving in a school. I think homeschooling would be best for me because I hate social interactions and cannot read body language and cannot have eye contact with anyone, me and my sister think I’m autistic. Which I agree with her. I think it’s probably the better option because I have had a situation at school before summer started where I have been bullied and I said something back and all my friends hate me or haven’t talked to me since and sent a message basically saying if you don’t apologise then we won’t speak to you anymore. And the bully didn’t even get a punishment. I am scared to go to school. I’ve got 2 weeks left of summer and a holiday but all I want to do is cry about it. I think the best option to preserve good mental health is to be homeschooled. I’ve also never fit in to the school category, the “smart” one. And I think I can self teach myself some of it tbh and it only takes 2 hours of your time rather than 6 disgusting hours of my time. It will free up a lot of space in my mind and focus on content creation, and other stuff.

Anyways i just want to know if I can keep my grades going into my final year of gcse and hopefully secondary school. And if it should be best for me and my mental health

I am beginning a homeschooling consultant and tutoring business after many years as a teacher, and I have some basic questions for you all. I want to understand what your needs are and where you struggle most.

I guess I'll start with, where do you struggle the most on a day-to-day basis where you feel that having support would help you homeschool better? On the other hand, what do you feel are your superpowers as parent/teachers that were undervalued in traditional schooling?

We are just starting our adventure with homeschooling. My child is about to turn 5 and although I know we still have time because he is young he seem to be more and more interested in reading. We read books together (story and picture books), listen to audiobooks etc and I was thinking about letting him use some sort of reading app, like 30 min a day when I’m putting his baby brother down for a nap time.

So for the parents that tried those apps, are they worth? Which apps did you use and do you find them working? I’ve seen hooked on phonics, teach your monster to read and other apps/websites popping in my fb feed..

My son just started preschool and he’s doing good. However I am not doing so good. It just feels so unnatural to drop my kid off with someone I don’t know and kids I don’t know. He’s super smart and I feel like he could learn so much more being with me. We get out everyday for nature, friends and learning. I worry about his psychological development just being thrown into school and having to comply with all the rules. Any advice? Thank you