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GIM2 is the only real forum I participate much in anymore and I don't feel like starting a blog; so this will be my ongoing thread about our family's homeschooling experience -- I think I chose the correct subforum. I welcome any suggestions or feedback. Maybe the info will interest or help somebody else.
I have a 10yr old boy, only child. I am self-employed and work from home -- and have been, for over 15 years. I've always dreamed of homeschooling my kid; but I didn't think it fair when he was younger as he is an only child and he needed the social outlet. Plus, he actually LIKED going to P.S.. We decided to homeschool due to covid restrictions. The remote learning experience last year was a nightmare: it was a lot of busywork and took more of my time just to complete than one could imagine. We decided that if he was going to be home anyways, I might as well choose the curriculum and tailor it for my son and our interests.
Luckily in our state, there are no homeschool requirements. You just have to send the schools a letter informing them that you are removing the kid from the public schools and homeschooling them. For a blue state, I found this rather amazing as the requirements are a lot less than most red states.
I have a 10yr old boy, only child. I am self-employed and work from home -- and have been, for over 15 years. I've always dreamed of homeschooling my kid; but I didn't think it fair when he was younger as he is an only child and he needed the social outlet. Plus, he actually LIKED going to P.S.. We decided to homeschool due to covid restrictions. The remote learning experience last year was a nightmare: it was a lot of busywork and took more of my time just to complete than one could imagine. We decided that if he was going to be home anyways, I might as well choose the curriculum and tailor it for my son and our interests.
Luckily in our state, there are no homeschool requirements. You just have to send the schools a letter informing them that you are removing the kid from the public schools and homeschooling them. For a blue state, I found this rather amazing as the requirements are a lot less than most red states.