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Discussion Title: hello new to home schooling
Created by: jayne
Created on: Sat, 11/17/2007 - 1:05pm.
Hello everyone i  have just took my children out of school to start home educating them it is going ok i have 5 children age 7, 5, 4, 2, and 1, with bump due next year i found that the school was not very good my son could not even spell his name since i have had him home he can so i dont know what hes been doing at school .
Author: gail Hanso...
Replied: 11/17/2007 10:12pm.
You are going to have your hands full!  I have home schooled about half of my children off and on.  My 10-year old got frustrated in Kindergarten with all the busy-work, and then in 3rd grade she got infected with math anxiety, so she was in school, let's see, she went in Kindergarten until Halloween, then went back to first grade around Valentine's day, then I had her out of 4th Grade, she didn't go at all, and now she's in 5th Grade and doing OK.  I have found that most children can learn in about 1/3 the time at home what takes a full 6 1/2 hour day at school.  The thing to watch for is writing. Not just hand-writing, but the composing/reasoning/editing.  That really gets going in 4th grade at school, but I think there's no reason to wait until then.   If you want specific tips, just ask!  
Author: amberdavis
Replied: 11/21/2007 3:00am.
Wow, I am impressed, I have 3 grown children and if I had to do it over i would definatley home school.  I reccomend that you find a teen or tween to help you at least a couple days a week. if I lived close I would definatley help. Try to find  maybe even an grandma whose granchildren may be far away. she may be happpy to help you maybe once or twice a week. So much of learning is assimulated thru the natural course of a day. have fun and remember train, praise and love your children Amber