Free Schooling at Home

[JuliaFaith]

Found a program that offers FREE schooling on-line. It is financed by tax dollars. They supply lesson plans and supplies. A teacher in your area is available for consulting and monitors testing etc. They are in most states I believe. Once a month, there is a meet at an area museum, zoo etc.

 

Found out about this through a friend (not our school district). Students are still required to put in a certain # of hours a week.

 

You have to get out of your district and into theirs. You can also xfer IEPS, 504's etc.

[Phasmid]

did you mean to post link?

[mama2alex]

The website is www.k12.com. A woman I chat with occasionally at our local toy store said her daughter is using this program in S. CA and loves it. Not sure if they are doing the public or private option. Public (free) is available in about 1/2 the states at this point. I am considering this if our new private school doesn't work out this fall.

[momaine]

The website is www.k12.com. A woman I chat with occasionally at our local toy store said her daughter is using this program in S. CA and loves it. Not sure if they are doing the public or private option. Public (free) is available in about 1/2 the states at this point. I am considering this if our new private school doesn't work out this fall.

Anyone considering homeschooling should check out their state laws and go on a local homeschooling forum to see how it actually plays out in real life. For instance, here in Maine, we must do testing or have a certified teacher do a portfolio review. The difference in assessors can make a huge difference in how one goes about home schooling. I have always homeschooled my children in a very relaxed child led manner and we found a teacher to do our portfolio reviews who agrees with my teaching style, so its not an issue to have a ton of paperwork. The law really just states that progress must be made each year. It doesn't say how you must go about teaching. Some online schools are very rigid and those programs may not work for kids who are dealing with PANDAS unless the teacher is very understanding.

Angela

[JuliaFaith]

did you mean to post link?

Yes, so many parents with PANDAS kids are afraid of school so I thought this might be helpful. I just stumbled across it myself after being given very few options from my school district for my ds12 who has not gotten better yet after his initial exacerbation. Even with home school, they want pretty tight control over what I would be doing and if I am meeting their 'hours of education' guidelines.

[JuliaFaith]

The website is www.k12.com. A woman I chat with occasionally at our local toy store said her daughter is using this program in S. CA and loves it. Not sure if they are doing the public or private option. Public (free) is available in about 1/2 the states at this point. I am considering this if our new private school doesn't work out this fall.

Anyone considering homeschooling should check out their state laws and go on a local homeschooling forum to see how it actually plays out in real life. For instance, here in Maine, we must do testing or have a certified teacher do a portfolio review. The difference in assessors can make a huge difference in how one goes about home schooling. I have always homeschooled my children in a very relaxed child led manner and we found a teacher to do our portfolio reviews who agrees with my teaching style, so its not an issue to have a ton of paperwork. The law really just states that progress must be made each year. It doesn't say how you must go about teaching. Some online schools are very rigid and those programs may not work for kids who are dealing with PANDAS unless the teacher is very understanding.

Angela

Thank you for the information on home schooling. This school is considered a 'public' school so that is why there is no cost. All lesson plans and materials provided and one teacher in our area for assistance. The curriculum was developed by a group of teachers specifically from our state (WA). So I guess every state has their own set of curriculum that addresses their state requirements. We have to do 'state testing' as well as testing at the beginning with this school so they know where my son is in his learning. Since my son was ill this last year during state testing, I just had to write a letter asking that he be excused which was no problem.

 

Will post some more after we give this a try. It is available part-time as well.

 

Will try this first and then home schooling next. There is definitely more flexibility in home schooling than doing this program.