I would add on to mom/dad...homeschool co-ops but there was not a way to do that in the poll. Any program that the parents are the main ones making the choice of curriculum/subjects is what I consider homeschooling. I do not consider on line programs that are run by the ps or where the parent is not free to make changes homeschooling, others may disagree but that is the view I take.
I think parents as teacher....but we have done classes online at currclick...I'm in room with kiddos though!
In my state, there's a written reference that home school is to be "taught by student's legal parent or guardian". Doubt there's any enforcement of this, but it might be an issue if there was a problem.
None of the above. To be REAL "homeschooling", the parents don't have to be the "sole" teacher, but all learning needs to be more parent-directed. This can include co-ops, etc. While cyberschool is a valid option, it needs to be distinguished as separate from homeschooling.
I totally agree, Jackie. I do not consider ps cyberschooling as "homeschooling"; it's just public school done at home. Whether parents do all/most of the directing of lessons, employ a tutor for subjects they're not comfortable with (liker upper sciences or math), or use a co-op to cover some things (either core courses or enrichment stuff), would fall within the realm of home education.
By IN, do you mean LOCATION? So you would consider a child with a health issue, where a public school teacher comes into the home on a regular basis, to be "homeschooled"? (Not wanting to be argumentive or anything, just trying to clarify what you mean!)
Actually, Jackie, I have met people who cannot distinguish between Homebound Education, homeschooling, public schooling at home (cyberschooling) -- and some of them were the parents!
Never heard of Homebound Education--is that done by a PS tutor? Never heard of cyberschooling, either, till recently we started getting info in the mail from the PS system. Uh, thanks, but no thanks! There's a reason I homeschool!! To me, homeschooling is the parents taking charge of the kids' education. I can see some delegation, but the parents are making the decisions, not the government, or a private school.
I also didn't vote. Online PS isn't really HS'ing, and IMO, using a co-op or academy-type environment for the spine of your learning isn't really HS'ing, either. It's just another private school option. To me, HS'ing is led by the home ("home" is whatever that needs to be... mom, dad, grandma, guardian, etc.) and possibly supplemented by other activities or classes, not led by other activities or classes, and supplemented or having homework done later at home. If someone else is making all the lesson plans, giving all the directions, and answering all the tough questions, what am I really "teaching" anyway? I'm just helping with homework. ... by the way, I didn't say my way is the right way. I just defined the word by my definition as the original question asked. I have friends who do all of the above, and it works for all of us. I don't care how people educate their kids as long as they learn what they need to know (including respect for others whose opinions differ from their own).
Homebound is when there is a problem, usually health related, that prevents a student from attending a brick-and-mortar school. When I taught orthopedically/health handicapped students, Homebound fell under our heading. It was funny, because when I first went to report Rachael, I asked the local elementary school who I needed to contact. They told me the name of my old principal!!! I laughed, and told Mrs. D that I was told she had added homeschool to her list of responsibilities! I had one student who had kidney dialysis every other week. This really wiped him out to where he'd miss three to four days of school every other week. He had someone going in from Homebound to help him on his "off" days. My former roommate worked with a Deaf high schooler who was Homebound, due to behavior problems. Many of our students would have surgery. We had two teachers that worked out of Children's Hospital in Columbus, to help the kids keep up while they were there, and then they would often have a homebound teacher to come in while they were recovering at home. Pregnant teens might also fall in this category, especially if they were put on bed rest.
California has four options for home education. Homeschooling is one of these options. Homeschooling is parent directed and parent funded. This doesn't mean they cannot use outward sources. However, these programs can't be state funded. Too often I here parents say their children are homeschooled when they are really part of a public program. In California, charter schools, satellite programs, independent study programs, and full time tutored students are not considered homeschoolers. Umbrella programs file a PSP for the group as a whole, but usually allow parents to operate as they choose, aside from documentation. Homeschoolers have to file a PSA and operate as they choose, aside from state requirements.
I was just curious as to what everyone thought when they hear the term homeschooling When someone tells me they homeschool...i automatically assume they are educating their children themselves. I don't see anything wrong with a tutor program for things like math or science..especially if it's advanced. But the majority of the instructions are given by a parent (or grandPARENT..or whomever the child lives with)
When I was working in PS, I was in the special ed dept (on the multidisciplinary team), and we had TWO Homebound Instructors for the whole parish. Each kid was entitled to THREE hours of contact each WEEK, usually broken into two 90-minute sessions. Mostly, the HI's were there to pick up the assignments, tests, books, whatever from the classroom teacher and carry it all over to the kid's house, explain the assignments ("teach"), sit there while the kid took the tests, then gather up whatever needed to go back to the classroom teacher for the next batch of stuff. I have no idea how they were supposed to teach anything at all in that amount of time. Normally, it's only for 6 weeks at a time, with a 2-week extension if needed, and longer if the situation warranted. There were a lot of pregnant girls, some chronic illnesses, some surgeries, some broken limbs, and maybe some fighting cancer. Not all these parents were capable of helping their kids with their work in between HI visits; some were quite capable. I have no idea how anything approaching an education was obtained by some of these kids.
My state defines homeschoolers as anyone not enrolled in a public school. If you are enrolled in K12 or anything else that is funded by the public then you cannot enroll as a homeschooler. A lot of people don't want to make this distinction but it's extremely important to traditional homeschoolers to have that line in the sand so to speak. Homeschooling families fought for years to keep the gov't out of their lives, and it needs to stay that way.
Jakk, there are private on-line schools, too. Those are not homeschools, either. And yes, while there's nothing "wrong" with this, I also feel the distinction needs to be made.