A family have asked me to teach or homeschool their 8 year old girl. Or perhaps I shouldn't even consider it... For a price quote what would you say would be an appropriate amount to charge per hour or weekly, if I give them the green light? Thanks!
Twosets, First I would check into your state laws and make sure you qualify. Some states have funny laws, like here in VA, I can teach my own kids, but to teach someone else's I have to have a BA. Go figure. Then I would think about how much you want to charge. Babysitting for 1 week is TYPICALLY (depending of course on area) about $100 a week, so that should be your base price, then add more to that depending on how much curriculum/ what type you will need to purchase, supplies, lunches, etc. Best of luck!
I was going to say the same thing. I kown in the last state we lived in, it was like that - you can homeschool your own children, but not someone else's. But, the parents can take responsibility for the child's homeschooling, and you can offer child care services, and the child can complete school work while in your care, and you can help out while the work is being done...Just protect yourself by knowing the law and what you can and cannot do.
May I ask why they would want their daughter homeschooled but not make the sacrifice themselves? I know a little sharp for this morning (hey I get that privledge 1x per month).... But seriously..... the law is an important thing to know. Apparently in MI you can be a "non-public" school. Not sure - but I would check into it.
Ok, my two cents.... Besides the legality of it, would you be ABLE to teach someone else's child? I mean more from an authority point of view. Will the child (personality) work with your household or demand all your attention? Will the child follow your instructions and will the parents respect and enforce it? Was in a similar situation (preschool wise) years ago and it ended up disrupting my household, ruining my relationship with other child's mother and it affecting my kids. Wasn't worth the money.
Thanks so much for the feedback. The laws here are quite flexible. Adding another student would just be like another child, and I would have to keep her portfolio in shape. I think you've all raised good concerns ...makes me wonder ... maybe I need to do some retraction. This will be a 5th kid!
Apart from the legality issue, apart from the cirriculum cost issue, apart from the tuition I will charge ... these questions haunt me the most: :idea:
If you are sure you want to do this...I would definitly charge more than the going rate for babysitting. Even if you don't have a degree...7 years of homeschooling should count for something. I think the most challenging thing is she is not the same age as your kiddo's. But maybe you kept the material? I would definitly look into what the going rate for babysitting...and what the going rate for private school...and then maybe come in somewhere in the middle of that. around here...that would be between 300$wk for babysitting...(40 hours a week) and 270 for private school...but of course fewer hours. Do they work? and want you to have her all day? or is she just coming for school and can be done in a few hours? Tutor's without a degree get about 15$ an hour. (my daughter charged that a few years ago as a High school sr.)
On the other side of the coin to most questions- I have been approached several times to teach other peoples kids. I am for it, but have never said yes because of the concerns for disrupting my own children. The most recent was a pre schooler whom I get along great with and would love to teach ... showed me I still want to teach preschool! But from watching him a few times while his mom got things situated in her schedule once while I was teaching my kids, I realised my kids see my attention on another child and run! I wanted to do this so they could learn ot work independantly and I would be busy but I found I have some areas I need to work on with them first. Also ask your dh for input! Mine saw wisdom in my ramblings and told me no, I do not want to do this... I sat back after being upset about that and realised ya, Is aid that myself! Lol! It was too stressful to try to please another parent while working on my own chidlrens needs however petty that may sound. you have two sets of twins, is this child in the right age bracket to work as a full class with one of the sets? It could work if its just adding on another to the same group but if its different stuff that would be stress! I avoid stress lo! i have been asked to teach teens to preschoolers have not yet felt peace, pray for peace over all!
My neighbor was tossing this idea around for a while. She wanted me to homeschool her daughter and would pay me what she was paying the private school; about$400 a month. I told her that legally, in California, I can't homeschool her child because she would be under a different option than we are under. I would legally have to qualify as a tutor and I am not.
yep, unless the mom was the offical teacher and they filed seperately, then you could do it and just be a babysitter type person while mom does whatever she does, and that is the only way around it. I have a friend who did this for a class load of kids one year.
me too, thats why I never said yes, it was proved to me that it is within the law but I didn't feel good about it.
Private tutors were earning $40 per hour ten years ago. I don't know the current rate, but I'm sure it has gone up. Substitute teachers were earning $100 a day ten years ago; I think that has stayed steady. Personally, I wouldn't "homeschool" another person's child for $100 an hour. You change the entire dynamics of "homeschool" by removing the parent as teacher.
I'm actually hoping once my youngest is old enough, and more independent in her learning, that I will take on a few kids for childcare (my house could very easily be set up for it). I would imagine I'd stick to a certain number of kids and try to keep them similar ages so that I could do kind of a preschool type thing. I'm sure it will depend on my youngest (I was thinking when she's in high school level stuff where most of the work is self-directed). Of course, it would be a great way for her to get some credits LOL Anyway....I would have to think long and hard about taking responsiblity for another's child during the age of report in our state. I might consider teaching ONE class or tutoring or something. Or being mentor/monitor while the child does cyber schooling. But to be their teacher? Hmmmmm.
Kbabe I used to think that too, but lately I am thinking when they are that old I may want to do something else.. though I did find my love for teaching preschool aged kids has not left me I don't have the patience for the discipline of a class group. just something to keep in mind since I have watched my friends two little ones off and on end of summer for her, it was really stressful, my olderkids were brats LOl!
This could be a no-win situation What they are asking you to do is to be totally responsible for their child's education and well-being. This is a no-win situation. 1. If you act as teacher and your state requires a non-parent to be certified, you could get into trouble. 2. If you act as a babysitter and get paid for it, you may be considered an illegal daycare. 3. If the child falls under compulsory attendance laws and you claim your not teaching her, but just watching her,they may still get the parents for truancy-since you will claim that your not teaching the child. I agree with asking the parents why they don't want to teach their own child.
