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I am not in your area but I found this on line https://www.homeschool-life.com/2130/index_public?Logout=1

I also was an education major and worked in ps. I can tell you that has been the largest hindrance to me in my homeschooling journey. I also homeschooled my sd for high school. In your situation I would say the persons who get to decide who is in charge of the homeschooling are the biological...

I was looking at the new catalog for Classical Academic Press and it looks like they got some new upper level products I am very excited about. I am hoping to go to the Great Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati and check out their booth. Love their stuff. I forgot to list we used Song School...

Curriculums I love: Math: Saxon (grades 4 and up) Horizons (1st-3rd) Science: Apologia and Sonlight Science History: Mystery of History and BJU(for High School), Time Traveler series by Homeschool in the Woods Grammar: Easy Grammar Vocabulary: Wordly Wise 3000 and Jensen's Vocabulary Spelling...

Chances are she would have had these same problems in a traditional high school and then would have added bullying on to it (these types of kids are prime targets for bullies). So even though you are second guessing your decision to homeschool it probably was the best avenue for her. I think...

Do you feel that distance learning is easier, more difficult or essentially the same? (In regards to difficulty of subject matter, understanding the lessons being taught, retaining information etc.) It would depend on the individual. Some folks do fine with it and for some it just does not...

We pulled sd out mid 9th grade and started dd homeschooling in 1st. If we could go back and do it again we would have homeschooled sd from the beginning of us getting married (sd was in 4th). As for science I really like the look of Dr. Wile's new program...

Dh actually did this once with sd. Mind you it was not a lot but it got the point across. After that the language she spoke at home and around her elders was a least polite. I am sure with her friends (she was still in ps at the time) the language was probably pretty bad but at least she...

Actually it this the 3rd edition that Dr. Wile has the issue with. They actually took his name off the book and it has been rewritten. That is why it is so hard to find the 2nd edition by Dr. Wile, everyone is snapping them up.

That is what I have my local hs group for. We do Mom's nights and other support events. There are lots of places on line now where folks can find support. There are fb groups for just about every type of homeschooler out there.

It really depends on dd and the particular day, she should be able to get all her work done within 4-5 hours (7th grade) but she has a tendency to drag things out so that it can be up to 8 hrs depending on how much stalling ,playing with the cat... that she does.

Soverbose has some creative writing programs http://www.soverbose.com/#!creative-writing-classes/c1rqe

Don't discount history as a major. There are well paying jobs out there. Besides working in a museum there are many history majors found in law, foreign relations, editing and publishing, and even a variety of corporate jobs. History majors are valued because of their research skills. (now...

We used Saxon with our sd who we pulled from ps in 9th grade. She loved it (as much as a kid loves a math program that is). Saxon does deal with the concepts just not in a visual manner, some kids need that others do not. Saxon does a very good job explain the concepts they just do not...

Welcome I homeschooled my step daughter for high school and we have homeschooled dd since 1st grade (she is now going into 7th). It was the best decision we could have made for our family and the girl's education. The first thing is to become familiar with the laws in your area. After that...