Another home school option - ColoCA

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Originally Posted by def90

That's me 24 hours a day.. it really sucks sometimes, I have a pile of shit in front of me that needs to be done and I stare out the window.. lol.

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LOL.... me too. I think most people actually have ADD, at least as it's diagnosed.

thanks for the insight. I would be interested in something like this, especially with the amount of time I have off, the flexible schedule I have and I would love to be able to teach my son. However, with my wife being a middle school teacher in the public school system I doubt she will buy into it...unless she was a stay at home mom and could teach our son (and future kid(s)) herself.

We've done Branson School online, Edison Online Academy, TCA Cottage School program and some others. Each has its own strength and weaknesses. We know lots of folks in COVA and they like it.

Just remember that there are options and if you don't find a fit, don't give up the search!! And ultimately, it's up to US, the parents, to educate our kids. Especially when it comes to things that make America the unique nation it is!!

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Originally Posted by sniper7

thanks for the insight. I would be interested in something like this, especially with the amount of time I have off, the flexible schedule I have and I would love to be able to teach my son. However, with my wife being a middle school teacher in the public school system I doubt she will buy into it...unless she was a stay at home mom and could teach our son (and future kid(s)) herself.

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I understand where you're coming from. I've gotten quite a bit of negativity from professional teachers. My own aunt unfriended me on fb and my husband's aunt (who teaches in our school district) told us, very sternly, that there is Nothing wrong with Douglas County schools. I feel, however, that under certain circumstances if the parents are patient enough and have the proper support that teaching your own children is one of the most rewarding things one can do as a parent. I know how my child learns... she's not an easy student. I know what motivates her and I also know that with me it's not going to take two months into the school year to learn how to teach her, like other teachers need. This was reconfirmed this school year when we tried traditional school again. That's wasted time. As a child, every day counts. Not to mention the fact that the homeschooled child doesn't need to wait for 20+ other students to finish their assignment before he gets help. That means the paperwork part of the day is done in just a couple of hours with the rest of the day left for enrichment. Another thing is the kids aren't run down in the evenings. Basically, the time it has taken for us to do homework this year is the same amount of time it took for us to do the Entire day's curriculum last year. It's ridiculous. On one more personal note (sorry I've been so outspoken but I'm passionate about the kiddos) I, obviously, stay home and my husband works from home when he's not traveling around the world. So our schedule doesn't have a hard set beginning or end due to time zones. It's nice if we have a late night trip to the airport, conference call, or just a "goodnight dad!" phone call to not have to worry about getting up at 6:45 am.

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Originally Posted by Katastrophic

I understand where you're coming from. I've gotten quite a bit of negativity from professional teachers. My own aunt unfriended me on fb and my husband's aunt (who teaches in our school district) told us, very sternly, that there is Nothing wrong with Douglas County schools. I feel, however, that under certain circumstances if the parents are patient enough and have the proper support that teaching your own children is one of the most rewarding things one can do as a parent. I know how my child learns... she's not an easy student. I know what motivates her and I also know that with me it's not going to take two months into the school year to learn how to teach her, like other teachers need. This was reconfirmed this school year when we tried traditional school again. That's wasted time. As a child, every day counts. Not to mention the fact that the homeschooled child doesn't need to wait for 20+ other students to finish their assignment before he gets help. That means the paperwork part of the day is done in just a couple of hours with the rest of the day left for enrichment. Another thing is the kids aren't run down in the evenings. Basically, the time it has taken for us to do homework this year is the same amount of time it took for us to do the Entire day's curriculum last year. It's ridiculous. On one more personal note (sorry I've been so outspoken but I'm passionate about the kiddos) I, obviously, stay home and my husband works from home when he's not traveling around the world. So our schedule doesn't have a hard set beginning or end due to time zones. It's nice if we have a late night trip to the airport, conference call, or just a "goodnight dad!" phone call to not have to worry about getting up at 6:45 am.

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yep. pretty much every teacher out there will tell you there is nothing wrong or the problems are being fixed etc etc. the socialization issues are what I worry about the most. but that can be handled as well. getting the immediate help, learning at the right pace, getting the one on one attention, breezing through the stuff they get instead of waiting around for the rest of the class, etc etc etc. there are a ton of pros to this type of teaching.

We send the kiddos to Jiu Jitsu, so they get some socialization, although I know it's not for everyone... But there's soccer, baseball etc. lots of opportunities to get together. Connections academy also does scheduled field trips so the kids can get together after talking online.