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Anonymous wrote:How would you make it work if you both work? Who would watch her during the day and can you do a few hours a day of schoolwork?
This is a concern. So, dad and I each have a weekday off. My mom (we'll call her GM) picks her up the other days. GM wants to help homeschool her-I never want to burden her with that, but we were talking and GM really wants to. She did help during Covid (as me and dad work in person only job) and it was using the same curriculum program that I might use again (it has streaming/dvd classes with a teacher and kids, plus you get the paper books and the teacher gives the assignment). GM has been relatively healthy, but those of us with elderly parents know how that can change and quickly.
If I didn't work, I would absolutely homeschool her-but I do work so I'm trying to think through all angles.
You really need to commit to more. Do you have a virtual school where you live? That might be better.
OP here. Yes, there is and that is an option I'm considering. I love the idea of co-ops but realistically, I just can't do it-not home to be there. Activities would have to be along the hours of traditional school, like in the evenings.
Then who would manage virtual? Homeschooling or virtual will not work except with heavy parental involvement. I’d look at other schools.
I am going to look at other schools, also. So far, I have only decided for sure that she's not going back next year to her present school, although she is going to finish the year (which is a few weeks). Where I live, there is a bunch of choice/magnet schools, but all those lotteries were done months ago now. I hesitate to enroll her in the local public school due to her sensory issues, her private is literally one class per grade.
The virtual options I'm considering is, one is using the curriculum her current school uses. It's one that has been around for decades and they have an online academy where there is recorded 'class' with a teacher and kids, they learn from the video and the teacher gives assignments and you have paper books and teacher keys and stuff. Another option is Florida Virtual School which is an actual public school here (in Fl), it's all online based I think (I'm not as familiar with it) and you have a live teacher.
Tomorrow we're going to her ped to discuss, I'm concerned about anxiety. I don't want to 'not' deal with that if that is a factor here. I know this is the age where this often presents in our ASD dc.