Paying someone for help homeschooling
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Anonymous
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DS 7 is having increasingly big behavioral problems in school. I've looked around for ideas to help him but (long alternative story) I don't see that a different school, IEP, etc will help and it's been really challenging. He is also highly gifted and ADHD and refuses to do much work in school. He is really anxious at school and not doing well.
I am pondering homeschool. I cannot quit my job. Is it possible to pay someone like a teacher to homeschool my son for some of the day with DH and I doing other times? If so, how do I go about finding such a person? |
Anonymous
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Check the homeschooling laws for your state. In Md, the parent has to be the primary supervisor of the students. Some parents take that to mean they have to provide the majority of instruction. Others take it to mean they can hire individual tutors, etc.
A possible solution would be to do an online school and an au pair or nanny to take care of your child while you work. DC and Va have free online public school. |
Anonymous
| Does he have an active IEP? I ask because it was a complete, 110% game changer for my kid. We had to fight tooth and nail for it (he slips through some of the more specific green light categories for IEP) and I even hired a lawyer but once we got it the school became a completely different place. IT really did solve about 70 percent of our problems. |
Anonymous
Only tell the county or umbrella org what they need to know. |
Anonymous
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You can do this.
Wyzant.com is a great resource for tutors/former teachers. Also most tutoring centers have homeschoolers during the day. Not cheap but a possible option for you. |
Anonymous
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Fusion Academy might be an option.
I've used Wyzant and see some tutors list homeschool support. |
Anonymous
Not OP but-- unless those tutoring centers have specialized training etc. in dealing with children who have "big behavior problems" like OP mentions, wouldn't it be a problem just to leave a child with those issues at a tutoring center? At least a public school is required to make some kind of plan and provide some sort of education; a tutoring center, unless it specializes in behaviorally challenged students, would not be obliged even to keep the student on its rolls, much less provide the support such a student would need. Or are you referring to some kind of specialized private centers? |
Anonymous
| Look into a nanny with homeschooling and sn experience. |
Anonymous
Again- some states have requirements that a parent must be the teacher to a certain extent. Check carefully. |
Anonymous
| Done two public schools and homeschooling and now Catholic school for a child with a similar profile. I am not Catholic but I have to hand it to them - they really, really care. They have an IEP plan for DS but since they are not on the hook legally to implement - but are on the hook from a higher power to value the child - they were everything DH and I THOUGHT MCPS would be - but just isn’t. This may be a good option. Truly these people care about kids - they are not in there for the pension or salary, that’s for sure. True professionals! Kid is feeling emotionally supported which was lacking in MCPS’ prison like culture. |
Anonymous
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Yes, it would be the best solution.
ADHD students do not do well with an online homeschooling program if it doesn't also have the physical presence of an adult breathing down their necks. So pick whatever method (online or textbooks or both) you want, but always have a competent adult to provide redirection at the very least, or instructional support as well. It will cost a lot of money to hire a warm body to supervise him every day, OP. But if you homeschool an ADHD kid, there really isn't another good option. It's either you and a salary loss or someone you hire that costs money. |
Anonymous
Please realize that: 1. You cannot talk for all Catholic schools. 2. A lot of people in Catholic schools (and other more traditional schools) do not know how to treat children with differences, and you could well end up with someone who thinks the child is retarded and willfully disobedient, and who acts accordingly. |
Anonymous
Continuing my post - which is why we chose to stay in the public school system. Luckily, we never had to fight the schools for IEPs, services or accommodations. It's not politically correct to say it, but I've observed families with children with special needs in MCPS for years, and I've noticed that special needs are treated better in the wealthier clusters, particularly those with existing special programs in their schools. My son ended up in one of them, the GT/LD program (Gifted and talented, learning disabled). He had an IEP in Kindergarten, and is now in high school. We ended up saving a lot of money we would otherwise have spent on private school or homeschooling, and he's had a good education so far. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
Take this with a pinch of salt OP. We have hired wyzant tutors - at the top of the price scale and they were all rubbish completely lying about their capabilities and awful to work with. And our kids have zero behavioral issues. |