Is this doable? Considering homeschooling in this scenario.
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Anonymous
| Thinking of homeschooling my kids for 5th and 6th grade. I am a public school teacher and I can't quit my job. I would sign them up for online classes 4 days a week - just an hour a day, and they would go to a nature school 1 day per week for the full day. I come home at 2:30 pm. They are mature and independent learners. Dissatisfied with current private school. The kids are thriving socially, but not academically there. They are bored at school. I spend time after school teaching them math and science. DH can stay at home one day per week, but they would be alone from 9 am - 2:30 on three days. I could come home for lunch on those days. They would go to another school for 7th - 12th. Do you think this is doable? |
Anonymous
| If you believe the kids are mature enough to do school on their on three days a week, I’d imagine they could do academic work after school on their one without your input? So keep them in school where social is good and have them manage the rigor after school. |
Anonymous
| You think your kids will get everything they need via four hours a week online while they are home alone every day? Homeschooling is way more involved than that. |
Anonymous
No, they would do other lessons that I prepare. I teach the same grade in public school. I understand PP about keeping them in their current school for the social. I just don't know if the money I'm paying for private is really worth it in the end. And public where we live is not an option unfortunately. |
Anonymous
I would look for another co-op for at least one day of drop-off. |
Anonymous
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I don't think 10-11 year olds are mature enough to stay for that length of time by themselves at home, and in some states it's illegal to do that.
It's normal for non-special needs kids of educated parents who care about learning to be advanced in elementary. My kids were extremely bored. I enriched with after-school activities, extra math, music, reading, etc. Something that got their brains working. What you need to prepare them for are the more rigorous demands of secondary education. Work backwards from where you want them to be at college admissions time. You want your kids doing a lot of the most advanced courses in their high school (APs and IBs). To be well-prepared for that, they need to be on the most advanced tracks in middle school. To prepare for that they need to be great in math, reading and writing in late elementary. You don't need to pull them out of school to achieve that, but if you do pull them out, please stay vigilant about jumping through the right hoops for that when they return, you will be able to place them in the right courses. |
Anonymous
OP here. Thanks for these comments. I am also wary of keeping them home for a few hours alone. I could hire someone to supervise or be with them but not sure. They do a lot of enriching academic activities after school and music and sports. |
Anonymous
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Do they want to be pulled out and homeschooled?
I commented on your last post. I homeschooled 3rd grade because of school closure/online learning during Covid. My kid was fine because she knew the alternative. If I was to pull her out now and homeschool (6th) she would be miserable. Yes we do other activities but she’d still miss her friends and the social aspect of school, and learning from teachers that aren’t me. |
Anonymous
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No, I think they're better off in school than home unsupervised, where they're not learning anything or socializing. It's a terrible idea.
If school is boring, supplement after school and ask the school to differentiate. |
Anonymous
+1. This doesn’t sound like homeschooling, it sounds like latchkey kids doing extended homework assignments. As kids transition from the early elementary to middle school years, discussions become much more important. |
Anonymous
| Why is public not an option! The only way his would work is for you to quit. |
Anonymous
| My kid has been virtual for three year in ms. It was a lot of support and supervision. |
Anonymous
| I would not. The reason why they are bored is because you’re tutoring them way too much. Back off and let them enjoy their childhood. They will be fine academically given the foundation that you have provided for them. Let them learn to thrive on their own. You are essentially putting them under house arrest. They would resent you for the social isolation and they may in turn rebel against you, even to the point of meeting people online who might end up being able to track them down while you’re not home. They are not dogs to be crated. |
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| No. |
Anonymous
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OP here. Thanks for the reality check everyone.
I will keep them in their current school and just continue supplementing to their desires. |