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shetuck;1110064; said:
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Here's a report from the National Center for Education Statistics that was released in 2006. It "represents the latest survey information ... on the prevalence of homeschooling in the United States." It includes data on the estimated number of homeschooled students, characteristics of homeschooled and non-homeschooled students, parents' reasons for homeschooling, use of distance learning, and related topics.

Homeschooling in the United States: 2003 - Executive Summary
 
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Just some random thoughts on the subject:

1. There are some schools out there that would cause me to home school.

2. There are some parents out there that would make me demand they put their kids in a school.

3. As long as some schools are allowed to remove troublesome kids from their rolls, and some which can't, we will be comparing apples and oranges.

4. It's time to put school funding on an even basis so that inner city and rural schools have the same per child revenue as suburban schools.

5a. That being said, the facts about chaotic home environment, violence, lack of faith in education, lack of contact with adults who are socially and economically stable, will be very difficult to overcome as long as kids remain isolated from kids who are learning and succeeding.
5b. the real disaster of busing is that our schools, North and South, are more segregated now than they were before busing.

6. Much as I love Buckeye football... what if instead of having HS football staffs of fourteen men who are willing to work with kids for three hours, four days a week, all of Friday night, back out for Saturday morning with the JV and all day Sunday breaking down film, from the first of July till the end of November, we had 14 young men who would go in and spend a like amount of time with kids struggling with reading and math K - 3?
 
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Connections Academy (at-home Charter School)

I figured I would let everyone know that we found a middle ground regarding the homeschooling/public school consideration:

Connections Academy

FWIW, we've enrolled my daughter in kindergarten, and we're all pretty excited.

The information session that we went to really sealed the deal.

I imagine there are some Buckeyes familiar with this since Ohio is one of the fourteen states that offers it.

Connections Academy - Welcome to Ohio Connections Academy
 
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muffler dragon;1219837; said:
I figured I would let everyone know that we found a middle ground regarding the homeschooling/public school consideration:

Connections Academy

FWIW, we've enrolled my daughter in kindergarten, and we're all pretty excited.

The information session that we went to really sealed the deal.

I imagine there are some Buckeyes familiar with this since Ohio is one of the fourteen states that offers it.

Connections Academy - Welcome to Ohio Connections Academy
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Best wishes to her...

How's you guys reach that decision?
 
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shetuck;1219871; said:
Best wishes to her...

How's you guys reach that decision?
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The reasons are manifold, but here are a few key points. Some are brought about from going to the presentation, and some aren't:

1) My daughter has expressed her dislike/fear of public schools through word and drawing; therefore, we didn't want to force the issue. She says that she wants to go to "building school" when she's Drake and Josh's age. While rather entertaining, I understand her concerns.
2) If we were going to do something other than traditional "building school"; I wanted to get a non-religious curriculum for her. The Connections Academy (CA) is a public education. Thus, she'll be learning the same as the children her age. They promote the idea that they get to pick the "best of the best". I'll wait to see about that. But one nice thing in that regard is that we get to leave electronic feedback about every lesson. Therefore, at least the complaints/complements are heard.
3) It's free. CA provides all the non-consumables, the workbooks, and they'll even give you a computer and printer if it's needed. Thus, my taxes are paying for this already, and I don't have to pay an additional amount to do it.
4) Governing. My daughter has an actual teacher, and my wife and I act as Learning Coaches. The teacher is a liaison as well as the actual teacher. Thus, the weight is off of my wife's shoulders to know how to do all this from the get-go. Even though my wife was homeschooled herself, she had reservations or a lack of confidence.
5) Social Aspect. There are field trips and activities to get the local children together. Furthermore, the children and parents are available to contact through the website for group activities outside of those set up by the CA.

Basically, all of our concerns were covered and we were made to feel like we would be supported in getting our child the education that she desired and needed. I think it will be even easier that we're starting at kindergarten and not an older grade.

Btw, I hope that life is well with you and yours.
 
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muffler dragon;1220033; said:
The reasons are manifold, but here are a few key points. Some are brought about from going to the presentation, and some aren't:

1) My daughter has expressed her dislike/fear of public schools through word and drawing; therefore, we didn't want to force the issue. She says that she wants to go to "building school" when she's Drake and Josh's age. While rather entertaining, I understand her concerns.
2) If we were going to do something other than traditional "building school"; I wanted to get a non-religious curriculum for her. The Connections Academy (CA) is a public education. Thus, she'll be learning the same as the children her age. They promote the idea that they get to pick the "best of the best". I'll wait to see about that. But one nice thing in that regard is that we get to leave electronic feedback about every lesson. Therefore, at least the complaints/complements are heard.
3) It's free. CA provides all the non-consumables, the workbooks, and they'll even give you a computer and printer if it's needed. Thus, my taxes are paying for this already, and I don't have to pay an additional amount to do it.
4) Governing. My daughter has an actual teacher, and my wife and I act as Learning Coaches. The teacher is a liaison as well as the actual teacher. Thus, the weight is off of my wife's shoulders to know how to do all this from the get-go. Even though my wife was homeschooled herself, she had reservations or a lack of confidence.
5) Social Aspect. There are field trips and activities to get the local children together. Furthermore, the children and parents are available to contact through the website for group activities outside of those set up by the CA.

Basically, all of our concerns were covered and we were made to feel like we would be supported in getting our child the education that she desired and needed. I think it will be even easier that we're starting at kindergarten and not an older grade.

Btw, I hope that life is well with you and yours.
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Interesting concept, this Connections Academy. I have plenty of reading up to do on it to better understand it, but it seems like a pretty good alternative to sending your daughter off to the scabies, flu, lice and whooping cough infested public school buildings, that are more of a daycare than a school anymore.
 
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