Thoughts on Roadschooling
Here's the setup. I have two wonderful daughters who are 9 and 12 years old. The older one is advanced and the younger is developmentally behind other kids her age. The younger one struggles to kee...
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We cyberschool DD. We do much to most of the teaching, but she still enjoys attending the virtual (video/live) classes and interracting with teachers and students.
We hate common core Math. Dumbest thing to be forced on kids. So she attended exactly ONE math lesson from the school- we taught it all. She aced the class, tests, and scored top percentiles on state tests herein PA.
We travel with and without our camper throughout the year, having some sort of extra activity (often with other cyber and home school families) avg two-three times a week.
School is about 1/2 of her day and what we teach her. We consider it "homeschool-lite." They provide books, curriculum, grading, etc.
There are TONS of materials available to homeschoolers now. We attend an annual homeschool conference in Pittsburgh, PA
In PA,your home school district will provide curriculum if you ask.
We have been to Nat'l Air & Space Museum, fish hatcheries, tubing in winter, scuba diving, hot air ballooning, Sight & Sound plays in Lancaster, winter camping in WV, laser tag, numerous cookouts (school and other friends/families), tons of fishing, canoeing, woodworking, mechanical repairs, home remodeling, baking, cooking, animal husbandry, and TONS of other stuff!
The school work is often simply an interruption/nuisance we get out of the way before we teach and experience things as a family.
So my is opinion is not just 'yes, it's possible,' but 'It is a life changing opportunity of a lifetime!'
We are teetering on the edge of a multimonth tour-the-country trip while schooling as well. Almost went this past Spring, so I understand your urge and excitement.
If you like,you can purchase curriculum and then follow it- or parts of it. Reporting requirements vary by state, so be sure to look it up in your state...do NOT count on your local school district for info. Most are *woefully* under-educated about the requirements and opportunities.
We hate common core Math. Dumbest thing to be forced on kids. So she attended exactly ONE math lesson from the school- we taught it all. She aced the class, tests, and scored top percentiles on state tests herein PA.
We travel with and without our camper throughout the year, having some sort of extra activity (often with other cyber and home school families) avg two-three times a week.
School is about 1/2 of her day and what we teach her. We consider it "homeschool-lite." They provide books, curriculum, grading, etc.
There are TONS of materials available to homeschoolers now. We attend an annual homeschool conference in Pittsburgh, PA
In PA,your home school district will provide curriculum if you ask.
We have been to Nat'l Air & Space Museum, fish hatcheries, tubing in winter, scuba diving, hot air ballooning, Sight & Sound plays in Lancaster, winter camping in WV, laser tag, numerous cookouts (school and other friends/families), tons of fishing, canoeing, woodworking, mechanical repairs, home remodeling, baking, cooking, animal husbandry, and TONS of other stuff!
The school work is often simply an interruption/nuisance we get out of the way before we teach and experience things as a family.
So my is opinion is not just 'yes, it's possible,' but 'It is a life changing opportunity of a lifetime!'
We are teetering on the edge of a multimonth tour-the-country trip while schooling as well. Almost went this past Spring, so I understand your urge and excitement.
If you like,you can purchase curriculum and then follow it- or parts of it. Reporting requirements vary by state, so be sure to look it up in your state...do NOT count on your local school district for info. Most are *woefully* under-educated about the requirements and opportunities.
