Would you pay someone else to homeschool your kid?

[Jermys]

One of Edith's preschool teachers, who has a masters in Education and taught fourth grade for years before going to work for the preschool, was talking on Facebook about starting to home school her kids, and I piped up with "Wanna home school mine too?  I'll pay you!" 

I think she thought I was kidding, but I'm totally serious.  I would LOVE to get away from CC and into a school environment where there is less focus on test scores and more on learning.  

[Deleted]

No but I'm weird about homeschooling. I think while The System needs a serious upgrade, there are still more benefits to going to school than homeschooling, even in a community environment.

CAVEAT: this is assuming there are no special needs that the standard school system isn't meeting, in whatever way, shape, or form.  And I'm also a HUGE lover of charter schools, magnet schools, etc.

[spindle92]

Funny you should ask this because a friend was talking about this yesterday and I asked if it was legal?
I mean the paying part, or would it kind of be the same as child care when it comes to the exchange of money?

[mudslide]

I would if I didn't already plan on homeschooling.

[lauralala]

Yes, I would, depending on the person, of course. I have a friend from high school who was a teacher and now homeschools her 3 kids. She does awesome, creative things with them - they are currently mummifying a chicken! I wish I lived near her; I would absolutely try to get her to teach DS, too.

[isabel]

I'm not interested in home schooling, but I can imagine that if I were I would be all for someone else doing the teaching. I think the reasons you have for wanting to get away from traditional school make sense and would be in line with still having someone else teach.

[Deleted]

I think I'd just do private school instead.

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Dec 10, 2013 17:32:09 GMT -5 frkls said:

Dec 10, 2013 17:25:40 GMT -5 Jermys said:

One of Edith's preschool teachers, who has a masters in Education and taught fourth grade for years before going to work for the preschool, was talking on Facebook about starting to home school her kids, and I piped up with "Wanna home school mine too?  I'll pay you!" 

I think she thought I was kidding, but I'm totally serious.  I would LOVE to get away from CC and into a school environment where there is less focus on test scores and more on learning.  

i LOVE the thought of homeschooling, but i would only do it in a situation like textbookcase has.  i really love the idea of my kids being in plays or science fairs or art shows.  i love the thought of them cutting up on a bus to a field trip.  also, jonah just started speech therapy and will be joining the gifted program after christmas.  i would love to do the actually classroom stuff at home, but all of the extras that go along with school are just too valuable, imo.   

i should add, that i get my fix by doing supplemental stuff at home.  i posted pics on fb of all of our snow day science experiments from this afternoon...jonah learned about molecules today.  it was cool. 

Yeah, I definitely think that parents have a responsibility to continue the learning at home, especially at young ages where you can maybe give them more freedom to explore interests depending on the kind of school they're in.

And, really, if I *was* going to homeschool I'd much rather someone else do it than me for several reasons (least of which actually is laziness, lol, though it's a small factor).

[Jalapeñomel]

No unless the public school was just horrible. I think kids get so much more out of school than just an education.

[DotAndBuzz]

maybe. Depends on a lot of other factors, but if I wasn't happy w/ the school system, I wouldn't rule it out as an option.

[gretchenindisguise]

I'm envious of textbookcases's set up. The bonuses of homeschooling with the socialization of regular school.

[Jermys]

I don't think I would do it if it was just some random person, but she's brilliant and Edith adores her.  

I think what I don't like about E's public school experience is that there seems to be no time for anything that isn't on a test.  And I'm just going to stop there, because I could go on for DAYS about this shit.

[Deleted]

I think there are good points to things like CC and tests but I think they are WAY the fuck out of control.

I am really lucky that where we are right now, we have the charter option. Most of them seem to be from middle school on but still. I'd probably feel differently about homeschooling if we didn't have that option.

[Deleted]

There is sort of a homeschool group that does this in my home town. There will be about 5 moms and 15ish kids and each mom teaches a different subject on a different day. The kids will travel to a different house every day, then do about 3-5 hrs of learning on a certain subject. I think that is a really interesting way to keep your kids homeschooled but without the burden of having to make lesson plans for every single day.

[Jermys]

That sounds like a wonderful set-up, AuntFlo! I don't know what I'd teach, but OMG I would get in on that in a hot heartbeat.

[hopecounts]

With a masters in Ed and experience with teaching?
Sure, why not?
If it didn't seem to be going well it would be easy enough to put her into the local school.
My only issue with homeschooling is parents who don't have the education/training to do it well/lack of socialization outside the home, this would address both of those issues.

[papie]

No but I am very pro school system.

[tulip]

With this persons experience and education, yes. Random person advertising on Craig's list, no.

Also, are the public schools awful, can you not afford private school or is private school based on beliefs you don't agree with? Many factors.

If she is okay with this and follows your States homeschooling guidelines, you can afford her cost and she gets all certifications she needs from the State you could be doing what's right for you and E. I'd make sure they have socialization with a homeschool group for field trips and recess.

[queenbee]

There were 2 girls in my neighborhood growing up who were home-schooled. As they got older my mom started teaching them math because their mom didn't feel she was capable.

But yeah I would definitely do it if the right situation presented itself.

[Jermys]

I've always been pro-public school too, Papie. Until lately.

Edith's class has missed recess more times than I can count because there wasn't time for it. For five year olds. That tells me that they're more concerned with test scores than the actual children. Which enrages me.

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Dec 10, 2013 17:41:27 GMT -5 Jermys said:

That sounds like a wonderful set-up, AuntFlo! I don't know what I'd teach, but OMG I would get in on that in a hot heartbeat.

It was! I remember that they used to take the coolest field trips because there weren't all of the safety/cost hassles of public school field trips. Also, one of the families owned a big horse farm and they used to use that in their studies a lot too.

[papie]

Dec 10, 2013 17:38:25 GMT -5 Jermys said:

I don't think I would do it if it was just some random person, but she's brilliant and Edith adores her.  

I think what I don't like about E's public school experience is that there seems to be no time for anything that isn't on a test.  And I'm just going to stop there, because I could go on for DAYS about this shit.

Isn't she in kindergarten? My experience is so different from that. No tests, no grades, no homework. They work by themes and projects which the kids pick with the teacher.

[papie]

Dec 10, 2013 17:44:45 GMT -5 Jermys said:

I've always been pro-public school too, Papie. Until lately.

Edith's class has missed recess more times than I can count because there wasn't time for it. For five year olds. That tells me that they're more concerned with test scores than the actual children. Which enrages me.

Ok that's awful.

[Jalapeñomel]

In Indiana, the homeschooled kids in my theatre program had it rough with the kids who attended mainstream schooling.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jermys have you considered Montessori schooling?

[Jermys]

I have considered Montessori, but it's too late for this year, I'm sure.

[Jermys]

Papie, Edith has homework daily - nothing too earth-shattering, but at least two sheets worth. And they've been tested twice so far.

[Deleted]

That's fuckery. I'd be pissed.

[Deleted]

I would. I'm actually thinking about setting up a preschool coop where a group of parents hires a teacher and rotates classes at their house. When B is old enough I should be able to flex one morning off a week to do it.

[livinitup]

I don't think that's unlike hiring a private tutor or an old fashioned governess for your child(ren). It's probably a weird new hybrid between modern home schooling and the old English tutors. Kinda like being in a co-op without the part where YOU teach a day. 

Could work for some children/families.