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With the growth of homeschool, I'd be interested to know if there is any reaction/support coming from the private school industry. The first thing that pops in

by netsp 17y ago

With the growth of homeschool, I'd be interested to know if there is any reaction/support coming from the private school industry. The first thing that pops into my mind is 'Can't there be a hybrid?' A 10 hrs a week school or something like that. I'm not sure what exactly (if anything) would appeal to home schooling parents, but it seems likely that many of the trade-offs or difficulties would be overcome with a little bit of school. Any thoughts on this?

curoi 17y ago
There are several avenues already in place, availability varies by geography of course. Some anecdotes from one homeschooled through high school: - Many homeschool families will form study groups for some of the subjects less conducive to individual study (such as music or hard sciences) and will have a knowledgeable parent or outside teacher lead a class or two a week. In grade school I took a homeschooling drawing class taught by a former art teacher turned homeschooling parent. But that was my only experience. - My local public high school had no problems letting me on campus for part of the day to take a couple classes. I took a lab science class, and was in the music classes every year. - Some community colleges offer a "Running Start" program for high school students, and they don't care which high school you come from. So my senior year in high school I was at the local CC part time learning German, taking Chemistry and an English class. There are also a wide variety of "official" homeschooling programs that have popped up recently. Either the curriculum is rubber-stamped, or they bring in certified teachers. I didn't take part in any of that as it wasn't required by law, and I/we didn't see a need. So those are my experiences. YMMV widely by geography.
- netcan 17y ago
  Was there a primary reason for your home schooling?
  - curoi 17y ago
    As I understand it, the reasoning was three-fold. A better education than public schools, not enough money for a private education, and the desire for religious education.
niels_olson 17y ago
We have thought about it. The private schools tend to use a home-room with many resource rooms model, and then major infrastructure (library, pool, etc). I would think the easiest hybrid models would be resource-rooms only or major infrastructure only.

by netsp 17y ago

curoi 17y ago

There are several avenues already in place, availability varies by geography of course. Some anecdotes from one homeschooled through high school: - Many homeschool families will form study groups for some of the subjects less conducive to individual study (such as music or hard sciences) and will have a knowledgeable parent or outside teacher lead a class or two a week. In grade school I took a homeschooling drawing class taught by a former art teacher turned homeschooling parent. But that was my only experience. - My local public high school had no problems letting me on campus for part of the day to take a couple classes. I took a lab science class, and was in the music classes every year. - Some community colleges offer a "Running Start" program for high school students, and they don't care which high school you come from. So my senior year in high school I was at the local CC part time learning German, taking Chemistry and an English class. There are also a wide variety of "official" homeschooling programs that have popped up recently. Either the curriculum is rubber-stamped, or they bring in certified teachers. I didn't take part in any of that as it wasn't required by law, and I/we didn't see a need. So those are my experiences. YMMV widely by geography.

netcan 17y ago
Was there a primary reason for your home schooling?
- curoi 17y ago
  As I understand it, the reasoning was three-fold. A better education than public schools, not enough money for a private education, and the desire for religious education.

niels_olson 17y ago

We have thought about it. The private schools tend to use a home-room with many resource rooms model, and then major infrastructure (library, pool, etc). I would think the easiest hybrid models would be resource-rooms only or major infrastructure only.