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| I'm a 41yo homeschooling disabled stay-at-home-mom who loves to read, use computers/internet, read, scrapbook, read, play with my pets, read, enjoy my kids, Oh! did I mention reading?
I began homeschooling my son at the end of 7th grade; he is now in 9th (age 15). My daughter began homeschooling after the first quarter of school this last fall. She is in 5th grade (age 11).
I use an ecletic style: mixing and matching curriucula; or just winging it on some things. I'm grateful to live in Oklahoma where (literally) the only requirements are that the children receive the equivalent of 6 hours of schooling 180 days per year. I'm wanting to do more of a unit studies approach next year, so am looking at resources now.
I took both of my children out of public schools for social reasons. My son was being bullyed daily, to the point of death threats, and the administration weren't doing muchh about it. His last day of school he came home saying he was taking a knife back with him for protection the next day. When I said, "I don't think so!" He broke down sobbing and it all came out. I was so angry (still) the next morning that all I could do was turn in his books, finish up paperwork, and leave. They didn't know why I pulled him out; until probably they heard it around town later. We live in a small community. Oh yeah, his grades weren't great also, but they were coming up. But he's been doing much better with me.
My daughter already thinks she should be everyone's petted princess; but by the end of 4th grade she had evidently been promoted to Queen without my knowledge, and the rest of us were lower than sewer scum. I got her straightened out over the summer, but by the end of first quarter in 5th grade, she had reclaimed her throne, taken up gossip and maligning as a way of life, alienated her very best friend, and begun actually treating us that way at home! Since I couldn't remove the source of the bad influence from the school, I decided to remove Rachel from the school. She's much better now, thank you!
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