How do I sort through the mountains of information online? I need info on homeschooling at the high school level. I know there are also online programs to coordinate with the home education, and some colleges offer coursework for these kids as well.

When I am searching, I find so much that is just advertisement to purchase various curricula. I have searched for local support groups, but all the emails I have obtained for these groups bounce back as they are no longer active.

I am at a loss as to how to filter all this and begin, so anybody who can offer guidance, it would be most welcome.

TIA.

First thing you need to find out is what your state requires from you.

Here in SC, the teacher(parent) needs a high school diploma. The only documents I'm required to keep are attendance records. Also, find out what the college your child thinks they'd like to go to requires for completed courses (i.e. foreign language (1or 2yrs.), how many years of English, etc.).

I use ABeka home school dvd program for both my high school kids. I find ABeka the easiest for them to follow.

As too home school assoc., see if any have a local phone number to call. I found this the easiest way to find a local assoc.

HTH,
Judy
p.s. You can email me at judyrhirtle@yahoo.com if you would like. I'll try to answer any other questions you have.

Do your high school kids like being home schooled? Do they miss out on a lot of fun teenage school functions that way? I am asking because my son is in Jr. High and while he LOVES it I absolutely hate the public school system. He did charter school for 1-6 so I am looking into alternative schooling for him.

I homeschooled my two boys. They loved it. Homeschooling has gotten such a bad rap. Maybe 'back in the day' children stayed at home all day, had no interaction with other children, etc., but that was not the case with my boys. They were members of our local homeschool association, which had tons of activities, i.e., sports (grade and high school), in which the high school played against other schools in the region and other homeschool associations. They were in the newspaper right along with the other school scores. They played on the basketball team and one of my sons helped coach the girls' softball team. Just a few years ago, my other son coached the varsiety basketball team. They had choir, band, field trips, prom, graduation, yearbooks and other events throughout the year. The homeschoolers were included as writers for the teen section of the newspaper. My goodness, my boys were so busy with all the homeschool activities as well as church activities, they were never bored or lonely. This was 8 years ago (wow, time flies).

We used Switched on Schoolhouse (Alpha Omega) which you buy the DVDs and use on a computer. I also used other teaching techniques in addition to Switched on Schoolhouse. Our homeschool organization also offered classes if you, the parent, were unable to teach it. Plus they used the local two year college in our area in 12th grade. We had a set time for them to do their school work. It wasn't one of those "do it when you want to". One of the advantages of homeschooling, however, is if there is something else that has to be done, the school work can be done another time. With Switched on Schoolhouse, you don't 'skip' over things.... it takes you right back to where you left off.

I suggest researching the different homeschool organizations in your area and find the BEST one that offers a lot and is really involved with homeschooling. Some organizations you have to be careful because they're in name only. Even if your children are not interested in the extra activities offered, a good homeschool organization can offer many ideas and help you throughout the homeschooling process.

Good luck to you!! If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.

http://www.aophomeschooling.com/swit...e/overview.php

Both my boys love being at home. They are actually able to learn now, instead of having classes disrupted by others.
They say they don't miss the school functions. They are both like me. I hated school functions because of how clicky they were.
They have lots of friends from when they were in elementary school they hang out with.
The one thing a lot of people forget is - school is for learning, not socializing. That should be done after school. lol
Judy

momshops,
I emailed you. Let me know if you didn't get it. My comp. froze up right after I sent it.
Judy