As you know I have been having problems with my son. They recently sent him away to a YDC, (Youth Development Center) for 6 weeks. I JUST found out that the ENTIRE TIME he was there he had no schooling. THey are supposed to educate him through a school there however it was a "hassle to withdraw him from his school and register him there for just six weeks." At this point there is NO WAY he will make up what he missed and will surely not pass.
I have been looking into homeschooling or Virtual acadamies as they are called. Just wonder if anyone has any feedback on this. I get to pick him up today from the YDC and meet with a counselor. I am going to ask about this but just wanted advice from those who BTDT.

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Hi,
We use Abeka academy for classes. It is a dvd series. For about $1000, you get 6 classes. It comes with all the textbooks. It has been working for us. I do English myself so I can tailor the reading & writing for my 2 ds'. They are 12 & 15. You have to be organized and disciplined to do this. Check to see what the requirements are for your state, so you meet the requirements. Check the website for your state for this info. In SC the teacher (parent) has to have a high school diploma or the equivalent and need to keep attendance records. We need 180 days.
If you need any other help pm me or email me at judy.hirtle@gmail.com
HTH and good luck with you choice.
Judy

here is the virtual academy we use K12: K12 Inc. - Home schooling curriculum, public school options, virtual academy schools, virtual charter, distance learning programs for elementary & high school grades, in Science, Math, History, English, Language Arts and more! my son is going through them and it's a wonderful school program. we get report cards every nine weeks and all the materials and even a computer if you need it, is provided through them. I am not sure what state you are in (we are in arkansas and don't have to have to meet any special requirements to teach) but it would be worth looking into. As the previous poster stated, you have to be very organized plus you have to be a teacher instead of a mom which is hard sometimes but i wouldn't have it any other way. Good luck in whatever you decide to do.