Is anyone doing this? If so,do you like it? We are doing Florida Virtual school with connexus curriculum. It's been about 3 weeks and so far I hate it.
Quoting WantedNameTaken:You can do it! The ladies on this site are immensely helpful and there's a ton of help online and at the library. I started the year with a boxed curriculum, but quickly stopped using it and bought a ton of books (student and teacher editions) on Amazon for dirt cheap. We also take advantage of the seemingly infinite, free online worksheets, videos, and such.
If virtual school doesn't seem right, don't stick with it longer than necessary. It sucked the love of learning right out of my kids. They're much happier now. :)
Best wishes!
Quoting CBMMOM:
Quoting WantedNameTaken:We did K12, but dropped it. We pulled my son before this school year started and pulled my daughter on Tuesday of this week. Freedom and less stress, here we come! :)
I am very seriously considering taking her out too. I feel like we did better on our own . I'm glad to see we are not alone.
Thanks for the support! : ) I've already since I started this post,called and withdrawn her from virtual school. I already feel so much better. She's smiling and excited too.
Happy Independence Day to both of you! LOL!
Quoting CBMMOM:
Thanks for the support! : ) I've already since I started this post,called and withdrawn her from virtual school. I already feel so much better. She's smiling and excited too.
I had a friend that did Florida Virtual Academy, she hated it also. I thinnk any school where a kid sits staring at a computer all day long is gonna get very boring very fast. We did Alpha Ommega Academy (online chirstian distance learning) & it was the most miserable experience for us.
I have a question, a friennd asked me about it & I don't know much about K12. Is it actual homeschool or is it public school from home? I was under the impression it was public school from home so we have stayed away from it because one of the reasonns we homeschool is to keep Christ centered in everything we do. No judging, just looking for more info.
Quoting scoutwifemomof4:I have a question, a friennd asked me about it & I don't know much about K12. Is it actual homeschool or is it public school from home? I was under the impression it was public school from home so we have stayed away from it because one of the reasonns we homeschool is to keep Christ centered in everything we do. No judging, just looking for more info.
Many states offer K12 as a public school option, but the program can also be purchased for private homeschooling.
We were using the public school option.
Quoting scoutwifemomof4:I have a question, a friennd asked me about it & I don't know much about K12. Is it actual homeschool or is it public school from home? I was under the impression it was public school from home so we have stayed away from it because one of the reasonns we homeschool is to keep Christ centered in everything we do. No judging, just looking for more info.
That's one of the things that I actually did enjoy about the materials. We were excited to see many biblical figures mentioned in both literature and history textbooks.
Since K12 has a home-based public school option, there's nothing that says we can't teach our kids about our personal faith, or lack thereof. I've LOL'd when I've heard people say that the state would run up into houses and tell parents that they couldn't teach faith, because they were using public school materials. Still LOL'ing.
When my two homeschooled kids were still in B&M public schools, they learned about many different religions in history classes.
Quoting bluerooffarm:
It is public school at home. It is actually fairly open to a Christ interpretation. When we studied ancient civilizations, the story actually said that the waters were parted by the breath of God. Xavier read a story about zlateh the goat where God kept guiding the boy to safety. It was actually rather amazing what was allowed in a public school setting!
Quoting scoutwifemomof4:I have a question, a friennd asked me about it & I don't know much about K12. Is it actual homeschool or is it public school from home? I was under the impression it was public school from home so we have stayed away from it because one of the reasonns we homeschool is to keep Christ centered in everything we do. No judging, just looking for more info.
How would they know...
What's the difference STATE BY STATE!
- CBMMOM
on Jan. 25, 2013 at 8:41 AM