Question 2 and 3
From Holly
Outside? Yeah he loves going to the park and taking his wagon for a walk at least every day. It has been warmer - well not for you maybe - around 35 every day the past week, so we try to get out as much as we can. We can't let him outside by himself yet, which I think frusterates Brent, but he doesn't know where he can and can not go yet. Hopefully by this summer he'll be able to have more freedom.
Homeschooling. Yes, you do have to register with the state stating your intentions as a homeschooler. No you do not have to take yearly exams. This is only for Wisconsin though. Every state is different and some are more strict than others. In Wisconsin you have to teach at least 875 hours during the school year and focus on the following subjects: Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Reading, and Health.
If by "officially started" you mean sitting down and doing book learning, then no, we have not officially started. He is obviously learning every day with English. It will be a while until his language is caught up to his peers - probably a year or more. I'm not sure what approach we're going to take yet - I'm still researching and learning myself really. There are so many curriculums and theories and types of homeschooling - we need to find what works out best with Andrei and me and our family. I'm really leaning toward a super relaxed style, which Brent is not too fond of, but we'll see. He is learning, that is for sure.
I'm actually reading a few books on the subject right now, so I'll probably be posting more about this when I'm finished with them.
- Does Andrei love to be outside and beg you to go out all the time or can he be amused indoors?
- Have you officially started school? Do you have a set amount of time your spend on school everyday or are you waiting until his language is all caught up? I'm totally curious about this. Do you have to register somewhere as being a homeschooler so nobody thinks your kid is just chronically truant? :) Do homeschooled kids have to take year end exams to make sure the parent is actually teaching them something?
Outside? Yeah he loves going to the park and taking his wagon for a walk at least every day. It has been warmer - well not for you maybe - around 35 every day the past week, so we try to get out as much as we can. We can't let him outside by himself yet, which I think frusterates Brent, but he doesn't know where he can and can not go yet. Hopefully by this summer he'll be able to have more freedom.
Homeschooling. Yes, you do have to register with the state stating your intentions as a homeschooler. No you do not have to take yearly exams. This is only for Wisconsin though. Every state is different and some are more strict than others. In Wisconsin you have to teach at least 875 hours during the school year and focus on the following subjects: Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Reading, and Health.
If by "officially started" you mean sitting down and doing book learning, then no, we have not officially started. He is obviously learning every day with English. It will be a while until his language is caught up to his peers - probably a year or more. I'm not sure what approach we're going to take yet - I'm still researching and learning myself really. There are so many curriculums and theories and types of homeschooling - we need to find what works out best with Andrei and me and our family. I'm really leaning toward a super relaxed style, which Brent is not too fond of, but we'll see. He is learning, that is for sure.
I'm actually reading a few books on the subject right now, so I'll probably be posting more about this when I'm finished with them.
Labels: Andrei, Homeschooling
posted by Tracy at 8:04 PM
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I'm looking forward to your thoughts on homeschooling!
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