Questions And Answers About Homeschool

Sara answers:

Absolutely! There are some preschool programs like "Before Five in a Row", and also some phonics programs.

I started my son right after he turned five and was still in "four-year-old" public preschool (as a peer model). I would have started him sooner, but I was still researching HS'ing him and different curricula.

When my son did start, he had a mix of grades from Kdg to 2nd grade.

Sara answers:

We have been homeschooling since our children were in fourth and fifth grade. Our children are now in 11th and 12th grade respectively. We have used the same curriculum throughout. We use Switched on Schoolhouse from Alpha Omega Publications. When we took our kids from the local public system, they were scoring below the 50th percentile in the nation. Within 2 years, they were scoring in the top 10 percent in the nation on the state administered tests. My oldest son has received a full academic scholarship to a very good state university. He scored a 30 on his ACT. The local system averaged a pathetic 17 on the ACT's. Our children have for the last 2 years attended a homeschool support school for things like drama, Spanish I & II, and lab subjects. We could do things like Chemistry in-house but I didn't want the kids blowing up my house. The teachers at our support school are professors at local state colleges,so they are very good at what they do. The software costs about $299 a year but it handles all the scheduling and requires very little intervention on your part.