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I'm a single mother who is new to homeschooling.  Last week, I withdrew my 15 year old from public school which, for a variety of reasons, just wasn't working for him.  Unfortunately, I'm not in a position to quit my job, and I work in a field with no flexibility, so he'll be home alone during the day.  

 

I'd love to hear from other families who are homeschooling their kids while working full time.  I hope I'm not the only one!

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I am also a single mom.  I work 3 p/t jobs which roughly mostly equals the hours of 1 full time job (though some weeks I end up working 50-60 hours between all 3) but gives me some flexibility I would not otherwise have.  I also do college classes online in the evenings.  I homeschool all 4 of my kids though not as well as I would like or as structured as we have learned to take each day as it comes and make it work the best we can.

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I work full time also, and I homeschool my 3 girls.  We do most of our academics at nights and on the weekends.  The girls are on their own during the workday, and I've tried having them do academic work while I'm not there but it's never worked out very well. So we have I suppose a flipped schoolday - they have free time/social time during the standard workday, and they have structured and academic time evenings and weekends.  We also ramp up our academics during holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, when I am off work.  

 

It's not easy but you can do it!

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Always worked and homeschooled, full-time now but mostly from home.  I have some set hours where I can't be interrupted, and some flexible hours as long I'm meeting deadlines.

 

Mine have weekly assignment sheets that they work out, but I approve and set up checkpoints all week to make sure they're not getting stuck or dropping off.

 

A friend of mine works away full-time and checks with her son several times during the day, and he sends her some of his work so she can look at it during her lunch hour.

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I'm a single parent (for the last few years) and am a full-time student. It gives a bit more flexibility, but my son is still on his own on the days I'm at school. 

 

Our school is really a team effort and it's important for me to remember it won't look like someone else's version of homeschooling. 

 

There's a sticky thread at the top of this forum on all sorts of high school issues, it's a good place to explore. 

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Thanks everyone!  You make me feel a little less crazy.

 

I'd love to hear what other people are doing, as far as curriculum and schedules.  I'd also love your critique on our plans.  For a little background information, Kid withdrew from 10th grade without finishing the semester, due to medical issues that caused a lot of absences.  We're hoping to keep the option of returning open for 11th grade, and so have chosen Florida Virtual School for some of his classes, because it seems the most likely to transfer.  Here's what we're thinking of:

 

Math: Reviewing concepts from Algebra 1 and Geometry, since he missed a great deal of those courses due to illness.  I am not expecting him to earn a credit, but simply to be well prepared for Algebra 2 when he gets there.

 

History: Ancient History: The History of the Ancient World, supplemented by some TC lectures.  Again, I don't anticipate that he'll earn a credit from this.

 

Science: Anatomy and Physiology from Florida Virtual School

 

English:  English 2 from Florida Virtual School

 

P.E.:  He'll earn a credit from Florida Virtual School, using the following activities:   Snowboarding once or twice a week, followed by a lifeguard training class when the snowboard season, and then working as a soccer referee in the spring.  Plus working with a personal trainer once a week, and classes at the gym or working out independently on other days. 

 

Arts: Stage management/tech internship with a local community theater, 2 evenings a week plus Saturdays.  

 

Service Learning: Serving as a juror in our county's Teen Court program.

 

He'll also have an average of about 2 medical appointments a week.  Luckily, they're all within walking distance and most of them allow him to go on his own. 

 

 

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