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Yeah I know one. They saw me being homeschooled and thought it was awesome, and their daughter was having severe emotional issues, so they decided to bring her home for 9th grade. Except, they pulled her mid-year so they decided she needed to do the entire year's worth of curriculum in the final 6 months. Also, they knew I was the eldest of a largish homeschool family and did my work almost entirely independently, and expected their just-out-of-school daughter to do the same, for a double workload, and somehow not fall into a worse depression for being alone in a room all day.
Yeah. It didn't go well. Turned into a rather sad story actually, her mental issues got worse, not better. She went back to school 6 months later and in a worse position, and it was all my fault for recommending homeschooling to them (even though I was also game enough to tell them, repeatedly, that double work was insane, that she needed help because she had never done independent learning before, and that leaving her alone in a silent room all day was bad), and their daughters fault for not just being able to do double work in a room alone all day without hating herself. They told anyone they could that homeschooling was bad and they no longer trusted my education either, and mentioned more than once that I should insist on going to school.
Sigh. I hated them.
That is a sad story :sad:
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That boggles my mind. I can't imagine benefitting from something and then being hateful towards it? Hm.
But maybe their homeschooling experience didn't actually benefit them or their children ...
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Do you know any ex homeschooling parents who are now anti homeschooling?
By anti homeschooling I mean that they think all homeschooling is "bad" (or insert own negative word) .... not just that homeschooling didn't work out for their individual family.
I'd like to hear your understanding of their story and why they are now against homeschooling.
I'm interested because I met a homeschool mom the other day who mentioned that one of her ex homeschool friends is now anti homeschooling and now I'm curious .....
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Our group is seeking to move from Yahoo over the summer, because we think yahoo groups will be phased out by Alibaba, which is based in China.
Oh no!!!
What will happen to all the files of those groups? Maybe I should set aside a few days to save everything from all those wonderful ambleside online groups :confused1:
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Yes. I vastly prefer Yahoo Groups over Facebook for homeschool groups. Unfortunately, the "younger" homeschoolers who cut their teeth on Facebook can't seem to figure out how Yahoo Groups works, so groups are abandoning Yahoo for Facebook to accommodate them.
Edited for clarity.
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Facebook just doesn't seem to lend it itself to the same type of detailed and reflective conversations. I was slow to transition to facebook but straight away I noticed people would ask for curriculum recommendations and everyone would answer with just the title of the program they were using and not include why they liked it. I miss hearing the reasons behind what people are doing.
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I know yahoo groups are no longer as popular as they were and I have joined some facebook groups where it seems much busier ..... but I really miss the yahoo groups file sections! The files on the facebook groups don't seem as organized ... maybe because you can't organize them into folders?
Does anyone else remember all the treasures of schedules, worksheets, teaching aids and other hints that could be found in the files?
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If you are looking to "hang out" with others who have adopted the 3Rs approach you could join the Robinson curriculum facebook group. I have never bought or followed the curriculum but enjoy lurking there. Good luck for your appointment in March.
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Thanks :001_smile:
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bumping up ....
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Also, how common are nanny cameras? What is it like working with one? I worked in the early childhood field before that kind of technology became affordable.
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I was for a year after we moved to Canada and I couldn't teach. I went through an agency (which I recommend). I have considered doing it when I'm done homeschooling.
I liked it. I had an excellent relationship with the family. Go into it as a professional and expect to be treated as such. Be clear with boundaries (hours, what work you are willing to do, housework, etc.). Keep short accounts (both financial and with any issues that come up). Try to have a match on discipline and general child rearing philosophy.
Thanks ... great advice.
I am a little worried about being treated like a servant. Not sure if that is a pride thing or whether I am just used to a lot of autonomy in my current life and I don't like the idea of giving that up.
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I've sort of done it. Not full time, so not a 40 hr week type of nanny. Even so, several long days a week. I worked for a NICU nurse and her policeman husband. They were wonderful to me. What specifically do you want to know?
Some questions I've been pondering ....
Advantages and disadvantages to going through an agency.
Would being a woman in her 50's be a disadvantage to getting a job? Would families want someone young and seemingly more energetic?
How secure is nannying as a career? I'm guessing each job would only last a few years and then you would have to find another one. I wouldn't like to be have long periods of unemployment.
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I've sort of done it. Not full time, so not a 40 hr week type of nanny. Even so, several long days a week. I worked for a NICU nurse and her policeman husband. They were wonderful to me. What specifically do you want to know?
Thanks! I think I would be looking for about 2 days work.
I will come back and post some questions later.
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I'm thinking about post homeschooling job ideas. I could have another 3 - 6 years homeschooling ahead of me so it's still a little while off.
I have a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood education but I don't want to go back to working with groups of children and I don't want to start a daycare in my home.
Has anyone been a nanny or have any opinions on what being a "live out" nanny is like?
Does anyone know where I could listen in to other nannies and their experiences like an online forum or facebook group?
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I'm really wanting to hear about others' experience with EIW but I have a few questions too:
Is it easy to use and does it give clear instructions as to how to complete the assignments?
Does it give enough guidance in grading your child's writing? (assume I need a lot of hand holding here :001_smile: )
Is the EIW teacher good at modelling the writing process?
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I've never looked for a group, but there are EiW users on here. What do you want to know?
Thankyou MerryAtHope. Someone else suggested I post on the high school board. Would you mind answering some questions over there?
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I'm not using EIW ... just researching. Anyone know where the EIW homeschool moms hang out?
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I'm not using EIW ... just researching. Anyone know where the EIW homeschool moms hang out?
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Thanks everyone ... I appreciate you being honest and confirming what I had suspected about BJU :001_smile:.
I will probably end up finishing the year with the few incomplete subjects I have already purchased (mostly gr 6) and then reconsider what to do.
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I want to browse through middle and high school curriculum that utilizes lecture style instruction on dvd like Math U See.
We don't find the type of instruction that uses a blackboard and voice over that effective (eg. khan academy, dive science).
I don't know of that many but so far I have thought of ....
Essentials in Writing
Saxon Math with Art Reed
BJU
Abeka
Any others?
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With the science, you *could* but you're missing reinforcement, all the labs, and a lot of skills they weave in.
I see what you mean ... I have a used science gr 5 worktext that my older dd used ... I think I can use it orally with younger dd or retype some questions and that will get us through this year.
Thanks for the searching tips too : )
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Another question .... since the consumable items like the workbooks are the hardest to find would it be ok just to use the TM and student text?
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When you do the online courses, they give you links to important sections of the tms. Have you tried contacting the Press to see what they can do for you? Is the main issue the cost of the materials or the shipping? Or both? Do you know they continue to sell the student worktexts and workbooks for older editions? Not for long, but maybe 2-3 years, yes. So that would be another way to complete your sets. My friends who use older editions with a number of kids just go through and buy everything they need for all their kids as the editions change.
I have contacted BJU and they were very helpful in that they offer overseas (or ministry?) families longer with the dvds but definitely no DLO is available here. The issue is really the combined cost of materials plus shipping. Also I don't want to do whole years of BJU ... just individual subjects which works out to being more expensive than buying a whole year kit.
Thankyou for your help!
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No, I would not just buy the student textbooks. If that's what you want, get Abeka, where all the content is in the text. With BJU, much of the course is in the tm. BJU has an educational philosophy that the teacher should bring something to the table.
Thankyou OhElizabeth .. so many great ideas in your post but I appreciate this observation in particular. I should have known this myself since I have taught some subjects with the TM and some without .... that's why those TMs are so heavy!
I'd like to follow up your suggestion of etexts but when I looked at their website I could only find the student texts being produced as etexts, not the TMs. Maybe they don't publish their TMs as etexts?
Thanks for the idea of pairing the student text with audible. I can see that working.
Math Mammoth (Gr 3): Order of Operation. Was it introduced in Gr 2? Does this seem difficult to you?
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