Maddysmom26 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Ive belong to these forums for over a year. I hs'd my dd this year for 5th grade . She will be returning to a new ps next fall. Sorry if this sounds silly but what exactly is afterschooling?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Afterschooling is teaching what is not taught in a school or adding enrichment. I usually call it supplementing off these boards. HTH. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 It's homeschooling while still sending your DC to public or private school. Often done "after school", hence the term. It's often done before school, after school, weekends, and summers. My DH doesn't support exclusive home schooling, but strongly supports after schooling, so that's what we'll be doing - starting with learning to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddysmom26 Posted April 29, 2011 Author Share Posted April 29, 2011 Okay, that sounds great! Thanks for filling me in ! felt a little silly asking but had never heard of it! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBre Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Well, at our house, afterschooling is beforeschooling and it's more like you-better-keep-homeschooling-because-your-public-schools-suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Well, at our house, afterschooling is beforeschooling and it's more like you-better-keep-homeschooling-because-your-public-schools-suck. :lol::lol::lol: Yep! Down here in the great state of Texas we're, what?, 44th in the country? Yee Haw!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 For me, afterschooling has mostly meant filling in the gaps. I have been the parent of at least one school-aged child since 1995 and we have moved a lot. Every school had its strengths and weaknesses. A lot of my afterschooling has actually been done in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApronMama Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 According to my 7 year old, afterschooling is "a type of learning when you learn things you didn't get to learn at school. These are some of the things that I have been learning: latin, history, science and making projects for history. Afterschooling is things that your parent is having you do freely because they want you to learn more. Sometimes you are able to choose stuff that relates to things you need to work on because you have not mastered them. One of the things I have learned is Latin. I chose it because I wanted to learn it, not because my parent wanted me to." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 According to my 7 year old, afterschooling is "a type of learning when you learn things you didn't get to learn at school. These are some of the things that I have been learning: latin, history, science and making projects for history. Afterschooling is things that your parent is having you do freely because they want you to learn more. Sometimes you are able to choose stuff that relates to things you need to work on because you have not mastered them. One of the things I have learned is Latin. I chose it because I wanted to learn it, not because my parent wanted me to." Can I hug your DC?!?! That's adorable! And a perfect explanation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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