Home School Teaching
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Annette Said:
Teaching in a home school in Korea?We Answered:
I used to teach at Mrs. Key's. There are no requirements to work for them. The problem is that the levels are usually pretty low. The children do not want to be there and all they want to do is play games. The other problem is that some of the homeschool teachers hardly speak any english. It can seem at times that theyare running the classes in Korean and the students are paying no attention to you. Be careful because the company that runs Mrs. Key's is not completely above board. They will run you ragged and then find ways to blame you when something goes wrong.Dolores Said:
How many home-school parents have teaching credentials?We Answered:
I have teaching credentials. I honestly don't feel that they help me teach my kids in ANY way. Truly. My training was all about setting up unit studies for the prescribed curriculum, breaking textbooks down into school months, tying in different subjects together to be better able to cover everything, learning how to plan and give a lesson with a captivating intro to catch the entire class' attention, I had an entire course on classroom management, another on teaching phys.ed., designed entirely for a group setting, obviously, another course on assessment and what the difference was between assessment, evaluation, what should be counted in final grades given the course objectives, how to design proper tests in different formats... Things only applicable to teaching a group of kids.Not that it was all a waste of time in terms of becoming a homeschooling parent. There were some great ideas on activities to do with kids, but just about all of that can be easily found in books or on the internet today. I had one fabulous professor who told us that we didn't need any textbooks to teach anything and to remember to treat them as tools. I may have been the only one in the class who really caught that idea because I kept in touch with a few after that and they all religiously followed the school textbooks for their programs. And it's probably the biggest help in terms of homeschooling. We did a bunch of courses on human development, psychology related to learning but most of the technical stuff you learn in those things, while interesting, aren't super helpful as a teacher.
I mentioned in other answers that here we don't study the specific subject matters we are going to be teaching in elementary and that it is also very common for a junior high teacher to be teaching a subject he or she doesn't even have a major or minor in. The expectation is that the teacher will learn what he or she needs to learn to implement the current curriculum, which may change in 5-10 years. It is expected that the teacher is a life-long learner and will participate in all the in-services and conventions and other things to keep improving their ability to teach in the classroom.
Teachers I went to university with as well as my husband and his family full of teachers do not think they are the only ones qualified to help a child learn. They know they've learned special skills to work in a classroom setting, but they've never presumed to think that those classroom skills made them superior to the average parent who wants to teach their child something.
Parents are capable of teaching their children how to count and identify colours and letters and even learn to read. Parents are capable of teaching their kids how to add, subtract, multiply, divide, identify geometric shapes, measure angles with a protractor... Parents are perfectly capable of reading a passage in a history book and explaining it to their child and if there's missing information, they know how to do research to find what they're looking for. Parents are capable of following directions for science experiments. Any parent not capable of that or unwilling to do or relearn what they may have forgotten is not a parent who is going to even be interested in homeschooling.
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I was thinking about this last night. People have misunderstood the point of the credentials. The government set up a requirement for schooling and increased the amount of free (public) schools and had to have teachers hired. The teachers are in essence employees of the government, not the schools. With that mass responsibility, it's only natural that the government would want some minimum standard for those the schools are hiring. The credentials are about being allowed to teach in public schools. Of course it's a good degree that can be used elsewhere, but the main purpose of it is to be able to teach in a public school.
Gail Said:
what are the requirements for teaching home school in the state of georgia?We Answered:
Go to the HSLDA site to find a quick overview of the laws and links to state HS organizations:http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp?St…
However, HSLDA may only list those state/local organizations affiliated with them. I would do a 'net search for "homeschooling in Georgia".
Here is what the site says for GA:
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Legal Option: Establish and conduct a home study program
Attendance: 180 days per year, 4 1/2 hours per day
Subjects: Reading, language arts, math, social studies, and science
Qualifications: High school diploma or GED for a teaching parent; high school diploma or GED for any private tutor used
Notice: File a declaration of intent with the local superintendent within 30 days of commencing the home study program and by September 1 annually thereafter
Recordkeeping: Maintain attendance records and submit monthly to the superintendent; write and retain an annual progress report
Testing: Administer and retain the results of a standardized test every 3 years beginning at the end of the 3rd grade
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Denise Said:
Where can I find internet material for teaching home school curriculum?We Answered:
I completely understand! I have high schoolers, and have to nearly re-learn to help them!Yahoo education has help with algebra;
http://education.yahoo.com/homework_help…
So does math.com:
http://www.math.com/homeworkhelp/Algebra…
Physics help:
http://www.physics247.com/
Good luck to you!
Randall Said:
Do anybody knows someone who money support home school teaching?We Answered:
There are many great ways for moms to work at home and homeschool. It really is doable if you are organized and dedicated to success.Here is some information that will help you find an opportunity that's right for you:
http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/…
I've had friends who've had good luck in virtual customer service:
http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/…
Good luck!
Danielle Said:
VA Home School Teaching Requirements?We Answered:
VA law states that a parent may homeschool if he/she: (i) holds a high school diploma; or (ii) is a teacher of qualifications prescribed by the Board of Education; or (iii) provides a program of study or curriculum which may be delivered through a correspondence course or distance learning program or in any other manner; or (iv) provides evidence that he is able to provide an adequate education for the child.Taken from: http://www.vahomeschoolers.org/law/
All the best.