--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 158 HOME SCHOOLING Ref: E2300001Date: 01/31/97 From: REGINA FINAN Time: 03:08pm \/To: MICHAEL SHARON (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Help -=> Quoting MICHAEL SHARON to ALL <=- MS> Greetings, MS> Having trouble with the feeds for the echo. Anyone seeing this MS> message, Please respond. MS> Your response is greatly appreciated, MS> Sincerely, MS> Michael Sharon Yep got your response here in Michigan. Regina ... "Scotty, beam me up another Blue Wave message." --- * Origin: Nite Lite BBS (1:2410/534) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 158 HOME SCHOOLING Ref: E2300002Date: 01/26/97 From: JOHN SEIBERT Time: 07:44pm \/To: DALE HILL (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Bbs DH> Yes anyone can log on, you should check your local area for a BBS that DH> carries K12Net--there isn't any membership fee required. The K12Net DH> message echos can provide a new and different resource for students who DH> are home schooling, giving them a way to interact with students around DH> the world. Do you know how someone would get in touch with this network? --- Renegade v10-05 Exp * Origin: Under the Mountain * Denver, CO * (303)371-7139 (1:104/839) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 158 HOME SCHOOLING Ref: E2400000Date: 02/02/97 From: RUTH LEBLANC Time: 07:16pm \/To: MICHAEL SHARON (Read 2 times) Subj: Help MS>Having trouble with the feeds for the echo. Anyone seeing this message, >Please respond. Received here in Metro Toronto, Ontario, Canada. MS>Your response is greatly appreciated, You're Welcome. :) Ruth --- QMPro 1.53 New Mail not found. Start whine-pout sequence? (Y/N) * Origin: FidoNet: CAP/CANADA Support BBS : 416 287-0234 (1:250/710) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 158 HOME SCHOOLING Ref: E2500000Date: 02/04/97 From: SYLVIA STEIGER Time: 11:43am \/To: SCOTT JOHNSON (Read 2 times) Subj: Garage sale online! SJ> So sorry, I was just getting frustrated of Yanking messages and having to t SJ> half away because they had nothing to do with the subject at hand. I know *exactly* how you feel. I get most of my mail on CompuServe and can delete the headers without even reading the mail, which is a big help. I only posted my garage-sale message on about five echoes where something in it (mostly kids' clothes or computer stuff) was directly related. SJ> are you homeschooling, if so what ages are the kids and what curic. do ou SJ> use?.r Yup, about 1-1/2 years now. We use the Core Knowledge series books and add other projects. I don't know how parents can manage to send their kids off to school, I'm enjoying it so much! * SLMR 2.1a * I used to have a handle on life, but then I lost my grip. --- FidoPCB v1.5 beta-'j' * Origin: Lunatic Fringe * Richardson,TX * 972-235-5288 * (1:124/2113) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 158 HOME SCHOOLING Ref: E2500001Date: 02/04/97 From: SYLVIA STEIGER Time: 11:43am \/To: CHERYL NEITZ (Read 2 times) Subj: Home Schooling CN> I am a mother of a 15 year old and am trying Homeschooling for the first CN> year. It is very difficult. You really have my sympathy. I started early with mine for just that reason. But other parents who have started with older kids have reported that they needed a "deprogramming" time of at least one month for each year of public schooling. I also wonder if your expectations are too high. Did you mentally picture your teenager instantly settling down into a docile, eager learner, happily working on projects? Did you picture yourself magically transformed into a confident, expert teacher? (Put like that, of course it sounds silly, but I know a lot of HSers who did in fact have that picture of What Would Happen.) Fortunately, I followed messages from HSers for years before I started, so I told everyone (especially my husband) that we were going to take our time to find out what works for us, and if it took us a whole year to work out a plan and find the right curriculum, I wouldn't be disappointed. It turned out to not take that long -- we had a system we all liked within four months -- but the important element was to remove the pressure. With your teenager, I'd suggest discussing the situation and make a contract. The goal might be, say, him (her?) working on six subjects per day within six months. (Or whatever, this is just a rough idea.) The first step might be identifying the subjects he should be studying. These do not all have to be academic! If he plays an instrument, include practicing that and/or lessons as "subject" time. He'll have to do some research for this: college requirements if he is college bound, prerequisites for courses that he is interested in, etc. Plan some library time. Set a reasonable deadline for this, maybe 1-2 weeks. If he's not the dependable kind of teenager , he should be able to show you progress each day: a list of subjects gradually growing longer and/or notes on each subject such as "need algebra textbook" or "required subject to take state test." Then you and he can work out a schedule to gradually incorporate the different subjects. Be flexible! If he has a short attention span, he might need to schedule two 20-minute blocks of time each day for a certain subject; if he doesn't like to quit something he's started, he might work all Tuesday morning on American history but not touch it for the rest of the week. Part of the advantage of HSing is being able to structure the learning to make best use of your child's learning style. CN> Is there CN> something I can say besides "I am the teacher and if you were in public CN> school you could not do that so you can't here." Not really. I don't even use "if you were in public school," I just stop after "because I say so." The kids enjoy HSing so much that it isn't really a problem. * SLMR 2.1a * "I used to to be Snow White, but I drifted." Mae West --- FidoPCB v1.5 beta-'j' * Origin: Lunatic Fringe * Richardson,TX * 972-235-5288 * (1:124/2113) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 158 HOME SCHOOLING Ref: E2500002Date: 02/03/97 From: MIKE MARTIN Time: 06:39pm \/To: JOHN SEIBERT (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Bbs Howdy John: John Seibert wrote in a message to Dale Hill: JS> Do you know how someone would get in touch with this JS> network? See if any of these fit. Colorado Springs Air Force Academy HS -unpublished- 1:128/17.30 Colorado Springs CSDB BBS 719-632-8180 1:128/93 Colorado Springs Challenger Middle School #1 -unpublished- 1:128/17.3 Colorado Springs Challenger Middle School #2 -unpublished- 1:128/17.6 Colorado Springs D-20 Ed Network 719-472-1037 1:128/18 Colorado Springs Eagleview Middle School -unpublished- 1:128/17.4 Colorado Springs Goldmill BBS 719-578-5849 1:128/67 Colorado Springs Grey Haven 719-282-1630 1:128/81 Colorado Springs Palmer High School -unpublished- 1:128/17.20 Colorado Springs RAM Net 719-594-9476 1:128/14 Colorado Springs Rivendell 719-472-0745 1:128/17 Colorado Springs Sci-Line 719-578-9127 1:128/48 Colorado Springs The Butterflys Nest 719-550-1875 1:128/88 Colorado Springs Timberview Middle School -unpublished- 1:128/17.5 Golden LES-COM-Net (Lesley Col Net) 303-526-2047 1:104/232 Greeley MAST Hotline 303-351-1445 1:315/13 Security The Electric Locksmith 719-390-9249 1:128/22 Woodland Park High Reaches CyberSchool BBS 719-687-5974 1:128/203 Start with Jack Shoup at the Butterfly's Nest. He helped to point me in the right direction. Also, if Colorado is like Texas, it may be less expensive to dial out of state that intra-state. If so let me know and I will be glad to point you elsewhere. I am receiving the K12 echos through my FidoNet Cost Recovery Association. The echos are carried by the Fido Star Hubs, but you must be an authorized K12 node to receive them. Best of luck! :) /\ /^v^\ | /^v^\ \/ --- timEd-B9 * Origin: MCM Comm <512-442-8458> (1:382/112) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 158 HOME SCHOOLING Ref: E2B00000Date: 02/05/97 From: GLEN TODD Time: 06:06am \/To: JOHN SEIBERT (Read 2 times) Subj: Bbs Heilsa, John Seibert! Sunday January 26 1997 19:44, John Seibert wrote to Dale Hill: DH>> Yes anyone can log on, you should check your local area for a BBS that DH>> carries K12Net--there isn't any membership fee required. The K12Net DH>> message echos can provide a new and different resource for students who DH>> are home schooling, giving them a way to interact with students around DH>> the world. JS> Do you know how someone would get in touch with this network? I carry it here, and I know there are others. Ves thu heil, Glen Todd -- Moderator HOMESCHL ... Never take a beer to a job interview ... unless you're a braumeister. --- GoldED/386 2.50+ * Origin: High Reaches CyberSchool BBS == (719) 687-5974 (1:128/203) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 158 HOME SCHOOLING Ref: E2B00001Date: 02/05/97 From: KEVIN FREER Time: 07:27pm \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: Back up online Hi All, Just letting everyone know that were back online again. The Hard drive took a dump with all the files and message conferences. I see I've missed the passing of the other moderator. Good luck to him and reguardless of the feelings He was the moderator and probably did his best. Be talking at Ya! kevin --- ViaMAIL!/WC4 v1.20 * Origin: Home School BBS (407)328-4294 (1:363/326) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 158 HOME SCHOOLING Ref: E2B00002Date: 02/03/97 From: REGINA FINAN Time: 02:29am \/To: CHERYL NEITZ (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Home Schooling -=> Quoting CHERYL NEITZ to ALL <=- CN> I am a mother of a 15 year old and am trying Homeschooling for the CN> first year. It is very difficult. I would suggest to any one starting CN> to start at an early age before bad patterns of study have set in. How CN> do others deal with the change from being parent to being teacher? Is CN> there something I can say besides "I am the teacher and if you were in CN> public school you could not do that so you can't here." I tried teaching my kids with some of the same structure as the school system and they did not like it. I found a relaxed atmosphere with a little fun to be most beneficial. Donna suggested I try this and it works much better. I have only a few rules. They must be dressed and eaten. Other than that we go with the flow. Some days my kids want more structure and I can tell in about 10 minutes or so. Other days I see they are into more visual and stimulating things. We have even gone for a walk discussing and finding things in the environment and how it effects us. I don't think my kids really think of me as a teacher when I first started. They do now. When one of my kids was asked by their old teacher if they had a teacher teaching them, my kids now say yep. They don't say its my mom. So I guess I would suggest liten up. Unless it is something that is a real problem. May I suggest if it is to be a little more specific so we can help. Regina ... "Yield to temptation, it may not pass your way again." - L. Long --- * Origin: Nite Lite BBS (1:2410/534) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 158 HOME SCHOOLING Ref: E2C00000Date: 02/04/97 From: ZAYNAB RICHMOND Time: 03:51pm \/To: CHERYL NEITZ (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Home Schooling CN> I am a mother of a 15 year old and am trying Homeschooling for the first CN> year. It is very difficult. I would suggest to any one starting to start CN> at an early age before bad patterns of study have set in. How do others CN> deal with the change from being parent to being teacher? Is there CN> something I can say besides "I am the teacher and if you were in public CN> school you could not do that so you can't here." Having a student at that age I'd be more likely to say, "It is your education and you must take primary responsibility for it. You decide what you need to study and make the plans. I'll help if you want my help." I think it is important for teens to learn to handle important responsibilities and they re at that age where they don't want to be directed by parents anyway. I would think of myself more as an advisor rather than as a home teacher. Maybe this doesn't really help in your situation, though. Please tell us ore about what is happening; we might be able to come up with more specific deas. What is it that you don't want her to do? Zaynab Homeschooling a 6 year old boy.. Mom to five, ages 23, 17, 16, 7, and 6.. --- Renegade v10-05 Exp * Origin: Camphor Fountain*510-439-0712*California (1:161/19)