[yadira a]

...Caliva.org? Homeschooling Whats it like..how does it work.do you like it?

[jdadmirersinc]

I have a 8th grader and a HS Senior this year in the program. My 8th grader was not doing well in a traditional brick and mortar educationally (socially she was a butterfly) and my senior who is new to it all this year has medical issues keeping her from traditional schooling. They can each work at their own pace spending more time on something or less time on something depending on the challenges they face with each lesson. It is easy to tailor it to each child as opposed to tradionally having kids get left behind or getting bored cause the class has not caught up to them yet.We expect my 8th grader to hit 9th grade partially thru this school year, finishing out early and and actually getting ahead. I would highly recommend attending a local orientation. All your questions can be answered and addressed in person. You can meet other parents of the program as well. There is nothing more positive than being with your child during the day while they are learning new things (you learn a lot too). They also get to see that as a parent you might know a thing or two about what they are learning.I have had nothing but close contact with our teachers and they have been more than supportive throughout our educational journey.I feel the girls are getting a much better education and a more one on one approach with being the adult tutor in the home. I am more connected to what is really going on in their work than I am with my1st, 4th and 6th grader who are in public school still out of social skill building preference.Brick and Mortar schools just send home busy work to do for 3 hours every night after 6 hours of working in school already ( it takes that long cause there are 32 other kids in the tradional classroom all scrambling for the one on one instructor time they will never get)and that is ridiculous. I can take them on our own field trips and learn things relevant to the way the actual world works in relation to their lessons... I think the kids will ultimately benefit down the road seeing things other than who is wearing what and the other petty social stuff in traditional schoolroom settings. We can log in from almost anywhere at anytime wether at home or on vacation. The education never stops and they can even do work when they would otherwise miss school from having colds etc.For my two oldest? we have removed the petty competitiveness found in traditional school and are getting down to the learning the real educational business at hand by cutting out the PTA, the kid who disrupts the class, the bullies etc. Teachers who do not really care about my kids education are also eliminated from the mix.All in all... I would definitely look into it especially if you have a middle or high schooler.