SoCo Homeschooling

Antarctica · Jun 20, 2020

Anyone in SoCo homeschool their kids? I've got a little one going into Kindergarten next year (and another the following year) and am getting cold feet, especially given current events.

Before Covid, I never considered it/never could consider it, but after working form home for three months I'm wondering if its possible given the right support network, which doesn't look significant in SoCo.

Just wondering if anyone is local is doing it and if there are tips/resources more than I am finding online.

spoon059 · Jun 20, 2020

We're in Montgomery County, but we home school. A suggestion is to check local churches for a co-op or umbrella program. Our church has one, costs under $1000 a year and our daughter went on Friday mornings to a structured program that gave her more of a school setting. It also allows the moms to drop off kids and go have brunch or coffee together.

We LOVE homeschooling. It only gets easier as they get older, because they start getting independent and using internet based programs. It allows flexibility for vacations, we go to Florida for most of February every year, something we couldn't do with traditional schooling. Also, since we are church based there is a religious element, including chapel time, incorporated to our kids learning.

Lots of Facebook groups too that discuss the different curriculums that are available. If you want, send me a PM and I'll get you in touch with my wife who knows all the ins and outs.

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Antarctica · Aug 7, 2020

Just got a notice from AACPS that they don't have enough chromebooks to support the virtual schooling the they decided on. This is looking to be an epic cluster from the get go.

spoon059 · Aug 7, 2020

Look around for homeschool co-ops or tutorial programs. We've started the school year already with our kids. Our church tutorial has decided that masks will be required for classroom setting, so we have opted out of that portion at least for the first half of the year.

Antarctica · Aug 7, 2020

I have - honestly southern AACO seems like a deadzone for homeschooling. Maybe its because AACPS hasn't got as crazy as MoCo.

cstone · Aug 7, 2020

Join HSLDA.org They are a good legal resource and strong lobby group for homeschooling nationwide.

20+ years ago when we lived in Charles Co. and were homeschooling our children, we belonged to SPEAR, https://www.homeschool-life.com/777/index_public
My wife also was a volunteer liaison with the Charles Co. Board of Ed. The person charged with keeping track of homeschoolers in the county had no interest in homeschoolers and was more than willing to let the families police themselves as long as no one drew attention to themselves.

The advice provided above about finding a local co-op through a church is good advice.

Two resources for curriculum:
https://www.rainbowresource.com/
https://www.sonlight.com/

We also enjoyed the freedom to travel and tailor the education we were providing to our kids. Everyone has different learning styles and the pace they learn will vary for many reasons. You are far more motivated to provide your children with a meaningful education than any government employee. Most teachers will never know, much less care if your child is still living in your basement when they are 35 years old. Find the areas that give your children joy and challenge them to learn all they can about finding ways to make a living doing something meaningful.

Good luck. Be safe.

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