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[Kara]

Angie, we're doing a virtual academy with Logan (age 6) this year and so far, it's been a positive experience. I have always been interested in homeschooling, but at this point, I just didn't have the time to do it independently and this has been a good hybrid solution for us.

It is through the public school system and so all of your materials are resources are provided at no charge, but the parent is the primary teacher. All teaching is at home but there are some online classes. My 1st grader has a 30 minute live lesson every Monday morning with his class, but that's it. You also have a teacher who is involved to some degree, but their involvement can be fairly minimal, or more substantial if you have specific needs.

What I LOVE about it so far is that Logan can progress at his own pace and can take breaks as needed. He can run around the table reciting his skip counting if he wants to. He can lay on the floor and do his math problems if he needs a change in position. We can cuddle up on the couch and do his reading. We can do two lessons of science at a time if he's really into it and save history for tomorrow.

I really, really like how laid-out the program is for us. Everyday, I just log into the online system and it tells me what lessons are scheduled for today and what materials are needed. It's very open-and-go and requires minimal preparation on my part. And yet it's fairly flexible, so today we did a bunch of phonics assessments because he's already reading well and were able to skip a couple of units in that course. Some of it is online, but most of it is offline. He seems to really like the online stuff and the extra attention from me.

We pulled him out of our neighborhood school because of ongoing behavior/anxiety/depression issues, and because we felt strongly that he has really been lost in the mix of all of the chaos in our family and needed some extra attention. So far, it's been a great fit for us. I'm not sure what we'll do next year, but I do know that this is working for us now.

Here's a link to the program; there are virtual academies in many states:

http://www.k12.com

The school itself offers a variety of field trips and activities for students -- they're optional, but we're planning to participate as we have time.

[nun69]

Originally Posted by Kara

We pulled him out of our neighborhood school because of ongoing behavior/anxiety/depression issues, and because we felt strongly that he has really been lost in the mix of all of the chaos in our family and needed some extra attention. So far, it's been a great fit for us. I'm not sure what we'll do next year, but I do know that this is working for us now.

omg this sounds sooooo much like Peyton!!! liek to a tee!!!!!!