I'm interested in knowing about home instruction vs. general education.?
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Not exactly sure of the question, don't know what you mean about promotional criteria. If you're talking about homeschooling, you can take as many hours as you need ro want. But, in general, I know with homeschooling, you don't need as many hours to learn because it's one on one. You learn and retain things faster that way than being in a school setting. Hope that helps you a little.
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I would look into local colleges even community colleges offer distant learning i am a mom too attending school full time and i go to school and take distant learning from the same college. The advisers can point you in right direction
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My mom and dad home schooled me because 1) I wasn't learning much in school 2) They saw that socializing with out-of-control kids was not helping my attitude 3) They wanted me to spend more time with them and my sister. I went to public school from kindergarten through second grade.  Throughout that whole time, I learned very little—I could read, write (barely!), and I could "socialize."  I could not spell (because the teachers wouldn't correct my spelling for fear of "damaging my self-esteem"); I could barely add; and I couldn't subtract 3 from 4.  Also, socializing with other hyper, out-of-control, rude kids had turned me into a little terror. This change really disturbed my mom (who had stayed home with me since I was a baby) because I had been such a good child until I went to school.  (Another factor contributing to my withdrawal from public school was that we would get permission forms [written by teachers!] that contained misspellings and many grammatical errors.  My parents obviously didn't want me to be taught by these people). Eventually, my parents couldn't take it any more.  After I finished second grade, they pulled me out and started home schooling me using a program through Christian Liberty Academy ( http://www.homeschools.org/ ).  It took several years of hard work (and many tantrums!) before I was able to read, write, and do math proficiently and was able to un-learn my bad habits.  \nI know that many people will disagree with what I've just wrote.  They will say that only trained teachers can give students a good education. They will say that children need to socialize.  I have found that this is not true.  My parents were able to give me a very good and rigorous education (I have maintained a 4.0 GPA and received a composite score of 30 on my ACT).  As for socializing, I get along fine with people. I work at my local YMCA as a life-guard and swim instructor. (It was at the Y that I made an interesting observation. I've taught both home school and public school children how to swim and the difference between them is like day and night. On the whole, home schoolers are more polite, responsible, well-behaved, and respectful than public school kids. Most home schoolers possess a level of maturity that I rarely find in public school children).  \nIn conclusion—yes, my life was more sheltered than other kids, but I am grateful for it because it has made me a better person. Also, it allows me to be with my family (my sister is my best friend) and take field trips and vacations with them.  I believe that family is important; but in today's society, the family unit is downgraded. Home schooling has allowed me to connect with my family in a way that I don't believe is possible otherwise.\nI highly recommend home schooling. I love it and cannot imagine learning any other way.
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OK you asked for it. LOL. Computer integration is the life blood of our schooling technique. We have had an ever increasing computer-integration in our classroom for 13 years. This is going to be a long post, but I hope you will find the ideas fascinating.\n\nWe homeschool using multiple computers - OK, not a traditional classroom view, but the advantages and problems are about the same. I homeschool my own four children as well as teach homeschool co-ops for high school subjects. Co-op classes typically contain 8 to 18 students. The computers are used extensively for both groups. \n\nMy 18 year old son has taught himself how to build and repair computers so we have very little money invested in our computers. I have always wondered why schools do not take advantage of all that free teen energy and get them making school furniture and computers instead of the schools having to buy from expensive school supply catalogues. Those prices are outrageous! The kids learn real world useful skills by building what the school needs. Anyway, that is a topic for another Yahoo Answers Question. LOL\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nOne difference is in the classroom layout - Our Schoolroom/Computer Lab Physical Setup:\n\nMAIN SCHOOLROOM - Instead of the kids each having a traditional schooldesk each one has their own computer station and their own computer. We have six networked computers in the main school room plus a spare one in the bedroom that is also part of the network. All the computers have access to the internet on-demand via a broadband router 24/7. My husband has custom made two long counters on each side of the room which house three computers each. Each computer's space is about 3.5 feet wide by 3 feet deep. The deep counters and dropped keyboards allow the students to work at their station easily even with a bunch of resources spread out in front of them. They also have additional storage for school supplies and CDs. The children are each assigned their own computer which is where they work throughout most of the school day and it is their personal computer during free time in the evenings and weekends. The front of the room houses the white board. We have a mobile (on wheels), fold-down table for when we need a large flat surface to work on. It stays tucked out of the way until we need it. The chairs are adjustable-height, wheeled desk chairs with arms. It is surprising how often they are wheeling on their chairs between computers as they collaborate or show each other what they are creating. Every station has its own set of headphones and microphone. Several have their own printers, while all have access to the network printer and scanner.\n\nMULTIMEDIA STUDIO - The computer in the bedroom is our multi-media studio with studio quality microphones, a studio sound mixer, a VHS tape player, portable DVD burner with VHS and TV inputs capability, surround sound speakers, and a digital camera that can take both digital stills and quicktime movies. We have a variety of multimedia design software installed on that system. It may seem like we invested a lot of money into our multimedia studio, but my son built the computer, we bought the mixer and studio mics second-hand on E-Bay, and the VHS tape machine is one we have had for years. By having this system in the bedroom, the door can be closed to allow for less background noise when the kids are producing multimedia products.\n\n----------------------------------\n\nSOFTWARE INSTALLED ON ALL SYSTEMS - \n- PrintMaster Platinum is the main electronic notebooking software that the kids use. With it they make multimedia webapges that run from burned CD-ROMS. They also print out their e-notebooks. Their e-notebooks can be uploaded to the internet as standards compliant webpages.\n- Inspiration Software - this is a terrific program that we use for a variety of purposes.The kids use it extensively for notetaking, organizing compositions, visuals for their e-notebooks,
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Learn direct is a function rather than a place. Learn direct offers users the chance to learn, via the computer / internet without the need to sit in a classroom.\n\nLearning can often be done at home (distance learning), but to take any exam you need to be affiliated to a testing centre.\n\nIt often works out cheaper to buy your course via the testing centre
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Most of the time most of us learn best from each other.  We all benefit from a variety of learning environments.  I would not consider the type of learning situation you describe the best option all of the time - it may be a good option for a part of the day for very specific instruction.   We all do well in some areas and not so well in others.
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I have homeschooled for years now.  I hear from my old fart neighbor "When are you going to let them go back to school?"  Ugh.  It never ends.  I just don't broadcast it to the locals because THEY choose to be close minded and to not educate themselves about hsing.  Consider this 'comeback' as it's my best one:  My son gets a one-on-one education.  It's better than a private tutor.  He is fully socialized as he can go to church, soccer, chess club, library groups, the local rec center programs, 4H and scouts."  Folks that flip out and bring up socialization usually just grab that word because everyone that knows little about it uses it.  Good luck and you can email me for any help you need.
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A Beka Home School's site is: \nhttp://www.abeka.org/
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I went to homeschool.com\n\nThey have a getting started kit, that includes a book with guidelines for the laws in every state and information on the different options you have for homeschool education - working with a local school, interenet curriculums, unschooling, you name it. \n\nThere are lots of these types of organizations out there to help our growing population of homeschoolers.  In my state, California, they even have a California Home School Group\n(http://californiahomeschool.net/default.htm)  You might have something similar in your area.\n\nPeace!
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I would say it would be easier to just sign up and take the ged in your area.  if you're worried you won't remember all the math and stuff you need to know, then your local bookstore should have a ged prep book.  that way you can brush up without having to actually go to the ged classes.  i'm not sure how the at home high school diplomas work, but each state has different requirements for high school graduation so i wouldn't trust it.  if you are thinking of going onto a community or technical college neither one would give you an advantage over another and at a 4 yr school the ged might actually help you qualify for more schloarships for "non traditional" students.  good luck
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The number one advantage of public schools is SOCIALIZATION!  If you do research under that category, I guarantee that you will find many reasons to prove why home schooling isn't such a great idea.
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As far as I know you can take online course's or home study course's for the GED. Howevery you cannot take the actual test as it is controlled by your local State Board of Education. If you are just looking for material to practice at home I would recommend  McGraw-Hills GED CD-Rom edition, it is the actual manual most districts use for the adult ed class plus has a cd-rom  loaded with timed practice test's etc.  Don't try to rush to get it, It will come you took the hardest step of the test already by getting to class for it...Good Luck!!!!!!
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Start at HSLDA's website (http://www.hslda.org) and look up the laws in your state.  Look for a homeschool support group in your area - you'll be able to talk with people "in the trenches" and find out about their experiences with the local school system, family (especially grandparents), friends, socialization, co-ops...\n\nLook in your library for books about homeschooling - there's lots of different approaches - classical/Charlotte Mason, unschooling, ...  This will help you determine what type of curriculum you will be looking for (if any).\n\nFor now, just read to your baby!  I read to my older son when he was a baby and he's an avid reader now (at 11 years old).
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From my homeschooling days, I did not remember hearing the term AEC, so I googled it.  You've got the letters transposed.  It should be ACE Homeschool Curriculum.  Google that and see everything that comes up.  Good Luck.
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Check out Accelerated Christian Education, or ACE.  Their curriculum is designed for the student to work at their own pace.  I graduated from high school as a homeschooler and loved it.  Actually finished a year early and got a free ride to college!  Definitely check it out.
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A THOMAS JEFFERSON EDUCATION TEACHING A GENERATION OF LEADERS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY by Oliver Van DeMille.  It is mainly on the differences in choices of education that is available to parents for their children--mainly homeschooling.  It does have a lot on how public and private schools came about and why.  I think it may have some references for your paper.  I hope so anyways.
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my brother is in home schooling at first he didn't like it but now it has grown on him. He is in this program where everything is done over the computer and Internet. He can do his school work at his convenience there is no set time ,also he get to keep the laptop and the all in one (printer, fax, scanner, and copier) I guess it just depends on what program your in and the kid.