Getting a pre-teen to FOCUS

[cookderosa]

Jennifer, I live in New York. I looked at the homeschooling website you recommended... looks like a lot of work in this state. We might be moving south in the next year though, so....

If you decide to homeschool in NY, I stongly (is there a stronger word?) urge you to join HSLDA. We've been members for 17 years, and I wouldn't homeschool (even in IL) for 5 minutes without them. YOU knowing the law is never enough. School officials don't know the law half the time (and my SIL is a super in a large NY district after years of being a principle- she doesn't even know the hs law for her state and she is more connected having nephews being hs'd) Other people will be in your business and sometimes they get confused between facts and their own opinions about what the facts should be lol. In any event, homeschooled kids draw a lot of attention, especially when they used to go to public school, so HSLDA will let you and the wife sleep at night. It's a hundred bucks and you never have to worry, they have your back, and if you don't, your money pays for the nasty court cases in states (like NY!) brought against other families. I can't say enough good things about them.