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It all depends on your budget. Now that you can do almost anything on the internet, you can actually homeschool for as little as it costs to run your computer on the internet, printer ink, paper, and research hours to create your own curriculum. It can also be as expensive as you want it to be if you buy all teacher's guides (not always necessary), student books and optional supplies. There are options for correspondence schools that test and grade your child and do all the record keeping for you. These can be quite expensive. You can find some at less of an expense if you research different ones on the internet. Also available are video and satellite schools. These also tend to be more expensive. You can also do combinations of these different styles. Many do a notebooking method, where the student gleans information from a variety of sources and then creates a notebook utilizing this information Others do unit studies, combining all classes into units focusing on one main topic. The best way to decide is to do a search on homeschooling or sign up on a few Yahoo homeschooling groups and discuss the costs with other homeschooling parents. There is a wealth of information to be gleaned from these groups. I hope this helped you out a little.
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EzraIt really depends on how and where you homeschool. Some states have set curriculum for homeschoolers. Others, such as the state my family is in, give parents a good deal of freedom to set their own child's learning. Some parents rely heavily on digital sources. This greatly reduces cost. In our home we use actual texts and work books and supplement with digital learning. Right now it is running us about $120 US a year to buy books for two kids. There are also other costs to consider. You will need to buy printer ink, paint, papers, scissors, colored pencils, pencils, Phys-Ed items, and have money stuck back for field trips. We are in a local homeschool group. That gets us good group rates when we get together for field trips. It also helps keep our kids in touch with other kids around their age. You can also cut costs by purchasing things the kids can use again and again. Sometimes it is worth it to spend a little extra to get the four square ball that will last a couple of years. You can also go on web sites such as Alibris or Half to find used text books at greatly reduced prices. The first year we homeschooled the cost was a little more than the following years. We converted a room into a classroom. We put in a book case, covered the walls in charts, hung a solar system from the ceiling, bought dwares and filled them with crayons, glue, and all sorts of stuff. After books and everything, the first year cost us about $450 US. That included field trips, renting movies on books they read, materials for projects, and so on. Since then, we have been doing it on about $250 a year. The more you do it, the smarter you will get on finding ways to reduce cost and still be able to do really cool things with the kids. One good thing is that you can save the money through the year and pick up items here and there to use the next year when you find a great deal. It really isn't as bad when you consider all the candles, raffle tickets, popcorn, and gift wrap you won't have to buy from school fund raisers each year.
It varies. If you borrow books from friends or the library, it will cost you nothing. If you decide to purchase a curriculum and have your work corrected by an instructor, it could cost you thousands per year. The choice is yours. For more information on homeschooling, visit http://www.homeschool-rewards.com Blessings
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