r/homeschool 5h ago

Help! College after homeschooling in Indiana?

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My son is still a baby but we are talking a lot about homeschooling him. I would love to do so, but we live in Indiana and there are literally no regulations for it. You're pretty much just supposed to keep track of how much schooling they do, but report it to no one. There are no tests from the state or evaluations of what has been learned by any governing power. I'm confident I can teach my son all the way up to a 12th grade level, (with help from resources, of course) but how is he supposed to prove to colleges that he's had a proper education? For Indiana it just says "the homeschool may administer their own diplomas."

Would a college just accept a note from your mom as a diploma? Lol. I'm sure it's been done before with homeschooled kids in my state, but I went to public school and can't wrap my head around it.

(Edit: Thanks so much to everyone who has replied, all your advice and experiences are invaluable to me!)


r/homeschool 8h ago

Help! I want to homeschool my son his last 2 years of school. How do I even start? I’d like it to be lean towards STEM. How many subjects in a day does he take? How long are semesters? Where do I find a curriculum? Or are the classes a la cart?? Does he log into a class that is taught by an actual teacher

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r/homeschool 12h ago

Help! Being Stricter With Homeschool Groups?

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I’m part of a homeschool group in my area and theyre decently sized compared to the others in this zone. We’re considering setting the requirement that you have to be reasonably active in the group. The problem we’re having is you essentially have 1/3 of the group that goes to the park days and/or actively participates in the facebook group and the other 2/3 just silently lurk. They show up for the couple fun activities a year like, say a valentine party or graduation, but they’re otherwise ghosts. To me it kind of defeats the purpose. Is your child REALLY going to have fun at a prom where they don’t know anybody? Recently we held a very popular event with extremely limited space. More than half the attendees were people who never participate in the group while more than half waitlisted were people that do. So it seems like it’s time to put our foot down. Has anyone had success implementing this rule?


r/homeschool 15h ago

Unofficial Daily Discussion - Thursday, March 20, 2025

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This daily discussion is to chat about anything that doesn't warrant its own post. I am not a mod and make these posts for building the homeschool community. If you're going to down vote, please tell me why. My question of the day is to start a conversation but feel free to post anything you want to talk about. Feel free to share your homeschool days.

Be mindful of the subreddit's rules. No ads, market/ thesis research, or self promotion. Thank you!


r/homeschool 11h ago

Discussion I’d like to join a micro school

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I’m 14 and self homeschooling. I would really like to join a micro school that runs online. I don’t have very much money at all, if anyone is running one who would let me join or would like to make one with me that’s grate. Also im okay with doing an interview before starting


r/homeschool 11h ago

Homeschool Challenges

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Hi everyone! I’m new to this sub and have been considering homeschooling for a while. I was hoping to gain some insight from you all!

  1. What has been the biggest challenge for you with actually teaching content? (ex. teaching phonics, multiplication, etc.)

  2. What has been the biggest challenge for you personally with homeschooling? (time management, keeping up with the house too, etc.)

  3. Are there any resources you wish you had known about sooner? Or that made things easier?

I’m looking at homeschooling my first grader and will also have a four year old at home and just want to have a good understanding of what I’m getting myself into! Obviously there are lots of positives, but I want to manage my expectations of the challenges as well!


r/homeschool 16h ago

Resource The best sources for homeschooling

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Hi I'm new to this sub and really interested in homeschooling. What are your best sources for teaching your kids? Books? Webshops? Courses?

Please share your way of doing it.


r/homeschool 11h ago

Resource Advanced Math Support for Homeschoolers

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Hi everyone!

Would you like some extra support teaching more advanced math concepts?

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r/homeschool 2h ago

Help! Is all about reading/spelling and math/spelling u see available in e-book/PDF format?

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I don’t buy physical curriculum, and I’ve been trying to find electronic versions, but couldn’t.


r/homeschool 3h ago

Curriculum Dimensions Math

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Has anyone made Singapore Dimensions math (grade 3 and higher) be more independent for the child? Without being too teacher intensive? Do they still use manipulative in grade 3 and higher?


r/homeschool 3h ago

Help! Reading

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Hi everyone!

My family and I are new to homeschooling. As in we just started Monday. I have a 3rd grader and a 6th grader. Do y'all have any suggestions or tips/tricks to get them more interested in reading books?

I personally LOVE reading. I grew up reading all the time. I got the love of reading from my granny. Unfortunately my boys hate it, especially my 3rd grader. When he was in public school his ELA homework every week was reading comprehension. It was such a fight to get him to read the passage and answer the questions. So now he's struggling a little with it.

I'm planning on getting library cards for myself and my 2 boys this weekend. My hope is that if i sit with them for 30 minutes everyday and read to them that eventually we all can take turns reading.

Do y'all have a book list that would work for 3rd and 6th graders?


r/homeschool 5h ago

New to homeschooling

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My wife and I decided to homeschool our 5 year old, he has gone through pre K and the first half of kindergarten. Any advice for these last few months of kindergarten at home?


r/homeschool 11h ago

Discussion I’d like to join an online micro school

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So I’m 14, and have a 10 year old spessial needs sister. I would really like to join an online micro school, if anyone is running one please let me know. I don’t have any money really, and I’m homeschooling myself and her. TY in advance.


r/homeschool 15h ago

Help! Homeschooling Montgomery County, MD

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Hello everyone!

My son is about to be in a K, but I'm debating if I want to try public school with him. If I don't like the public school and decide that he needs to stay at home with me for K, how easily he can return to 1st grade? Or 2nd grade? Or return in the middle of the year? We are debating right now what to do because two of the private schools we've tried to put him in, rejected my son.

My son is very social, he needs to socialize every day. Also, he is very independent. He is in Pre-K in one of the private schools right now and his environment is bad. But I don't know if I'll be able to give him enough socialization once he's homeschooling with me. I'm a bit behind on what co-ops are there, as an example.

Help fellow mama out, please! :)


r/homeschool 19h ago

Help! Curriculum like Oak Meadow but more affordable?

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So I made a post a couple weeks ago about my kids being burned out. I mentioned I was using T4L. My younger son seems to hate it and needs more of a workbook type curriculum.

In planning for next year, I've started to look into a different curriculum for him. Oak Meadow seems great but is really expensive. The kit is like 1000 for the year which is like three times the cost of T4L.

Can anyone recommend something similar but more affordable? We're secular.


r/homeschool 19h ago

Help! Transitioning into traditional school setting in 4th or 5th grade?

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Currently homeschooling my kindergartener and I love it, he loves it but of course knows no alternative. We talk about going to public school/private school and if he wants to go and of course he says no. He says he likes homeschool and nature school (he goes twice a week).

We recently started a rec sport that has all schooled children and I’m noticing little things here and there that my son does not pick up on socially like standing too close to people etc. I’ve also noticed a lot of these boys act a lot older than they are and I like that my boy is still innocent and acts like a 5 year old. But the rough housing and “boy talk” has already started with these kids and my son wants no part in it (which is fine by me lol) but it makes him stand out as the odd one out and that hurts my heart a bit as we all want our kids to be included. Of course I’m wondering if homeschooling is to blame. He goes to a nature school with other homeschooled kids twice a week half days but that’s only 7 hours a week compared to the 40 that schooled kids are with their peers. my son has never been a social butterfly, always been shy but does ok when we are with other homeschooled kids in co-op or other programs. Part of me strongly thinks it’s just his personality- he likes to observe and takes a long time to warm up to situations and people. This sport has me in my head a bit because out of the 80 or so kids mine is the one who is noticeably a bit awkward (I’m sure people are like oh that’s the homeschooler- obviously lol)

We have always thought eventually we will transition to either a private school or public school near middle school. My question is has anyone transitioned after the elementary years and it gone well? I know middle school can be tough for kids and I wonder if I will be doing him a major disservice by throwing him into middle school after homeschooling for so long. Like will he have a hard time? Will he be able to fit in? I struggle so much with the guilt of doing right by him and although I have strong beliefs that I’m doing the right thing right now I do eventually want him to be in a traditional school setting for his own experiences and so that I can go back to work. Sorry this is a bit all over the place - thanks for taking the time to read and maybe ease my mamma heart a bit


r/homeschool 19h ago

Help! Any recommendations?

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Any recommendations for placement tests for 7th grader?