Thanks for stopping by! I loved what you wrote. It just fit for me right now. I'm so much better with clear cut instructions.
I run a cottage school. I help homeschool parents homeschool, essentially. I have about 6 students right now. We have lessons in groups and one-on-one. I also coach parents and kids by providing lesson plans for a week or two and then checking with the kids bi-weekly to make sure the work is getting done. If mom stinks in math, then I can help make sure the math is understood and getting checked off the list.
My daughter has Asperger's and I have worked with students who have learning disabilities, usually after they have struggled in a mainstream school. Sometimes, as in this case, I help to transition them back to a mainstream school after a particularly bad time of it.
I wish I could afford to just homeschool my own daughter and provide her one-on-one all the time. My business was my answer to keeping her home after the separation without having to force her into public school again. It was really traumatic.
My H still struggles with accepting she has Asperger's. Two weeks ago, he made a really mean remark to me about how "I need a job and she needs to ride the bus."
God, maybe he just isn't a nice guy.
Anyway, I wish I could afford to work with each of these students alone, but the best I can do is small groups. This mom is having issues because I think she wants to be able to provide him with one-on-one with her, but she can't afford to stop working and he is a lot of work. I run into this a lot. It's sad.
In Ohio, you need a Bachelor's degree to homeschool someone else's kids. I am looking at becoming certified in teaching and getting my Master's in Language Arts with a specialty in reading. My B.A. is in English and I have a background in writing. I love working with kids with reading problems.
I have a blog. If you google Bramble Farm Cottage School, Wordpress, it should come up. I haven't done much with the blog since summer. It's a bit outta date.
"You know, it's times like these when I realize what a superhero I am." Tony Stark/Iron Man
“Focus on what you can do, then do it with all your heart.” Lois Wilson
