For those who have children and / or adult children who are trying to recover, people who are in the hospital or have to stay at home during times of recovery, therapy or transition between a state of hospitalization to therapy and back to school, for those who have parents who travel and need to keep their children near, for those who are serious about making sure that their children receive the proper type of instruction for areas that they are lacking stimulation or mentor-ship in and may need a bit more assistance - or for special needs children in a class with several other children : each with different needs and yours is not getting the quality one-on-one instruction that is necessary to even capture any form of attention to learn. Structure is up to you 3 days per week, 5 days per week - whatever is necessary; however if you plan on transitioning back into a public school setting at any time at all and expect to have any results, you need to keep accurate documentation, make sure that the child is participating and you are keeping track of progress and areas of weaknesses. Set goals and expectations, don't be too hard on yourself or your child and if you find you don't have enough time or need to re-structure, just get it done. As long as you are sincerely trying, you'll find very much satisfaction in watching the progress. T.E.A. is an agency that will assist you in how to formally un-inroll your child from school to avoid truancy issues, find the proper materials to study (books to purchase) if you plan on putting them back into public school later or getting a G.E.D., and/or let you know that you will need to do some thinking about your child's specific needs, possibly help in getting them tested to find out what you need to do and find your own resources for independent work. They can assist with home-bound teachers, and also support groups who can help with ideas, sponsors, informational tools, supplies, websites, financial and other important resources and even your child's physician / social worker may have helpful suggestions. Nothing is carved in stone and nothing is ever finite as you teach, you grow and so does your child. You need to allow for many changes and many things to "evolve". This takes a lot of time and patience and some parents are trying hard and even working while they home-school. Some even have a home-bound teacher work with their child 3-5 days per week at the house or if they need (in a reasonably, chaperoned public environment) like the library or other place where they are in constant communication and can be supervised and instructed with little or no difficulty. There are even special centers, day therapy centers and hospitals set up with side rooms especially for such. There are so many websites that are both easy to subscribe to for the year and also free ones on the internet and computers can be purchased for such a reasonable price now that even a used business class laptop or desktop with WiFi or LAN can be purchased for anywhere between $175.00-$450.00 depending on your (and your child's needs). Most people don't want to go out and purchase a brand new system or can't afford one for their child and that's another service that we provide. We actually sell the computers. We don't lease or rent them, but we do give very good deals on computers if you need one for a nice, professional home school setting, for appointments, meetings, keeping in touch with newsgroups, support groups, doctors, synchronizing your planner, your cellular phones and day to day work. Call T.E.A. for information regarding how to start home-bound or what books they recommend if your are planning on placing your child in a specific grade (because you want them re-tested for the level they are actually functioning at and need the curriculum to keep them going until you can get them up to the level of speed they can support). Some children need home-school with mother/father/child interaction and different goals/achievements/progress reports and reward systems in place to let them know when they have done good. Try to keep track of a reasonable schedule and remember holidays and don't push yourself or your child too hard or expect too much because you will not get the best results. Expect good days and bad days and frustration. Don't expect miracles because they will come when you least expect them and you will start to see small things that you never imagined.
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