[sharkey]

I just got permission to homeschool one of my foster kids. I have three fsons, no bios. One is an infant, one is highschool age, one is junior high. The junior high boy is having a hard time right now with things going on with his biomom. This on top of the fact that he is a very angry, oppositional kid with no interpersonal skills who has decided to stop turning in his school work has made this year a challenge! He is a constant problem in class and since I send him to a private school, I am paying for him to flunk 6th grade. I'm pulling him out at the end of the month. However, I am going to enroll him in the local charter school which has a homeschool option. It looks like they allow the parent to choose a non-sectarian curriculum and they pay a stipend for extra curricular activities. My 15yro goes to the local public high school and does very well. I've had three other school age fkids. Two went to public schools and one went to a private school.

FYI...I was homeschooled for a couple years in high school and my brothers were homeschooled from 3rd and 4th grades through graduation. I also taught grades 3-5 in a homeschool co-op. I think it's a great thing. I haven't had too much of a problem navigating the public school system with my fkids but it was a bit weird signing them up and learning the workings of the 5 different schools I've had dealings with since becoming a foster parent. But on the other hand, I've done LOTS of things since I've become a foster parent that I've just had to jump in and figure out.