Parents consider homeschooling as an option during coronavirus pandemic

Parents consider homeschooling as an option during coronavirus pandemic

WHETHER VIRTUALLY ORIN-PERSON, HOW WILL THEIRCHILDREN BE IMPACTED.

PARENTSARE LOOKING AT OPTIONS--INCLUDING HOMESCHOOLING.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S TANIAROGERS SHOWS YOU WHERE PARENTSCAN TURN TO FOR ANSWERS."THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THATEXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION BUT ALSOKEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE."ANDREA SHEIKH SAYS HER 9 YEAROLD NEPHEW A.J.

IS THRIVING AT"SPACE OF MIND" IN DELRAYBEACH, A HOMESCHOOLINGPROGRAM.

"THE SCHOOL OBVIOUSLYDID SHUT DOWN WHEN COVID FIRSTSTARTED.

THEY GOT ZOOMMEETINGS SCHEDULED WE WEREHAPPY THEY COULD DO THAT.

AJSTILL DID MORE WORK IN THELAST QUARTER OF SCHOOL THAN HEHAD PROBABLY DONE THE FIRSTHALF OF SCHOOL.

FOR US THATWAS A WIN." EDUCATORS, CALLEDCOACHES INSTRUCT THE KIDS INTHEIR DAILY LESSONS.

"WE AREROOTED IN SOCIAL HOMESCHOOLING WHICH IS THE IDEA OFUSING THE HOMESCHOOLINGINFRASTRUCTURE TO CREATE ACUSTOMIZED EDUCATION FORSTUDENTS." PARENTS CONCERNEDABOUT THE COVID-19 PANDEMICAND THE EFFECTS ON THEIRCHILD'S SCHOOLING, ARE LOOKINGINTO OPTIONS.

"WE WENT FROMSEVEN PEOPLE ON OUR INFOSESSION WEBINAR THE WEEK PRIORTO 56 WHO HAD SHOWED UP LASTWEEK." PARENTS ARE ALSOGETTING IN TOUCH WITH "PARENTSEDUCATING CHILDREN".

THEORGANIZATION PROVIDES SUPPORTFOR MORE THAN 400HOMESCHOOLING FAMILIES....INCLUDING SUPPORT GROUPS ANDPARENT MENTORING.

"MAYPARTICIPATE IN AN UMBRELLASCHOOL OR DO A UNIT STUDYAPPROACH OR A TEXT BOOKAPPROACH." AND ANSWERQUESTIONS FOR PARENTS WHO WANTTO START HOMESCHOOLING THEIRKIDS, BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TOGET STARTED.

"BUT AS FAR WASFILING OUT PAPERWORK WITH THEDISTRICT AND KEEPING APORTFOLIO OR A LOG AND TESTINGAND EVALUATIONS AT THE END OFTHE YEAR.

AND THAT'S ALLTHINGS THAT WE WILL WALKPEOPLE THROUGH.

THEY DON'THAVE TO DO IT ALONE." TANIAROGERS, WPTV, NEWSCHANNELFIVE