I got a phone call around 7:00 last night from the Home Educator Resource Store here in Lewisville. I had been offering sign-ups for 3 different Saxon Math classes through their store for several weeks, but last I had heard, there were no takers. However, the phone call last night informed me that I had two students for the Saxon Algebra I and one student for the Saxon Algebra II .... and both classes started today!!
I had asked for a minimum of 3 students per class for the class to "make", but decided to go to HERS today and meet the students and their Moms and find out what they needed. I had bought the text books but hadn't set up a syllabus for either class yet. I printed out some Placement Tests from Saxon's website, packed up my books and stuff and took off to start my new career!
HERS is just up the street from me, maybe 2.5 miles at the most. That is very nice for me. They have two classrooms in the back and are allowing people like me to offer classes one day a week. HERS charges $10/month/student and I can charge whatever I feel is best. I think that is a pretty good deal. They also sell all the curriculum needs for Homeschoolers. I decided to teach 3 different levels of Saxon Math on Wednesdays.
So .... I met my new students this morning. The Algebra I students are a brother and sister from McKinney (which is quite a long drive away from here). They will be a relaxed family to work with. I learned today that "relaxed" is a term used in Homeschooling. They want the material taught and covered well ... but they aren't going to stress about keeping massive amounts of grades. I like that.
My one young man for Algebra II comes from Coppell. I could tell early on that he wasn't ready for Saxon's Algebra II quite yet .... so we went out into the HERS store and picked out a couple of KEYS to ALGEBRA books for him to work through. These books will ramp his brain back into Math-Mode ... and then we will tackle the Algebra II.
I told both classes that we would stay with the HERS classroom for this month of September, but if no other students join us, we would probably move the classes to my house. I have a tutoring area set up with everything but the White Board ... and I can get that if I need to. Things like pencil sharpeners, rulers, compasses, kleenex, coffee, copier, printer, computer .... lots of Math books ... and quiet music. Everyone seemed agreeable to that idea.
So .... I have begun .... and it feels like a good start.
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That's terrific! And, as the year progresses, you will find that others will join you, simply by need or by word of mouth!
GUMDROP TEST 1
J-BUM WHERE ARE YOU??????
CIN:
THIS WORKS PRETTY GOOD NOW. MY
MACHINE HAS 'PUBLISH YOUR COMMENT'
AND 'PREVIEW'.
NO 'LOGIN' BUT PUBLISH SENDS THE
GREAT WISDOM ON ITS WAY.
GUMDROP SAY:
WHY DID YOU DO ALL THAT WORRYING
ABOUT STUDENTS, IT APPEARS THEY
WERE LOOKING FOR YOU.
WONDER IF ONE SEMESTER WILL BE ENOUGH "TO RAMP MY BRAIN BACK" TO
THE NEW SCHOOLHOUSE NOMENCLATURE.
I LIKE THE COFFEE IDEA IN CASE I HAVE TO TUDOR---BLOGS--COMPUTERS--.
Congratulations CinCin. You are going to do just fine for yourself and will be a blessing for those students. I miss you! Charley
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