Angel,

I just read up on the Georgia homeschool regulations. Georgia is a good place to homeschool compared to many other states. I am not sure what the value of finding an accredited homeschool program is. My three children all finished through high school in our homeschool.

My middle daughter is a Staff Sargent in the full time Army National Guard and became a homeowner at the young age of 23. Her private school teachers considered her learning disabled so we brought her and her siblings home during 2nd, 4th and 5th grade. She ended up graduating by California's high early graduation standards when she was only 16.

Your ability to customize the course work and learning environment will provide your daughter all of the opportunities she needs to succeed. Keep in mind that what she needs most is to learn how to learn. The information taught in school is not as important. As she discovers how her own brain intakes and processes information, she will equip herself for what ever she wants to pursue in the future.

For example, when my daughter was AIT (Advanced Individual Training) to become a surgical technician, she knew she needed to sit at the front of the class. This way she has less distractions within her range of view. She also has less auditory distractions. Distractions were a big issue for her. We found that we needed to cover illustrations in text books or find texts without illustrations because they would cause her to be distracted.

A good system for spelling and other written skills is to use a computer. This way, they develop muscle memory skills as they learn to spell. It also provided an opportunity for 'mom' to not be the bad guy when grading a spelling quiz. They would type out the words on the computer with spell check set to underline in red squigglies.

Before they hit the space bar, they would review the spelling of the word. If they thought they spelled the word correctly, they hit 'space.' Bingo, either red squigglies for a misspelling or no squigglies for a correct spelling. If the word was misspelled, they would try again. Once they got it right, they would type the word correctly 7 times or more to over-ride the memory of the misspelling.

A rule of thumb is this. It only takes three or less repetitions to create a bad habit. It takes seven or more correct actions to overcome the bad habit.

So, Angel, you go for it and don't worry. She will do fine.

I could give you gobs of statistics about how well homeschool students fare in the real world. If you have any homeschool questions, feel free to ask. My wife is the true expert. She dealt with 2 females as they matured and cycled through the hormones of teen girls. No matter how inadequate you may feel 'some' days, you will still be doing a great job with your daughter.

My best to you two.