Published August 29th, 2010
in South Florida Children.
Homeschooling is taking a hold in Ocala Florida thanks to a great public response and output from local families who have taken to educating their children at home. Home school advocates in Ocala have developed an extensive network of resources and support activities for families who want to homeschool in Central Florida which helps new parents and homeschoolers who may need guidance and assitance making the transition to a home education system.
I can say with our personal experience that we now have our children enrollled in school to help us further educate them for the resources the local school system offers us. We take great pleasure in knowing that they get not only the regular school experience so many of their peers will have plus the added time we spend on educating at home before and after their public school time.
Do we have any homeschoolers in here from the Ocala area?
Home Education Requirements
Parent must register each child in a home education program with their school district.
Parent must maintain a portfolio of records and materials, and provide an annual evaluation of the educational progress of each child.
Parent is not required to be a certified teacher.
Source: Home Education, Florida Department of Education
Sources of information
www.floridaschoolchoice.org (Florida Department of Education Office of Independent Education)
www.fpea.com (Florida Parent-Educatorss Association)
www.aheart4homeschooling.com (Home Education After Righteous Teaching)
www.cheaocala.com (Christian Home Educators Association of Marion County)
www.learningsis4everyone.org (LIFE of Florida)
www.flhef.org (Home Education Foundation)
www.homeschoolinginflorida.com (Homeschooling in Florida)
Written by South Florida Parents -
South Florida Children
Published April 23rd, 2010
in Family Business.
This website has undergone a number of changes since we first released it way back in 2003 and since those early days when I managed this website with statci html pages it has been redesigned as a blog using the open source blog platform from Wordpress.org which has been voted one of the top free software applications there is.
Wordpress is a highly customizable blog content management solution which lets me keep the blog content and design updated easily. This site has used a number of different wp blog themes because they are pretty easy to change and mix up the design of your website. Of course after awhile you might just find that you only need one wp blog theme with some modifications for you blog use but the ability to change your wp blog themes as easily as you can in Wordpress is a blessing for designers and webmasters who manage a large number of blogs.
can you imagine what it would be like to have to design a custom Wordpress Theme for over 100 blogs? It’s not really impossible but there would be so much work to be done that I would never have the chance to actually write a blog post. With free Wordpress Themes I can stay focused on whats most important and thats blogging.
Written by South Florida Parents -
South Florida Children
Published January 22nd, 2010
in Travel Plans.
British Midland Airways (BMI) is a Star Alliance member airliner offering business class airline transportation and flights to over 40 locations world wide and a unique selection of personalized services such as the 30 minute check-in, paperless boarding and chauffeur drivers for your hotel transfers and worry free transportation.
Their business class flights provides the highest level of service available with Concierge services available to guide you through their premium check out which features door to door service as their specialty.
The Great British Lounge at Heathrow airport in London is an example of the fine service and attention to detail they offer business class travelers. Gourmet fine dining and a luxurious bar make this seem more like an upscale restaurant rather than a waiting lounge for business travelers.
BMI offers exclusive low price airline services including flights and travel discounts for the worlds leading destinations such as flights to Belfast and London. For business travelers trying to get ahead in todays difficult economic climate it’s nice to find such available amenities and dedication to business people.
If you are planning a business trip and seek a world class experience you may consider visiting BMI for details on their airline and travel services and enjoy the finer side of airline travel.
Written by South Florida Parents -
South Florida Children
Published January 22nd, 2010
in Family Business and Financial Matters.
I realize this website is called SouthFloridaChildren.com but we have actually been living in Central Florida for a couple of years now. When I bought this domain we owned a home in Fort Lauderdale after having lived in Key West and Miami for most of our lives. We assumed we would be spending our lives in sunny South Florida and although we visit often it has been some time since we were permanent residents.
Central Florida is far and different from the Southern portions of the Sunshine State and what goes on in Ocala is not the same as what goes on in Boca Raton. These two cities could not be more opposite than each other and the differences are more than just financial. Boca is a retirement community for wealthy Americans who travel here each winter from places like New York and Canada. Ocala is a retirement community for people from the exact same places with a lot less money.
I have seen single family homes in Ocala sell for the same price as single car parking spaces in downtown Fort Lauderdale and everything from real estate to a gallon of milk is cheaper in Ocala. At the same time I find it was easier to make money in South Florida because more people around you had some to spend. Here in Ocala its hard to find any kind of work locally and most of our friends and neighbors are on some form of government assistance.
The economy has been tough all over and in South Florida it seems the pain is being felt more by those who have never had to do without. In Ocala it seems like business as usual with poor people being just a little more poor but still able to adapt unlike their counterparts in wealthy areas where crime rates are soaring for petty theft and robbery and the suspects are rich kids who can’t do without their expensive toys.
I miss South Florida and soon will come a day where we live there again but for now it seems like we’re doing just fine without.
Written by South Florida Parents -
South Florida Children
Published January 15th, 2010
in Financial Matters.
The past few years it seems have been rough on middle class American families and even in the wealthy areas like South Florida there have been some lean years. After the horrors of September 11, 2001 many American families were set back financially and either lost homes to foreclosure or ended up with some type of credit problems.
Now we are faced with one of the worst financial crisis of our lives and they say although it is not as bad as the Great Depression they told us about in high school history it has been tough on many parents in South Florida. Even when things are rough for just a few months it can be tough to come back and things like bad credit loans can be difficult to secure if you have no equity in your home or poor work history.
Lucky enough the web makes searching for bad credit loans a simple task and by providing some information to the right loan agent you can find help in these difficult economic times. CreditLoan.com provides information on bad credit loans updated for the new economy and they are ready to guide you through the financial maze on your way to personal freedom and security.
Written by South Florida Parents -
South Florida Children
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