A school contract is a great way to
communicate to your homeschool student the
expectations and consequences of school work and
behavior. Shouldn't the student and Thanks to author Tina Jacobi,
you're welcome to
download a copy of this Student Contract as a starting point for your own.
You'll need Microsoft Word to make it happen.
teacher have have clear and defined goals? As with
all things, this contract should define what is
reasonable and comfortable within your family.
Download Contract
Our family found setting up our own contract very helpful. I recommend you have a positive incentive. For example, if you completed all your assigned work on time without complaint for the entire week or month, you could be treated to: a visit to the ice cream truck; a prize from the prize box; or one $2.99 movie night. Though not stated in our contracts, it is just a reward verbally granted from time to time.
Is your child motivated by positive
or negative reinforcement? Use what works the best
for each student. Draw up a different contract for
each student. We take one consequence away at a time
so that our students have an incentive to keep
working for the week. Only once did I have to
exercise room restriction with homework!
About the
author: Tina Jacobi, homeschool mom of 3, has been
homeschooling for 7 years. She is the group leader
for the Training for Life in Christ (TLC)
Homeschoolers which offers many services to the
Christian homeschool community including cooperative
classes. Visit her website at
www.tlchomeschool.com