I actually do just that! I let my teaching licesnse expire, but I used to be a licensed teacher, and I work with homeschoolers, among others. Although I go to their houses, they don't come to mine. Two years ago I advertised on our local homeschooling list to see if anyone needed a teacher. I have been working with homeschoolers ever since. I "take over" certain subjects so as to save the family time. Right now I teach French, Algebra I, and Life Science to an 8th grader who homeschools. I also tutor a girl who needs extra help outside of public school with her English and Math. In the past, I taught *all* of the major subjects to a group of three girls who were about the same age. I taught English, Math, Social Studies, and Science at the seventh grade level. One thing I've found with homeschoolers is that they can learn a lot in much less time than it takes in a public school. I love that I don't have 20 + kids to discipline, and I love that I can go at my students' paces. If he needs to spend some extra time on a concept, than we do; if something is too easy, we speed through it.

One thing I'm looking into now is teaching at our local homeschool enrichment center. Teachers offer classes on all sorts of interesting things, such as guitar lessons, foreign languages, drawing, and anthropology. Parents pay tuition which covers the teachers' pay as well as the overhead. The teachers decide if they want their class to meet once or twice a week. They decide how long each session will last, and what ages of children are appropriate for the class.

If your significant other or someone else can watch your child for a few hours a week, you might look into homebound instruction. Public schools hire licensed teachers to teach students who are homebound, either because of sickness or because they've been kicked out of school. You can meet the students at a library or go to their houses. If you go to their homes, one of the child's parents is required to be there at all times. I did homebound instruction, and I didn't work that many hours per week, but the hourly pay was really nice, and they reimbursed me for travel. Our local school systems didn't need any homebound instructors-- they give this work to teachers already employed in their school system-- so I worked for a school system that was a bit of a drive. I worked with a couple of kids who'd been kicked out of school, and I didn't have any trouble with them. They were actually really sweet kids, and away from all of the peer pressure they were polite and cooperative. I went to their schools to pick up work from their teachers.

I hope this helps!

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how do you advertise the baking?

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We homeschool and have hired a supervising teacher. In Iowa, we have three choices to meet homeschooling rules/regs; we can test once a year, submit a portfolio once a year to a licensed teacher and he/she reports back to school, or we can hire a supervising teacher in which we have to meet face to face each quarter and have other contact (phone, email) once a quarter. I don't know other states' laws, so this may not be an option in some states. We only pay our teacher $100/year per child, but it really isn't that much of her time since we only have to see each other 4 times a year (usually only for a half hour or so, but she's a fellow homeschooler, so we see her weekly at various activities). Some families choose the portfolio option, where they will hire a teacher to evaluate each child's work for the year and determine if progress has been made; this is more work and may cost more. I do think there may be money to be made tutoring homeschooled children as well. I'd check out various homeschooling email lists in your area to see if they would post your info.

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I tried having a baked goods booth at a craft show. I think it would have been a LOT more successful if I had:
1--stayed more local
2--been a little more prepared (save NOTHING for the last minute, or you'll be doing last-minute tasks all day!)
3--cut out the frills (I thought I needed my table to look nice, but baked goods double as decorations! no confetti or cake stands required)
But I learned a ton that day, so if anybody wants any advice on having a baked goods stand (people go WILD for them at craft shows, so you'll never walk away empty-handed, for sure!), I'll be happy to share what limited first-timer's knowledge I picked up. For example... you can make a cake stand out of a nice glass and plate; stock up on Christmas garment boxes to send home the big goodies in (also to transport your products to the show); bringing along a coffee maker will draw a huge crowd even on a slow day; serve samples; offer paper plates and forks and maybe even single-servings; talk to the people at the surrounding booths at lot (they'll be your main customers during slow times)... and some other stuff. :-D

I've recently indulged myself into the online survey world - it's been pretty profitable so far!

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I have my own recipe organization buisiness where basically I will organize all those ripped out pages from magazines and all other cookbooks into one recipe collection for you. We also create recipe collections for newlyweds and new mommies!



I'm always looking for more ideas so I can continue to stay home with my children, so send them my way if you have any!

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