Help Getting Started Homeschooling
It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot
teach his own family. - Confucius.
Thinking
About It
The
Benefits and Disadvantages of Homeschooling
A brief discussion of the benefits and disadvantages of homeschooling.
After reading it, you should be able to better identify whether
or not homeschooling may be right for you and your family.
Homeschooling
- It's A Wonderful Life!
I'll tell you some of the things I started to dream of during
that last school year, because those things all came true and
then some. By Lillian Jones
How
does homeschooling work?
Here's a funny thing about education -- it comes in all shapes
and sizes. When you get curious about something and come to a
place like How Stuff Works to learn about it, you are participating
in a form of homeschooling.
Is
Homeschooling For You?
Homeschooling has gained credibility in recent years, but it's
still not for everyone. How can you tell whether it's right for
you and your children? Listed below are twelve character traits
I've found to be conducive to homeschooling success. By Marty
Layne. Conscious Choice, May 2001.
Leaving
School and Learning at Home
Removing your kids from school -- permanently -- can be both
frightening and exhilarating. By Isabel Shaw.
Should parents be allowed to homeschool their kids?
I think the real question is: WHO should be responsible for raising our children? If it is not us, as parents, then WHO? And WHEN? by Resa Steindel Brown.
Turn
'em on, Tune 'em in, Drop 'em out
Linda Dobson's twist on the 60's message of Dr. Timothy Leary.
HEM S/O 2002.
Waiting for a Bad Teacher
Waiting for a bad teacher is akin to waiting for a known tumor to grow malignant. By Linda Dobson, HEM M/A 09.
You
Have Choices
What completely surprises them, is that they find that the homeschooling
option has been available to them all along. By Ronnie Ugulano.
In the
Beginning
Advice
for New Homeschooling Parents
There are no specific books that you are to use, no specific
curricula that you are mandated to use and no specific time lines
that you must follow.
Beginning
To Homeschool
First it's a feeling of euphoria: Free at last! Then panic sets
in: What do we do now?
Considering
Methods & Styles of Homeschooling
Parents looking into homeschooling these days are frequently
told that the first thing they need to do is pick a method or
style. All this attention to methods and styles can actually
be a stumbling block to a smooth beginning. By Lillian Jones.
Dropping
the Bombshell
Laurajean Downs writes in Home Education Magazine about telling
your relatives that you are going to homeschool.
The
First Year of Homeschooling: It's All Greek To Me!
It was as if I had finally made the decision to pull my kids
out of school, only to be suddenly handed an airline ticket to
a foreign country I'd only vaguely heard about on the news. The
idea of homeschooling was exciting. The actuality of traveling
there was scary. By Cindy Englan Stanley, RMEC.
Get Started with a Little Help from Your Friends
OK, we've made the decision to homeschool. Now what? Someday I'd love to be one of those strong, independent homeschoolers I read about, but right now I'm overwhelmed and slightly terrified of what we're about to do. I don't want to screw this up! Where do I start? By Carol Narigon, HEM S/Oé07
How
Do I Do This?
Homeschooling, like parenting, is not a precise art. There is
no carefully detailed prescription; no clearly defined road map
guaranteeing that if you just follow this road here and turn
right there and bear left at that point - you'll arrive at your
perfect destination. By Jane Boswell.
Deschooling
Deschooling
Help understanding the need for downtime when first leaving school
and before starting any homeschool program.
Setting
Goals
Big
Hairy Audacious Goals
I asked my kids what big, hairy, audacious, sky's-the-limit kind
of goals they would like to pursue while they're still kids at
home. I was startled by the clarity and unique vision of each
child. By Julie Bogart HEM M/J 01.
Destinations
I highly recommend this workbook for families just starting to
homeschool or experiencing burnout and wondering why. Overview
and ordering information. By Ed
Dickerson.
Learning
to Fish
I could tell you where to find every thing, or I could teach
you to network and you'll have a skill for life. By Cafi Cohen,
Home Education Magazine.
What is
your child's purpose?
At its best, home schooling begins in much the same way panning
for gold does. Until you see a child's INTEREST glistening, you
can invest all the energy you want, but you'll just be moving
... and maybe muddying ... the waters of life which can be made
to swirl around a child.
Making Plans
Foundations for Successful
Homeschooling
AN A to Z ARTICLE
Ensuring success when homeschooling children of diverse ages.
My Recipe
For An IEP
Writing an IEP is sort of like making potato salad. Every woman
has her own recipe that suits her family. Here's mine. By Rhonda
Robinson.
Too
Much of a Good Thing?
Don't get overly involved in the plethora of homeschooling choices
available today. If you decide to choose homeschooling, that's
good enough. Then just do it, whatever "it" may be
to you. By Linda Dobson. HEM M/A-04.
Practical
Considerations
Costs
to Homeschool
This was an informal, voluntary, anonymous survey of homeschooling
families in the San Francisco Bay Area conducted in June-July,
1995. The results were compiled by the editor of Homefires -
not a demographics firm.
Must I Be Organized?
Contrary to what some perfectionist homeschool moms espouse,
organization is one of the LEAST
important factors of a successful school year.
Need I
Join the Homeschooling Legal Defense Association?
Because of changes in state laws, lawsuits involving homeschooling
are increasingly rare.
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