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Article by Kate J. Ward Looking around at the homeschool families you know in your co-op, support group, or church, you might observe that most consist of more than one child. In fact, a 2006 National Center for Education report found that families with three or more children make up 62% of the homeschool population. More >
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Article by Jess Gabby If you are facing some hard times in your Christian homeschool, here are some wonderful suggestions and tips to help you and the family survive. Think over the reasons why you decided to start homeschooling to begin with. For example, maybe a prominent reason was to have the family together more More >
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What is D’nealian handwriting? D’nealian is an alternative to the traditional style of manuscript handwriting. It is more like cursive than traditional manuscript. It combines some elements from traditional manuscript and some from cursive resulting in a new style which is somewhere in between the two. This new handwriting style was created by an elementary More >
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Article by zack You have decided that homeschooling is the way to teach your child and now you’ve got to prepared yourself and your children for all of the difficulties that come with it. You know the road ahead could be a bit rough, but the rewards more than make up for it. Clearly, the More >
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Question by Alyssa: Can anybody help me find homeschooling programs for grades 9-12? i have to find the perfect one. thanx!? I need help to find a homeschooling program. Like a really good one. SO if anybody has any recommendations for programs that homeschool please let me know. Thank you! Best answer: Answer by keely More >
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Article by Nick Some parents may feel uncomfortable sending their kids to public or private schools. This can be for a number of different reasons. Outdated curriculums can persuade parents into believing that homeschooling is their best option. Others object to the nature of subject matter taught to students partly due to religious reasons. Parents More >
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Article by Brandon C. Hall Homeschooling has become a viable option for many parents seeking to expand and improve their child’s educational experience. The public and private school systems are limited, for practical reasons, as to how far they can go to meet a particular child’s educational needs. With homeschooling, on the other hand, the More >
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Article by James Masterson Homeschool parents benefit from technology to enhance and complement traditional ways of teaching on school campus. There are several educational software and teaching packages that can help develop a curriculum. The internet is a very useful means that is full of educational resources; online dictionaries, libraries, encyclopedias and museums. Depending on More >
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Article by Mary Joyce Homeschooling is really quite simple. It’s a process where parents have accepted the responsibility of educating their children as opposed to having them go through a public or private school system. Parents who are considering or have made the decision to homeschool have taken a deep interest in their child’s education More >
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Article by Nigel Lamond If you are in the phase where you are trying to decide how you are going to plan out your childs education, you know how important your decision will be, as it will shape to a great extent, the future of your child. Once your child reaches the age of schooling, More >
about 1 year ago
I was homeschooled. You can get up whenever. Take breaks whenever. Do you work whenever. You can graduate early.
about 1 year ago
i like the online schooling better because i think its a lot easier haha i am doing a lot better than what i did in regular school because i never paid attention but now i am actually getting A and B soo thats good for me
about 1 year ago
Homeschooling
Pro’s: Can wake up later
Go at your own pace, somewhat.
Con’s:
Despite what you hear, you probably won’t finish early homeschooling.
Don’t get to see your friends as much.
Have to be around parents all the time.
It is BORING
School
Pro’s: Get to see friends
Get away from parents
Have an actuall social life.
Cons:
Homework
Unless your parents let you do every damn thing you want and let you actually see your friends don’t homeschool.
about 1 year ago
im home-schooled and i thank its good because you don’t have to deal with peer pressure and you don’t have to worry about what other people thinks about you. plus you get to go at your own pace and you graduate earlier then regular public school but you gotta be ready to do the work and not procrastinate.
about 1 year ago
I have homeschooled all my life. I hate it when people say we have no social life. I have about 40 friends that are homeschooled all within two years of my age. Not to mention all of the homeschoolers that I have seen, that I’m not really friends with. I do theater with homeschoolers. We most recently did the play Fiddler on the Roof. I see my friends at least 3 times a week. And it is true that we get done with school sooner, because we don’t have to do any school at night. We wake up, do school, and have the rest of the afternoon off. Oh, and we do have a prom. And there are dances all the time. I’m not behind at all in school, and I certainly do not go at my own pace. I’m actually ahead in school levels.
I can’t really tell you if it is better than public school, because I have never public schooled. And I’m not against public schooling. I have plenty of friends that are public schooled. I just have to say that we aren’t unsocial. If you had a bad experience in life with a homeschooler that you felt was unsocial, don’t worry. I’ve met some pretty weird public schoolers. Just do what your heart tells you.
Sorry if this sounded stubborn =)
about 1 year ago
some pros and cons like the other guy said. I will say what is true for me.
pros:
no worrying about waking up early everyday
learn some things that are more interesting to you (I learn mostly science,(I’d say I am a year ahead at science than if I would have been at school), some social studies and math(I am behind a little in math).
not time bound by anything, learn at your own pace
cons
I have no friends
never get any time away from my parents
time passes by really fast (reaaallly fast, I’m in 11th grade now and I’ve been homeschooling for 2 years (so I went to highschool for only a month) It feels like 2 years of middle school was such a huge portion of my life. On the other hand 2 years home schooling feels like it just started.
overall what it feels like?
it feels like an endless weekend with homework and studying involved
Since my parents work from home.
Otherwise if your parents go to work it feels like an endless summer with homework
Right now I would have rather gone to school since my parents stay home all day now. An endless weekend sounds like fun but like anything it gets irritating over time.
about 1 year ago
i’ve been homeschooled going on my second year. i’m a senior this year and i’ll be graduating in december now if i was attending public school i wouldn’t be graduating until may.
whoever says homeschoolers don’t have social lives they clearly don’t know what their talking about. i hang out with my friends i met through public school EVERY night. if you don’t have many friends at school now you can always join homeschooling groups in your area. they are always meeting and doing stuff together.
pros for homeschooling: better education and in my opinion it’s easier. you get to wake up whenever. if you don’t feel like doing work that day for some reason you don’t have to force yourself into doing it. you move at your own pass so if you already understand that then you can move on or if your having trouble with a lesson you can continue to work on it until you understand it.
cons: whenever it comes to apply to college you must have a transcript of all your work. that’s really it
pros for public school: friends i guess? but i mean your in school so you don’t get to talk much
cons: waking up early. teachers. and everything else.
homeschooling really is the best decision. i promise you won’t regret it! email me if you have any questions