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Homeschooling an Only Child
Jan 11th
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. If you’re one of the few with an only child at home, you may be asking yourself the question, “Can I homeschool my only child?”The emphatic answer is yes, you can. Only-child families reap the same benefits homeschooling provides to larger families. A friend who homeschooled More >
Christian Homeschool – Homeschooling with Christian Values
Nov 17th
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 often. When you reflect on your reasons to homeschool, it’s going to help put all your current frustrations into a better perspective.
As difficulties come up in your Christian homeschool, as they always will, call the entire family for a meeting. Discuss all the issues, together, pray about More >
Homeschooling Your Child
Sep 20th
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 1st thing you have got to check out are your state laws concerning homeschooling. You may do this to ascertain if you’ve got to meet any sort of state need. Most states need an affidavit filed with the state’s education office that you choose to homeschool More >
Can anybody help me find homeschooling programs for grades 9-12? i have to find the perfect one. :) thanx!?
Sep 14th
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 yhow about K-12? There is also Seton or Kolbe, those are the only ones i know about.
Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!
Introduction to Homeschooling – Homeschooling information
Sep 14th
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 who believe that schools are unsafe also opt for homeschooling. In some areas of the country this is indeed a valid reason.
There are a lot of ‘Pros’ when choosing to home school a child. The child can be given individual attention, where statistics show that children schooled More >
Homeschooling vs. School At Home
Sep 4th
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 entire process is geared towards your child in a one-on-one manner. You can create a particular curriculum suited to your child, and teach in a way works best for him or her. It is for these reasons, not to mention the economic benefits when you consider More >
Do Certain Subjects Require Specific Hours Of Teaching For Homeschooling My Kid?
Aug 24th
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 your State’s homeschooling law, the following may apply:
1. School officials can inquire about the parents’ qualifications to instruct or teach their child; however instructing parents do not necessarily need to have a particular educational qualification. A high school graduate or less can instruct the child, provided More >
What Exactly Is Homeschooling
Aug 19th
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 and are committed to having the home becoming the point of their child’s education.
Homeschooling parents are tasked with not only with their child’s educational experience but now also have solely taken on the child’s emotional, physical, and mental development as well. Homeschoolers enjoy flexibility to the More >
Homeschooling Information
Aug 16th
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, you will find that there are several decisions that need to be made that are not easy. From deciding which school you want to enroll him/her in, to what kind of environment you want your child to study in, since recently many parents are also considering More >
Is Homeschooling the right decision for your Family?
Aug 4th
Article by Rebecca Walker
Is Homeschooling the right decision for your Family?
Concern for your children’s education is often the driving force behind a parent’s decision to homeschool their children. Home schooling requires a parent or caregiver to take full responsibility for the education that their child or children will receive outside of the traditional parameters of the classroom. If you are considering homeschooling as an option, you likely have many questions and concerns. Consider the following topics as you make your decision to homeschool your children:
1. Are both parents in agreement?
Homeschooling your children is a significant decision to make, and it More >
3 Reasons Why Homeschooling Rocks
Aug 4th
Article by Michael Dinger
1. It’s not boring as all get out.
I spent the first 5 and a half years of my education in public schools. There were, of course, times when I enjoyed learning things and talking to my friends. On the flip side, though, there were long stretches of monotony and boredom. And that was just grade school! I can’t even imagine what it would have gotten like in middle and high school. I vaguely remember a class I took in 6th grade before I began to be homeschooled. “Conflict resolution” they called it. It was an entire class More >
What online classes (homeschooling programs) offer high school diplomas instead of GEDs?
Jul 4th
Question by via_ann: What online classes (homeschooling programs) offer high school diplomas instead of GEDs?
Best answer:
Answer by define_normalBob Jones…..but they’re a satellite program….
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