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The Parents Guide to Surviving Homeschool
Oct 29th
When it comes to homeschooling, there are lots of responsibilities. The comfort of the child in being homeschooled, the performance, the decisions and the outcomes are all dependent on the parent. Starting your kid on a homeschooling session and surviving it can take a lot of patience and endurance. Every single decision you take can affect the future of your child. So it is integral that, being the parent, you are familiar with some of the basic principles of surviving homeschool.
Here are some pointers to guide you towards successful homeschooling:
• Rather than focus on a particular area of academic study, More >
Why Are Many Parents Choosing Homeschooling?
Aug 31st
Nowadays, many parents choose homeschooling for their children’s education. Studies show that families in the US preferring to homeschool their children are climbing. Why is this so? One of the reasons is because of the many benefits it can offer. Here are some of the reasons why:
They can choose other activities that are according to the skills their children have potential in. For example, guitar or piano classes, sports, theatrical activities aside to the academic courses. Children at the same time do not get bored since the program engages in different activities and variations.
Schools and religious organizations have already accepted More >
Homeschool Books Online For Busy Homeschool Parents
Aug 28th
Searching for homeschool books online can lead to fantastic savings for today’s busy homeschool parents.
There is no shortage of curriculum companies marketing their wares to home educating families. Even the smallest entrepreneur finds a way to market their books on the internet. Let’s look at some great sites for finding homeschool curriculum online.
Most everyone is familiar with large publishers like A beka, Bob Jones, Alpha Omega, etc., but did you know that there are great deals waiting to be snagged at sites like Second Harvest Curriculum, Shekinah Curriculum Cellar or Rainbow Resource? These smaller sites offer many great homeschool books More >
Tips to Make Homeschooling Easier For Parents
Aug 7th
Homeschooling, while it affords you certain freedoms when educating your child, it is not always easy. There are things that you can do to make homeschooling easier for yourself as a parent. The following tips may help make your job as a homeschooling parent a little easier.
1. If in doubt, look on the Internet. If you are in doubt about your method of homeschooling or home school cirriculum use the internet to seek another method. In fact, you can use the internet to help you in regard to nearly everything homeschool related. Do you need something to keep your little More >
Chula Vista, San Bernardino and Moreno Valley California Education Lawyer Discusses the Homeschooling Court Victory for Parents in California
Jul 17th
As California’s financial debt, overcrowding and budget cuts eat away at the quality of education being given to students in California, and as the number of families grow who feel they can give their children a better education than is given in public schools, and without the influence of bullies and other disruptive elements in their children’s lives, there is now a significant number of children being homeschooled in California. California education lawyers and education attorneys throughout the State of California have been aware of this large segment for some time now in California.
From Palm Springs to Palm Desert, San More >
Parents, how would you feel if your homeschooled child decided not to homeschool her own kids?
Jun 25th
Obviously I know that parents make the decisions, not grandparents and that I won’t have to answer to my mom when I have kids. I’m not asking that – I’m asking *parents of homeschooled kids* how they’d feel if their children choose not to homeschool their kids.
Are there homeschooling programs where the parents teach the children, not some “teacher” over the Internet?
Jun 8th
I’ll have a B.A. in Elementary Education and a M.A. in English Language and Literature so I’ll be qualified to teach my kids. I thought the point of homeschool was so the PARENTS can teach the kids.
Public school or homeschooling. What if both parents work?
Jun 8th
Which do you prefer, homeschooling or public and why?
What if both parents work full time? How do you do this?
Is there benefits to homeschooling besides the obvious on keeping children safe?
For parents that home-school their kids: What are the benefits from homeschooling vs public or private?
Mar 17th
I’m strongly considering home-schooling my child. What benefits are there vs public or private schooling? Do you find that you have better control of your kids (discipline wise)? Do you find that your kids have better manners?
I really need some honest opinions. I went to public school myself and hated it. Please no mean comments. *Also how early do you start homeschooling?
Homeschool Curriculum Helps Parents Prepare
Mar 16th
Someone once said that a child can be educated well with nothing more than a well-stocked library of good books.
This is certainly sufficient for some people, but most parents who are tackling the education feel better about having a homeschool curriculum that they can follow to be sure they cover the topics properly.
For new homeschooling parents, it can truly seem a daunting task to try to choose the right home schooling curriculum for the needs of the particular family unit and individual students.
Usually parents have already been through quite a lot of rigorous study and More >
