1. Focus on there interests and how they can pursue there passions while going to school or through there school work. Some students love to write or are natural artists. With a distance learning program that caters to the child’s passions and interests, they will be able to do what they enjoy while learning. This [...]
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As school budgets get tighter and tighter, more schools are looking to ways to maximize every dollar. Often, that means only funding classes that are fully enrolled. Foreign language classes, especially at the higher levels, are often smaller classes filled with only a handful of students. Many schools are looking at distance learning technologies as [...]
There are many different reasons for selecting a home schooling option to meet your child’s educational needs. Parents are worried about schools and the increasing violence. They also voice concerns about the courses taught and some of the teaching methods.
With home schooling the parents are able to have a voice in the way courses are [...]
By Peg Baron
If you’ve taken on the challenge of homeschooling your children, you probably already know the importance of finding interesting and unique ways to teach them new concepts and to give them a chance to practice old ones. But you may not have realized the answer is as close as your family kitchen. Below [...]
By Carrie Lauth
Every homeschooling parent knows that a well stocked library is one of their greatest assets. In addition to great pieces of literature and reference books, however, there are also wonderful books on the topic of homeschooling itself that are must have additions to the family library.
100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum by Cathy [...]
Raising a child with special needs, whatever his or her limitations might be, is challenging. Trying to find a program or a school that fulfills all his or her education needs may be even more difficult. The public school system has specialized programs, but, for some, exploring alternatives outside the public school system just might [...]
There are several reasons why families elect to homeschool. Each family that chooses to educate their children out of the setting of a traditional classroom has at least one main reason that they choose to do so.
These reasons may include religious beliefs, medical complications, or even simply wanting to take a more active role in [...]
You want to home school your teen but are unsure. The decision although a tough one, has been made you will need help. It is not as scary as it sounds. I will try to ease your fears. I have 2 teens that I have been schooling along with 3 younger children, so I am [...]