Academic Co-Ops in Home Schooling

So often I hear home schooling parents speak of the hardships they encounter when they do not possess the knowledge needed to teach their own children in a given subject. Of course the public school systems is not an option for these parents because they consider it an out of control baby-sitting effort where; No Child is Allowed to Advance.

Homeschooling: Answers To The Most Common Misconceptions About Homeschooling

Although almost 2 million families homeschool their children, there continues to be many misconceptions about the entire process. As always, it's best to help illuminate the facts instead of feeding the misunderstandings, and so here are the answers to the most common misconceptions about homeschooling.

Answers To The Most Common Homeschooling Questions

Although homeschooling has become increasingly popular in recent years, there's still a lot of confusion and misunderstanding that surround it. As a result, many parents have questions about exactly what homeschooling is and how it is conducted, and this article will help answer some of the most common questions that are asked about homeschooling.

Teach Your Kids Arithmetic - The Teenage Number Trick

So you think you can’t do math in your head, huh? Well, it all depends on how you do such math. After all, if given the right tools to do a job, then the job comes out right often enough. So why fret over the small stuff? Too often mathematics is made out to be some mysterious subject, only to be mastered by an esoteric group of like-minded nerds who co-habitate in some forsaken land. Well, that’s not the case and one of the things I’m fond of doing is debunking this oft-held yet misguided notion.

Do We Really Need Schools?

in this context, what's the use of schooling? isn't it a NATIONAL WASTE?

The Advantages of Homeschooling

Many parents believe that it is necessary to have a teaching credential to be qualified for teaching their child what they need to learn to become productive and successful adults. Although it is a tremendous responsibility to teach your own child the rewards can be priceless.

Budget Home Schooling

Home schooling on a budget - simple ways to help cut back expenses.

Prime Numbers in the Ancient World

Use these easy directions for finding prime numbers. Makes for a quick math lesson, plus a little history.

Homeschool Spanish - 3 Ways To Liven Up Your Lessons

Are you looking for ways to liven up your homeschool Spanish lessons? If your kids are studying outside the home, would you like to make it more fun and exciting for them so they don't get discouraged? Come take a look.

Home Schooling - A Quiet Revolution

In the last 30 years or so, a quiet revolution has begun, and it’s changing the way people look at the compulsory nature of school forever. What started out in the 60’s as a radical choice made mostly by parents concerned about the lack of religious teaching in public schools has evolved into something spectacular...something so perfect that it seems intimidating. And it’s available to any family willing to make the change.

Home Schooling Information for the Parent

Home schooling can be a difficult decision. Many believe that home schooling can not prepare a child to deal with real life situations. By attending a public school, the child is more likely to be involved in school team sports, drama clubs, band activities, after school clubs, and be more socially interactive with others. Many of these activities are fundamental for the growth and emotional well being of a child.

Homeschooling in America

Percentage of children in America being homeschooled and why. Information on homeschooling for interested, but not sure yet, parents.

Homeschool Program and Homeschool Programs

Homeschool programs are more prevalent then they once were. A lot of families are opting to have their children homeschooled for a variety of reasons. Some of these reasons might consist of the desire to keep them away from public school education.

Reading Activity For Kindergarten

A natural progression in your reading activities with your children is that after you read them to a passage from the story; have them paraphrase the story back to you.

Home Schooling in Southern Idaho

Here in Southern Idaho my son and his wife are raising thirteen children. Nine are adopted. Five come from an underdeveloped country. The children are diverse in educational skills and talents. Most all of the children, for some reason, are musically gifted. This article explains how home schooling works for them.