Don't buy into anyone's system. Create your own. This is the way life should be lived in an ideal world.
Home schooling is becoming more popular as many parents become disillusioned with public schooling and want to develop closer relationships with their children during the formative years.
The mainstay of the movement seems to be Christian parents who don't like the secular/ humanistic curriculum and the so-called worldly influences of other children in public schools, hence, they choose to educate them on their own with Christian values.
The other thrust seems to be that the public school system simply fails in its obligation to churn out well-educated children ready for the competitive real world.
The home schooling movement, arguably started by John Holt in the 1970s, is based upon the idea that children learn better by themselves following their own natural interests.
Home schooling is legal in the United States. Some states require no notification or monitoring of any kind while others have standards and tests.
See state laws at the Home School Legal Defense Association, hslda.org.
The problem with home schooling could be the lack of socializing but all you have to do is sign the kid up for sports, music clubs, etc. You can start a homeschool social club.
For some parents, the idea sounds good at the outset but after a few weeks of one-on-one contact with the child several hours a day, it becomes clear that it's hard work and takes dedication if you want to educate your child properly.
It's a hands-on job. You have to be there with the child coaching him when he encounters things he doesn't like or understand like math concepts.
That means that you have to learn or relearn all those obscure things yourself in order to teach them to your child unless he or she is a super self-learner.
Do you remember all that seemingly stupid stuff that you never ever used after you wrote the test for them like quadratic equations, sine, cosine, factoring, the Pythagoras theorem, etc.?
Are you willing to go over all that stuff again just to teach it to your child and unless he plans to become an engineer or an architect, it's totally useless to him?
You could hire a tutor for those subjects, for example, get a graduate math major at a local college.
Some churches have programs for home schoolers to help out with the rough spots like math. The internet offers home schooling courses that the child can go through on his own time.
If your child/ children are somewhat gifted and creative, home schooling may be the best way to help them fully explore and develop their abilities without being constrained by a classroom with a generic curriculum simply because they can do most of the learning on their own own.
When I was a kid, a friend of mine had hippie type parents who took him out of school after grade six and he learned on his own just fine. He wrote the SATs, got a good score and went to college.
You must be a ship with a course. In other words, you just can't be artsy about it and do whatever you feel on a whim. It would be nice to educate your child totally based on your and his likes and dislikes but the reality is that there are nuts and bolts things a child has to do in order to build a foundation, i.e. grammar, spelling, reading comprehension, multiplication tables, etc.
Get curriculum guidelines either from your local schoolboard or from some of the home schooling guides out there like the Christian ones and set up a realistic organized schedule.
You can probably find everything you need at the local library. Ask them about any literacy/ reading programs they might have.
In my opinion, command of the language is the most important skill for any educated person. Math is basically useless for all but people entering technical fields because we have calculators to do all the work for us.
These are the main pros and cons of home schooling not to mention that it will cost you a few bucks for educational materials although some schoolboards provide free books and some teaching aids to some home schoolers.
If you get good at it, you could parlay it into a job and teach other kids, particularly if you have a religious bent to your lessons. You could also help so-called slow children catch up. Others have done it. You might want to start a local home schooling support group.
Some of the Christian churches in your area might offer an alternative school or books for home schooling.
Testing is a skill in and of itself. It is part of life in the real world, hence, you should give your child tests in order to teach him the art of taking tests. The child will have to take tests at some point in time, at the very least, SATs in order to qualify for college.
Independent types of children take to home schooling well but most children get lonely and bored with it at some point in time. They need to be around other kids to have friends, do things and develop socially. If the child decides to re-enter school at some point in time, he may have to take a test to determine and verify his grade level.
If you're home schooling your child, you must have some outlet for him to be with other kids, something like swimming lessons, boy scouts, etc.
In some communities, several dozen parents have come together to start their own school. It was cheaper than sending their children to private school. In one community, the parents got together, got elected to the schoolboard then set money aside for an alternative school.
There should be a Home Schooling Coordinator in your local schoolboard.
There's a backlash to home schooling by some husbands who complain they give their wives money, they buy cheap home schooling materials for their kids and keep the rest for themselves.
Many mothers barely spend any time with their kids and go to other women's houses to supposedly home school their kids but all they do is gossip while the kids play frivolous games.
It's very easy to hire an intellectual high school or college student to tutor your child a few hours a week.
One family said the World Almanac had enough info for the whole curriculum. Buy it in paperbook for a few bucks at a new books bookstore or buy last year's copy at a used bookstore for even less.
There are home schooling books at #371.02-
#371.042 or LC40 at your library. Look under Alternative Education or Alternative Schooling.
There are other schooling books in the entire #370-379 section and also in the #649.68 sections of your library. Many universities offer correspondence courses.
Major Homeschool Websites
There are home schooling books at #371.02-
#371.042 or LC40 at your library.
nche.hslda.org, national center for home education.
nhen.org, national home education network; homeschooling.
americanhomeschoolassociation.org
acs.yksd.com
adfgteacherguide/home.html, alaska's wild salmon teacher's guide.
aha.typepad.com, american homeschool association.
homeschooling.about.com
eho.org, eclectic homeschool online; topical index for lessons plans plus instructional forms and charts that can be downloaded.
nheri.org, national home education research institute
aphea.org, alaska home schooling.
aphea.org, alaska private and home educators' association.
ed.gov/offices/osers/osep/iep_guide, info about ieps, individualized education programs.
everyday-education.com
fi.edu/tfi/programs/homeschool.html, homeschool series at the franklin institute.
greathomeschoolbooks.com
home-ed-magazine.com
homeschoolacademy.com/homeschool-learning-programs/
homeschoolcentral.com, homeschool central.
homeschoolfoundation.org, home school foundation.
homeschoolinformation.com
homeschooling.about.com
homeschooling.gomilpitas.com, a to z home's cool.
homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/directory/webwonks.htm, a to z home's cool homeschooling
homeschoolingadventures.com
homeschoolingtexas.org
homeschoollearning.com
homeschoollearning.com/resources.shtml
homeschoolteenscollege.net
hslda.org, home school legal defense association.
learninfreedom.org, learn in freedom!.
nha.org, national homeschooling assn.
nhen.org, national home education network.
nheri.org, national home education research institute.
proconservative.net/homeschoolingskills2pennebaker.shtml, the education of america's children & youth: homeschooling--a practical guide.
thehomeschoolmom.com
thsc.org, texas home school coalition.
Homeschool Websites/ Homeschooling Websites Master List
midnightbeach.com/hs, jon's home school resource page
ihomeschool.com
homeschoolresource.ourtoolbar.com
homeschoolcreations.net
marygriffith.net, alternative schooling.
homeschoolfamilylife.com
int-res.html, internet resources for homeschooling gifted students.
gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/explore/kidsites.htm, homeschooling kids web sites; a to z.
heir.org/org.htm, homeschooling associations and organizations.
homeschoolingtexas.org
homeschooling.about.com
come-over.to/homeschool lifewithoutschool.typepad.com
adventisthomeducator.org
aimsedu.org
alasandras.blogspot.com
alternative-learning.org/ale
amasci.com/home.html, homeschooling resources for science.
amblesideonline.org
americancomm.org
americanschoolofcorr.org, 800-531-9268, high school curriculum.
angelfire.com/journal/charlottemason
angelfire.com/mo/sassafrassgrove, homeschool help at sassafrass grove.
angelfire.com/mo/sasschool/bbs.html
aophomeschooling.com, get christian homeschooling materials for all grades.
aponderingheart.com/blog, 18-year-old homeschool student
arizona.edu/~uaextend
armory.com/~jon/hs/homeschool.html
ashland-city.k12.oh.us/alternative
aspiring-homemaker.blogspot.com, stay-at-home daughter and homeschool graduate blogs about life and work at home.
astravel.com
audioforum.com, 800-243-1234, language source.
autodidactic.com/selfnews.htm
back2college.com
bayshoreeducational.com/specialdocs.html, Homeschool Friendly Medical and Mental Health Professionals
bbs.homeschool.com
besthomeschooling.org
bigfoot.com/~roserockhsg
blackstoneaudio.com, 800-729-2665
blog.smarttutor.com/homeschooling-and-socialization
bloomington.in.us/~learn, indiana homeschooling.
bondingplace.com
bookpeddler.us, the book peddler - homeschool books for home schooling families. - (800) 928-1760.
books4homeschool.com
homeschoolteenscollege.net
boysquest.com, 800-358-4732
calvertschool.org, 888-487-4652, 410 243 6030, baltimore, offers home study courses, kindergarten to grade 8.
caro.net/~joespa
ceres.schoolnet.ca/nohomesch
championpress.com/Level4Books/unschooling.htm
charlottemason.com
chartncompass.com
chezsmiffy.blogspot.com, get tips on how to write your own homeschool curriculum
chfweb.com, Christian Homeschool Fellowship on the Web
chfweb.com/hefs
chicagolearningguide.com
child-central.com
child-central.com/homeschooling-regulations.html
childu.com, 877-4childu
christian-parent.com
classicalhomeschooling.com
classicalhomeschooling.org
classicshome.com, 800-460-7171
clicknkids.com/phonics.asp, reading and spelling software
clifhanger.com/homeschooling
collegeboard.org, high school.
computerage.net/homeschool
computerage.net/homeschool/findit
concentric.net/ctcohen
contechsolutions.net/products/eths_pc/index.htm, edu-track home school. software to keep track of lesson plans, report cards, transcripts and more.
coreknowledge.org
craftster.org, discuss art with fellow crafters in the public forum.
creatinglearningcommunities.org
croton.com/allpie
ctdnet.acns.nwu.edu, math and science courses online garde 6-12, northwestern university
deltaeducation.com
delta-education.com
designastudy.com
dicwest.com/~shbe
dimensional.com/~janf/homeschoolinfo.html
dir.yahoo.com/education/theory_and_methods/home_schooling
distancelearn.about.com
dltk-teach.com
dmoz.org/reference/education/home_schooling
doe.state.in.us/sservices/hse.html, private education home schooling.
donnayoung.org, note-taking forms, lesson plan forms
drix.net/jdowling/huuh.html, unitarian universalists.
eaglesnesthome.com
eagleswingsed.com
eatbug.com/homeschool
eatbug.com/homeschool/html/the_collegiate_homeschooler.htm
eclectichomeschool.org, plan field trips, organize your calendar and get practice worksheets
edplus.com
edrev.org, alternative education.
eduguide.org
egroups.com/group/homeschoolwidow
eho.org, eclectic homeschool online.
elijahco.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/single-parent_homeschooling
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/single-parent_homeschooling
escapeschool.com
eskimo.com/~billb/home.html, science resources.
eskimo.com/~user/kids
everlypleasant.blogspot.com, thoughts on life, books and god.
everythinghomeschooling.com
excelhomeschoolers.com, homeschooling faq echo academic competitions.
excellenceineducation.com
execpc.com/`dboals/k-12
expage.com/page/nahomeschool, native american.
exploremagazine.com, 877-817-4395
extend.indiana.edu, 800-334-1011
familyeducation.com
familyeducation.com, General site that has a home-schooling section.
familyplayce.org, 510-818-9864
fca.org
fiveinarow.com, literature.
flhef.org, home education foundation.
flora.org/homeschool-ca
franklin.com, 800-525-9673
freehomeed.com, free home education.
freehomeschoolsoftware.com, pay a shipping and handling rate
freemanfarm.com/quest
freeradioschool.blogspot.com
friendshiphouse.com, 800-791-9876
gariel.com/homeschool, 800-442-7435
gbt.org
gentlespirit.com
goarmy.com/homeschool, u.s. army incentives for homeschool graduates.
gomilpitas.com/homeschooling
gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/methods
gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/methods/eclectic.htm
gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/regional
gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/religion/mormon.htm
greatideas.org
greeknstuff.com, greek 'n' stuff for homeschool and christian school.
greeknstuff.com, learn greek, homeschool links.
guiltfreehomeschooling.org
handipoints.com, printable worksheets
harvested.com
helmonline.com, home education learning magazine
helmonline.com, magazine.
hewitthomeschooling.com
higherupandfurtherin.blogspot.com
highschoolhub.org
his.edu, 800-782-4769, home study international.
hojpoj.independence.net
holtgws.com
holtgws.com
home.att.net/~mikejaqua/news/index.html
home.earthlink.net/~vdugar, school forms.
home.earthlink.net/~vdugar/features.htm, 888-328-7587, homeschooling records.
home.meridiancg.com
home.rmci.net/abell
home.rochester.rr.com/inwoods
homebasededucation.com
homeeddirectory.com
homeeddirectory.com, home educators resource directory.
homeedmag.com
homeedmag.com, home education magazine.
homeedmag.com/groups/state/laws-regs, home education magazine. learn how to start and run a homeschool support group and how you can stay informed on homeschool laws and regulations.
home-ed-magazine.com
home-ed-magazine.com
home-ed-magazine.com
home-ed-magazine.com, look for articles.
home-educate.com
home-educate.com/unschooling
homeeducation.com
homeeducator.com accesseric.org/resources/parent/homesc2.html
HomeEducator.com
homeschoolcentral.com
groups.yahoo.com/group/hshs
homeeducator.com/familytimes, 888-300-8434, magazine.
homeeducator.com/hefs/royalacademy.htm
homefires.com
homesat.com
homeschool bid. use this homeschooler's auction site to sell your old supplies, texts or furniture for brand new or used ones.
homeschool.com
homeschool.com
homeschool.com
home-school.com
home-school.com
home-school.com
homeschoolzone.com
Homeschool.com
theswap.com, Homeschooler's Curriculum Swap
home-school.com, homeschool world.
homeschool.com/articles/financialhelp/default.asp
homeschool.com/childu, 877-4childu
homeschoolacademy.com, 800-863-1474
homeschoolarts.com
homeschoolassociates.com
homeschoolbid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.pl
homeschoolblogger.com, online community
homeschoolblogger.com/sevensisters, these seven homeschooled sisters write about cooking, god and living on the farm.
homeschool-by-design.com, homeschool-by-design. get information on how to maintain a clean, organized home
homeschoolcenter.com
homeschoolcentral.com
homeschoolcentral.com, homeschool central.
homeschoolcentral.com/catholic.htm
homeschoolchristian.com
homeschool-curriculum-and-support.com
homeschool-curriculum-for-life.com,
homeschooldiner.com/guide/educational_games.html, educational games, puzzles and hands-on activities that your kids will enjoy.
homeschoolfcgs.com
homeschoolhome.com
homeschooling.about.com
homeschooling.about.com/education
homeschooling.gomilpitas.com
homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/directory/legalities.htm; homeschool laws & legalities.
homeschooling.miningco.com
homeschooling.suite101.com
homeschoolingheadquarters.com
homeschoolingonashoestring.com
homeschoolingsupply.com
homeschoolingusa.com
hslda.org, Home School Legal Defense Association
homeschoolingyourchild.com
homeschoolingyourchild.com/category/homeschool-laws
homeschoolinthewoods.com
homeschool-life.com
homeschool-living.com
homeschoolmusic.net, homeschool music association. find local bands, choruses, orchestras and other homeschool music groups in your area.
homeschoolnewslink.com
homeschoolnewslink.com
homeschooloasis.com
homeschooloasis.com homeschooling.about.com/od/supportgroupsbystate
homeschoolportal.com
homeschools.org, 800-348-0899
homeschools.to
homeschoolscience.com, 800-694-7225.
homeschoolteenscollege.net
homeschoolteenscollege.net/diplomaisp, schools that give diplomas to homeschooled kids.
homeschooltheater.com, run your homeschool more efficiently.
homeschooltoday.com
homeschooltoday.com
homeschoolzone.com
homestead.com/hmckcare
hopscotchmagazine.com, 800-358-4732
hsadvisor.com groups.yahoo.com/group/thriftyhomeschooler/
hsc.org, home school california.
hslda.org
hslda.org, hslda.com, home school legal defense assn.
hslda.org/laws/default.asp, home school legal defense association.
hspn.net, homeschool sports network.
hsu.edu/faculty/worthf/hs1.html, links to home education.
iahp.org, home programs that can help your child.
icq.com/icqchat, chat groups for homeschooling.
ictheweb.com/hs-web
ignatius.com/books/dyop.htm, Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum: A Guide to Catholic Home Education
eho.org, Eclectic Homeschool Online
independentlearning.com, 800-595-2630.
info.nbtsc.org/schoolfree
inspirit.com.au/unschooling/resources/varioushsinglinks.html
internethomeschool.com
ipl.org/div/subject/browse/edu35.00.00/
iqcweb.com/fun
jctproducts.com/homeschoolshirts.htm
jonesinternational.edu, take college courses as a high schooler.
jps.net/landmark
k12.com
k12.digitalgrit.com/mktg/g1b.html
k-12freehomeschool.org
kaleidoscapes.com
kaleidoscapes.com
kaleidoscapes.com
keystonehighschool.com
konos.com
laurelsprings.com, 800-377-5890, curriculum package.
leafletmissal.org, 800-328-9582
learninfreedom.org
No comments:
Post a Comment