Homeschooling Articles

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Christine Harrell @ Thursday, 7th August 2008 @ 4:30 AM

So, you've decided your going to home school right from the beginning! But, what do you need? Where do you start? Well, to be honest, every homeschooler will say something a bit different when answering these questions. But, at the same time, there are some common ideas that many families agree were essential homeschooling supplies when they were at the preschool homeschool stage. Books, Books, And More Books Easy access to books helps develop a love of reading and is truly a... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Christine Harrell @ Monday, 4th August 2008 @ 7:11 PM

As homeschoolers, we naturally want the best home schooling supplies and curriculum for our children. Each child is an individual though and what homeschool textbooks and supplies may be perfect for one child may not be the best fit for another. Luckily, there are lots of options! But, there's no way you could ever test out each option for each child, even if you only had one child. So, what's a homeschooler to do? What we do best, research! Finding as much information as you... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Uchenna Ani-Okoye @ Saturday, 26th July 2008 @ 5:26 PM

As children grow out of their little pants and are ready to begin their teens, many parents wonder if they should continue with the homeschooling program. They fear that colleges may not give equal opportunities to a child educated at home. Many fears of this kind were put to rest when 2 homeschooled boys got admission into Harvard. Harvard does not require a high school diploma for gaining admission to their degree program. Many colleges are more interested in the knowledge and behaviou... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Uchenna Ani-Okoye @ Friday, 25th July 2008 @ 6:28 PM

When a parent takes on the responsibility of educating his or her child, home school burnout is one of the more common issues they have to deal with. There are many reasons that lead to this burnout: an illness, a new baby, added responsibility, changes in routine etc. The symptoms of burnout vary from lack of patience to overeating and crying without any apparent reasons. Surprisingly, a burnout need not be such a bad thing. It is a wake-up call - an indicator that things are not going w... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Uchenna Ani-Okoye @ Friday, 25th July 2008 @ 6:26 PM

Grading in homeschooling is done by the teacher-in-charge. In most of the cases, this means mom! In this situation, grading can get a bit tricky because it can be a little difficult to grade your own child. There is no benchmark against which you can evaluate your child's performance. In most cases, you also have no awareness of how well other children are doing. So, obviously the traditional method of grading is perhaps not the best method to follow. When grading a child und... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Uchenna Ani-Okoye @ Friday, 25th July 2008 @ 10:27 AM

Why let Tim and Lisa learn at home than send them to school? Well, first of all, you don't have to wake them up at 7 every morning and bundle them off to school with umpteen numbers of instructions, and wait with an anxious heart till they return. Homeschooling gives you more control over the influences that affect your child. The growth and development of your child is removed from the realm of the unknown. You and you alone can decide what your child needs to do or learn. Tailorin... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Kris Koonar @ Friday, 18th July 2008 @ 7:09 PM

Home schooling is not a new concept. It has been around for years and once again is making rounds as the favored choice of many parents. The concept involves an interaction between the parent and the child. The traditional brick and mortar school building is replaced by the comfort of the home and the teacher is the parent. There are a number of children, who learn better this way. The choice of home schooling your son or daughter has many benefits. Even though the number of educational ... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Warren Wong @ Thursday, 17th July 2008 @ 5:05 PM

Just like regular teachers, parents who home school their children have to prepare homeschool lesson plans. They need to have lessons ready in all subjects and if they have several children doing different grades, they may have a hard time being able to find the time to prepare all the different lessons for the next day. There are ways of getting around this that will make the job much easier. All lesson plans have the same format. You must have an objective for your lesson, which is wha... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Kris Koonar @ Tuesday, 15th July 2008 @ 4:19 AM

The idea behind home schooling involves to handle a curriculum at home. When parents take a decision to home school their children, they bear the onus to help the child to cope with the syllabus recommended by officials for that particular grade or level. There are a number of methodologies adopted for home schooling. With each method, the variety of materials also differs. In the case of educational philosophy, the focus is on a particular linear education like the Charlotte Mason patte... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Warren Wong @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 9:10 PM

Home schooling refers to the education of children at home, usually with the parents as teachers. Not many people realize that over one million children worldwide receive their schooling in this manner. In some countries of the world, such as Germany, it is illegal and the law requires parents to send their children to a government approved school. Although many parents like the idea of educating their children at home where they have control over the material the children are exposed to and the... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Warren Wong @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 9:04 PM

Teaching children responsibility is the goal of education whether it takes place in a regular school setting or through home schooling. Many parents feel that the regular school can do this much better than they can, but this is not so. Parents are the child's first and most important teachers and it is through the parents that children learn the quality of responsibility. This means that all parents are responsible for providing this education for their children. In order to teach ... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Paul Hata @ Wednesday, 9th July 2008 @ 10:41 PM

Homeschooling is a spiritual experience for the whole family. Because it is not just about books, or curriculum, or tests or achievements. It is about love, change, growth and enlightenment for both the children and the parents. Famous homeschoolers includes Alexander Graham Bell,Albert Einstein, Agatha Christie,Bernard Shaw,Benjamin Franklin,George Patton,Winston Churchill and many others. The term 'homeschooling' basically refers to the process in which one or more children ... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Paul Hata @ Wednesday, 9th July 2008 @ 10:40 PM

Recent surveys indicate that parents are actually quite fed up of the public school systems where much of the learning is superficial and compulsory. They are also concerned about negative school environment ranging from drug abuse to negative peer pressure. As a result, we have a surprising mix of people who form the homeschooling world of today. They cut across all religious and regional borders. Their main aim is providing meaningful and productive learning through a method that strengthens t... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Paul Hata @ Tuesday, 8th July 2008 @ 9:43 PM

For many people, homeschooling may call to mind the picture of two or three children sitting at a table and writing feverishly in their workbooks, while mom or dad stands nearby. This is the not entirely true. There are different methods of homeschooling, and the method you choose will decide the curriculum and your style of teaching. The section below will help you to familiarize with some of the better known methods of homeschooling. The Charlotte Mason Method Charlotte Mason is kno... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Kris Koonar @ Tuesday, 8th July 2008 @ 1:30 AM

When we teach our children in the comfort of your own home with a specified curriculum that is known as home schooling. But, the natural assumption, which comes to mind about the cost of homeschooling is that, it would be cheap. But, this is not always true. Moreover, homeschooling education is not limited to one subject, so it becomes really difficult, when it comes to costs or finance. Thus 'frugal homeschooling' term has become more popular nowadays or in other words parents look fo... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Kris Koonar @ Tuesday, 8th July 2008 @ 1:30 AM

Homeschooling is akin to home education or home learning. It is a process to educate a child within the comfort of a home. Parents have an important role to educate the child at home. Many feel that homeschooling is much more beneficial than enrolling a child in a public or private school. Homeschooling is a major decision of parents, which entails responsibilities to teach the child at home. So, they need to seek help from homeschooling guides or books or surf the Internet to plan and set goal... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Kris Koonar @ Tuesday, 8th July 2008 @ 1:15 AM

Henry ward Beecher once said, "The mother's heart is a child's class room". This is quite true. Being a mother, you can teach your child through the process of homeschooling. This is one of the best options if you want your child to be safe from the dangerous public situations and inculcate strong family bonds in him or her. For moms, this is the most exciting and rewarding journey to play the role of both as a mother and teacher. These days quite a number of such homeschooling... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Kris Koonar @ Tuesday, 8th July 2008 @ 12:19 AM

Education grooms students with well-informed knowledge to build their future careers. The methods adopted may be different, but the goal is the same. While traditional schooling allows the child to learn among peers and be influenced within their same age group, home schooling allows the child to learn at his or her own pace. Unfortunately, today most of the traditional schools are blamed that they expect every child to have the same attitude and move at the same pace with others. Home ... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Kris Koonar @ Tuesday, 8th July 2008 @ 12:14 AM

Today, an ever-increasing number of families are involved in homeschooling, which has emerged as a novel method to teach and impart education to children at home. Home schooling provides many benefits to the parents as well as children. In the early years, homeschooling was the only method to teach children, as there were no schools. Homeschooling does not lay any kind of pressure on the child. He/she does not have to prove to show their abilities. Parents too get the opportunity to under... more...

Culture and Society » Education » Homeschooling | By Kris Koonar @ Tuesday, 8th July 2008 @ 12:12 AM

Home schooling is a concept that allows a child 6 to 16 years of age to be educated by the parents, at home! The concept and practice is not new. In fact, it is a concept adopted to educate children much before the traditional schools were established. The parents are the first teachers of the child. The home schooling method enables the parent-child relationship to flower further and enriches the child with knowledge. Parents need to consider some home schooling basics before they plunge to tea... more...