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Why So Many Parents Homeschool “Problem” Children

A teacher of a five year old boy is recorded calling the child “pathetic”, “selfish”, and “ignorant” and discouraging other kids from being his friend. The teachers union saying that the teacher’s rights have been violated. A Kindergarten teacher stands one child in front of the classroom and one by one has them tell him what they don’t like about him and have them vote on whether or not he deserves to be in the classroom. The teacher is unapologetic. Both of these incidents hit the national news in the past month. What is worse than these incidents is the … Continue reading →

2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance

As a new homeschooling blogger at Families.com, I wanted to know everything that has been discussed to date. In response to my own curiosity, and in an effort to make perusing our articles easier for you, our readers, I have compiled all of the blogs for the year 2006. Deciding to Homeschool Why homeschool Am I qualified for this? Reasons that Homeschooling Works! My Most Important Advice for Homeschoolers. The Cost of Homeschooling Instead of standing up for their own kids, why not stand up for all kids? Disclaimer: I am hardly an expert in education. Did You Know? ‘Empirical … Continue reading →

When You Should Reconsider Homeschooling

I’m always asked what made us want to homeschool. I am constantly confronted by moms who swear to me that they couldn’t do it, or that it’s great for me but not for everyone. But today I had a question that really made me think. A mom of a fellow aspiring ballerina asked me, as we waited for class to finish why should someone not homeschool. I cannot actually think of a single reason why someone couldn’t homeschool–to be honest. I think that anyone who wants to, and has the will to do it, can do it. Where there is … Continue reading →

The Week in Review: Oct. 8 – Oct. 14

While I’ve taken a few days off this week, exciting things are happening here at the homeschool blog! If you’ve missed any this week, here is our week in review! We began our week discussing the reading part of our homeschooling days. This is a new series where we’ll discuss teaching tips and tricks that are especially effective. We’re also discussing these in our homeschooling forum. If you’re from North Carolina, you’re in luck! We focused our review of state laws this week on the State of North Carolina in Homeschooling in North Carolina. If you’re not from North Carolina, … Continue reading →

7 Tips for Beginning to Homeschool a Child With an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Homeschooling for autistic children makes a lot of sense for a variety of reasons. It is not necessarily less stressful than sending your child to school. But for many families the stresses that come with home schooling their autistic children are welcome as parents see the needs of their children truly being met in a loving and compassionate way. At the request of a couple individuals I have begun compiling information from various sources about homeschooling with kids with autism spectrum disorders. 1. Deschooling Most experts seem to feel that the beginning of home schooling for a child with an … Continue reading →