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Homeschool Q & A: Homeschooling for Senior Year in High School

I recently received the following question by email: I am going to be a Senior in High School. I don’t want to go back to high school because I am having a bad experience and I have had enough. Both my parents work and I was wondering if someone else can homeschool me and if you know any websites that can help me find a person who homeschools. Here are some other questions: How many hours a day is homeschool? How do I know what subjects I am going to take? How long are my breaks (Christmas and Easter)? Do … Continue reading →

Alaska Homeschool Groups and Resources A-H

To succeed in homeschooling, it is in your best interest to get involved with other homeschoolers. You should join a homeschool network or group near you. For this reason, I have decided to give a full listing of homeschooling groups throughout each state. Yes, there are other sites that list homeschool networks and support groups but none of are comprehensive. Some of them only list Christian, others only list those affiliated with them. This list covers of Homeschooling groups in Alaska (A-H) Alaska Private Homeschoolers Email List: Private homeschooling families committed to remain independent of government intervention. AlaskaHS Yahoo Group … Continue reading →

Types of Distance Learning Education

Distance learning or distance education is sometimes also considered home schooling. And while the two can overlap, they are really two different things. Usually home schooling is considered as instruction at home with a parent or tutor(s) and not associated with a school. With distance education, there is usually an outside instructor (as part of a formal school) that gives lessons, grades assignments and tests and sometimes interacts real time with a student, depending on the type of distance learning education course. This is the teacher mediated option (TMO), although the independent study option (ISO) is also considered distance learning. … Continue reading →

Getting a Late Start on Homeschooling

A great many homeschoolers these days began their education in traditional (public or private) schools and then moved to homeschooling out of frustration from school issues. In the early elementary years, new homeschooling parents seem to jump right in without much trepidation. As students approach high school however, prospective homeschooling parents tend to feel it is too late to homeschool their children. The truth is, it is never too late to homeschool your kids. Even high school dropouts through homeschooling. While many homeschoolers turn to public and private schools for the high school years, those homeschoolers who go all the … Continue reading →

The Ethics of Buying and Selling Used Curriculum

With it being time to start considering homeschool curriculums for next year, the homeschool boards are full of questions about whether selling or giving away used or gently used curriculum is ethical. The problem arises in the fact that the curriculum companies lose money when homeschoolers sell used curriculum instead of buying new. Some have even gone as far as to make copies of curriculums for their friends. To cut the losses, many curriculum companies, have placed rules around use and re-use of curriculums in the form of licensing agreements. For example, a Calvert customer must sign a legal binding … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Week in Review July 22-28, 2007

Last week on the homeschooling blog we talked primarily about teaching language, or the lack of teaching language. I also completed the distance learning glossary. Here is the homeschooling blog week in review for July 22-28, 2007. 22 Jul 2007 Homeschooling Week in Review July 16 – July 21, 2007 by Andrea Hermitt Last week’s families.com homeschooling blog was fueled by news items such as year round homeschooling and conversations about when to start language instruction. I also added to my distance learning program glossary 23 Jul 2007 False Supporters by Andrea Hermitt In a paranoid but justified moment, I … Continue reading →

Every Homeschool Curriculum to Date

I have finally finished compiling the list of homeschool distance learning programs. The list is below. In addition, I have previously complied the Homeschool Curriculum Glossary which includes everything from individual subject curriculum to complete school in the box curriculum as well as some online programs. While making these lists where exhausting, they are hardly exhaustive as new programs are written or come online every day. I plan to give you regular updates on new curriculums as they become available. Meanwhile, here is the glossary for the homeschool distance learning programs. 3D Learner 3DLearn Interactive Academy Abacus Educational Services Accelerated … Continue reading →

Distance Learning Homeschool Programs Ri-Tr

In my post on hybrid homeschooling, I talked about combining homeschooling with distance learning or local classes. Here continues the list of Distance Learning Programs you can use. Richard Milburn High School (Wisehighschool.org) is an accredited higschool where homeschoolers and distance learners can earn a diploma. Through a partnership wih APEX Learning of Seattle, WA, advance placement students can take accelerated courses. This school is “committed to enabling each student to maximize learning opportunities to achieve success and increase skills in the academic and work experience environment by offering a non-traditional academic, career and life skills program.” Students pay $425.00 … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Week in Review July 16 – July 21, 2007

This weeks families.com homeschooling blog was fueled by news items such as year round homeschooling and conversations about when to start language instruction. I also added to my distance learning program glossary. Here is the homeschooling week in review for July 16-July 21. 16 Jul 2007 Homeschooling Week in Review July 9 – July 14, 2007 by Andrea Hermitt I started the week with a review of the previous week, which was busy on a personal level, but also informational and included lists of distance learning programs as well as news and opinion pieces. The Statement of Faith by Andrea … Continue reading →

Distance Learning Homeschool Programs Oa-RA

In my post on hybrid homeschooling, I talked about combining homeschooling with distance learning or local classes. Here continues the list of Distance Learning Programs you can use. Oak Meadow School is a Waldorf-style curriculum program for preschool through high school. The school is fully accredited which will make it easy to transfer credits. Oak Meadow offers a diverse choice of programs and promises to meet each family’s unique needs, including printed, or online. Enrollment costs start at $1000.00 a year depending on the chosen program. Online School for Young Shluchim is an online school strictly for Jewish children. While … Continue reading →