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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 →

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 →

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 →

Homeschooling Week in Review July 9 – July 14, 2007

This was a busy week, in my personal life anyway. However, in spite of a big, big, family wedding, I still managed to provide nine blog posts for you. Subjects ranged from my continued listing of distance learning programs homeschoolers could use to problems homeschoolers might encounter like teaching subjects kids do not want to learn and divorce. Here is the families.com homeschooling week in review for July 9, July 14. 09 Jul 2007 Homeschooling Week in Review July 1 – July 8, 2007 by Andrea Hermitt This list of last week’s blogs begins with a review of the previous … Continue reading →

Distance Learning Homeschool Programs Jo-La

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. Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Has a distance-learning program for advanced students. To join the program, students must be tested to determine that they are truly gifted. The school primarily teaches math, science, language, and writing. Fees vary from $400- $1150 per course. K12 is a nationally recognized public school at home program. Depending on the state where you enroll, the program is free, and you are also given the … Continue reading →

Distance Learning Homeschool Programs Ha-In

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. Hadley School for the Blind While this school is not for everyone, it is free to the blind. “The Hadley School for the Blind offers more than 100 distance education courses free of charge to those who are blind, their families or blindness professionals. Students can select from a variety of courses and study anytime, anywhere.” There is a highschool program, an adult continuing education program, a family education program, and a … Continue reading →

Planning to Homeschool in the Fall? Attend a Fair!

In case you have not noticed, I have spent the first part of the summer compiling lists of all the different curriculums available to homeschoolers, including books parents should read, and am currently working on a list of online homeschool programs. I plan to list homeschool classes in your neck of the woods as well. The reason I am doing this is because I realize that thousands, and possibly even tens of thousands of new families have decided that they will begin homeschooling in the fall. I want you to be prepared. In addition to pouring over the hundreds of … Continue reading →