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Still Growing: More and more families homeschooling

A recent government survey is revealing that homeschooling is becoming more and more popular. In fact, that last for years has seen a growth rate of 36 percent according to this article at Christianpost.com. Meanwhile, it appears that the ratio of Evangelical homeschooling to other homeschoolers is changing. U.S. News and World Report reports that As Homeschooling Surges, the Evangelical Share Drops. While a great deal of homeschoolers do so in order to give their child an education that does not preclude religion, the evangelical coup on homeschooling is losing its grip. As an evangelical Christian, I have to say … Continue reading →

Are You a Reluctant Homeschooler?

I started out our homeschooling journey reluctantly. I had no intention to homeschool our children until I saw that public education was not going to work and that private school was not something I could afford. I had every intention to help my children as they needed. The bulk of the teaching however, would be in school, in a classroom with other kids and someone who was getting paid to do the job. After all, I had my own plans and interests and was quite talented at what I was doing. Still things kept happening that made me admit that … Continue reading →

Homeschool Criticism and Support

I received some email questions this past weekend from a student who is researching homeschooling. This student had some very good and informed questions, and so I thought I would present some of his questions here, with my answers. The first questions involve my decision to homeschool. The next question set of questions involve criticism and support. What kinds/types of criticism have your family had because of homeschooling? I cannot say that my family and I have had direct, in your face, criticism because of our homeschooling. There are however, always the annoying “questions” that are definitely critical of homeschooling. … Continue reading →

What Made You Decide to Homeschool?

I received some email questions this weekend from a student who is researching homeschooling. This student had some very good, and informed questions, and so I thought I would present some of his questions here, with my answers. The first questions involve my decision to homeschool. 1. When was the instance you chose to homeschool? I can’t say there was an ah-ha moment that prompted my to homeschool. The decision instead from a long and slow period of self education as well as life circumstances. I first became aware of homeschooling when I recovering from the birth of my first … Continue reading →

Why Homeschool?

Why homeschool, especially since you’re a single parent? This is a question asked by almost every person I’ve ever told that we homeschool. The reasons I give, and the reasons another homeschooler gives may be as different as night and day, though there are usually some that match. It all depends on what our priorities are, whether it be religion, family, education, sports, etc. This isn’t even mentioning all the divisions in each of these, which is why you will get a lot of different answers to the same “simple” question. Why homeschool? The answers I give to that question … Continue reading →

Still a statistic, sort of

The No Fighting, No Biting blog by Kat, homeschooling mom to 5 commented on a paper called The Choice of Public, Private, or Homeschooling. The paper points out the statistics of those who are more prone to choose homeschooling. Out of the ten statistics she quotes, my family and I fit three of the factors. Seems much more like coincidences if you ask me. We are not in a family where the father has a higher education (which is supposedly common when the children are not young). We do not live in a rural area with no or few private … 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 →

The Week In Review: Oct. 21, 2006

Are you looking for a compiled list of links and ideas as well as measurable objectives and standards that help you to know if you’re teaching the right things at the right time? I am starting a series, “What Your _________ Should Know”. This week we focused on preschoolers academic skills, every day skills like time of day and positions, as well as motor and social skills. Keep looking for more blogs going all the way through 12th grade! I am also continuing to work my way through the homeschooling laws and statues of every state! This week we focused … Continue reading →