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An Entire Georgia County Could Turn to Homeschooling

I recently wrote an article entitled Clayton County GA Parents Should Look into Homeschooling I do not think I really believed that an entire school district might have no other choice than to actually turn to homeschooling. “The uncertainty has parents flooding waiting lists for private schools, signing up for home schooling and looking at renting apartments in other counties so their children can attend another district.” Even less fortunate than the fact that the schools could lose accreditation is the fact that the districts problems are more board and personality related than education related. Clayton county schools were actually … Continue reading →

Tips for the College Bound Homeschooler

Nextstudent.com is a website dedicated to helping students pay for college. They are primarily a student loan lender. As the homeschooler count in the U.S. tips one million, they are turning their marketing efforts to homeschoolers. If you have a student looking forward to college, you may want to visit the nextstudent.com website. Meanwhile, they took the time to survey colleges about what homeschoolers should do to prepare for college admissions. There will be homeschoolers who do not agree with this approach. There will also be homeschoolers who have gotten into college without taking these steps. Still, here are some … Continue reading →

Homeschool Diploma Instead of GED

For students struggling through high school and faced with dropping out and getting a GED (General Equivalency Diploma), a homeschool diploma is also a legitimate option. Students struggle with high school for different reasons. Some of the problems are social; others are academic. Regardless of the reason your high school aged homeschooler is facing dropping out of school, their only option for showing they have completed high school is get a GED. A GED however, may suggest to future employers, or prospective colleges that your child is damaged goods. There is a certain stigma to the GED. It means, for … Continue reading →

Homeschool Glossary (words homeschoolers should know) – S

School at Home – School at home is a form of homeschooling where the parents and children duplicate the methods and atmosphere of the classroom. This is usually unintentional. Many new homeschooling families begin homeschooling with the school-at-home method. Scope & Sequence – Scope & sequence information is usually provided by the publisher to inform the parent what is taught in the text or program. It is usually in outline form and includes grade level or course outline. This information can be used in the student’s portfolio to detail what was learned. Sight-reading – Unlike the phonics method of decoding … Continue reading →

Are You Compiling Their Homeschool Portfolio?

If you are planning to homeschool your child through high school, you need to concurrently compile their homeschool portfolio. Too many parents spend the bulk of their child’s junior and senior years pouring over years of projects and family photographs to find information that may be of interest to the college admissions officer. Instead of taking that route, I suggest you start recording your children projects in middle school. Compiling a homeschool portfolio does not have to be tantamount to preparing for a tax audit. You do not have to save boxes and boxes of everything your child touched since … 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 31 Most Talked About Blogs of 2006

Although there are lots of great articles here at the home schooling blog, not everyone has time to leave a comment. However, we bloggers love comments on our blogs–or at least this one does. I also like to look for other blogs with comments as a tell tale sign of a great article! How does a blog qualify to be on the most talked about list? I have included blogs that had to have at least 3 comments on them. Here is a look at which blogs gave occasion to comments in 2006! People comment when they can relate to … Continue reading →

Homeschooling in Ohio

This is not legal advice. As someone who lives in a state that is highly regulated, I cannot emphasize enough the need for you to advocate for yourself and make a point to know your state laws. While the school district will most likely provide you with a printed copy of the laws and regulations for home schooling, a local home schooling group can be a valuable asset when it comes to navigating your way through the system. There are two options under which parents are allowed to homeschool legally. The first is to home school your child under the … Continue reading →

Can Homeschoolers Go To College?

Whenever parents decide to homeschool their children, the question arises, “Will my child be able to go to college if they’ve been homeschooled?” I know that’s certainly a question that the grandparents ask. There’s concern over how a college would look at transcripts when there really aren’t any, just whatever system the parents chose to record what schooling has been accomplished. There’s concern that the child might not be able to acclimatize to the college environment and do well. I found this article in my local newspaper, the Daily Herald, on October 1st, and after hanging on to it, first … Continue reading →

Great Math Apps for Primary Kids

It’s the time of year when outside becomes a lot more focus than inside, and so it should. It’s a beautiful time of the year, and the kids need to be outdoors. However, when they’re looking for down time on the computer, and they love math, where can you send them? Here are some of the top math apps that I’m looking at as teaching tools for the summer. My daughter and I both love Math Drills and Math Drills Lite. The lite version is free, and the paid version is only $1.99. While the app is not beautiful, it’s … Continue reading →