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Homeschool Question: Can My Child Take Art Classes at Community College?

My renewed call for homeschooling questions resulted in a very good inquiry about homeschool high-school students taking summer classes at the local community college. The question is paraphrased below: DeeDee asks: My oldest daughter is 15 years old and will be finishing 9th grade in the next month or so. She is a very talented artist self taught artist with than 2 dozen sketchbooks full of good drawings, and now she has begun to paint as well. A homeschooled young lady in our neighborhood who told my daughter that she had taken some summer classes at the local Community College … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Week in Review May 26, 2007- June 1, 2007

We have a little bit of everything here for you this week at the families.com homeschooling blog. We wrote about teaching evolution, Saxon Math, kids wanting to start or stop homeschooling, and much more. Here is the families.com homeschooling week in review for May 26, – June 1, 2007 May 26, 2007: Teaching Your Homeschooler about Evolution by Andrea Hermitt finished a series on homeschooling and religion that was started the previous week. This post suggests several resources you may wan to use for this purpose. May 27, 2007 Homeschooling Week in Review May 19, – May 25, 2007 by … Continue reading →

More Questions to Ask Your Teen who Wants to Homeschool

Yesterday I wrote about the possibility of homeschooled children wanting to go to public school. I also gave you some questions you might want to ask should they bring up the subject. Likewise, many public schooled children approach their parents asking to be homeschooled. I previously listed some questions you will want to ask your teen who wants to homeschool. Here are more questions you will want to ask. What are your after graduation plans? If your child plans to homeschooling, they need to have an ultimate goal. The goal may be to go to college, start a business, or … Continue reading →

Questions to Ask Your Teen who Wants to Homeschool

Yesterday I wrote about the possibility of homeschooled children wanting to go to public school. I also gave you some questions you might want to ask should they bring up the subject. Likewise, many public schooled children approach their parents asking to be homeschooled. Here are some questions you should ask your high school aged child who wants to homeschooler. I am addressing high school aged kids in particular because they are usually the most adamant about deciding they want to homeschool. These are also the kids who are going to be the most serious about homeschooling, or the ones … Continue reading →

My Kid Wants to Homeschool!

Yesterday I wrote about the possibility of homeschooled children wanting to go to public school. I also gave you some questions you might want to ask should they bring up the subject. Likewise, many public schooled children approach their parents asking to be homeschooled. I want to talk about that today. I read question after question on the internet with students asking how to convince their parents to let them homeschool. They cite being unable to focus in school and having social issues. They complain about school violence. Some say they feel they are wasting their time. Meanwhile, the parents … Continue reading →

Questions to ask your Teen Homeschooler Who Wants to go to School

Your child has announced that they want to stop homeschooling and go to a regular school. After you have gotten over the initial shock, rejection, and horror, you have to help them decide if school is really the best thing for them. Here are some questions you can ask your teenaged homeschooler who wants to go to school to help them decide their next step. (I believe parents should make the decision for younger children) Just be prepared for the answers. What is it about school that you want to experience? An acceptable answer might be, “I just want to … Continue reading →