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Surviving the Home Schooling Life

Lowering Your Financial Contribution
11 Mar 2010 at 10:03am
Now that most college applications are submitted, it is time to turn your attention to financial aid applications. In tight economic times, many families are struggling and schools are as well. With the stock market crash, many colleges' endowments were severely damaged.

Learning From Home - 4 Homeschooling Tips For High School Kids
11 Mar 2010 at 6:40am
Contrary to popular belief, high school is not about graduation. It's about preparation. High school is a time for preparing to leave home, enter a bigger world, and head off to college or a career.

Designing a Classroom Takes More Than Child's Play
10 Mar 2010 at 2:40pm
We all have experience, we have all been in one and pretty well all of us spent most of our time during our formative years in one. Some of us have suffered and for some the memories are of the greatest pleasure. The classroom is an environment that everyone reckons they know well.

How to Have Cheap Arts and Crafts For Your Homeschoolers
10 Mar 2010 at 2:38pm
Arts and crafts are one subject that homeschoolers love to do. You will always want to have projects ready for them to do, and you can stock up on supplies without it breaking the bank.

What You Need to Know When Starting Your Home School
10 Mar 2010 at 2:33pm
If you are thinking about starting a home school you will need to do somethings to make sure that your homeschool is legal. Here are some steps that you will need to take to start your own home school.

Excuse Me For Thinking
10 Mar 2010 at 1:49pm
The ability to think creatively and engage in problem solving begins with the skill of analysis or what educators call analytic thinking. Analytic thinking can be broken into three steps: 1. Take things apart mentally 2. Examine the parts and their relationship to each other 3. Examine the parts and their relationship to the whole

Homeschool High School - Passion Ebbs and Flows
10 Mar 2010 at 1:26pm
When homeschooling high school, it is difficult identifying passion in your children - even when they are standing still. It is even more difficult when you realize that their passionate interests and pursuits will ebb and flow over time. Like driftwood floating in the tide, sometimes it appears to be coming to shore, and other times it seems to be going out to sea!

Six Things You Need to Start Homeschooling Your Children
9 Mar 2010 at 9:38am
As many a homeschooling family will tell you, there are an abundance of rewards that come from shaping and forming their children - both academically and personally - through homeschooling. However, it is not without its challenges and should therefore, never be entered into rashly. Looking at the "why" or "why not" issue of homeschooling, there are several things that you will want to have in your personal skill set in order to begin homeschooling.

How to Make Money While Homeschooling
8 Mar 2010 at 7:45pm
If you ask a homeschool family why they do what they do, you are likely to get a variety of answers. Most likely though, their answers will include flexibility and the ability to engage in something that they are passionate about. Let's face it, things that we are passionate about are always much more fun and productive, and that is certainly true for homeschooling.

Home School Jewel
8 Mar 2010 at 2:04pm
Home schooling is one of the most versatile options that parents and relatives are considering to would like to educate their children but cannot afford the costs that arise when their children would go to the typical school. Others would also resort to this method of schooling for children who have problems adjusting with school pressures not to mention children who have difficulty in learning.

Quality Time Spent Towards Better Learning
8 Mar 2010 at 9:35am
The time and quality time spent on education really makes a difference in making a person successful in life. The level of knowledge gained from education is directly proportional to the quality time spent during one's school days. I

Charlotte Mason Home Education in a Nutshell
5 Mar 2010 at 7:32pm
Charlotte Mason (a British educator from the previous century) was a big thinker who had a very high view of children. So let me start out by saying that I don't believe anyone could ever fit Charlotte Mason's ideas, methods and philosophies into an actual nutshell (I just thought it made a good title for this article). Miss Mason's ideas were so broad and far reaching, it took six large volumes to contain her writings on just the topic of education. With that said, here's a very brief overvi...

Natural Nature Learning
5 Mar 2010 at 7:31pm
Our family hasn't been blessed with acres of property off in the country for our children to frolic to their hearts content. But a small city lot and many local parks have offered us tremendous opportunities for outdoor learning activities.

Easter Educational Activities - Printable Easter Games For Parents to Use Whe...
5 Mar 2010 at 2:36pm
Are you are a parent wondering why you are not seeing very many Easter educational activities to use with your child? If so, you are not alone. Often it seems publishers tend to ignore Easter and pretty much stick to spring themes. Discover ways to include fun and educational Easter games at home.

Homeschooling High School and Feeling Alone?
5 Mar 2010 at 1:28pm
Some homeschool families feel all alone. They may be the only homeschoolers in the area, the only people who know that homeschooling high school is possible. I have received phone calls from remote households across the country. Although the parents are committed to homeschooling, some feel isolated and completely alone.

What Are the Reasons For Home Schooling Children?
5 Mar 2010 at 10:12am
What is important is that every child gets the best possible education available. It doesn't matter if that is a public school, private school or any other type of school with special programs or it is schooling from home. People are different. They have different backgrounds, different financial power and different beliefs and according to those, parents are completely competent to bring decisions about their children educations.

Joining Support Groups For Relieving the Stress of Home Schooling
5 Mar 2010 at 8:04am
Home schooling can be a wonderful choice, not only for the children who are receiving a stellar education that focuses strictly on them, but also for the parents who are now able to stay totally involved with their son's or daughter's individual progress. It also requires a large commitment and plenty of time and effort in order to be successful.

The Good and Bad of Home Schooling
5 Mar 2010 at 7:46am
As is the case with just about anything in life, with the good also comes the bad, and while the benefits of home schooling definitely outweigh the negatives, there are certainly two sides to every story. Here are both ends of the spectrum, both the good and the bad sides of home schooling, so you can make an informed decision that will be best for your precious child and your household.

Educate Yourself About Home Schooling
5 Mar 2010 at 7:33am
The prospect of home schooling is often a daunting one for many parents who simply don't know where to begin. However, it really doesn't have to be stressful but rather an enjoyable experience to cherish throughout your child's school age years and beyond. There are however many considerations to think of first as well as specific requirements to be followed to ensure your child receives the education they so rightly deserve.

Top 5 Reasons Home Schooling is Better Than Traditional Education
5 Mar 2010 at 7:10am
Are you thinking about home schooling your kid(s)? More and more people are each year. For many parents, the public school system has not lived up to their expectations leaving them to take matters into their own hands and home school their children. Here are five top reasons home schooling is considered by many parents and guardians to be better than traditional education.