If you are thinking about or planning on homeschooling, you may be wondering whether you need a homeschool Kindergarten curriculum to homeschool successfully. Truth be told, all it takes to home school a Kindergarten child is what you have used and done up until now along with a few more resources. If you have a good homeschool guide, you can use that along with the following principles and be on your way to a great homeschool year:                                                                                  1. Read to your child – This is so simple, many parents overlook the value of it. They think they have to [...] Continue Reading…

Homeschooling and public schooling co-exist successfully today! But one question that often comes in to the mind of parents when the time has come for educating their child is what to choose between homeschooling and public schooling? For parents who are doubtful in choosing the type of education for their children, it is better to know the pros and cons of both systems first.The advantages of homeschooling over public schooling:•    Homeschooling provides individual attention and quality time to each learning student which is not possible in a public school. A parent can observe how their kids progress and can [...] Continue Reading…

Choosing to school your child at home is a great idea for both you as well as your child, however you have to understand that it is no small thing. It is a great responsibility, as you have placed their education as well as their future in your hands. You won’t just be the teacher, you’ll have to keep track of every single thing that happens, and that includes the amount of time spent in the classroom. You’ll also need to keep track of attendance, things they’ve done, and many more things. This is a lot of work however, [...] Continue Reading…

According to the National Center For Education Statistics, almost 1.1 million children underwent home schooling in 2005 alone. That’s a lot of children. Once upon a time, homeschooling used to be an extreme statement – something like a declaration of independence.

It was the (right-wing|conservative Christians who advocated homeschooling in the 1980’s and legalized it in every State. But the average homeschooler of today is not religiously motivated.

Later surveys indicate that parents are quite fed up with the public school system where much of the learning is superficial and compulsory. They are also concerned about the negative environment in school, [...] Continue Reading…

We’ll increase the steps to take to ensure renaissance learning here in part II of II. In the first segment of this installment we looked into peer to peer and global socialization needs of the home schooled child and some ways we might ensure we get this socialization. Then we looked at the concept of learning from different environments, getting out of the house and exposing the home school student to experiential learning in the world we live.

A parent/educator must know they are not the end all for their child’s education. It’s okay to recognize one’s limits, in fact [...] Continue Reading…