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 [...]

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 [...]

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, so wouldn\’t it be just great if there was something to do it all for you? Guess what? There is! There are many different homeschool software packages available and they will keep track of everything, in addition to a schedule tailored to your needs. But there are so many out there, which do you choose?

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

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.