I am wanting to homeschool my children can you tell me some info on homeschooling?

Question

I need websites of schools?

I also need websites for homeschooling information?

Answer 1

The person who posted this question didn't ask for your opinion on homeschooling her kids, she asked for  websites to help her out. So, really, what is the sense in posting that home school is not a good thing when everyone has different views on homeschool? I suggest you save your opinions for someone who asks for them.

Home schooled kids are just as good, if not better, then public schools. They have social lives and they don't get lost in the real world. If anything, home schooling prepares you alot for the real world.

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Hilda.com is a GREAT site!

Answer 2

try this and keep in mind child interaction with other children their age is part of the teaching process.I know several families that homeschool and the children are smart,but lack communication and social skills necessary in everyday life due to the fact they had no interaction with kids their age.

Answer 3

First, what state do you live in and how old are your kids?  This info will do a lot to determine how we can help you.  

(Ok, first, don't listen to the shallow, ignorant folk that come on here and tell you that homeschooling produces social idiots...and then let us know how to help you better.)  :-)

For your state laws, click on your state at this site: http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/default.as...

For other info, please give a few more details and I'll be happy to answer!

Answer 4

Homeschooling is an excellent choice.

Here are some websites:

http://www.rainbowresource.com

http://www.Christianbook.com

http://www.teachingtextbook.com

http://www.teachingtextbooks.com

http://www.edanywhere.com

http://www.aop.com

http://www.homeschooldiscount.com

http://www.abcteach.com

http://www.starfall.com

http://www.hslda.com

Answer 5

A good place to begin would be with learning how to legally homeschool in the state of Kentucky.  The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) has this information, and there is also a lot of information on their website on how to get started with homeschooling; the link is below:

http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp?St...

You probably don't need a website of schools, because you are the one who will be educating your child at home, along with outside activities, i.e.., sports classes, church activities, community activities, etc.  

There are many ways and methods to homeschool; only you as a parent can decide which method or combination of methods will work best for your children.  Please click on the link below:

http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/homesc...

Following is a link to a website that will help you to determine your children's learning style:

http://www.deafhomeschool.com/essentials...

I hope the above information is helpful.

Answer 6

I don't have websites but I do have advice. Homeschooling your children can help their education but is not enough. You could let your children go to 'normal school/classes' and let them do homeschooling on Saturdays or Sundays. I go to normal classes on weekdays and on a Saturday, a lady comes over to my house and teaches me things. Maybe you should just hire a normal teenager in University or year 9, 10 etc... so they can actually communicate normally. But I must admit, homeschooling helps your childs learning in Primary School, but in his/her college, homeschooling is no use anymore. In their later years, tutoring is the best option.

Answer 7

look up HSLDA and SOS Switched on school house for help on schooling programs and laws. I used them.

Answer 8

Do not home school your children it will reflect on how successful they'll turn out to be.

Before, telling you why not to homeschool them, i will give you the information you need.

You can easily go to google and type homeschooling websites in your location. Since i dont know where you live, i cannot do that for you. Now, i will tell you this, unless you don't want your childrens to go into the real world you should't home school them. Their is no need of doing that, school is free up until college.

When you go to school your actually preparing to go into the real world, with all the problems, and solutions you'll run into. If you homeschool your children then your telling them not to go into the real world, and you will always be there with them.

But the final decision is in your hands.

Answer 9

Check out A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling.  They can give you llinks for whatever info you may need.  Also go to your states department of education website to find out exactly what your state laws are to ensure they are not considered truant.  I get a lot of my curriculum from Ebay.  Also try thrift stores, librairies, and used bookstores. This should help get you started.

I assume that if you are considering homeschooling you are aware of the enormous oppurtunites to socialize your child that I don't need to address any of the ridiculous statements made by some others.  Check for a local homeschooling group to help the kids meet other homeschoolers.  The only real advice you received was to google homeschooling in your city and state and you should get some hits for groups.

To everyone and your absurd comments- she did not ask your opinion on homeschooling, she asked for information.  It's amazing the same folks preaching public school education don't seem to realize you can review your messages for typos and grammatical errors before you tell someone else what's best for their childrens education.

Best of luck to you and check A to Z!

Answer 10

You have to follow local laws.  That's the ONLY issue.

Answer 11

Congratulations!  Kudos to you!

Start by checking the resources from your state for laws and local home school groups/co-ops/museums for opportunities.  

We have home schooled for 5 years now and write our own curriculum.  It is demanding, but this allows us the ability to utilize a different scope (depth of learning) and sequence (order of learning) than the traditional school counterparts.  This way you can partake of events in your area and other opportunities, internships, and the like that otherwise you would miss out on.

It also helps when you read and utilize from several different books and resources.  This allows your child to be exposed to different learning approaches and develop the ability to discern which texts are most accurate.  Your children can help design the curriculum, which includes them and gives them more of a feeling of involvement and personal gain.  You can make unit studies around almost every topic that there is – that ties in to topics of interest cross categorically (math, history, art, literature, etc.)

These are some books that come in handy:

"The Well Educated Mind", by Bauer

"The Well Trained Mind", by Bauer and Wise

These books deal with the classical education style which allows you often to teach different ages the same information with different depths.

"Home School Your Child for Free", by Gold

This is an excellent work with over 1,200 resources to draw upon!  It has terrific websites.

The Charlotte Mason approach also is cost effective and fun!  That gives you art and nature as mediums for the different subjects.

As bothersome as it may be, examine state standards and the curriculum from the schools, this is normally available at the library.  This is not to fit you into the institutional mindset, but to see the tangible comparison of what the counterparts are doing, and often is quite empowering to see!!!

Explore the museums around you and Department of Conservation...  They often have freebies - resources, memberships, and cost effective unit studies.  See about setting up a co-op so that other's strengths and abilities can be tapped.

See if there are resources in your area similar to:

http://www.bookrescue.org/books/default....

This allows you, for a nominal fee, access to hundreds of text books (14 per student to take per visit) that schools have donated.  Often, we have found brand new ones that are newer editions that what they have in the local schools!

http://www.sparknotes.com/

is a terrific site for literature.  I access it often for my teens

Also, there are fabulous educational games to assist with history.  Explore these!

NPR, PBS, NOVA, Discover, and the Library of Congress have excellent sites we use weekly.  Primo Stuff!

Netflix has amazing educational DVDs.  Just type in your area of interest and have fun exploring!

Concerning the educational material, you do not have to use the same as the traditional education classrooms. You can choose what works best for your child. Every year my husband and I pour over hundreds of different curriculum to tailor them to our children and make sure that they are the best sources. For instance, a science book may be written by a literature specialist, but not someone with a strong understanding for science concepts. This is often reflected in the writing. Know your editors. Talk to the companies.

We have the world as our classroom. It is an opportunity to explore to grow, learn hands on. Do you learn better by touching and hearing from a docent the reality and contractions of a 5,000 year old shoe and how the society functioned, or by swiftly turning a page and seeing a little snippet of a picture of it? By sitting in a Hopi Native American lodge and learning of the sociological interactions? Hands on field work paired with the best academic resources leads to a better understanding.

I hope that this information helps.  You deserve relaxing and rejuvenating experiences.... Home Schooling is both empowering and intimidating, but most of all, it is worth it!  Don’t forget that!

Good Luck to you!  Feel free to contact me if you need more information!  Your children are blessed to have you as their Mother!

Answer 12

don't home school them...unless you have a very specific needy reason to, going through all the bs of public schooling is like a right of passage as a kid...and plus, i know this one family that had all there childs homeschooled and now they're all total f-ck ups and drug addicts and total morons, but if you have a different reason other than personal preference...just disregard this answer lol