| The world has become a global village with the | | | | desired. |
| boom in communication methods.The internet has | | | | Advanced Placement Courses |
| brought the world to our homes. It is not | | | | These are advanced courses are designed to |
| surprising then that home based activities like | | | | prepare your high schooler for continuing |
| homeschooling have boomed. It is a lot easier for | | | | education. The classes are comparable with |
| parents to find and design school level curriculum | | | | college-level classes, and students who complete |
| according to their needs on the net. Joining home | | | | them are eligible to take the AP Exams, |
| schooling groups is also a good idea as other | | | | administered by the College Board. If a student |
| parents share their experiences. Magazines are | | | | scores high enough in the exams, he or she can |
| also are a great help in finding courses. | | | | count the AP course as college credit. |
| Published Curriculum | | | | Dual Enrollment |
| Most home schools offer packaged curriculum | | | | Homeschooled students can take advantage of |
| from kindergarten through to the high school | | | | coursework offered at their local community |
| years. These usually include text books and | | | | college and apply it in their high school transcript. |
| workbooks, a teacher's guide, and tests and | | | | This is called dual enrollment and can be taken up |
| quizzes. Many offer parents the freedom to | | | | once your child is a junior in high school. The |
| choose the courses in the curriculum as per their | | | | classes taken will then also count toward a further |
| wishes. These courses usually charged and may | | | | associate's degree, if they choose to continue |
| include audio visual methods for teaching. A few | | | | within the community college program. This dual |
| religious societies also offer such packages for | | | | enrollment is available at few community colleges |
| free. | | | | only. |
| Online Courses/Distance Learning | | | | Unschooling Families |
| These can vary from real-time classes with live | | | | Those who have chosen to school their children |
| professors to simple online lessons where you | | | | through the elementary and middle school years, |
| send in your work via email to be graded and | | | | may continue to desire this path for their high |
| returned. This type of program allows you to pick | | | | schoolers as well. Many let their children pick and |
| and choose which courses you would like to take, | | | | choose courses from their local community |
| and many are offered for a low fee or even for | | | | colleges, or online distance education programs. |
| free. | | | | They also utilize local internships and |
| Correspondence School | | | | apprenticeships, as well as volunteer opportunities |
| This type of learning is similar to distance learning, | | | | to allow their children to find direction for the |
| but usually occurs without the aid of a computer. | | | | future. |
| Correspondence courses often include input from | | | | Home schooling is gaining popularity in the USA |
| a consultant who provides your testing, grading, | | | | and there is a wide choice available to anyone |
| and record keeping via standard mail. | | | | who wishes to have their kids educated at home. |
| Correspondence coursework can be attempted in | | | | The key is in identifying your family goals and |
| the individual class or can cover an entire | | | | choosing the right courses for the same. |
| curriculum, including a high school diploma, if | | | | |