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What Is Homeschooling And How Do I know If It's Right For My Family?

Do you know what these famous people have inthat you are here reading this article says
common?Alexander Graham BellGeorgeyou are curious. Perhaps you honestly don't
PattonAlbert EinsteinBenjamin FranklinWinstonknow the answer yet?and that's ok. The
ChurchillAgatha ChristieGeorge Bernardremainder of this article is going to try to
ShawWill RogersIf you guessed that they werehelp you start to find those
all homeschoolers, you'd be correct. This isanswers.Homeschooling is legal in all 50
a very short list of famous and successfulstates, but each state has it's own set of
people who were educated at home. If youlaws that must be followed. Compulsory (how I
would like to expand this list, do a searchhate that word) education here in Washington
on the Internet for ?famous homeschoolers.?State starts at the age of 8. Even though I
There are many websites that list thesehad been homeschooling him from birth, to
people and some provide detailed biographies.stay legal once my son reached 8-years old, I
There is even a book called, aptly, ?Famouswas required to become ?certified.? That
Homeschoolers,? by Nancy and Malcolm Plant. (meant I either had to have two years of
point here is to get into the mindset thatcollege education, or take a ?certification
people can be educated and become successfulclass.? I met this requirement by taking an
adults without attending public school. Andindependent correspondence class, during
because I can almost ?hear? what you arewhich I was asked to put on paper my goals,
thinking, no, it is not necessary to have aphilosophies and reasons for wanting to
high school diploma to go to college.So whathomeschool. I'd like to help you do the same
is homeschooling? In the broadest sense,right now.Start a page--either the ?tree?
homeschooling is educating your children atkind or a file on the computer?and title it
home. You, as parent, become teacher. Parents?My Educational Beliefs.? List what personal
homeschool for more reasons than you canbeliefs you have about education?especially
imagine. Some want to avoid having theirthe education of your own children. Get as
children exposed to violence and peerdetailed as you can here--the value is in the
pressure. Some homeschool so that they canthinking process behind the list. Take your
make sure their children's education adherestime, I'm in no hurry.As an example to get
to their religious beliefs. Some live ayou started, I'm going to share with you what
different lifestyle?perhaps they travel aI wrote on my list nine years ago.My
lot?and want their children's schooling to beEducational Beliefs1. I believe my child's
flexible enough to fit around that lifeattitude about learning should be:One of
style. And some, like me, simply enjoy beingcontinual curiosity and seeking of
with their children. They don't want theknowledge.2. I believe my child's learning
public school to interrupt and weaken theshould lead towards a lifestyle that
parent/child bond that they have been workingis:Rural, physically active, creative.3. I
hard to create for the first five years ofbelieve these basic values should be part of
their child's life.Just as there are manymy child's learning:Respect for othersLoyalty
reasons to homeschool, there are many methodsto family and friendsHonestyGenerosity4. I
of homeschooling. All the way frombelieve children learn best:Through hands-on
?un-schooling? (learning by doing, learninglearning experience, reading, workbooks.5. I
from life, not using textbook type materials)believe a teacher should:Provide side-by-side
to ?school at home? (using textbooks at desksassistance and direction.Interact with the
set up in a schoolroom at home) andchild.Provide the structure within which the
everything in between. It's very easy to findchild may explore, experiment, study and
hundreds of homeschool Websites by using aachieve.Provide a good example of excitement
search engine, but just to get you started,in learning.6. Other beliefs:I believe my
try:Jon's Homeschool Resource Page I decidedchild should grow up to be self-reliant and
to write this article, I thought hard aboutoccupationally secure in a field of high
what I could offer that wasn't beinginterest to them.Now, that wasn't too bad,
displayed on thousands of Websites on thewas it? Don't give up on this until you have
Internet. I realized that the only thing Iat least something written down, but don't
have to offer anyone interested inagonize over it either. You can come back to
homeschooling is?my experience. So everythingit later if need be. Next, start a paper or
in the article below comes from my fifteenfile titled ?Life Goals For My Child.?I want
years of experience homeschooling my fouryou to write down what kind of person you
youngest children. I hope it is of some useenvision your child being as an adult. What
to you.Deciding to homeschool your child mayare your hopes and dreams for him/her? What
be one of the most important decisions youeducational gifts do you hope to be able to
ever make as a parent, and it will take a lothelp them find that will serve them their
of thought and soul searching. To theentire lives?I'll share mine from 9 years
newcomer, it may seem impossible,ago, just to get you started.?Life Goals for
overwhelming and very, very lonely. But likeMy Child?7. Be literate.8. Be
most huge obstacles, once it's broken downself-reliant.9. Compete well in their chosen
into smaller pieces, it becomes manageable.field of occupation.10. Appreciate art,
We'll take it one step at a time, in smallmusic, and literature.11. Be creative.12.
enough chunks to get a hold of. So, if you'reBe inventive and resourceful.13. Be
game, roll up your sleeves and let's get tohealthy, mentally and physically.14.
work figuring out if homeschooling is for youCo-operate with others.15. Maintain a
and your child.First things first.strong sense of self-worth.16. Maintain a
Organization is the key. Get a three-ringlife-long curiosity, seeking knowledge as a
binder (homeschooling parent's LOVEway of life.17. Look to the future with a
three-ring binders) and put a label on thesense of excitement and adventure.For the
front. (If you've made the transition tolast exercise, start a third paper titled:
digital record keeping, you can just start aWhy We (I) Am Going To Homeschool Our (My)
folder on the computer. But it's not as muchChild? (Yes, single parents can successfully
fun.) Label it something serious, like ? Myhomeschool their children.) You may not have
Homeschooling Plans? or ?Homeschoolingall the answers for this one yet either, but
Thoughts.? Put some paper in the binder, findjust get something down. All of these ideas
a really comfortable ink pen, and sit downand beliefs can start getting mixed in with
somewhere quiet.Ready? Good. Now, let's getother people's opinions once we start
started.What are your reasons for consideringeducating ourselves in depth about
homeschooling? Even if you haven't actuallyhomeschooling, and you'll be glad you have
made the decision to homeschool, the factthese lists tucked away.



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