| You have decided to homeschool your children. | | | | homeschooling can be complicated and downright |
| Now, you need to learn and to follow the five | | | | scary to those who may not know where to |
| rules of homeschool teaching success. | | | | start. And as a busy parent, why reinvent the |
| The first rule is select a homeschooling school to | | | | wheel? |
| provide your educational materials. Homeschooling | | | | I checked out a few of these and was impressed |
| schools are institutions which provide a full range | | | | with the link for "Homeschooling Today: A Journal |
| of services to parents who homeschool their | | | | for Home Discipleship which those interested in a |
| children. Particularly, such schools provide a core | | | | Christian education experience would be interested |
| set of courses to meet state requirements, as | | | | in. Another site, :The Teaching Home," has been |
| well a selection of electives. In addition, most | | | | around for over 27 years and presently offers |
| homeschooling schools issue student identification | | | | only an online version of its magazine. Like Home |
| cards and diplomas. | | | | Discipleship, The Teaching Home is written within a |
| Secondly, join a homeschooling association. A | | | | Christian context. |
| homeschooling association will keep you up to | | | | Fourthly, join a homeschooling parents online |
| date on legal requirements for your state and help | | | | forum. Such forums provide a unique opportunity |
| guide you in complying those requirements. The | | | | for you to interact with other parents and share |
| association will also act as your advocate before | | | | your wisdom with them as well as seek their |
| state education officials and policymakers, much | | | | advice. Sometimes, you might feel alone during |
| like a parents/teachers association does for public | | | | your homeschooling experience. Other parents are |
| schools. Further, associations can help you with | | | | there to assure you that you are not alone and |
| the administrative end of homeschooling. | | | | that you are a vital member of a large and |
| Thirdly, you should subscribe to a homeschooling | | | | informed community. |
| magazine. A good home schooling magazine is | | | | You decided to homeschool your children because |
| critical to the success of parents who are thinking | | | | you want the best for them. Now, insure that |
| about, or have already made the decision to | | | | success by following the above four rules. Happy |
| home school their children. This is because | | | | homeschool teaching! |