| Home schooling has been around for centuries. | | | | offer you wealth's of information and help. The |
| The beginning of schooling actually started in the | | | | more you research and talk to others about |
| home and then moved into outside schoolhouses. | | | | homeschool the more you will be able to learn |
| A homeschool is where children are taught by a | | | | what you want to do in your homeschool |
| parent or parents without the outside influence or | | | | curriculum and how to avoid common problems |
| interference of the school system. There are | | | | that may come up. |
| many variations on a homeschool but all | | | | Home schooling is a broad term. There are many |
| fellowships basic rule of no outside interference. | | | | techniques that fit under the term home schooling. |
| Home schooling is legal in all 50 US states with | | | | There are many different styles of home |
| each state having set guidelines and rules about | | | | schooling that you can use. The following list |
| the homeschool process. Getting started in home | | | | describes the most common types of home |
| schooling will require the parent to do some | | | | schooling: |
| research ahead of time, so they know exactly | | | | Structured - This works like a public school, in |
| what laws apply to them and what they need to | | | | that, it follows a schedule throughout the day. For |
| do to get the curriculum underway. | | | | example, math would be done at a certain time, |
| The reasons parents choose to homeschool their | | | | English at another and so on. |
| children vary. Some parents site research like | | | | Interest-initiated- This approach is based on what |
| home schoolers placed in the 89th to 90th | | | | is happening at the current time. For example, if it |
| percentile in national standardized testing. Others | | | | is snowing, you may chose to revolve the days |
| state their reasons as being able to provide | | | | curriculum around snow or if someone in your |
| religious studies and building strong family bonds. | | | | family has chickenpox, you may wish to do |
| Other parents look at the quality of homeschool | | | | studies on that disease. This can be very |
| and feel they have more control over the | | | | unstructured or structured depending on your |
| curriculum and content of the materials studied in | | | | choices. |
| addition to knowing their children will be safe. | | | | Learning-style- This method is based on each |
| There is also the factor of flexibility that draws | | | | child's learning style |
| some families to homeschool. Flexibility not only | | | | Philosophical- Using educational philosophies and |
| refers to time, but methods as well. There are | | | | studies to mold a curriculum is the basis for this |
| many good reasons to homeschool and each | | | | method. |
| family should decide based on the reasons they | | | | Accommodating- For families with special needs |
| feel are best for their family. | | | | this approach works around those needs. |
| Getting started in homeschool involves quite a bit | | | | Community- Using outside groups and learning |
| of research and studying before homeschool | | | | areas to teach the children is what this method is |
| even begins. Parents looking to home school their | | | | about. |
| child or children need to first find local and state | | | | These are just some of the methods used in |
| home school groups. These groups will be able to | | | | home schooling. Some people may find a mixture |
| provide you the best information on home | | | | of these works best for them. Home schooling is |
| schooling in your state. You can also go online and | | | | all about tailoring the process to the child, so do |
| find homeschool websites where you can discuss | | | | the research and find the methods that work |
| anything relating to home schooling. They can | | | | best for your family. |