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Whether To Homeschool Your Child
By Mary Joyce, Sat Dec 10th
One of the first questions you need to ponder when decidingwhether to homeschool your child is to define to yourself whatexactly is homeschooling to you. What does it mean to you tohomeschool your child? If you can’t pin down exactly what yourdefinition of homeschooling is, then you will struggle with thevery decision you are trying to make. And that’s just thebeginning. You won’t be able to make clear cut decisions on the otheraspects of homeschooling that need to be answered down the road.Such as: what type of homeschool curriculum (pre-packaged or nonat all)? What type of homeschool teaching methodology do I use?If you can’t answer these questions then you won’t be able todetermine what type of resources should I target to research orwhat type of homeschool materials and homeschool supplementalmaterials should I purchase? Another critical question to ask yourself is how much do I enjoybeing around my children? Now wait a moment... You’re probablysaying… What on earth kind of question it that! Of course, Ilove my
Home-schooling growing in popularity - United Press International
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/01/05/Home-schooling_growing_in_popularity/UPI-29491231173335/&cid=1287081696&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNFkt78JFS3kKduL0c3dBlFPR4iWmA"><b>Home</b>-<b>schooling</b> growing in popularity</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>United Press International -</font> <nobr>12 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Among the <b>home</b>-<b>schooling</b> reasons given by parents in a 2007 survey were moral and religious factors, along with concerns about family time and finances. <b>...</b></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-1&fd=R&url=http://www.kxmb.com/News/Nation/316190.asp&cid=1287081696&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNEFG1b0sj5wuENqfoxHhSbSYyWE1w">Number Of Americans Opting-Out Of Public Schools And <b>Home</b> <b>...</b></a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-2&fd=R&url=http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000008988.cfm&cid=1287081696&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNGbrynKzj1DKamQl_lgx2y_C1TkZw">Good News: Number of <b>Home</b>-Schoolers Soars</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>CitizenLink</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-3&fd=R&url=http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20090105/ARTICLES/901050281/1008%3FTitle%3DNumber_of_home_schooled_children_increases&cid=1287081696&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNEy8aNBiulQdlxM8dvA07w6zfLhtw">Number of <b>home</b>-schooled children increases</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Daily Comet</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-4&fd=R&url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7013609383&cid=1287081696&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNH9ub9TDqpf0HVqlbaZfdxFFY2xuA"><nobr>AHN</nobr></a></font><br/><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&ie=ISO-8859-1&ncl=1287081696><nobr>all 24 news articles</nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Home Schooling On Rise - TurnTo23.com
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.turnto23.com/news/18417860/detail.html&cid=0&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNEJiEDO_R9Yw7Ohi3u2oE37cLb04w"><b>Home Schooling</b> On Rise</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>TurnTo23.com, CA -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Those numbers are not surprising to Karen Andersen who has been <b>home schooling</b> 10 years. Anderson has four children ranging from elementary to high school <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
HOME-SCHOOLING: A perfect storm for online learning - Washington Times
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2i-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/04/a-perfect-storm-for-online-learning/&cid=1286767204&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNGYd1LJRNEAmZXAuISlLNWeAo6UIw"><img src=http://nt1.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=nSCUmpG119gJ&imgurl=media.washingtontimes.com/media/img/photos/2008/06/24/Tsubata__r350x200.jpg%3F0babd24c675f3097b9d1ff106ec8653055db7939 width=80 height=46 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>Washington Times</font></a></font></td><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/04/a-perfect-storm-for-online-learning/&cid=1286767204&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNGYd1LJRNEAmZXAuISlLNWeAo6UIw"><b>HOME</b>-<b>SCHOOLING</b>: A perfect storm for online learning</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Washington Times, DC -</font> <nobr>Jan 3, 2009</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The advantage Brightstorm offers <b>home</b>-<b>schooling</b> parents is ensuring their child gets top-quality teaching, especially in the more difficult subject areas <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Home School Students on the Rise Nationwide - WOWK
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3i-0&fd=R&url=http://wowktv.com/story.cfm%3Ffunc%3Dviewstory%26storyid%3D49471&cid=0&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNEyVEha4jzccrvrwMvwrplg37VmXg"><img src=http://nt1.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=QXMsckrG7AQJ&imgurl=www.wowktv.com/images/010509103649_home%2520school1.jpg width=80 height=60 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>WOWK</font></a></font></td><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://wowktv.com/story.cfm%3Ffunc%3Dviewstory%26storyid%3D49471&cid=0&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNEyVEha4jzccrvrwMvwrplg37VmXg"><b>Home</b> School Students on the Rise Nationwide</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>WOWK, WV -</font> <nobr>12 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Families like the Richardson's in Cross Lanes are <b>home schooling</b> their kids...and they're certainly not alone. A new study out says the number of students <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Homegrown education - AberdeenNews.com
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.aberdeennews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20090105/FRONTPAGE/901050303&cid=0&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNHvAWLUfPolELszzoTs7jzjQpqRNw">Homegrown education</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>AberdeenNews.com, SD -</font> <nobr>14 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The Aberdeen school board has approved 94 public school exemption certificates so far this school year; the certificates allow for <b>home schooling</b>. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Home Schooling ? The Ins And Outs Of Do It Yourself Education - Meadow Free Press
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://www.meadowfreepress.com/homeschooling/0,1873,340324,00.html&cid=0&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNGkFfDXSUuWgrNFgDhAkmOi-U8Q4g"><b>Home Schooling</b> ? The Ins And Outs Of Do It Yourself Education</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Meadow Free Press, ID -</font> <nobr>Jan 3, 2009</nobr></font><br><font size=-1><b>Home schooling</b> has been around for a long time now and involves more than one million children in the US alone and experience means that are many options <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Children home-schooled aboard RV - Ventura County Star
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/jan/05/reading-writing-and-road-trips-children-home-rv/&cid=0&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNFApG9PuFABgvIGWm4UHT89IPoa_A">Children <b>home</b>-schooled aboard RV</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Ventura County Star, CA -</font> <nobr>20 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1><b>Home schooling</b> on the road ?is not common necessarily,? said Loren Mavromati, president of the California Homeschool Network, which provides resources and <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Brazilian home schoolers taken to court - OneNewsNow
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.onenewsnow.com/Education/Default.aspx%3Fid%3D371778&cid=0&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNE3AYDo3_ccuNXnA5kddfVEyQ583Q">Brazilian <b>home</b> schoolers taken to court</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>OneNewsNow, MS -</font> <nobr>15 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>One of the judges ruled that the test scores should not even be considered because the quality of public <b>schooling</b> versus <b>home schooling</b> was not on trial, <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
When the school desk is the family kitchen table - The Northern Light
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://thenorthernlight.canadaeast.com/lifetimes/article/530618&cid=0&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNHHM5J1PYkAQGe-Z7_AzuF0r8hA7w">When the school desk is the family kitchen table</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>The Northern Light, Canada -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>By James Mallory Sarah Smith of Bathurst believes that parents are their child's best teacher and that's why she's chosen <b>home schooling</b> for her family of <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
JASON: Home-schoolers - Washington Times
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9i-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/02/home-schoolers/&cid=1286292902&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNENP2ZDy26Bt6PY9VNs8h6jQ5dlpA"><img src=http://nt2.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=8k3vQcMxFBAJ&imgurl=media.washingtontimes.com/media/img/photos/2009/01/01/fire_001_r329x151.JPG%3Fe315d4515574cec417b1845392ba687dd98c17ce width=80 height=37 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>Washington Times</font></a></font></td><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/02/home-schoolers/&cid=1286292902&ei=LuZiSZOgGpGQmAfB66HoAw&usg=AFQjCNENP2ZDy26Bt6PY9VNs8h6jQ5dlpA">JASON: <b>Home</b>-schoolers</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Washington Times, DC -</font> <nobr>Jan 1, 2009</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Especially striking is the growth of <b>home schooling</b> among African American households. The US Department of Education reported 103000 black children were <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
children! Understood, but think of that question in thecontext of being around your children 'round the clock withsometimes... no breaks.
If two parents are involved are you both in agreement on thedecision to homeschool. I can’t tell you how important this oneis. It’s huge. Homeschooling is going to affect your entire day.All of the household chores with now a homeschool schedule aregoing to change the way you and your family move about duringthe day. Depending upon your current job schedule, think about howhomeschooling your child is going to affect your income. Withthe family potentially down to one income, how will this bebudgeted out? Crunch the numbers folks. It’s very important. Hopefully these few questions will get you started down the pathof asking and answering more and more. Have these discussionswith the rest of your family and make sure that all thoseaffected by your homeschooling decision are on board with theplan. Plan for success and work your plan. About the author:Mary Joyce is a former educator, successful homeschool parent,and has written many articles on teaching yourchild at home for the Homeschool-Curriculum-4u website.Please visit (http://www.homeschool-curriculum-4u.com) for more of Mary's articles, tips,and how-to's helping you teach your child at home.
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