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By Mary Joyce, Sat Dec 10th
Getting Started With Homeschooling. Before jumping into all thedecisions surrounding the actual teaching and homeschooling ofyour child such as: what curriculum, what books, what materials,the home school calendar, organize this, organize that…. Beforeyou do any of that first get familiar with with this bit ofhomeschool information.....your state’s home school laws, rules,and other regulations. Some states are quite easy and othersrequire much more work. The HSLDA (Home School Legal DefenseAssociation) is a great place to start. Legally you do have theright to homeschool your child. Just make certain you complywith the individual state’s regulations. Homeschooling does require a huge time commitment on your part.And that commitment depends on the level of homeschooling youdo. The subject that is being taught and even the ages of thechildren involved. One question that always seems to come up,particularly from outside influences, is whether the parent is qualified to teach or not. If not the parent, then who? Whobetter to teach and homeschool the child? No one wants theirchild to be successful more than a
Home schooling gives teen flexibility - Kansas City 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/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.kansascity.com/433/story/900310.html&cid=1272557196&ei=C4onSea-NZTANe3ukBE&usg=AFQjCNFxPPfUUPj9g3V73t0_tcrT-ShDjg"><b>Home schooling</b> gives teen flexibility</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Kansas City Star, MO -</font> <nobr>Nov 20, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>When I was a kid, I never thought that I'd be <b>home</b>-<b>schooled</b>. Yes, that's right. My high school is my bedroom - books upon books with no end in sight. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
First batch of home-schoolers do well in PSLE - AsiaOne
<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/1i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%252BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_304652.html%3Fvgnmr%3D1&cid=1272477150&ei=C4onSea-NZTANe3ukBE&usg=AFQjCNE0OrfxHNjUZ01AN7C3v8sD7TEttA"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=094W2G9crm8J&imgurl=www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/image/20081120/stlimwuiliangNHPSLE.jpg width=78 height=80 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>Straits 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/1-0&fd=R&url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20081121-102306.html&cid=1272477150&ei=C4onSea-NZTANe3ukBE&usg=AFQjCNH98HOWbINX3sH1cJ_TRWhclXjC_A">First batch of <b>home</b>-<b>schoolers</b> do well in PSLE</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>AsiaOne, Singapore -</font> <nobr>Nov 20, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>He was among the first batch of 31 <b>home</b>-<b>schoolers</b> who took the PSLE this year under the Compulsory Education Act. Pupils from madrasahs and San Yu Adventist <b>...</b></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-1&fd=R&url=http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%252BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_305008.html&cid=1272477150&ei=C4onSea-NZTANe3ukBE&usg=AFQjCNG4x_9_0o8bx9NUnasjXpr_PCX5Ow"><b>Home</b>-<b>schoolers</b> do well</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Straits Times</nobr></font></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=1272477150><nobr>all 14 news articles</nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Home schooling in, maids out - Inquirer.net
<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/2-0&fd=R&url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20081121-173501/Home-schooling-in-maids-out&cid=1272716987&ei=C4onSea-NZTANe3ukBE&usg=AFQjCNGqF3lNS07t0wIwn2b-lL7XI8dk8g"><b>Home schooling</b> in, maids out</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Inquirer.net, Philippines -</font> <nobr>Nov 20, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>With diligence and creativity, I <b>home</b>-<b>schooled</b> my children for several years. (I refused to enroll them in a public school because I believed that it would <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Home schooling on the rise in US - 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/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/11/19/Home_schooling_on_the_rise_in_US/UPI-71011227113443/&cid=1272301825&ei=C4onSea-NZTANe3ukBE&usg=AFQjCNHxkxR9FMpFVwwnM01De5srC2ykdg"><b>Home schooling</b> on the rise in US</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>United Press International -</font> <nobr>Nov 19, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>19 (UPI) -- A California think tank says there has been a sharp increase in the number of children being <b>home schooled</b> in the United States. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Joy Behar says home schooled kids are demented - The Inquisitr
<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.inquisitr.com/9185/joy-behar-says-home-schooled-kids-are-demented/&cid=0&ei=C4onSea-NZTANe3ukBE&usg=AFQjCNHsAUHM-Aii0EOujdYUNyQRwAmz0g">Joy Behar says <b>home schooled</b> kids are demented</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>The Inquisitr, Australia -</font> <nobr>15 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Joy Behar, of the view has enraged the American <b>home</b> school community, by suggesting that many of the kids who are <b>home schooled</b> end up being ?demented?. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Tailoring school to the child - USA Today
<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://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/11/tailoring-schoo.html&cid=1272448958&ei=C4onSea-NZTANe3ukBE&usg=AFQjCNHePtPLAV5OpT_mjipjqjuswWdLoA">Tailoring school to the child</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>USA Today -</font> <nobr>Nov 19, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>These days, there's a third option, even for busy parents like the Obamas: <b>home schooling</b>. That's what New York mom Melissa Meyer discovered when she <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Education Next: As Popularity of Home Schooling Grows, Greater ... - Earthtimes (press release)
<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.earthtimes.org/articles/show/education-next-as-popularity-of,629234.shtml&cid=1272271786&ei=C4onSea-NZTANe3ukBE&usg=AFQjCNEtMtamZXq7Ts_xbHUPdzesTkFigw">Education Next: As Popularity of <b>Home Schooling</b> Grows, Greater <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Earthtimes (press release), UK -</font> <nobr>Nov 19, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>(Business Wire) <b>Home schooling</b> is now popular among a broader and more representative group of the American public than ever before. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
HOME-SCHOOLING: Love of parents sparks 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/7i-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/16/love-of-parents-sparks-learning/&cid=1270923782&ei=C4onSea-NZTANe3ukBE&usg=AFQjCNEkAVrDqpoM9EGJzKAGrU1HSNTU8g"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=V4j4LNZRAk0J&imgurl=media.washingtontimes.com/media/img/photos/2007/08/04/WT200710108040022V2_r106x74.jpg%3Fc4028041f07984cc2b0208af53263b8f9a78b153 width=80 height=56 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/7-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/16/love-of-parents-sparks-learning/&cid=1270923782&ei=C4onSea-NZTANe3ukBE&usg=AFQjCNEkAVrDqpoM9EGJzKAGrU1HSNTU8g"><b>HOME</b>-<b>SCHOOLING</b>: Love of parents sparks learning</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Washington Times, DC -</font> <nobr>Nov 15, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>This isn't limited to <b>home</b>-<b>schoolers</b>, of course. Any parent can practice the art of watching and admiring, of listening and enjoying. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
LEWISTON-PORTER: Policy up in the air - Niagara Gazette
<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://www.niagara-gazette.com/local/local_story_326224911.html&cid=1273109020&ei=C4onSea-NZTANe3ukBE&usg=AFQjCNFLxFmVl-RDOO4kjFDKI8A9WF5OVw">LEWISTON-PORTER: Policy up in the air</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Niagara Gazette, NY -</font> <nobr>27 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The debate over <b>home schooling</b> and extracurricular activities has been heated in some other local districts recently, including in Starpoint where two <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
MP addresses home schooling, nutrition - Kalona News
<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/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm%3Fnewsid%3D20195685%26BRD%3D1140%26PAG%3D461%26dept_id%3D151338%26rfi%3D6&cid=1269988214&ei=C4onSea-NZTANe3ukBE&usg=AFQjCNEJcWeKu20XA4u5CZJoVoMOQAt2uQ">MP addresses <b>home schooling</b>, nutrition</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Kalona News, IA -</font> <nobr>Nov 12, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>An increase in <b>home schooling</b> students, according to Mrs. Farrier, shows a strong need for <b>home schooling</b> programs in this area. Mrs. Farrier reported that <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
parent. Plus, nobody wouldargue against a one to one teaching relationship between teacherand pupil and for the vast number of cases this is exactly theteaching environment in the homeschool classroom.
There is no right or wrong curriculum you can choose tohomeschool. You have choices of anything from text books to homeschool computer software packages. The learning tools that youchoose can be based on the children’s ages or even the subjectmatter that is being taught. You can get text or softwaredirectly through the publisher, or at book fairs, or even fleamarkets and garage sales. Homeschool learning material iseverywhere. And don’t forget your public library. It’s free! Although the cost of all the materials you will need and usedoes require a significant investment, I think, however, thatyou’ll find that homeschooling demands more of your time than itdoes your pocket book. Be creative, and use your resources. Homeschool information isplentiful. Get out on the internet a just do some basicsearching on homeschooling. You will find more information,ideas and support than you could ever need to use. 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,resources on homeschool, ideas, and curriculum information.
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