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Homeschooling -- Can I Do It?
By Joel Turtel, Fri Dec 9th
Many parents would like to homeschool their children but areafraid they don’t have the training or ability to be theirchildren’s teacher. This is certainly understandable, becausemany parents never had any formal training to be a teacher.However, most parents don’t have to worry about this issue. There is literally a supermarket of education resourcesavailable for parents to choose from to help them homeschooltheir children. These include low-cost Internet private schoolsthat take most of the homeschooling burden off parents’ backs.There are also hundreds of low-cost instruction books on how toteach your child reading, math, and many other subjects. Theseare available in most libraries and great book stores likeBarnes & Noble and Borders. There are also thousands of computersoftware programs that will help you teach your child reading,math, and many other subjects. Also, the Internet is a vastsource of information both for you and your children. All thesesources are geared towards average parents Remember also that over a million average parents like yourselfalready successfully homeschool their kids. One study has shownthat over half of homeschooling parents only have high-schooldiplomas. Also, millions of parents in this country taught theirkids the basics at home for over 200 years before we ever hadpublic schools, which first started in the 1850’s. Also, theseparents did not have bookstores, Internet private schools,computer software, or all the other education resources you haveavailable today.
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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=L7JiSf36NZnFmQfJ3KzkAw&usg=AFQjCNGfnsNzoOjLc4vwaLpw1UdPxdRftw"><b>Home</b>-<b>schooling</b> growing in popularity</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>United Press International -</font> <nobr>8 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=L7JiSf36NZnFmQfJ3KzkAw&usg=AFQjCNHrn0MSGE4wdhzTtUOB4gt6eExwew">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=L7JiSf36NZnFmQfJ3KzkAw&usg=AFQjCNF0kuIHRATIHZisV7h1-lLDbU4s2w">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=L7JiSf36NZnFmQfJ3KzkAw&usg=AFQjCNF9jKnFFpRoEbKz2vHfNq5JA4ipeQ">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=L7JiSf36NZnFmQfJ3KzkAw&usg=AFQjCNGc08OHcAzVPqT7M0naamraJB1a4A"><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 23 news articles</nobr></a></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/1i-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/04/a-perfect-storm-for-online-learning/&cid=1286767204&ei=L7JiSf36NZnFmQfJ3KzkAw&usg=AFQjCNGWWDtIr6mtLU2ITLIXjLBNY5QORQ"><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/1-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/04/a-perfect-storm-for-online-learning/&cid=1286767204&ei=L7JiSf36NZnFmQfJ3KzkAw&usg=AFQjCNGWWDtIr6mtLU2ITLIXjLBNY5QORQ"><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>
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/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.aberdeennews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20090105/FRONTPAGE/901050303&cid=0&ei=L7JiSf36NZnFmQfJ3KzkAw&usg=AFQjCNF23XedbPt3n09CXzVwUv7zrwwwZA">Homegrown education</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>AberdeenNews.com, SD -</font> <nobr>10 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>
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/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/jan/05/reading-writing-and-road-trips-children-home-rv/&cid=0&ei=L7JiSf36NZnFmQfJ3KzkAw&usg=AFQjCNE7lW7leME2xDXM-26JtWeczhHWyw">Children <b>home</b>-schooled aboard RV</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Ventura County Star, CA -</font> <nobr>17 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>
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/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.meadowfreepress.com/homeschooling/0,1873,340324,00.html&cid=0&ei=L7JiSf36NZnFmQfJ3KzkAw&usg=AFQjCNElK_IN8ECZzfmaCpVsF-eBJTrzyw"><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>
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/5-0&fd=R&url=http://www.onenewsnow.com/Education/Default.aspx%3Fid%3D371778&cid=0&ei=L7JiSf36NZnFmQfJ3KzkAw&usg=AFQjCNHcGH4uWAx2XTPpdo6sSP0A6eHfew">Brazilian <b>home</b> schoolers taken to court</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>OneNewsNow, MS -</font> <nobr>11 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>
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/6i-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/02/home-schoolers/&cid=1286292902&ei=L7JiSf36NZnFmQfJ3KzkAw&usg=AFQjCNFHtaNj3tstOnr1UAdVUNURotibBQ"><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/6-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/02/home-schoolers/&cid=1286292902&ei=L7JiSf36NZnFmQfJ3KzkAw&usg=AFQjCNFHtaNj3tstOnr1UAdVUNURotibBQ">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>
Deb Adamson: A well-deserved break from home schooling - MetroWest Daily 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/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/education/x2094347504/Deb-Adamson-A-well-deserved-break-from-home-schooling&cid=0&ei=L7JiSf36NZnFmQfJ3KzkAw&usg=AFQjCNGsRpF4NFDTSnci6rD8rCO5PhJ5NQ">Deb Adamson: A well-deserved break from <b>home schooling</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>MetroWest Daily News, MA -</font> <nobr>Dec 31, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>She had seriously considered <b>home schooling</b> before ultimately deciding on private school, so she?s obviously supportive and personally enthusiastic about <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Longview family continues lessons during holidays - News-Journal.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/8-0&fd=R&url=http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/12/31/01012009_homeschool_holidays.html&cid=1286064829&ei=L7JiSf36NZnFmQfJ3KzkAw&usg=AFQjCNHK0eqh1SieBk65KnKTa0sALPQR0g">Longview family continues lessons during holidays</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>News-Journal.com, TX -</font> <nobr>Dec 31, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The McNeelys are a Catholic <b>home schooling</b> family who took the week of Christmas off, but returned to lessons this week, said mother Diane McNeely. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Children Need Home-Schooling in Home Skills - PR Web (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/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1799154.htm&cid=1285126018&ei=L7JiSf36NZnFmQfJ3KzkAw&usg=AFQjCNEyvrEApNOD9NSeNjjBkRuK89L03g">Children Need <b>Home</b>-<b>Schooling</b> in <b>Home</b> Skills</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>PR Web (press release), WA -</font> <nobr>Dec 29, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Organisehomeguide.com Launches to Help Mothers Give Children <b>Home</b>-<b>Schooling</b> in <b>Home</b> Skills. Far too many children are leaving <b>home</b>, without the basic skills <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
many free-market educationalresources described in my book, “Public Schools, Public Menace,”it will be hard for you to fail. You can choose from a widevariety of quality Internet private schools, learn-to-read (andmath) books and computer learning software, and home-schoolingresources to teach your children. Also, Internet education sitesare always there, always ready to coach your child, twenty-fourhours a day. These education alternatives are relatively inexpensive, yetoffer high-quality instruction. Your job as a parent is tocommit some time and energy to find the right educationresources for your children, then help and encourage them tolearn. Also, like most kids, your children want to learn when theystudy subjects that interest them. When learning becomes fun,your kids can become your best home-schooling partner and helpyou succeed. Your kids may enjoy home-schooling so much that youmay soon have to drag them away from their books or the computerfor lunch. But isn’t that great? Wouldn’t you like to see yourkids totally engrossed with their studies, improving theirreading skills rapidly, and finding joy in learning? Here’s the beauty of homeschooling — if one math or readingbook, software program, or Internet school doesn’t excite yourchildren or provide satisfactory results, there are many more tochoose from. If you find home-schooling difficult in thebeginning, use all the resources described in “Public Schools,Public Menace” to find books, Internet schools and tutors,teaching materials, home-schooling organizations, and otherhome-schooling parents you can network with. Almost a millionparents just like you already teach their children at home. While no one can guarantee you success, like anything else inlife, if you keep trying, you will probably succeed in givingyour kids a great education at home. If you say to yourself, “Iwill make this work, for my child’s sake,” you’ll be surprisedat what you can accomplish. Tell yourself what Gene Kranz, actorEd Harris’s character in the movie Apollo 13, said to hisHouston crew about rescuing the astronauts in trouble: “Failureis not an option.” If you say this and mean it, you’re halfwayto success for yourself and your child. Article Copyrighted © 2005 by Joel Turtel. About the author:Joel Turtel is the author of “Public Schools, Public Menace: HowPublic Schools Lie To Parents and Betray Our Children." Website:http://www.mykidsdeservebetter.com, Email: lbooksusa@aol.com, Phone: 718-447-7348.
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