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We have everything you need to help you make your decision. Learn about the advantages of homeschooling, the laws in your state, and how homeschooling works on a day-to-day basis. We also have stories of successful homeschooling families and information to help you get started.

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Learn about the different philosophies and methods that homeschoolers use. We have information on eclectic homeschooling, unschooling, the Montessori and Charlotte Mason methods, classical education, and much more. If you are looking for curriculum ideas and resources, we have it all here. You'll also find information on testing, organizing your home school, and how to find fun resources on the Internet. We've gathered together some of the best money saving and budget friendly ideas to help you homeschool inexpensively or even free!

Have you been homeschooling for years and need new ideas and materials?

Find the newest homeschooling resources available, including curriculum sources and materials. We've compiled the best field trips in your state, listings of local support groups, co-ops, and other local and state resources. You'll also find information for homeschoolers with special situations, including single parent homeschoolers, large families, homeschooling a gifted child or a child with learning disabilites, and more.

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The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home

This book will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school. Two veteran home educators outline the classical pattern of education—the trivium—which organizes learning around the maturing capacity of the child's mind: the elementary school "grammar stage," the middle school "logic stage," and the high school "rhetoric stage." Using the trivium as your model, you'll be able to instruct your child in all ...

Homeschoolers' Success Stories : 15 Adults and 12 Young People Share the Impact That Homeschooling Has Made on Their Lives

Despite their growing numbers, many homeschoolers still find their experience somewhat isolating. This collection of short biographies aims to alleviate some of that loneliness. While the stories profile modern-day homeschool grads and students, famous homeschooled personalities from the past are offered up early in the book for historical inspiration. John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, photographer Ansel Adams, poet Robert Frost, and...

The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start

An increasing number of parents are turning to homeschooling. This guide helps those parents to determine what are the best first steps to take, how to define your educational philosophy, and the best approach for your children. Included is a discussion of how to choose curriculum, assess progress, and stay within the legalities of your state.

So You're Thinking About Homeschooling: Fifteen Families Show How You Can Do It

Confused and intimidated by the complexities of homeschooling, many sincere parents never get past the "thinking about it" stage. Now Lisa Whelchel - herself a homeschooling mother of three - introduces fifteen real families and shows how they overcome the challenges of their unique homeschooling situations. This nuts-and-bolts approach deals with common questions of time management, teaching weaknesses, and outside responsibilities, as well as children's age variations, social and sports invol...

Homeschooling on a Shoestring : A Jam-packed Guide

So you want to homeschool but don't think you can afford it. This book is a compendium of ideas for the family that wants to start or continue homeschooling on a tight budget. Includes ideas for making money as a stay-at-home mom, sources for inexpensive curriculum, affordable teaching tools, and ideas for low-cost field trips. Also discusses ways to run your household more efficiently and with less cost.

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