Homeschool Helps
Getting Started
by Jane Boswell
"Homeschooling is still a growing educational alternative for what I like to call the new educational entrepreneurs."
Ten Reasons To Homeschool
by Greg Sherman, Ph.D.
Why do we homeschool? My wife Shelly and I have homeschooled our three children for the past 10 years, and in our experiences, people such as old friends, new neighbors, relatives, and even total strangers have asked this rather large and complicated question in a nonchalant and often cynical manner. I’m certain most homeschooling parents would agree that responding to the “why” question is not something that can be accomplished succinctly or casually. After all, the question is big. Really BIG.
Searching for that "Just Right" Homeschool Program???
by Jane Boswell
"If you're brand new to teaching your children at home you are probably overwhelmed at the sheer volume of curriculum choices available and would love someone to take you by the hand and just tell you what to choose. Well, one of the best things about homeschooling is that you have the freedom to choose and to individualize a program that's suited to both you and your child."
A Note of Encouragement
by Jane Boswell
"I am so blessed. Everyday I get to meet homeschool parents and homeschool kids and homeschool grandparents ... I get to see, close-up, the results of this phenomenal movement."
Grandchildren Take Lessons From Their Grandparents
by Marcia Garland
"No statistics are available for the number of grandparents involved in the teaching process at home. Some grandparents actively apprentice their grandchildren and many grandparents share their job skills with home-schooled teens."
For More and More Pupils, 'School' Is Spelled H-O-M-E
by Charity Vogel
"More significantly, the movement is no longer viewed as an offbeat niche composed of loners, deeply religious families, or families who want to avoid what they consider poorly run public schools. And though home-schooling isn't yet considered mainstream and certainly still has plenty of detractors, it is gaining more acceptance."
Homeschooling Gets Out of the House
by Sandy Coleman
"So in recent years they have invented a network of activities, supportive groups and get-togethers that has become so expansive that it rivals what the best schools have to offer."
Research Shows Benefits of Homeschooling
by Dr. Raymond S. Moore
"As the one whose research is generally credited for the founding of this fast-growing educational phenomenon, I would like to clarify a few crucial points about homeschooling."
Identifying Your Sources of Support
by Debbie Strayer
"Staying true to our calling to homeschool requires commitment, sacrifice, an abundance of Godâs grace and support. What do I mean by support?"
The Support Group of My Dreams
by Susan Grougan
"Where do we turn for help? Often, it's to our local support group. These groups come in a variety of sizes and differ in focus and dynamics."
Children Educated At Home Don't Become Social Misfits
University of Michigan Study '93
"Ann Arbor: Teaching Children at home wonât make them social misfits, a University of Michigan study suggests."
Why Are You Homeschooling?
by Blythe Pelham
"A friend and fellow homeschooler asked recently what my answer was when people inquired why I homeschool. My reply was that it depended on who was asking and what I thought their motivation might be."
Special Topics
When Children Don't Learn As Well As They Should
by Suzanne Stevens
"When homeschoolers are not satisfied with their childâs progress in reading, writing, spelling or math, they torture themselves wondering, 'Is something wrong with my teaching?' Or, they jump around from one curriculum to another, asking themselves, 'Is something wrong with my child?'
Goals Vary With Different Children
by Dr. Raymond Moore
"We noted that in the last three years since we started publishing the tabloid-type newsletter called The Moore Report International in which a different family or student occupied the lead story for each issue, we have featured four students who had especially rewarding entrance into college."
Writer's Help
by Dave Marks
"Homeschooling our son was one of the most rewarding experiences my wife and I have had together. I would love to start over and do it all again. We were very fortunate in that what we did for him helped our son so much."
Homeschooling the High Schooler
by Shirley M.R. Minster M.S. Ed.
"Because your child is homeschooled, he has begun thinking about life-after- school. He has probably experienced jobs and situations that the more traditional student has not been given the time to try."
Writing Essays (for grades 9 - 12)
by Dave Marks
"The following information is fairly complicated and you might want to work through it with your parents. You'll be able to figure out what it all means after you've read through it two or three times. Don't expect to understand all of it on your first reading."
Learning Success with Unit Studies and More
by Jane Boswell
"The homeschooling adventure gives parents the daily opportunity to explore new avenues of learning and experiment with ideas and methods that work best for each child. It's about families learning together without the confines of over-structure and constricting molds."
To Touch The Future
by Gordon Corbett
"1951 - Dr. Wernher von Braun and Chesley Bonestell predicted the future of space exploration and technological achievement. A breathtaking painting was commissioned that showed a reusable launch vehicle, a space telescope and a rotating wheel-like space station orbiting the earth."
