As a homeschooling parent you might be interested to learn that one of the most important assets you can have is a relationship with a homeschooling mentor. Put simply, a homeschooling mentor is someone who has “been there, done that” and has a vast amount of experience with homeschooling.
The state of Illinois does not require you to notify your school district when you decide to homeschool, and following Illinois homeschooling laws is simple. There is no specific home school statute in Illinois, but you can legally homeschool, because there is an alternative home school statute.
Interruptions in our school day – are they simply a fact of life that we have to put up with or are there things we can do to control them? I believe the answer for both questions is: “yes”.
Early on in the homeschool movement, virtually all academic instruction took place at home. After all, if you just took your kids out of school, where else would they be learning? This worked fine for all of us for awhile, and then a strange thing happened.
Christians have removed their children from public schools and, at great sacrifice of time and money, have pursued their children’s education under the banner of Christ. Is it working? Is the homeschool movement fulfilling its goal?
So, it’s time to think about getting back to the school year routine. Remembering back to last year, you may be hoping that this year you will be better organized and your day will run more smoothly. Here are some ideas to get you started in the right direction.
One of the most frequently asked question by home schoolers is “What home school curriculum should I buy?” We all want to make the best homeschool curriculum choice for our family and here you find a great tool and helpful set of guidelines.
Leaving the brick and mortar schools behind can be a thrilling, and terrifying concept. There are many myths and misconceptions about homeschooling from religion to curriculum to socialization. Education is about the student not the building.
How to maintain enthusiasm with your schooling at home.
Home Education is a much more comprehensive term than home schooling. We are instilling character, teaching worldview, developing life skills and growing in knowledge, enlightening the understanding and pursuing wisdom, and this is not happening between the set hours of 9 AM and 3 PM. Are you primarily a family or a school?
