Time4Learning is another tool at our disposal as homeschoolers. But is it something that would be of value to you and your home educated children? It will very much depend on your education style and the goals you have for your kids. I know that Time4Learning is a popular option for homeschoolers. It’s also used…
New York is one of the more regulated states for homeschooling. This just means that the state’s education department plays a bigger role in your child’s home education, compared to some other states where can be little or even zero rules and regulations around homeschooling. First you need to know that there are a set…
Can you homeschool in idaho? Yes, you can! Idaho is one of the easiest and most unregulated states to homeschool your child within the United States. And a large number of school kids in Idaho are being homeschooled – around 12% of all Idaho children are being homeschooled now. And that number keeps going up…
Are you thinking about withdrawing your child from his or her current public or other school in Texas, so you can start homeschooling? If so, you’ll be pleased to know you will be joining well over half a million parents in Texas who are home educating their child or children. And that number has been…
In Tennessee, homeschooling is legal and is considered a form of private education. Home education is regulated by the Tennessee Department of Education. If you’ve decided or are now just starting to think abouthomeschooling your child in Tennessee, the first thing you have to do withdraw them from public school (unless of course, you’re starting…
How do I determine if homeschooling is the right choice for me and my family? You’re far from alone if you’re asking this question. In fact, you’d be hard pressed to find a parent who has not had a doubt about whether or not home education or unschooling is really the right decision. That means…
As a homeschooling parent you would already know that teaching grammar and spelling can be a challenging task. But these skills really are the basic fundamentals that are critical to get right from the very beginning of your child’s education. There are many effective methods to help your child improve their language skills and some…
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with the number of Christian homeschooling curriculums and resources out there. But if you stick with one that has a proven history of delivering high quality results, you can’t go wrong. I can tell you that any curriculums which don’t uphold…
Being a single mom means a seemingly never ending to-do list and never ending worry. If you have few or even no other friends or family to talk to, the isolation can become overwhelming. We know that this in turn leads to higher stress levels and potential anxiety and depression. Finding the TIME to socialize…
It can feel like help and support is difficult to come by as a single mom in the state of Alabama. If you’re a single mother living in Alabama and if you’re looking for financial or other types of assistance, you will find that there is support available from both government and community sources. The…
The Khan Academy provides free courses and lessons online, covering a huge range of core school subjects and topics. Some parents wonder whether the Khan Academy can be a useful and valuable resource to use for home education. After all, why reinvent the wheel if someone has done the hard work and designed some of…
The Connections Academy provides a different type of education option for homeschooling parents and students throughout the United States. You can consider it as a hybrid school-homeschool education. This is a education program for years K-12. It’s all about learning from home – a tuition-free online public school. The Connections Academy makes it easier to…
Homeschooling your child in your own home is not going to earn you any money. Being a home educator is not considered a job, even if you’re a qualified educator or have past teaching experience. Homeschooling is likely to cost you some money, but there are many strategies that can keep costs to a minimum….
Have you been using a Windows or Mac computer your entire life? You may not even have heard of Linux. But Linux is one of the biggest names in computing, and has been for decades. Once the domain of super-nerds, Linux skills are now more in demand than ever. If you have even the slightest…
In the United States it has long been recognized by the Supreme Court that parents have a right to determine the education of their own children. Supreme Court cases 100 years ago established that all American parents are legally entitled to direct their child’s education, and these cases are still brought up in courts today…
California used to be a more difficult state to legally homeschool in, but in recent times it’s become much more relaxed with authorities generally accepting that homeschooling is allowed in California and that home education is essentially thought of as a type of private school in the home. Although home education in California is not…
Virginia is one of the more regulated states when it comes to homeschooling. Virginia would not be thought of as one of the easiest states to homeschool in, and you do need to be able to meet some specific requirements to be allowed to become a home educator for your children in Virginia. To be…
Texas is one of the easiest US states to homeschool in with virtually no restrictions. It is for the most part unregulated, but there are some basic requirements that need to be met regarding the type of learning that must take place. But parents essentially can educate their children in Texas as they wish. In…