What’s the Hype about Home Schools?
"Factory educations" — traditional schools — are said to be ruining our children’s minds.
A forced curricula, the stress of constant testing (therefore labeling) and imposing our interests over a child’s personal interests are killing our children’s natural curiosity about the world and it’s workings.
And don’t get a home schooling parent [...]

For many, the thought of home schooling calls to mind a picture of two or three children sitting at a kitchen table and writing feverishly in workbooks. Mom or dad is standing by their side waiting to fire the next series of questions or recite the next lesson. This is rather far fetched from the [...]

When first researching home-schooling a parent’s initial worries revolve around these very issues. So when we are faced with the "Aren’t you concerned about socialization?" question, we are well armed. The answers we give are neither easy nor brief.
First, before you answer, try to determine the querant’s meaning of "socialization." Here’s a few we’ve all [...]

The term ‘home schooling’ basically refers to the process in which one or more children are educated and instructed by parents, a tutor, or legal guardians away from the public school system.
Laws Governing Home Schooling
State, provincial and even school district laws across Canada and the US define home schooling differently. The legal requirements for establishing [...]

Once you’ve decided that home schooling your child or children may be a viable option, your next step may be to begin preparing your home schooling schedule.
Some questions that will arise are if you should you study continuously throughout the year (5 days a week, 52 weeks per year) with a series of short breaks [...]

If you’ve heard of home schoolers but wondered why some parents do it – keep their children at home to learn rather than educate them at a public or private school – this article addresses the major reasons to educate your children at home.
I will attempt to address pre-conceived notions, quell your concerns, and explain [...]

Ages 2 and Up – Tons of Ideas
Home schooling starts young, in fact learning at home in the early years of life is the perfect prelude to home schooling!
You can start your pre-schooler on the path to joyful learning from as early on as 2 years old (even younger if you know how to make [...]

You can start home-schooling with just the items you have around the house. Bearing their age and abilities in mind – in fact you want to keep assessing their level of ability as you go so you don’t overwhelm a child too young and turn them off learning altogether.
My daughter Veronica started reading before she [...]

From the first day of Kindergarten, as we send our children off to public schools, we feel satisfied that they are receiving a quality education. After all, our taxes are paying top dollar for the teachers, care takers, supplies and buildings, but the question still remains: are we really receiving our money’s worth from public [...]