About Home Education
The Australian group, HEA, has a series of pages to help you
understand how homeschooling can make a big difference in your
life.
Apples and Oranges - Rocks and Pears, Schools and Homeschools
Have you ever thought about what makes homeschooling such a unique
approach to living and learning with our children? Have you ever
considered why it changes our lives in ways no other educational
option can? Helen Hegener, HEM M/J 2004.
Debunking the myths of home schooling
With one to two million American children learning outside of
school, home schooling can no longer be considered an extremist
position or fad. Home schooling is a valid and effective educational
option. By Lisa Rivero.
Education Hits Home
Homeschooling is now a robust grassroots movement that is uprooting
the educational status quo. By Helen Mondloch, World & I,
June 2000.
Gifts of Homeschooling
If homeschooling offers the gift of time, what is that time for?
In my case, it was time to sew small dolls, time to spend hours
playing with those dolls, time to read. By Rachel Phillips, HEM
M/A 06.
H is for Homeschooling
A is for the Adults ... B is for the thousands of Books ... C
is for College ... by Scott Stevens, HEM M/J 02.
The Homeschool Alternative
Home based education legal in all 50 states -- is a growing
movement that offers parents and children alike the opportunity
to grow and learn in a loving and supportive environment. By
Kris Bordessa.
Homeschooling, by Patricia M. Lines
Choosing to homeschool or to traditionally educate a child is
often a difficult and confusing decision for parents and guardians.
To help them make the best choice possible, this brochure answers
basic questions about homeschooling and suggests other useful
sources of information.
Homeschooling: The Best Form of Education
The definition of homeschooling is a: "Learning/teaching
situation where children spend the majority of the conventional
school day in or near their home in lieu of attendance at a conventional
institution of education. Parents or guardians are the prime
educators of their children." by Heidi F. Stuart.
Homeschooling Works
There are a number of reasons why homeschooling works, and why
we must protect the diversity of homeschooling practices to continue
this success.
I Was Homeschooled and I Just Didn't Know It
After recently hearing about home schooling and reading some
of the articles and philosophy of this wonderful way of life,
I realized that, in fact, I had been home schooled, and that
is the reason I am a well educated person today. by Elaine Edwards.
The Moore Formula
Properly done, home education offers low-stress, low-cost, and
high achievement and sociability from a balance of study, work,
and service. Few curricula do this! Dr. Raymond Moore, founder
of the modern homeschool movement.
Parents Deciding and Directing
Homeschooling is parents deciding and directing the education
of their children. Deciding and directing the education, not
doing all the educating. From At Home in America.
What it takes to be a homeschool parent-->
News Video starring the Schwarzer family. The idea of homeschooling is a daunting one for many families. However, thousands of kids are homeschooled in California every day, and many of the parents who do it swear by it.
What Librarians Want to Know about Homeschooling
NHEN announces the opening of a new area of its website specifically
designed to help public librarians learn more about homeschooling
and how they can best serve their homeschooling patrons.