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Dear New Homeschooler |
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Mary McCarthy |
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A veteran homeschooler discusses the fears, worries, myths, and pitfalls new homeschoolers may face. |
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Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps |
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Mary Pride |
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Homeschooling has some surprising benefits. Here's how to start enjoying them! Are you thinking about homeschooling but aren't sure it's for you? Don't know where to start? This article details some of the first steps you need to take. |
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Homeschool-Where Do I Begin |
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Kay Green |
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You have decided to home school your children. You have been thinking and praying about it for some time. As September approaches you know it is time. Where to start? The choices seem overwhelming.
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How Can You Begin Homeschooling? Start! |
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Jessica Hulcy |
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"I am not trained. I am not smart enough. I will ruin my children!" These are often the first thoughts of parents considering homeschooling. This short discussion of a simple Christian approach to the beginning of your homeschool journey offers encouragement and information to make it easy to just start homeschooling. |
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How to Begin Homeschooling |
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Brian L. Boley |
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A good discussion of the common pitfalls new homeschooling parents face: too much structure or not enough structure. Some of these ideas won't work for everyone, but there are some interesting approaches to a balanced homeschooling learning environment. |
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Know Your Students: Identify Their Personal Learning Styles |
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Inge P. Cannon, HSLDA |
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Educators have many ways of defining and describing the way people process information including learning personalities, modalities, and styles. The simplest to understand and apply involves three categories: lookers, listeners, and movers. It is helpful for a teaching parent to know his own learning style as well as the preferred learning style of each child in the family for several reasons. |
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Some Practical Advice for New Homeschoolers |
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Homeschool Central |
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The thought of homeschooling your children may seem quite overwhelming at first. There are so many questions going through your head. Where do I get curriculum, what curriculum should I use, can I really do this, and of course what about socialization? Let me put your mind at ease. It's not as difficult as it looks.
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The Path to Success |
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HomeHearts.com |
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So, you have made the decision to educate your children at home. Before taking the next step, think about the things you shouldn't do. One of the biggest mistakes we make is following current logic or someone else's idea of what is best. Your family has been uniquely designed with a specific purpose in mind. |
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