Tip! There is a significant distinction between ?Homeschooling? and ?School-at-Home?. One of the concepts of homeschooling is that it carries out standard lessons and schoolwork at home, and ?home? definitely becomes a part of the schooling itself.

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When you first begin homeschooling you tend to worry about the small things. Is this curriculum right for your kids? Are you teaching enough? What are people thinking? How do I answer questions?

If the curriculum is interesting and stirs a desire for you children to investigate and learn then yes, your curriculum is working. If it isn’t, change it. You can change one part of the curriculum or scrap the entire thing and start over. The important thing is what works for you.

A lot of homeschoolers worry they aren’t teaching enough. Usually, it’s because their kids are finished with school work in “x” number of hours. When you think about it, how much time do public school kids really spend on actual work? They are socializing, changing classes, going to gym, lunch, assemblies, and study hall. How much time do you need? As much or as little as it takes to finish the lessons for the day.

Tip! Customized Curriculum - Homeschooling allows students to get an education that is tailored to their needs. For those students requiring extra help or needing additional challenges, they can participate in a homeschool curriculum that focuses on specific areas.

As for what people are thinking, who cares? They are your children. If people think you’re strange for homeschooling, so what. I embrace being different. I don’t want to be like everyone else, and I don’t want my children to aspire to be like everyone else. Celebrate your differences and show your children how to enjoy the differences in people.

When I’m asked why I homeschool I usually answer “Because it’s my choice”. Most people that I’ve come in contact with are supportive of homeschooling. Occasionally I run into someone who wants to question my choice. Most of these people don’t understand what homeschooling is or are just plain nosy. I try to very politely excuse myself from those situations. Very rarely you may run into someone who is vehemently opposed to homeschooling. If this situation arises just state that everyone is entitled to their own opinion and leave it at that. Your job is to educate your children not the masses.

Tip! Do not be shy about your homeschooling. You don’t have to announce it to everyone you meet, but visible home-schoolers help make homeschooling familiar and acceptable to the general public.

As you continue on your homeschool journey you will begin to gain confidence. Not that you won’t ever have doubts. Everyone does. Try to focus on what is going right instead of what may be going wrong. When you realize that everyone homeschools differently you begin to understand that you can’t compare yourself to the Jones family down the street. Don’t compare your family homeschool to others. What works for you may not work for someone else.

As you become more experienced in homeschooling your style of teaching, your lesson plans, and lots of other things will evolve. As you gain confidence you may find it easier to go your own way. All of us are individuals and we all do things differently. Doing your own thing gets easier with time.

Tip! child. Most homeschooling parents only object to state requirements for documentation and testing because they interfere with the learning experience for their child.

I hope these articles have given you some ideas on
how to start your family on the journey of
homeschooling.

Just remember, relax! There is no wrong or right
way to homeschool. Only what’s right for you and
your family.

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If you are in the midst of searching for the type of homeschooling that is right for you and your children you are most likely have run into various options such as Classical, Montessori, and another popular method called Waldorf.
Waldorf education has its roots in a gentleman named Rudolf Steiner. Rudolf Steiner was an Austrian scientist who had a philosophy about developmental stages that ended up created what we now know as the Waldorf method of homeschooling. His basis for his thinking revolved around his beliefs that man is made of three parts; his spirit, his soul, and his body. Throughout the developmental cycle, Waldorf identified three states; early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence.
It was only when Rudolf Steiner was asked to lead a school for the children of the workers in the Waldorf Astoria cigarette factory that he solidified his philosophies into a teaching technique that used in public schools throughout America and has gained popularity in the homeschooling movement.
Waldorf education is simple in that day in and day out, the child learns with his head, heart, and hands. All exercises involved in the Waldorf education have these three elements worked into them in the hope to cultivate […]

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