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If you are a homeschooling parent designing a curriculum for your children, please remember to include life skills as one of their courses. Taking responsibility. It involves teaching your children to step out of their comfort zones to learn something new. This also teaches them how to earn respect and to develop self-esteem. Cleanliness. Insist [...]
We homeschool our 5 year-old son. The other day a friend asked for advice about homeschooling her child. Homeschool regulations vary from state to state. State homeschool organizations can also be a good source of information. Research your state department of education. In my state the education code can be accessed directly through the department [...]
Have you been wondering why so many parents are choosing to forgo public education and teach their children at home? Unlike children in public schools who spend their days with others who share their age and socioeconomic status, homeschooled children learn in a diverse, real world environment. When teaching their own children, parents have the [...]
Home schooling is a programme of education that a parent may provide to his or her child at home. The Constitution of South Africa allows for homeschooling without registering with the Education Department. It is ‘prescribed’ by the Education Department that after the learner has been registered for home schooling, the parent must do the [...]
Once you decide to home school, the next item on your mind might be “What am I going to use to home school?” Neither one of these scenarios needs to be the case when choosing home school curriculum and books. Check the learning style resources at my websites. Knowing your child’s learning style can save [...]
It is prescribed that a parent of a learner who is of compulsory school-going age should apply to the Head of the Department of Education of the province involved to register the learner for receiving education at home. The Constitution of South Africa allows for homeschooling without registering with the Education Department. The following are [...]
A lot of people think there’s only one “right” way to homeschool, and that’s to have “school at home.” Makes sense, right? On the other hand, there are some children who thrive in a structured environment — again, how does your child learn best? For those who decide to go with child-led learning, or unchsooling, [...]
Accreditation means that you have met a standard for coursework. You should know that state issued accreditations are the only constantly accepted standard for accreditation by most colleges. Many private school accreditation agencies exist and each has varying standards for achieving their approval. If you are using a private school program or a homeschool program [...]
Now a straightforward Google search will yield above nine million results of web based home school programs offered. I have outlined a few on-line home schooling programs that I am experienced with and quickly listed them. It might appear counter-intuitive but the majority of on line homeschooling programs is not going to require a child [...]
So preparing your children to join the list of famous African Americans should not seem all that much of a challenge if we support our children to listen to Fredrick Douglass – “Strive earnestly to add to your knowledge.” Be sure to get the final 2 parts of this series on African American history and [...]