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Compulsory Attendance for 5-Year-Olds Starts This Fall
August 02, 2010 -- In 2006, the South Dakota Legislature lowered the age of compulsory attendance starting with the 2010–2011 school year.
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Not all home school methods use curricula
July 27, 2010 -- Choices abound for parents who teach kids themselves.
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Socialization, Homeschool and the Child with Autism
July 26, 2010 -- This fall, we begin our fourth year of homeschooling our now-fourteen-year-old son with high functioning autism.
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Digital Lesson Plan Company Revamps Homeschooling Sector
July 26, 2010 -- Complete Curriculum Uses Customized Online Lesson Plans to Bolster Homeschooling Education.
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Explore Homeschooling
July 24, 2010 -- Because of an increasingly busy life that separates families, more and more parents are exploring the educational option of homeschooling.
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Fort Wayne author of Homeschooling for Dummies' kids graduate, get accepted to college
July 24, 2010 -- Fort Wayne author, Jennifer Kaufeld, wrote the book on homeschooling. Her book, Homeschooling for Dummies, is a favorite among beginning homeschoolers.
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Homeschooling and Unschooling Growing in the Valley
July 23, 2010 -- It's a growing trend in Virginia. More parents are choosing to homeschool their kids and some are taking it a step further with something they call unschooling.
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Homeschooling is Rewarding
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"What in the world were you thinking!" I'm sure you've probably heard this from others or told yourself this same statement. The thought of homeschooling your children may have seemed like a great idea at first. Especially if you have only boys! What father wouldn't want to teach their sons about science by going fishing? Fishing is a science right? But then reality hits you. Yes you may be good in math or science, but you're not
knowledgeable in everything (although we pretend like it, right guys?). Then there are so many questions that start 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.
Relax and have fun. The main objective to parenting is to teach children how to become adults. The reason you are homeschooling is to enjoy the time spent with your children and to learn together. You want to help your children learn how to learn, teach them how to figure things out, to work through problems. Once they understand the basic
principles of math, language, or life they can accomplish much. Here is something you might want to think about. In the typical school, one teacher spends 6-7 hours teaching 20 children. This is equivalent to one on one tutoring for 1-2 hours a day. Learning is a lot easier in a relaxed atmosphere with this type of one on one attention. And when it is all said and done, you will have taught your children something more valuable than what is written in a schoolbook. You will have shown them how much you loved them.
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Getting Started
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Start talking to people you know who already homeschool their children. They will have plenty of good advice to get you started. If you don't know any homeschoolers then try to find a homeschool support group in your area. Many churches also have organized homeschool support groups. Check around and see what you can find.
Next you should find out about the homeschooling laws in your state. Different states have different requirements. Some states have testing requirements. Some have specific curriculum requirements. State support groups generally have a summary of their state laws. Check the listings on our State Homeschool Support Information page or ask a local support group.
