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Who am I? I've been homeschooling my 2 sons (4th and 6th grades) for four years now. My wife used to work outside the home and "bring home the bacon" as they say. When attending homeschool meetings, we are always referred to as "moms" because, well the majority of those in the meetings ARE moms. I knew there had to be more fathers like myself who homeschool their children either full-time or part-time. I was a full-timer, though this year my wife and I share the responsibilities. How about you?

Speech! Speech! I came across this article the other day by Kevin Swanson, who is the executive director of the Colorado Home School Association. It is a portion of a speech given at a recent banquet. Kevin was kind enough to allow me to post it here. This is the first paragraph, but I urge you to click and read the entire speech: "One-hundred and twenty years ago, when Laura Ingalls Wilder walked into her one-room schoolhouse, there were no police officers in the hallways, and not a single arrest made the entire school year. A police officer in Colorado Springs recently told me that he makes an arrest a day at a high school in that city." CONTINUE READING...

So Dads, what's going on in YOUR homeschool classroom?

"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 knowledable 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.

Read more reasons as to "Why are we homeschooling?"

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.