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Home Education Page

Love, I would say that sums up the reason we decided to homeschool perfectly. We love our children very much and want the best possible things in life for them. We feel homeschooling will give them that. We are getting ready to begin our 4th year of homeschooling. It has been an adventure. There have been many ups and downs along the way. Many times I have wondered what in the world made me think I could do this? I wasn't sure that I wanted to continue but now know that I do.

Our son, Jared, is 12 and will technically be in the 7th grade this year and our daughter, Mikaela, is 4 and is a preschooler. Jared enjoys being at home and does not want to go back to public school. We are not against public school and we believe there are many good teachers out there. We did not have a good experience with public school and our son's self-esteem and academics suffered because of it. We are still finding our way.  We are basically unschoolers with some structure thrown in.   Our needs change yearly so the way we homeschool changes too.

We have truly enjoyed homeschooling.   I truthfully think I am learning more than they are sometimes. We are becoming closer as a family. We are learning things about our children that we might have missed otherwise. I think that Jared is even getting to know his little sister and appreciate her more even though there is an 8 year age difference. We are still working on the issue of socialization. We live in a rural community with not much for kids to do. Jared is shy and somewhat of a loner and not into joining things. It can be hard since most of his friends are in public school. There are other homeschoolers in the area. I would love to start a local homeschool support group. :o) I hope that this page, humble as it is, will be an inspiration to others who are new to homeschooling. It can be and is a very rewarding experience. For those just starting out I recommend checking out the Homeschool Legal Defense Association's website listed below. It has links for the state organization for every state and a summary of every state's laws on homeschooling.Find as much information and support as you can.It will be a great help to you as you begin this exciting adventure! Good luck!

I will be adding more resources in the future.

LINKS

Homeschool Legal Defense Association

Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators

Jon's Homeschool Resource Page

Heather's Homeschooling Page

Books for Homeschoolers

Homeschoolfamilies

Choice Books for Homeschoolers

Getting Started Homeschooling - about.com

Homeschooling on a Shoestring

Homeschooling, Who Me?

Help for Homeschooling Families

Homeschooling Information and Resources

Homeschool Support on the Internet

Homeschool Resource Guide

Homeschool Fun!

Lady-Penguin's Homeschool Resource Center

Kristi's Homeschool Site

Homeschooling Preschoolers

Just For Preschoolers!

World Book's Typical Course of Study

Sunshine State Standards

Learning Styles Test

Study Guides/Test Questions

The Mental Edge-Reviews for Standardized Tests

Homeschool 9-1-1

Homeschool Teacher's Lounge

Homeschool Notebook

Educational Web Sites

Kaleidoscapes

K-12 Resources

education.com

Lesson Stop

Project Gutenberg-Online Books

Puzzlemaker

SuperKids Math Worksheet Creator

Kids are like Jell-O, you have to put a lot of good stuff in before they 'set'.

Children's Eyes

 What kind of world is it my friend
    that little children see?
 I wonder if they see God first
    because they just believe?

 Do they see strength in caring eyes
    who watch them as they play --
 or maybe love through gentle hands
    that guide them on their way?

 Do you think they dream of future times
    when they would be a king --
    or just enjoy their present life
    while with their friends they sing?

 Do they see the acts of kindness
    done for people who are poor?
 Is the very best in everyone
    what they are looking for?

 And when the day is over,
    as they close their eyes to sleep,
    do they look forward to tomorrow
    with its promises to keep?

 If this is what the children see,
    then it should be no surprise,
    the world would be a better place
    if we all had children's eyes.

           By Tom Krause
    from Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III

Book Recommendations

These are books we have used to help us with our homeschooling. They been very helpful to us.  You can buy them from www.amazon.com by clicking on the button.  Amazon is very easy to order from and I've had no problems with anything I've ordered from them.

Homeschool Your Child For Free -More that 1,200 Smart, Effective, and Practical Resources for Home Education on the Internet and Beyond by LauraMaery Gold and Joan M. Zielinski

Homeschooling on a Shoestring- by Melissa L. Morgan & Judith Waite Allee

A Charlotte Mason Education: A Homeschool How-To Manual - by Catherine Levison

Homeschooling The Early Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 3- to 8-Year-Old Child - by Linda Dobson

Homeschooling The Middle Years:  Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 8- to 12-Year-Old Child - by Shari Henry

The Homeschooling Handbook From Preschool to High School -a Parent's Guide to:  Making decision, Discovering your child's learning style, Getting Started, Creating an effective study program And much, much more!  by Mary Griffith

The Core Knowledge Series - by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. These books are the What Your XXth Grader Needs to Know series.  They cover grade levels from Kindergarten through 6th Grade.

The Educated Child:   A Parent's Guide From Preschool Through Eighth Grade - by William J. Bennett

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This page updated August 3, 2001