Start by reading some books about homeschooling. There are a lot of good resources (some of which I will list below).
Then, figure out what your goals are for homeschooling your kids. More and more parents are deciding to homeschool as a way to improve their kids education, preserve their curiosity, spend more time with the kids, and allow them to be less stressed and happier. These are some of the benefits of homeschooling. There are some who will argue that there are serious downsides to homeschooling such as socialization. But, this is very easy to address. After all, there are many ways to provide your kids with opportunities to interact with others besides school. Depending on where you’re located there may be homeschool co-ops and Facebook groups you can join to reach out to others who are homeschooling. Once you decide to homeschool you will probably want to determine what type of approach you will take as there are a number of options. You can use a formal curriculum, you can adopt the Montessori Method, or you can unschool. For more information on the latter here is a good website: Radical Unschooling | Joyfully Rejoycing Some families, such as ours, adopt a more eclectic approach combining different methods of homeschooling. Here are some useful resources for you to research homeschooling: The Homeschool Handbook by Mary Griffith Parenting a Free Child: An Unschooled Life by Rue Kream The Big Book of Unschooling by Sandra Dodd Guerrilla Learning: How to Give Your Kids a Real Education With or Without Schoolby Grace Llewellyn Unschooling Rules by Clark Aldrich One to One: A Practical Guide to Learning at Home by Gareth Lewis Instead of Education by John Holt Comments are closed.
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