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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about homeschooling |
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help new homeschoolers and those who might be considering homeschooling. Would
you please help out by picking one, or a few of the following questions to answer?
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HERE ARE THE QUESTIONS (in no particular order) and please feel free to suggest and answer others! I will be making cosmetic changes, including making it more "printer-friendly" when it's close to being finished.
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to Basics 101
1) What is homeschooling?
2) What is education?
3) How do you get started homeschooling?
4) What laws apply to homeschooling? Is it legal?
5) I've got a nosey neighbor and I'm afraid she'll turn me in. What can I do
to protect myself?
6) What about socialization?
7) Are parents qualified to teach their children?
8) How much time during the day does it take to homeschool?
9) What if my husband and I are enthusiastic about homeschooling and our children
are less than enthusiastic?
10) My child goes to school. Can we change to home education?
11) How much does home education cost?
12) What if my husband doesn't agree to homeschooling and I want to do it?
13) Isn't homeschooling just for religious fanatics?
14) What are the advantages of homeschooling?
15) What are the disadvantages of homeschooling?
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201
1) What's the difference between a Christian Education and a Humanist Education?
2) What are homeschool co-ops?
3) What about testing?
4) Where do children that are homeschooled make friends?
5) How do I meet other homeschooling families where I live?
6) How do you deal with harsh criticism from family and friends about your decision
to homeschool?
7) Why do homeschoolers say that homeschooling is a way of life?
8) How can I be sure of teaching all that needs to be taught?
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to Superiority of Homeschooling
1) How does homeschooling differ from government schooling?
2) Is it true that the home education environment is linked to high academic
achievement?
3) Is it true that home education minimizes issues of child safety?
4) Is it true that home education builds up society?
5) How do you homeschool on a shoestring and still provide a quality, high caliber
education?
6) Why homeschool? Are the government schools that bad?
7) Why do homeschooling families say homeschooling parents choose to build strong
families and take primary responsibility?
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to Learning Styles & Homeschooling Styles
1) What is meant by learning styles? How do I determine what learning style
my children have?
2) What if I just don't know what homeschooling style I want to do?
3) What is unschooling or child-led education?
4) What is classical education?
5) What are unit studies?
6) What is the Montessori Method?
7) What is the Charlotte Mason Method?
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to Special Situations
1) What about talented and gifted kids?
2) When are your child's problems behavior or learning related?
3) How do you homeschool children with special needs? Does homeschooling a child
with disabilities require more commitment from their parents than of parents
who have able bodied children ?
4) How can a single parent homeschool?
5) What do we do if we have a family crisis arise and can't homeschool for a
while.
6) What about homeschooling an "only child?"
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to Outside Help
1) What are satellite and/or umbrella schools?E
2) What about charter schools and public school independent study programs?
Why shouldn't I get some of my hard-earned tax money back?
3) How can grandparents and other family members be incorporated into homeschooling?
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to Textbook & Curricula
1) How can you use the Internet/computer for
homeschooling?
2) What are some successful homeschool strategies?
3) Which computer software programs could I use to help my children's educational
efforts or should I ignore the computer?
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High School
1) How do you homeschool a high schooler?
2) What about apprenticeships for higher schoolers if they are not interested
in college?
3) How will future employers view my homeschooling experience?
4) Will my children be able to go to college/university? Will they be eligible
for scholarships?
5) Can my high schooler get college credit for some of his homeschooling?
6) Can my high schooler attend junior college or university before finishing
high school?
7) What is "Clepping" a college course?
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to Logistics
1) How can our family survive on one income?
2) What if I work?
3) We live in an apartment/small house/mobile home. How can we do it?
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to Advanced Topics
1) How does one plan a homeschooling curriculum fair?
2) What do I tell people who say "That's great for you, but *I* could never
do that" or "I just wouldn't have the patience"?
3) How can I promote homeschooling?
4) Can I homeschool someone else's children, or my grandchildren?
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to Reality Strikes
1) How do you teach subjects you are weak in?
2) What happens when you think your child isn't learning as well as they should
be?
3) How do you homeschool with babies and preschoolers?
4) How can I help my preschooler to be ready to homeschool?
5) What do I do if I decide a particular book or homeschool style is not for
me?
6) What about lesson plans?
7) What have you learned since you have been homeschooling?
8) If I choose to use a textbook, do I have to do EVERYTHING the textbook says?
What if our family decides not to finish the textbook?
9) What is meant by incorporating character traits into one's curriculum? Why
is that important?
10) What should I do when I question my sanity & ability, and want to give
up? Is this common?
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