A wise man once said, “We can teach our children to have courage, faith and endurance; they can teach us to laugh, to sing, to love.” For many, the deepest and most abiding [...]

Families choose homeschooling for a wide variety of reasons. Some parents enjoy being with their children and watching them explore the world. The learning process which begins [...]

Most homeschooling families consider socialization to be one of homeschooling’s great advantages. Instead of spending the better part of their days in close contact with others [...]

Parents do not lightly make the decision to homeschool their children. They realize that it is a big undertaking and responsibility. But for homeschooling parents, the task [...]

What do families do all day? As most families will tell you, there is no typical day. Homeschooling children learn through reading, through conversation, through play, [...]

Here are some things to think about; who defines what must be taught? Why? By what criteria? Who could teach everything? Are schools doing this – certainly notA good place to start is [...]

They don’t have to. Homeschooling doesn’t mean that the parents are the only people from whom the child learns. The parents are facilitators, helping their children seek out [...]

This can be one of the biggest challenges a homeschooling family faces. Remember that many concerns about homeschooling are based on ignorance or misinformation. For example a friend may worry [...]

Homeschooling families have often been portrayed as “Dad going to work, Mum staying at home with the kids”. The reality for many families is much different: single parents homeschool, [...]