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 We have been homeschooling
since 1995. I found out about homeschooling in July and sent
in our paperwork in August. Our first year was the same as most
people's first years: we were scared that what we were doing
would "ruin" our child.
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- It is natural to be scared to death at first. Our system
has encouraged parents to think that they are incapable of teaching
kids and that teaching is too mysterious for anyone who doesn't
have an education degree. Consequently, we question ourselves.
Usual questions for beginners include: am I doing the right thing
for my child? Can I do this? The answer is yes. How much work
does it take? Homeschooling takes a lot of work when the children
are young and less as they get older.
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- We started for the following reasons:
- My daughter was reading at a third grade level in sixth grade
and I didn't think she could keep up with seventh grade work
even though she was in a learning "differently" program.
- I wasn't happy with the way the school was not challenging
her to do better. At the same time, they put up bureaucratic
stumbling blocks to hinder her from doing her best. (See her
story below).
- She had been harassed by a boy at school in the lunch room
and the school staff wasn't doing anything about it because he
was careful to do it when they weren't looking.
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 My Daughters
Story
- Should
you homeschool?
- Advantages of Homeschooling Methods
- How
to Begin
- How To Get Started
- Resources
& Study Material
- The Library, HS companies & catalogues, TV, Movies, Computer
CDs, Field Trips, Vacations, Life
- Subjects
- Subjects to cover for your homeschooler
- College
Bound Reading List
- My college-bound reading list
- Homeschooling
and Dyslexia MessageBoard
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