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PERSONAL SIDE OF TEACHING KIDS AT HOME

There are several arguments to be made for teaching kids at home and a quality education is at the top of the list but at the same time there is a personal aspect to this that must be considered...

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HOW HOMESCHOOLING WORKS WITH LIFE EVENTS

Homeschooling is one of the few systems that not only works well with life changes but is designed to set students up for success in the middle of a fluid environment or challenging event....

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VIABLE LONG-DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION FOR TEENS

Some students thrive on the traditional classroom environment with the crowds, peer pressure, rigid learning structure and set hours while others struggle for any number of reasons, but they have a...

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TIPS FOR HOMESCHOOLING AN ACTIVE STUDENT

The first thing is to know and accept each child’s personality and approach to learning for what it is because fighting it will only bring frustration for both you and the student. Every child has a unique way of learning information, processing the material and being...

THREE WAYS AN ONLINE PROGRAM CAN AVOID HOMESCHOOLING DRAWBACKS

Some families want to homeschool their children but cannot afford to have one parent stay at home and teach full-time, so they skip the option and either have to keep their kids in public school or spend a large portion of their budget for a private education....

THREE TIPS TO HELP HOME TEACHERS WITH ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

Parents who choose to homeschool their elementary children are committing themselves to being intimately involved with their child’s education on a daily basis. Every subject can be taught by the parent if that is the option they select, along with the traditional...

HOW TO HELP YOUR HOMESCHOOL STUDENT GET TO COLLEGE

If your’ homeschool student has expressed a desire to go to college or wants to be in a career that requires a degree, then you need to start thinking about the requirements before they start high school. There are some steps that can be taken in middle school, but...

FOUR MISTAKES HOMESCHOOLERS SHOULD AVOID

One of the hallmarks of homeschooling is flexibility but this can be taken to the extreme when parents leave too much room for ‘student choice’. This typically results in no set schedule, kids deciding how much (or little) they want to do that day and a mad dash at...