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Old 22-06-2007, 08:22 PM
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As far as I can tell, all parents are homeschoolers. You're the one that teaches your child to walk, talk, go to the bathroom, act politely, etc. So in those terms every parent is a homeschooler.

However, I also homeschool my children, and have for the last five years. (My oldest is going into 5th grade, my youngest is going into 1st grade.)

There are different homeschooling laws in each state and in each country. A good place to find the laws in your area is www.hslda.com. They also have hints on how to homeschool.

There are days I love homeschooling, and there are days I wish I could cart my kids off to the local school and leave them there. However, for the most part, I love homeschooling, and I plan to do so until I am told I can't.
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Old 22-06-2007, 08:29 PM
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If you need to know the homeschooling laws in your state, check out www.hslda.com. They have the laws posted, and help for homeschooling.

I've homeschooled my kids for 5 years and plan to continue until I'm told I can't.
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Old 22-06-2007, 08:49 PM
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I think all parents are homeschoolers, whether they realize it or not. You're the one that taught your child to walk, talk, spell their name, go potty, etc. So, we're all homeschoolers.

I have, however, also homeschooled my children for the last 5 years. There are days I love it, and days I wish I could cart the kids off someplace else for 7 hours a day. For the most part, though, I wouldn't trade it for anything.

If you're interested in homeschooling, you should check out www.hslda.com. They have state laws for homeschooling, as well as helpful information. You can also check out yahoo groups, search for homeschool and your state.
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Old 25-06-2007, 02:39 PM
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I think it is more important to let your children grow in a educational system that allows him to interact with other children and the educational system in general.
If you home school your children then you practically isolate him for the rest of the world. Home school educational system is intended for children with disabilities.
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Old 25-06-2007, 05:17 PM
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Just a technical question. Are you even allowed to home-school your children? Do you have to be registered as an educational institution before they let you do that?
Where I live, the child has to be registered with the school district regardless of whether or not they are homeschooled.
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Old 28-06-2007, 07:07 PM
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I think home-schooling is legal everywhere - in the United States, at least. I'm a big believer in home schooling, and I'd much rather be the biggest influence in my childrens' lives than people I know almost nothing about. As for the "interaction factor", there are home-schooling organizations that organize field trips, etc., so that home-schooled kids can interact with each other.
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Old 17-07-2007, 05:30 AM
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I think homeschooling is a great option in our days but I also believe that there are disadvantages of not entering a normal school, because of not being able to be around other people.
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Old 17-07-2007, 01:31 PM
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I homeschool my oldest & plan on homeschooling the other 2 as well. My daughter is doing better in homeschooling than in regular school & its not because I'm easier on her. In fact, I think I'm harder on her when it comes to her assignments & everything. I think she's one of those kids who do better when they have a little bit of pressure to excel. She also loves the one on one interaction that she gets with me. But there are days when both of us wish we did the public school thing. Luckily those are rarely at the same time. She loves it so much that she even convinced some of her friends to ask their parents about 'school at home' as they call it.
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Old 03-08-2007, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by shainee View Post
I think homeschooling is a great option in our days but I also believe that there are disadvantages of not entering a normal school, because of not being able to be around other people.
There are lots of people who say the same thing... But I say how is it normal to be in one room with about 20 people the same age as you. I know that college is rarely that way, and neither is a job. Most public schools limit a child to only spending time with other children in the same grade & we all know that unless a child is held back, everyone is the same age in 1st, 2nd, or whatever grade. My 10 year old has 6 close friends who range in age from 4 to 22. There were a couple more kids that she was friends with but they moved at the end of the school year last year. And another friend of hers just moved Wednesday, she was 29. My girl is very friendly and will be friends with just about anyone.

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Old 01-03-2008, 07:58 AM
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home schooling sounds so interesting. I would love to do that, but not sure if I will dare too. I am a kinder teacher so its not about lack of knowledge. Maybe I need to do some more research on the topic.
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