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~ Great Resources ~ We recommend Upper Level Homeschool course and Homeschooling ABCs. Written for beginning homeschoolers, Homeschooling ABCs will guide you navigate you through the sometimes confusing path of getting started homeschooling. Homeschoolers approaching the middle school and high school years will appreciate the resources in Upper Level Homeschooling. Both courses are from Terri Johnson of Knowledge Quest and are full of wisdom from a homeschool mom who has walked the path herself. Check them out!
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Our newest feature: Seen Online
A collection of recent homeschooling pages, news items, interviews, and features that we have seen online.
Homeschool Burnout
"Burnout happens to all homeschoolers at least once, sometimes more than once in our homeschooling journeys. Even those who do not follow a scope and sequence or a particular curriculum can fall victim to burnout. We all have expectations, internal and external, on ourselves and our children and those expectations can easily lead us to question why we are homeschooling and if we should continue to homeschool..."
How to Homeschool Video Series
Great series of videos from the Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers for anyone starting out or wanting to explain homeschooling to grandparents or friends.
Most recent homeschooling articles
Finding Ideas, Not Discouragement
There are more magazines and books than ever, plus countless blogs on the Internet where parents reveal every last detail of their homeschooling journeys, or so it seems. There’s a very real danger here, however. With so much personal revelation out there, it’s way too easy to compare your family and your homeschooling experience to others. This is not a good thing. ..
Tips for Motivating and Teaching Teenagers
Homeschooling a high schooler can be intimidating. Motivating a high schooler who does not want to learn makes it worse. If you are having difficulty with your high schooler, or if you are considering homeschooling your high schooler for the first time, here are some tips that may help...
How to Homeschool in High School
How do you homeschool in high school? The greatest encouragement someone gave me when I was contemplating what high school home schooling looked like, was – “It’s no different; you just keep going.”..
November 2009 Homeschooling Resource Calendar
November 2 - South Dakota Admission Day
November 2 - North Dakota Admission Day
November 3 - Election Day
November 6 - Abraham Lincoln elected - 1860
November 8 - Montana Admission Day - 1889
November 10 - Vietnam Veteran's Memorial opens - 1982
November 11 - Washington Admission Day
November 11 - Veteran's Day
November 11 - WWI Armistice Day - 1918
November 15 - Lewis and Clark Expedition reached Pacific Ocean - 1805
November 16 - Oklahoma Admission Day - 1907
November 19 - Gettysburg Address - 1863
November 21 - North Carolina Admission Day - 1789
November 26 - Thanksgiving Day
November 29 - Louisa May Alcott born - 1832
November 30 - Mark Twain born - 1835
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