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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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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..."

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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.”..