Are homeschooled students missing a critical element in their education because their teachers do not hold a teaching credential?
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Are there tax credits for homeschooling?
Do and should parents receive money for homeschooling their children?
Review of Torchlight Curriculum level 1
I used Torchlight level 1 with my daughter this year for her first grade curriculum. We followed the provided schedule, but throughout the year, Day 1 did not correspond to Monday every week, if we had field trips or other …
Was ist Homeschooling?
Viele Kinder in der ganzen Welt gehen seit einem Jahr nicht mehr 5 Tage die Woche in die Schule. Coronavirus hat Schulen in vielen Ländern monatelang geschlossen und den Unterricht in die virtuelle Welt geschoben. Aber ist das wirklich Homeschooling?
Is “homeschool” just “school at home”?
Most of us have a pretty standard picture of what “school” is supposed to look like. Whether you look at a classroom from 1935 in Austria or more recently in the US, you would immediately be able to identify similarities. …
Can I start homeschooling in the middle of the year?
The short answer is “yes”. If for some reason, school is not working for your family anymore, you have the right to make a change. There is no deadline by which you have to have decided to homeschool. Think about it …
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Is it better to use an accredited curriculum?
Many people have heard that buzzword “accreditation” before, but have no idea what that actually means. Private schools often advertise with their accreditation credentials, while public schools rarely mention it. In fact, the public high school I graduated from lost …
Review of Singapore Primary Math Standards Edition
I used Singapore Primary Math Standards Edition 1 with my daughter during her kindergarten year.
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Maryland Homeschooling Contact Information
The following chart has links (current as of May 2020) to the website in each Maryland county where information about homeschooling can be found. The available information varies greatly from county to county. Some merely mention that a particular office …
Electronic Portfolios
The way I have presented my kids’ portfolios has changed a little over the years. I began with a binder, but moved to PowerPoints in the last couple of years. I noticed that the reviewers just copied down exactly what …
Secular Home Education 