Christian Home Schooling, Family Values, and Politics

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Learning About the Best Home Schooling Resources

mehendale niteen

2008-02-28

		Title: Learning About the Best Home Schooling Resources

Home schooling has become an incredibly popular option, especially over the past few years. If you are interested in home schooling you should know that there are a few resources available that are considered as being the best home schooling resources. It is going to be very valuable for you to know about the best home schooling resources, so that you can use them to your advantage.

The best home schooling resources can be found on the Internet, one in particular being the Teach at Home Company. Their website is full of home schooling information, including subjects such as lessons, money, software, supplies and materials, homework helpers, books and video, and more.

The Homeschool Company is another great option and definitely one of the best home schooling resources. They believe that home schooling is great for a number of reasons, including that their learning style will be identified and that all material will be presented in a format that honors their style, each child will be encouraged to follow his or her interests, each child will be honored as an individual, and each child will be encouraged to play and be a kid.

Another of the best home schooling resources is Time 4 Learning. They acknowledge how important choosing the right homeschool material is going to be for your children and they offer a mix and match of activities that can help you make the most of home schooling for your children.

Getting Started

Once you have decided from the best home schooling resources and found what you need, you can get started and begin teaching your children from home.

There are many benefits that come from home schooling your children, and one of the most important is that you are going to get to spend a lot more time with them. This is time that you can never get back and so it is really precious and you should be grateful to have these extra moments with your children.

Your children will also respect the fact that you are this interested in their education and that you are taking every step to ensure their happiness here. You should take every possible opportunity that comes along to talk to your child and make sure that you take their concerns into consideration. After all this is going to be a big change in their life and you want to make sure that they are prepared for it.

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Home-schooling Parents Getting Together

Bayan Khatib

2007-11-24

		Title: Home-schooling Parents Getting Together

Homeschooling is growing more and more popular these days. One of the many benefits of home-schooling is that it allows parents to tailor learning environments to their children and their family values. Although home schooling comes with many benefits, there are some drawbacks. Many home-schooling parents worry that their children aren’t interacting with peers on a regular basis as they would in a school setting. Other worries include carrying the responsibility of ensuring your child’s education is up to par and covers all curriculum requirements. If you are new to homeschooling you probably have many questions and concerns. A great way to address this is to get together with other homeschooling parents.

Meeting on a regular basis with other home schooling parents has many advantages for you and your child. You will be able to exchange ideas and teaching techniques with other parents. Most importantly, though, you child will get a chance to interact with some of his or her peers. Children can be very impressionable and concerned about being different from everybody else. Therefore, it is important for your child to get together with other home schooled children in an environment where they feel they fit in.

Homeschooling parents face the challenge of explaining to their child why they want to homeschool and why everybody else goes to a regular school. Meeting with other homeschooling families regularly can help in with this challenge. It will help your child see that there are other families that homeschool and that will foster your child’s feeling of belonging.

There are many different ways you can get together with other homeschooling parents. One of the best ways is to incorporate it into your child’s education. Keep in touch with other parents and if find that your families are studying the same subject at the same time, suggest a joint field trip. This way, the field trip will not only be educational but it will also give your child a chance to socialize and work on their interpersonal skills.

Another good idea is to suggest a group project for your child and a friend from another homeschooling family. If the other child is also working on a biology unit for example, you could suggest that the children work on planting a garden together. This will help your child develop important skills such as cooperation, leadership and sharing.

Another great idea that works well while teaching your child writing skills is to find child a pen pal from among your homeschooling families group. This will provide your child with the opportunity to write often and to learn the proper format of letter writing and sending. Getting together with other homeschooling families can help you deal with the many of the challenges of homeschooling. It will make the homeschooling journey easier and more fun for you and your child.

Bayan Khatib, mother of four and author of two books, has been homeschooling for two years. Bayan graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in English and Professional Writing and Communication. Read more of her homeschooling articles at Homeschool Central

Benefits Of Internet Home Schooling

Nic Haffner

2006-12-07

		Title: Benefits Of Internet Home Schooling

Is Internet Home Schooling for Everyone actually? Almost everything is available on the Internet - you name it and it's there; Internet home schooling is no exception. However, is Internet home schooling for everyone?

Home Schooling Online

No matter what opinion you have, this is a task that brings great responsibility upon the parents and child alike; web based home schooling can be done from home, not requiring physical presence of the child in a school or any other institution. Below I have listed a few things one will need to consider when choosing Internet home schooling:

* The Parents need to dedicate much more time to the child and his/her activities, as they are not having any social life or interaction with children that they would have normally have in school.

* The parents need to supervise the child even if they don't have to teach the subjects.

* The child is basically following his or her own schedule so parents need to step in and draw some studying hours which need to be followed everyday.

* The responsibility of finishing a task or home work needs to be verified by the parents.

Home schooling can really be tough, as the pressure is directly on the parents as far as the child's education; however, Internet home schooling is a better choice if you don't think you will do justice in providing quality teachings to your child.

Are there Any Benefits of Internet Home Schooling?

Below are some benefits of Internet home schooling compared to parent home schooling:

* The child will be exposed to actual teachers with academic background and experience in teaching over the internet * The child interacts with other children at his or her own age and will be able to create a social life besides the one available in the home * The Parents can get help with the child's home schooling from teachers and other parents in similar situations * Internet or online home schooling has a number of activities that will help you and your child cope with home schooling and achieve the best results

Home schooling is a great responsibility and while some have done a great job and have children who are grateful for the decision, others can make huge mistakes that will reflect on the child later in his/her life.

You should make such decisions carefully and only after considering all risks and available options. It goes without saying that all parents want what is best for their children but sometimes it doesn't work out that way. Sometimes doing everything yourself in order to do it right is not the right choice for you or your family and sometimes that is the only choice. No one else but the parents can make that decision. Whether we prefer studying on the web or not, we must find a home schooling program that is right for us. Nic Haffner is a web publisher who likes to give his readers Home Schooling and related Info. Check out http://www.home-schooling-20.com for more detailed information.

Your Family Values - Are You Walking Your Talk?

Lori Radun

2006-04-27

		Title: Your Family Values - Are You Walking Your Talk?

Have you ever really sat down and given thought to what values you want to teach in your family? If someone asked you, could you tell them the five most important values to you? How clear are your children about what the family values are? Your values speak to what is most important to you in life. They are the foundation of your family. Without a clear vision of what your values are, life is more challenging. Let me explain why.

Your family values guide your decisions. Every decision you make is based on values. If you choose not to get up for a morning jog, then you are valuing sleep over exercise in that moment. If you allow your child to stay home from school because she complains of a stomach ache, then you are valuing your child’s health over her education that morning. Many of the day-to-day decisions are made without even thinking about them, but they should all represent what’s important to you.

Sometimes, however, you’ll notice some decisions are much harder to make. It’s usually because you’re struggling with a value conflict. I think one of the hardest decisions I ever had to make was whether or not I should put my older son on medication for ADHD. The value conflict I wrestled with was his physical health vs. his emotional/educational health. Until I was very clear which was most important to me, I battled with guilt and apprehension. Today I am totally comfortable with my son taking medication because I ultimately decided that his emotional and educational success was more important than the risks I may be taking with his physical health. His dad, however, has different values than me. He values his physical health over his emotional and educational success.

Stress is the result of not living in integrity with your values. In the coaching world, we regularly talk about how well we are walking our talk. If I say honesty is important to me, then I better live an honest life. If I’m not, then I’m not walking my talk. And the result is self-induced stress. How much stress in your family can be contributed to living out of integrity with your family values?

For instance, let’s say you highly value peace. If your family has frequent conflicts, then you will feel stressed much of the time. If being on time is important to you, stress will occur anytime the family is running late. Honoring your most important values is paramount if you are going to live the life you want.

To have a phenomenal family, everyone needs to be on the same page with the family values. So sit down and make a list of what values you want to live by. Try to pick your top five. If you’re married, have your partner make his own separate list. Combine your lists and together choose 5-7 values that you absolutely won’t compromise in your family. Schedule a family meeting and clearly communicate your family values. For example, if respect is a value you want your family to live by, then explain to your children what respect means. Give them concrete examples of what respect looks like. Being respectful means we talk to each other with kindness. It means we must ask each other if we want to borrow personal belongings. Respect means we listen to the person who is speaking.

Once everyone is clear what the family values, then start walking your talk. That means your rules will center on your values. Your decisions will be guided by your values. Each member of the family will be held accountable to living out these values. You reward and praise each other when those values are being displayed. There are consequences when the family values are compromised. And most important, mom and dad must be walking models of these values in the home.

Being clear about and honoring your values will make life easier for you. Most decisions will be effortless. You will experience less stress in your life. You will begin to live your life with more purpose and fulfillment. And ultimately, you will pass on to your children the family values you one day hope will be passed on to future generations.

Lori Radun, CEC – certified life coach for moms. To receive her FREE newsletter and the FREE special report “155 Things Moms Can Do To Raise Great Children”, go to http://www.true2youlifecoaching.com

Home Schooling 101

Kim Yonkers

2005-09-13

		Title: Home Schooling 101

Most people, when they first encounter the idea of home schooling, have one hundred and one questions. This article is intended to act as a reference point for people interested in the prospect of home schooling their children. The first question many parents ask is “Why would we want to school our children at home?”

There are a number of benefits to home schooling your children. Home schooling yields positive academic, social, emotional, and spiritual benefits for any family that is willing and prepared to give it a chance. Study after study has shown that children that are home schooled outrank their public and private schooled peers in every academic area. Child safety has been cited by many parents as a motivation for home schooling.

With the prevalence of guns and violence in schools, this should come as no surprise. There is also the benefit of reducing your child’s exposure to peer pressure regarding drugs, alcohol, and sexual activity. A cursory glance at the statistics of teenage alcohol/drug abuse, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted disease is enough to scare any thinking parent into considering what actions they can take in order to insulate their children from such dangers.

In the case of children with special needs, parents can rest assured that their children are receiving the attention they need and deserve. Home schooling also goes a long way in bringing families closer together, as children really tend to thrive under parental attention. It has been said that a family that learns together, grows together!

Home schooling also has the added benefit of allowing parents to truly know and understand their children. With regards to spiritual teachings, home schooling offers parents the opportunity to teach and guide their children by the principles of their faith. The idea of home schooling one’s children has literally exploded in recent times.

With some of the reasons cited above, it is easy to see why. There are plenty of resources available for parents and students alike, and a quick internet search of the topic will yield you a wealth of information.

Your local library or bookstore will likely have information, as well. Many communities even have local support groups for parents of home schooled children. Why home schooling? Why not??

Kim Yonkers is a mom of three who has been home schooling for several years. In her free time, she works as a freelance writer for http://www.homeschoolingplus.com - a site that offers various information for home schooling parents and families featuring information on home schooling.

The History Of Home Schooling

Diane Crawford

2007-02-11

		Title: The History Of Home Schooling

Home schooling is also known as home education, and is a method of teaching children in the family home, rather than at an institution, such as a public school. Originally, all schooling was done in the family home, or informally within small communities. Very few children ever went to school, or had private tutelage. Children who did have this type of education were considered to be privileged, and were mainly from wealthy families.

Informal education, mainly conducted in the home, was the only way for children to gain an education. In the US, there were books dedicated to home education, such as "Helps To Education in the Homes of Our Country" authored by Warren Burton. Parents were the main teachers of their children, although, where possible, local teachers would assist parents, and take classes. It is said that before schooling was institutionalized, the US was at its height of literacy skills.

The 19th century saw many significant changes to the way education, and schooling was conducted with the introduction of compulsory school attendance laws. It is now considered a human right that children are given an education provided by the government.

Over the years, there has been much controversy over the effectiveness of institutionalized schooling, and some people have even gone as far as saying that the compulsory schooling system is damaging to younger children, especially boys who are slower to mature.

In the early 1970s, Ray and Dorothy Moore, who later become well known home schooling advocates, researched the bearing that early childhood education had on the mental, and, physical development of children between the ages of 8 to 12 years of age. Through these studies, the Moores produced evidence that formal schooling was damaging to children, and a cause for some behavioral problems commonly found in school aged children.

According to these tests, illiterate tribal mothers in Africa had children that were more socially, and emotionally advanced than children in the western world. The Moores believed that this was largely due to the bond between parents, and their children being broken when children were institutionalized in schooling systems.

In some English speaking countries, it is still an option for parents to home school their children rather than to send them to an institutionalized school. There are a wide variety of home schooling methods available to families who choose to home school their children, rather than send them to schools, including methods such as classical education, Waldorf education, and the Montessori method.

Home schooling can also refer to schooling done in a home environment, with supervision by teachers through correspondence schools. While children are schooled at home, they must still complete compulsory educational subjects, and take tests.

One of the main reasons that parents choose to home school their children is that they feel the schools are unable to offer their children the same quality of education, or social environment that can be taught at home.

Results of a Home School Education

Art Gib

2007-12-25

		Title: Results of a Home School Education

Families have found an alternative to public education by homeschooling with good results -- statistically proven results even. Polls done nationwide have shown children who have been home schooled rank consistently higher than the national average in scholastic tests, often ranked above the 70th percentile in standardized achievement tests.

Studies also show that a large number of home schooled children are enrolled in a grade level that is higher than their peers of the same age, and that home schooled children have a higher rate of college attendance and graduation.

The advantages of home-schooled children don't stop there, however. Thanks to generally receiving a better education and being more likely to receive a college degree, home-schooled children as a group go on to get better jobs and earn more in the workforce.

Homeschooling keeps children from harm's way as well. Families stay together and learn together in a home school environment. Since children would be under the constant supervision of their parents during the day, problems from the schoolyard are nonexistent. Many families take the opportunity to implement Christian values in their home schooling, morally emphasizing an aspect of educational growth especially.

Not only are home-schooled students scoring higher on tests, but the parents of these children are in charge of their moral upbringing and safety, which facilitates their progress.

Many who opt to choose home schools look for a Christian home schooling method to match their beliefs and morals. Parents who obviously have a vested interest in their child can concentrate on teaching a greater amount of learning and bible-based moral concepts.

Many different homeschooling curriculums are available today. School districts often offer home school curriculums that follow along with the public school curriculum, but give the parents the opportunity to move their children along at a pace they are more comfortable with. This prevents a student from being held back due to slower moving students in a public schooling environment.

A good curriculum will provide live support behind it, and offer a quick start kit -- or something similar -- to get the ball rolling for those parents who are ready to take on the educational duties for their children.

How Students Advance in Home Schooling

Proper home schooling curriculums will follow a modular formula for children to progress through. This means that no step in the educational process passes by without a passing mark. Each process is foolproof so as to make sure the pupil is ready to go on to the next instruction.

A beginning competency test makes it easy to start and to evaluate the pupil's aptitude and placement. Diagnostic tests should be provided to help a parent through this process.

Home schooling curriculums often provide material for every grade from kindergarten through to high school graduation.

Home-schooling at Easter: Home-schooling Activities for Easter

Mimi Rothschild

2007-05-02

		Title: Home-schooling at Easter: Home-schooling Activities for Easter

Welcome to our Easter activities page. We hope that you enjoy all of these wonderful Easter activities. Feel free to use them for a home-school art course or just for fun!

Why is Easter so Happy?: It's important for home-schooling parents to teach their children about the real meaning of Easter. This Bible Kidz Funzone page will help you explain the great gift of Christ's death and resurrection to your home-schoolers.

Easter Egg Hunt: Kaboose is an amazing resource for home-schoolers. If you're interested in doing an Easter Egg hunt at your church or organization, be sure to review these guidelines.

Easter Chicks: This cute Easter chick will make your students coo with delight.

Easter Riddles: Provide your home-school students with fun brain teasers, jokes, and riddles based on Easter.

Easter Printables: Easter printables abound at About.com. Color, cut, and fold to your heart's delight.

Easter Printables: Wall papers, activities, and screen savers are just a few of the fun things you can find at the Hershey's chocolate website.

Easter Crafts: At Enchanted Learning, you'll find more printables, crafts, and games than you can shake a stick at.

Easter Basket: Kids Domain offers this fantastic resource. Follow these tips to create a beautiful Easter basket. Say goodbye to plain beige baskets.

Easter Songs: "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" is just one of the many MIDI files home-schoolers can find at this great site. Download more great Easter-themed songs.

Easter Stories: Enrich your spirit and inspire your soul with devotions, sermons, and more from sources like Oswald Chambers and Our Daily Bread.

The History Of Home Schooling

Diane Crawford

2007-02-12

		Title: The History Of Home Schooling

Your Home School and Family Style

Pamela Connolly

2006-04-08

		Title: Your Home School and Family Style

Organizing a harmonic relationship between home and homeschool requires thought and prioritizing. Determine what is important to you and your family and set the goals you want to achieve before you start. When setting up your home along with your school, determine what values and priorities will govern the environment. Do you want clear cut and predictable tasks? Or do you want a free-flowing style? Make a list of what's important to you and your family and lists the items in order of priority. When you list and prioritize your values, you declare and acknowledge your family style and create a lifestyle that accommodates and reflect your values. Take this task seriously, as it is the first and most important step in creating harmony in your family. Blend together your life requirements along with the education of your children with clear cut modes and responsibilities for each. When you synchronize your values with your lifestyle, you will have a perfect environment in which all participants will flourish.

To avoid conflicts between your home and homeschool, you must establish and adhere to a family style, so that roles, expectations and requirements will be understood by all.

Here's some examples of family styles. If you value traditional methods with a focus on manners and respect, then your family style will require that the whole family spends a lot of time together learning and reinforcing behavior. As you know, you can tell your children over and over to behave a certain way but if that behavior is not modeled by you, the parents, you are wasting your breath. The old saying "do what I say, not as I do" never works! On the other hand, if creativity and self expression is your valued goal, your family and school style should be relaxed and free flowing, which requires independent play and unconventional teaching methods. Remember to keep it simple. Organize all spaces to reflect your style while still promoting curiosity and energy. Make your home and homeschool a respite from the confusing and demoralizing outside world. Create a pleasant place to live, educate your children, share meaningful experiences and create permanent bonds. Make it a place that everyone truly enjoys. Others will see how you live and learn in harmony. They will take note of your calm and purposeful environment and want to emulate it. Put harmony into your family life by defining the values and priorities of your home style. A well-organized home and school provides a harmonic foundation in which your family will flourish. This harmony and peace will affect everything you do. Your family will work, rest and play with clarity and purpose. When you organize your homeschool around your values and priorities, you will reduce stress and achieve cooperative behaviors. Everyone will feel more self-assured as they live and learn. Next, organize your space to reflect your individual family style. Streamline distracters to create functional order, and most importantly, eliminate clutter. Your home and school should be clear and purposeful. It will take planning and thought at the beginning but I assure that you and your family will be better for it. Do it and you will feel like a million dollars!

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