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When I was a public school teacher, learning centers were a valuable part of my classroom and children delighted in using them for self-directed learning. (Is it any wonder I was labeled a rabble-rouser? Imagine having children learn something on their own? Tsk! Tsk!) As a relaxed homeschooler, I’ve adapted the concept of learning centers to fit nicely in our home environment. A learning center is a designated area where your children (and you) can go to find a multitude of resources on a particular topic or subject area. Though learning obviously overlaps subject areas, it’s still easy enough to have general centers that are organized to make it easy for your children to access materials from a particular genre. read article
Congratulations on Considering Home Schooling
Here are some words of wisdom.
1. Know and understand your state laws. It is LEGAL to homeschool. A great help in understanding your state laws is.....Local Support
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2.READ, READ, and did we mention READ? There are so many great books available on homeschooling!! Here are some favorites: read article
An excerpt from an article by John Taylor Gatto. New York State Teacher of the Year John Gatto is the author of the best-selling “Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling”. The work-in-progress excerpted here has grown out of speeches and presentations promoting a transformation of education. read article
Don't you love getting the "socialization" question? In our house, we just refer to it as the question because everyone knows what it is.
When we first started home schooling, this was a most irksome and difficult inquiry to field. You knew it was coming, and dreaded it when it did. No matter how well you explained that your kids seemed pretty normal, you would invariably get that "Uh huh, I see," response. Which politely meant: "Yeah, right. You're totally messing up your kids and you know it. Why don't you take them out of the cellar, put them in a real classroom, and stop playing teacher?" read article
