I got some info
about a home school group that had started meeting and we took some social / PE time for a few hours that morning!
And one of the best ways to learn
about home schooling while deciding if you will home school, is to meet home schooling families.
The national ones are great for how - to home schooling questions, finding out
about home school curriculums and resources, getting encouragement, etc..
And note that a professional teacher may be familiar with teaching group classes and methods and curriculums that work in group classes, but that doesn't mean they
know about home schooling.
If these people are harassing you, your spouse, or your
children about home schooling, you should check out the Home School Legal Defense Association.
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There is a trend towards more moms looking for more information about how they can
go about home schooling their kids.
A few friends and I have
joked about home schooling between us and getting a shared tutor just so they can still be kids — they grow up too quickly anyway Mummy to boyz recently posted..
It takes about two to three years for most new home schooling parents to feel really comfortable and confident with home schooling (but your children will still learn lots in these first years, as you learn
more about home schooling).
You may have to deal with nosy neighbors and relatives, who know
nothing about home schooling and who think you are hurting your children by home schooling them.
So, ask the pro-school people about the pros and cons of school first, then what they
think about home schooling, and do the opposite for the pro-home schooling people, that is, ask them about the pros and cons for home schooling first, then what they think about institutional schooling.
I get lots of
questions about home schooling — most friendly — from fellow home school moms, skeptics, and the idly curious, so I thought I'd dedicate a few posts to answering as many of them as I can from our family's perspective and experience.
This includes learning to use many more hands - on materials and activities (that are not practical in a large classroom with many children and only one adult), checking the regulations in your area, finding out
about home school groups, places to visit for your field trips, etc..