There are so many questions about homeschooling that it deserves to have its own category. This homeschooling FAQs category helps to answer all the questions you have about homeschooling.
Many people ask why homeschoolers are socially awkward. After all, they do things so differently to mainstream children. In the article below, I go through several different reasons why I think they are different from the norm. However, I also point out why being different isn’t always a bad thing. ...
Ever get frustrated at the amount of busywork your children are doing as a result of the curriculum they’re studying? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Many parents feel frustrated at how much time their children waste on tasks that don’t further their education or have any perceptible positive input. In...
After finishing high school, many of us only seriously consider tertiary study (college, university or traineeships) as the pathway to a good, high-paying job. After all, if you have no tertiary education, how can you be skilled? Herein lies a huge assumption – that is, that a person can’t make...
Homeschool motivation is tough for parents, especially when they’re dealing with sullen teenagers. Having to constantly beg your children to complete their daily allotment of work can be wearing and embitter you towards the whole process. But, don’t despair. There are many great ways you can inspire your homeschoolers so...
These days, many people are turning to homeschooling for their children’s education. Some have started asking the question, ‘Should I homeschool my child,’ due to problems with school. Others feel they want to spend more time with their children. Still, others think they can do a better job of educating their...
Because there are so many different ways to home educate, a homeschool parent can easily feel confused as to whether including technology in their educational plan is a good idea. Figuring out the place of technology in your home school can be a difficult task if you’re not sure about...
Can children really be socialized properly at home? Don’t they need a bunch of other rowdy children the exact same age to effectively teach them truth, morals, and honor? And shouldn’t peer-socialization be started at the youngest possible age to make sure children can figure out the world without being...
Many people believe that if you homeschool your children, they will grow up with a narrow worldview, unable to operate effectively on a planet full of diverse philosophies. A narrow worldview, critics say, won’t prepare home educated students for when they encounter different perspectives as they enter the ‘real world’...
Many people who are starting home education wonder what a Christian homeschooling routine looks like in practice. Although we can’t definitively say every family who homeschools has a routine that looks like this, we can amalgamate the sample routines we find online and discover what many value in their day-to-day...
Homeschool vs public school test scores – how does each student group fare when compared side-by-side? If you’ve started researching homeschooling, you’re probably interested in how home educated students fare academically. In this article, we’ll be investigating whether these children can keep up with (or even surpass) the test scores...
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