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Articles on Homeschooling for parents, teachers, and other educators. "Home education, also called homeschooling or home school, is an educational alternative in which children are educated at home by their parents, in contrast to the compulsory attendance which takes place in an institution with a campus such as a public school or private school. Home education methods are similar to those widely used before the popularization of compulsory attendance requirements in the 19th century. Before this time, the majority of education worldwide was provided at home by family and community members, with only the privileged attending privately-run schools or employing tutors, the only available alternatives at the time." Source: Wikipedia.

21: Tips For Successful Homeschooling (Not Rated)
By Desmond Edwins There are many reasons why parents choose to homeschool their kids. For many it is because they want to add religious content to their children’s learning experience. Making the decision to home school is usually a very difficult not and it is not one to be taken lightly. It is a personal decision that no one can make for you, but maybe I can help in the thought process by providing you with a comprehensive guide to making the choice to homeschool your kids a successful on

22: Creating, Maintaining And Presenting A Homeschool Portfolio (Not Rated)
By Brenda Hoffman Many school districts now require homeschoolers to present portfolios showing their student's progress in an organized fashion. This is actually a very convenient method of recording whenever it is done properly. Here are some ideas on how to create, maintain, and present your homeschool portfolio for a successful assessment, evaluation and review. First of all, it is important to have a firm grasp on precisely what a homeschool portfolio is. Basically, a homeschool portfo

23: Who Home Schools Their Children and Why? (Not Rated)
By: Laurie Hurley I am a tutor broker; I match private tutors with children of all ages. I have been in the tutoring business for eight years. Home school tutoring is extremely popular and accounts for almost 20% of my business, compared to only 3% eight years ago. Here are my observations, from an educational consultant point of view: 1) THE LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL IS TOO CROWDEDMany of my clients choose not to send their children to their neighborhood school because class size frequently exce