Homeschooling is a legal option for parents to educate their children at home rather than attending a private or government school. It is INDEPENDENT of the public school system and its funding.
What homeschooling is NOT: Programs such as alternate education programs where parents educate children at home, but with funding and oversight from the public school system, are not homeschooling. They are public school programs which allow parents to educate at home.
Charter schools are not homeschooling. They are taxpayer funded.
Homeschooling and public education are mutually exclusive. By its very nature, homeschooling implies familial control rather than state control.
Services include a lending library with mailing direct to homes, a curriculum and book store, swap and discussion boards, and events listings. http://www.thehomeschoolsource.com
Advice for new homeschoolers, columns from the Miserly Mom, Catholic resources, preschool through high school activities, and information on individual states. http://homeschoolcentral.com/
Provides learning activities geared toward preschoolers. Includes teaching tips, story stretchers, and a guide to getting started. http://www.YouCanTeach.com/
Resources for applying classical Christian education to homeschooling. Home to the Trivium Email Loop, an Internet Guide for homeschoolers, articles by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn, listing of national contests open to homeschoolers, seminar schedule, a gr http://www.triviumpursuit.com/
Provides free articles, resource links, a newsletter, and other features to help make homeschooling easier and more enjoyable. http://www.easyfunschool.com/
Complete Resource information for the beginning homeschooler. Free newsletter, free curriculum information, chat room and online bookstore. http://members.aol.com/homehwy/home.html
A news digest of home education in the media. In addition to the news stories, commentary, humor, and cartoons are included. http://www.educationalfreedom.com/
Resource for educating, encouraging, and inspiring families with twins or triplets of all ages. Veteran home schooling moms helping those with new multiples for a fee. http://www.flash.net/~hsft/
An online homeschool community with extensive resources and support for creative homeschoolers, including state laws and regulations, curriculum reviews, articles, and a bookstore. http://www.eho.org/
Home of Mary Pride's Practical Homeschooling magazine and homeschooling community. Large number of articles, news, online experts, up-to-date events list, groups listed by state, contests listing, forum, email newsletter, and links area. http://www.home-school.com/
A large collection of homeschool resources. Online support groups, regional support groups, FAQs, discussion boards, chat, mailing lists and links. http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/
Encouragement for those considering it, starting out or burning out. Plan to spend some time exploring this 300-plus page site. http://www.homeschooloasis.com/
Offers a free service allowing homeschoolers to get in touch with other homeschoolers in their area while protecting each party's privacy. Separate pages for towns, cities and counties in the United States, Canada, and New Zealand. http://www.homeschoolmedia.net/register/index.phtml
A variety of free resources for home educators, from software to unit studies. Also lists academic contests, homeschooling styles, and curriculum recommendations. http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com
This website contains advice and resources for making learning motivating and fun, including a free quarterly online journal of poems and stories for kids. http://www.magiclarklearning.com
Bulletin boards, classifieds, and user pages for this alumni directory which seeks to connect homeschoolers throughout the world. http://www.home-schooled.com
A voice for alternatives to traditional public schools and for school reform ideas that include homeschooling as a viable educational choice. http://www.uuhomeschool.org
An online learning resource for grades K-12 homeschoolers. Grace provides over 140 courses in all major subjects and provides real-time teacher support for parents and students. http://www.thegraceacademy.org
Provides information on getting started, preschool through high school, curriculum, lesson plans, math, language arts, science, gifted and otherwise-gifted children. http://hometown.aol.com/sitnbquiet
Step-by-step guide for home educators developing their homeschools. Philosophy, methods, curriculum, testing, and organization helps. Includes recommendations and links. http://www.homehearts.com
Down-to-earth support, resources, products, services and camps, by home educators for home educators. Includes discussion lists, de-cluttering pages and "The Festival Folk Finder". http://www.educationsense.com
Homeschooling community and portal site: chat, boards, events, articles, kids' sites, links to learning materials, support groups, ideas for educating teens, and laws worldwide. Also includes sample forms and transcripts. http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/
This is a secular site with a message board and regularly updated news from which homeschoolers can get lesson ideas. http://www.teachyourchildrenwell.org/
Comprehensive site for home educators, parents and kids with information on starting homeschooling, resources to support your program, online support groups, and newsletters. http://www.homeschoolzone.com/
Homeschooling community with annotated links, unit studies, games, chat, forum, state laws, local resources, and a weekly newsletter. http://homeschooling.about.com/
Provides lessons, activities, and articles to help homeschoolers in their educational and parenting aspects of their lives. http://www.homeschoolernetwork.fen.com/
