Introduction

Did you know that homeschooling is legal in all States and Provinces (as well as many other countries around the world)? Did you know that many famous people, including John Witherspoon (the sixth President of Princeton University), Alexander Graham Bell, Winston Churchill, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 10 US Presidents, and 17 Constitutional Convention Delegates were homeschooled?

Is homeschooling the right decision for your family? Where do you begin? What do you do all day? Will the kids really learn anything? How can I prevent burn out? But What About Socialization?

Find out the answers these questions and more with “How to Start Homeschooling.” Krista Schmidt, the veteran homeschooling mom of Christian (10) Alexander (8) and Ethan (6), wrote “How to Start Homeschooling” to help ease the fears and concerns that face all new homeschooling families… even before the final decision is made!

“How to Start Homeschooling” is your step-by-step guide for everything from making the decision to homeschool and picking your curriculum to College Admissions, having fun, and everything in between.

Who Homeschools? According to widely-repeated estimates, as many as two million American children are schooled at home, with the number growing at 15 to 20 percent per year. - U S Census report, September 13, 2001.

In a TIME magazine cover story, it was noted that more children are homeschooled than are involved in such higher-profile reforms as vouchers and charter schools combined. If the estimates are correct, there are more homeschoolers than students enrolled in the public schools of ten states: Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming.

What Students Are Saying...
Even though I'm a veteran homeschooler and have been homeschooling for over 10 years now, I enjoyed this course on beginning homeschooling. I especially appreciated the teacher's perspective and knowledge about homeschooling and website recommendations. I agree with the teacher's book recommendations because I also found them to be helpful and informative to me while homeschooling over the years. I think these books belong on the shelves of both beginner and veteran homeschoolers alike.

It was excellent, very helpful. It made my decision about homeschooling very easy, & not so stressful. Excellent recommendations, for books and web sites. Extremly pleased & well worth the money to take course.

Lessons

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