Considering Homeschooling?

Still Thinking About It?

If you're still thinking about homeschooling your child(ren), then these are great articles for you.

The Benefits (and Disadvantages) of Homeschooling

An insightful article by Sonlight Curriculum. Walks you through 15 advantages and 10 disadvantages of homeschooling to help you make a more informed decision as to whether homeschool is right for you and your family.

Introduction to Educating Your Children at Home

A wonderful article by Beverley Paine and the National Home Education Network. She discusses topics such as reasons for choosing home education, characteristics and outcomes of home education, practical considerations for homeschooling and much more. A great article!

Homeschooling 101

An article by Marty Layne, mother of four homeschooled children and author of Learning At Home: A Mother's Guide to Homeschooling. This is a very "down to earth" article citing personal stories from the author and other homeschooling mothers. The article reads like you're talking to a friend and is a great source for both successful and challenging insights into the world of homeschooling.

Be sure to click the link at the bottom of the article "Is Homeschooling For You?". This is another article by Marty which explores some of the valuable personality traits that homeschoolers should possess.

Leaving School and Learning At Home

GREAT article (one of the best I've read) that covers, step-by-step, the things that you need to consider when deciding to homeschool. Some topics cover what to do when removing your child from public school to homeschool, for those that are looking for more information in that area. There are several parts to this article, so be sure to click the next part at the bottom of each page.

You Have Choices!

A wonderfully candid article by Ronnie Ugulano which explores the fact that parents DO have choices other than putting up with public schools. If you're looking for a little encouragement, this is a good article for you.

Practical Considerations

If you're worried about the cost, both monetary and in time, here are some articles that will help.

Costs to Homeschool

A very indepth survey which lists just about every single cost associated with homeschooling a child.

Cheapschooling

Of course frugalguru is going to find ways to homeschool on the cheap! Some great tips can be found in this article.

Need I Join the Homeschooling Legal Defense Association?

Have you learned all you need to know before deciding whether to join? If not, this is the place to learn.

How Do I Do This?

Resources, advice and inspiration to get you started in the right direction.

Advice for New Homeschooling Parents

An article by Alison McKee, author of Homeschooling Our Children, Unschooling Ourselves and From Homeschool to College and Work. A great article with lots of information about topics new homeschooling parents need to consider, such as state laws and statutes, common questions asked, and more.

Beginning to Homeschool

Tips for getting through the "Oh No!" stage by Christine Webb.

Dear New Homeschooler

A wonderfully inspiring letter from Mary McCarthy and Home Education Magazine to all new homeschooling parents.

It's All Greek To Me!

What am I getting myself into? Hindsight and humor from homeschool veteran Cindy Englan.

Getting Started Homeschooling

The (in my opinion) most informative step-by-step guide to getting started in homeschooling, prepared by Linda Patchin, mother and homeschooler of 15 years.

How Do I Do This?

A rather lengthy article full of advice from homeschool veteran, helpful lists, and things to think about when getting started. Written by Jane Boswell, publisher and editor of Home Educator's Family Times, founder of Homeschool Support Network, advisor/consultant for Home Education & Family Services/Royal Academy, and coordinator of the New England Homeschool and Family Learning Conference.

Getting & Staying Organized

Getting Organized

A great article from The Home School Mom that covers everything from organizing your curriculum to planning meals and cleaning.

Home's Cool: Get Organized for Homeschool

An article from OrganizedHome.com covering home management, time management and storage strategies.

About.com List of Homeschool Organization Resources

A list of articles and tips from About.com relating specifically to getting organized for homeschool.

Getting Organized

An article from Homeschool World with practical information and tips on how to get organized.

Backpack

What I personally use to stay organized. AWESOME features such as to-do lists with easy check-off when complete, a great color coded calendar to keep your entire family organized, a file upload feature to keep all of your homeschool work, recipts and more, a journal feature to take notes on what's working and what isn't (I use this ALOT), and email reminders! Who doesn't need those!