Good homeschooling sites?
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Travlyr
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The following link has lots of free stuff, articles, website links (Home School Legal Defense Association is linked there) , lesson plans, homeschool conventions sites, ext.. If you tell me what State you are in, I can help you find homeschool conventions, co-ops and support groups in your area, which is the best thing you can do to optimize your success.
http://educators-space.blogspot.com/p/sight-map-of-articles.html
I hope this helps.
P.S. there are articles there to help you with skeptical relatives and friends too. I was once skeptical until I became involved as a grandparent, and saw it first hand...now I am a workshop leader at homeschool conventions. So, be patient with them.
One more thought: Here is something that I heard a home school father say: He was asked if he was concerned about the socialization his child would miss out on by not attending public school. He jokingly answered, "Oh yes. I am very concerned about that. So each day I take him into the bathroom, rough him up, and steal his lunch money.
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http://educators-space.blogspot.com/p/sight-map-of-articles.html
I hope this helps.
P.S. there are articles there to help you with skeptical relatives and friends too. I was once skeptical until I became involved as a grandparent, and saw it first hand...now I am a workshop leader at homeschool conventions. So, be patient with them.
One more thought: Here is something that I heard a home school father say: He was asked if he was concerned about the socialization his child would miss out on by not attending public school. He jokingly answered, "Oh yes. I am very concerned about that. So each day I take him into the bathroom, rough him up, and steal his lunch money.
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so far, the best replies that have stopped skeptics are the following:
1. Stanford has a specific page JUST FOR homeschool admissions, lol. yeah.... take up your skepticism w/ Stanford and tell THEM about how wrong they are letting homeschoolers in.....
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/basics/requirements/home_school.html
pay close attention to the last paragraph....
here in the DFW area we have an amazing Homeschool College Night where colleges show up actively courting homeschoolers-- "good" colleges too, not just small private Christian ones,
2. John Taylor Gatto. A NY State Teacher of the Year and 3x NYC Teacher of the Year. That means *other teachers* said the guy was a Great Teacher and Knows His Stuff. He isn't just some two-bit newbie that tried teaching for a few years and decided to support homeschooling, but a GREAT teacher that is rabid *against* the public educational system. So i generally ask teachers [or those quoting teachers] if they are qualified to be a Teacher of the Year at the state level, or at the city level repeatedly. If they aren't, I tell them I'm more comfortable following a more credible teacher's advice. And even if they are, i simply whip out the "yeah, but another expert + Stanford University disagrees with you."
3. My favorite was being on a Central NY show [HourCNY] as part of a parent panel. I got the guy wearing the "Support Public Schools" button to admit on air that he was basically speaking from ignorance. feather. cap. oh yeah.
4. Best Friends Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children. not a homeschool book, but check it out at the library and turn to page 88. if the edition is different, read Chapter 5, Law 4, about 2-3 pages in. There's a key paragraph I use as a reference that you'll find pretty easily.
My favorite general resource for homeschooling is the Well Trained Mind forums. It has a very diverse community, but if you ask for conservative resources you should be able to find some great ones. About as close to a Hive Mind as you'll get.
good luck!
1. Stanford has a specific page JUST FOR homeschool admissions, lol. yeah.... take up your skepticism w/ Stanford and tell THEM about how wrong they are letting homeschoolers in.....
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/basics/requirements/home_school.html
pay close attention to the last paragraph....
here in the DFW area we have an amazing Homeschool College Night where colleges show up actively courting homeschoolers-- "good" colleges too, not just small private Christian ones,
2. John Taylor Gatto. A NY State Teacher of the Year and 3x NYC Teacher of the Year. That means *other teachers* said the guy was a Great Teacher and Knows His Stuff. He isn't just some two-bit newbie that tried teaching for a few years and decided to support homeschooling, but a GREAT teacher that is rabid *against* the public educational system. So i generally ask teachers [or those quoting teachers] if they are qualified to be a Teacher of the Year at the state level, or at the city level repeatedly. If they aren't, I tell them I'm more comfortable following a more credible teacher's advice.
And even if they are, i simply whip out the "yeah, but another expert + Stanford University disagrees with you." 3. My favorite was being on a Central NY show [HourCNY] as part of a parent panel. I got the guy wearing the "Support Public Schools" button to admit on air that he was basically speaking from ignorance. feather. cap. oh yeah.
4. Best Friends Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children. not a homeschool book, but check it out at the library and turn to page 88. if the edition is different, read Chapter 5, Law 4, about 2-3 pages in. There's a key paragraph I use as a reference that you'll find pretty easily.
My favorite general resource for homeschooling is the Well Trained Mind forums. It has a very diverse community, but if you ask for conservative resources you should be able to find some great ones. About as close to a Hive Mind as you'll get.
good luck!
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I concur. Mostly wimmenz on the forum but informative nonetheless.
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