HEM’s Homeschooling Information

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Homeschoolers are people who ask questions, from the first “Is it legal?” to ongoing concerns such as “Is there a conference near me?” and “What about college?” From this page we’ve linked to articles and columns which answer the questions we hear from homeschoolers. Among the helpful links on this page:

For New Homeschoolers

Can we really do this? What about testing, socialization, finding resources? What’s unschooling? Basic questions answered!

HEM’s Q&A Column

Reader Home Education Magazine’s popular Questions and Answer Column. Edited by Laura Weldon.

Teaching and Learning

Wondering what to teach and how to teach it? Should you teach or just “facilitate learning?” Readin’, writin’, ‘rithmetic and more!

Older Homeschoolers

Is it harder to homeschool older kids, or does it get easier as they take more responsibility for their own learning? And what about work or college?

Foundations Of Freedom

Who’s changing homeschooling laws, and why? What about testing, OBE, research, school-to-work, curfews, truancy, and misguided lawsuits?

Special Situations

Military and foreign homeschooling. Special needs. ADD, ADHD, LD and other forms of alphabet soup. Resources and information.

Networking and Communications

Articles about support groups, national organizations, online networks, conferences and more.

Support Groups and Organizations

Where can I find a support group thats right for us? How about a National or International Organization?

Index of Information Files

An index of free files available via email: Starting out, homeschooling dads, unschooling, high school years, college admissions and many more.

This entry was posted on April 26, 2005 at 7:38 am and is filed under Blogs, Curriculum, Curriculum Materials, Curriculum Programs, Free Resources, Information, Laws - Regulations, Learning Styles, Magazines - Newsletters, Questions - Answers, Supplemental, Unschooling, Websites. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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