Home School

Headmistress hosted this week's homeschooling carnival over at The Common Room. Enjoy the carnival! The next carnival will be hosted at Principled Discovery. Submissions are due by Monday at 6 p.m. I look forward to reading your submissions. Carnival of Homeschooling at The Common Room originally appeared on About.com Homeschooling on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 01:43:11.Permalink | Comment | Email this  

What began as a small support group for home schooled kids is now a 16-family strong homeschool cooperative that continues to grow.  The East Coast Homeschool Organization Co-op (ECHO) was founded in 2001 and became a co-op in August, said Kristen...  

Gifts of nearly $126,000 from about 1,200 homeschool families helped to fund Scripture translation in two languages. USA (MNN) -- Today there are more than 2,000 languages that still don't have their own translation of the Bible. Many of these speakers have never heard the message of salvation. Many of them have no idea what Christ did for them when He came to earth as a baby. They have never heard about His sacrifice on the...  

High-Flying Home-SchoolersA recent Detroit News article, inappropriately titled "Lax home-school laws put kids at risk," states that current Michigan law prevents us from finding out how well home-schooled students are doing academically. Home-schoolers in Michigan aren't required to take standardized tests, as they do in other states, but Michigan home-schoolers sometimes take them voluntarily. The results from these tests are very impressive...  

We homeschool so I am constantly teaching my children things but we also have a 2 hour rule.  The children are only allowed to use electronics between 4 and 6 during the week.  The time changes on weekends but it is still only 2 hours a day.  This has taught them to use their imagination much more and one of their favorite things to do is play with their legos.  I think they had 10 different sets on their christmas list this year.  

Homeschooled children are like conventionally-schooled kids: you can't group them into one category. Here is a glimpse into the lives of a few homeschooling families living in the Milwaukee area.  

One of the advantages to homeschooling is the great flexibility that it offers both the student and the parent. That flexibility really flexes its muscles when you take homeschool lesson plans into consideration.Contributor: Abu MonsurPublished: Nov 28, 2009  

It is the end of the school year and my little boy has just finished his kindergarten. He graduated from K2 with a big concert and lots of prizes. On one hand, I am so proud of his achievements because he is indeed a lot advanced than most of his peers. However, I am [...]  

How does less stress sound to you this holiday season? Well, that is exactly what you will experience after reading guest author Marilyn Rockett's article "STRESSLESS Holidays". Plus we will be featuring her book "Homeschooling at the Speed of Life" as our book club title!  

Free Christmas worksheets for teachers, homeschooling, parents and kids. Fun and free printable Christmas worksheets, activities, crafts and coloring pages for kids.Christmas Worksheets - Click HereChristmas Coloring Pages - Click Here  

Thousands of Homeschooling Families will be Attending the MidWest Homeschool ...Christian News Wire (press release)CincinnatiHomeschoolConvention.com) This convention features over 200 of the very best Homeschool curriculum exhibitors in the nation. ...and more »  

Homeschool Education (my view). Homeschooling is something that is not active in the UK or Cyprus, however I think it can be a good idea. I have three children, they are all educated to University degree level and attended state schools ...  

Philadelphia, PA, November 18, 2009 --( PR.com )-- Mimi Rothschild, co-founder of Learning By Grace, the leading global provider of online homeschooling academies for PreK-12 students, is pleased to announce the launch of its new YouTube.com channel ...  

“Really having to have the responsibility of your child's education can be frustrating, you really don't have a break,” states Kim Wright, a homeschooling mother to six children. When I asked Kim if she always thought she would ...  

Examiner.comHomeschool newsExaminer.comIt's not always easy to keep up with the latest homeschooling information, issues and news. Whether the homeschool news is happening here in Littleton, ...