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An "A" for Home Schooling
by Brian C. Anderson. Though existing data are incomplete, everything we
know about home-schooled kids says that they are flourishing academically in
every way.
Being a
Homeschool Dad Can Mean Being a Different Kind of Dad
by Patrick Farenga
Character Formation
by Laura Berquist
Charter Schools
Childhood and Early
Education
Autobiography
by John Stuart Mill (1806–73).
"But my father, in all his teaching, demanded of me not only the
utmost that I could do, but much that I could by no possibility have
done. What he was himself willing to undergo for the sake of my
instruction, may be judged from the fact, that I went through the
whole process of preparing my Greek lessons in the same room and at
the same table at which he was writing."
Classical Education
Memoria Press. Very informative website!
Education Begins in the Home
by Pope John Paul II
Father John A. Hardon Speaks
Christ Speaks To Us
Topics: What has the Catholic Church considered as home schooling in the
Church's history? Secondly, why is home schooling necessary? And thirdly,
how should home schooling be done most effectively?
The Heart of Home Education
Our primary duty as Catholics is to share our faith with others. This
primary duty for parents is to teach the Catholic faith to their children.
This home teaching of the faith is God's providential plan for restoring
family life in the Western world.
Home Education and the Survival of the Catholic Family
1. What is home education? 2. Why is home education necessary
for the survival of the Catholic family? 3. How is home
education to be provided not only for the survival but for the
progress of the Catholic family as we enter the 21st century?
Mary As
Model Catechist for Parents
The Origin
of the Family
by Fr. John Hardon, S.J. What do we mean when we say that
parents are the primary educators of their children? Father Hardon
explains. |
A Father's Guide to Successful Homeschooling
HomeSchool Dad Magazine
Favorite Resources for Catholic
Homeschoolers
Excellent resource site by Alicia Van Hecke.
For all who have
never climbed a tree
Saving our children from nature-deficit disorder
Last Child in the Woods at Amazon
Home
Education Across The United States
From the Home School Legal Defense Association. In a collaborative
effort to provide solid answers to common questions about home
schooling, HSLDA and Dr. Ray have highlighted some of the key findings
of the study “Strengths of Their Own: Home Schoolers Across America”.
Where available, comparable public school student data were also
obtained. This publication, “Home Education Across the United States”,
is the result.
Homeschool Central
A Christian homeschooling resource site.
HomeSchool
Minder
"HomeSchool Minder is an all-in-one homeschool organizer that manages:
daily school activities, lesson plans, grades, attendance, and much
more! Completely intuitive and very user-friendly, HomeSchool Minder
will help homeschool teachers maintain accuracy and integrity of
student data, automate daily tasks, standardize procedures, and save
time." Available for Windows only at this time. Discount for HSLDA
members. A 30-day trial CD is available, as well.
Home-Schoolers: Battling for Freedom
by Michael Farris.
As a result of being required to fight for their rights in so many
contexts, home-schoolers — both parents and children — have become
some of the most active political participants in the nation. Those
who have to fight for the freedom of their own families are the most
convinced of the need to limit government power.
Homeschool Humor:[?] A Recovery Program for Homeschooling Paranoia
by Diane Flynn Keith
Homeschooling Fathers
Children need more of their fathers and fathers need more of their
children. Men have an extraordinary potential to realize in the lives
of their kids, a potential that goes beyond narrowly defined gender
roles that limit a father's station in the family to that of "provider
and disciplinarian." By Gary Wyatt
Home
Schooling in Canon Law
Throughout 2003, the question of the legitimacy of home schooling by
Catholic parents arose when three respected priests, Fathers Vincent
Rogers, Peter Stravinskas, and Clarence Hettinger, attempted to defend
the view that Catholic parents generally do not have the right to home
school their children. However, the needs of Catholic schools do not
trump the canonical right and duty of parents to determine the
appropriate education for their children. Benedict T. Nguyen
sets the record straight.
Homeschooling Through High School
by Sheila Kippley
Homeschool Associations &
Support Groups
Catholic Homeschool
Support Group Information
This site provides information for Catholic families considering
homeschooling or new to homeschooling. There are links for Catholic
curriculum providers, Catholic resources and contact information for
local Catholic support groups.
Christian Home Educators of California
(CHEA)
The Christian Home Educators Association of California is a non-profit
ministry established in 1982 to provide information, support, and
training to the home education community throughout the state.
Homeschool Association of California
(HSA)
A statewide organization of homeschooling families.
Home School
Foundation
The Home School Foundation is a supporting organization of the Home
School Legal Defense Association.
Home School Legal Defense
Association
The Home School Legal Defense Association is a non-profit advocacy
organization established to defend and advance the constitutional
right of parents to direct the education of their children and to
protect family freedoms. Through annual memberships, HSLDA is tens of
thousands of families united in service together, providing a strong
voice when and where needed. |
If You Want to Fail at Home Schooling...
Home schooling is an opportunity to prepare our children for their
life's work. What a privilege to spend a quantity of quality time
together. But there are things that can make home schooling a
nightmare and guarantee failure. Good advice from Kimberly Hahn.
I Prefer
Books, Actually
by Linda Schrock Taylor. "I was therefore aghast when I heard of a
homeschooling curriculum consisting of 22 CDs from which parents are
encouraged to print out classic works of literature,
philosophy…learning, on reams and reams of copy paper, to store in
notebooks."
Is Private Schooling Privatizing
Are families that choose private schools and home education for their
children more likely than families involved in public schools to be
socially isolated and withdrawn from participation in civic life? By
Christian Smith & David Sikkink.
Jon's Homeschool
Resources
A major (non-Catholic) homeschooling site with numerous resources and
links.
Legal
requirements by state
Home School Legal Defense Association
Legal requirements by state
National Home Education Network
Montessori Essays
Essays about Maria Montessori's educational methods from the
Montessori Catholic Council. These essays are not directed specifically at
homeschoolers, but are informative about the Montessori method from a
Catholic perspective.
The New Counterculture
The rapid growth of the home-schooling movement owes much to the
energy and organizational skills of its Christian advocates. By
Margaret Talbot.
Official Weirdos
by Troy Elliott
On the Home Front
Tell a reporter that you home school so your daughter can achieve
academic excellence and you will now win grudging acceptance. But tell
him it’s because you want her to know the Good, the True and the
Beautiful, and to fall personally and passionately in love with Christ
and His Church, and you will get the same old vacant stare. That’s the
real point of Catholic home schooling, and the cultural gurus are
still missing it. By Mary Hasson & Kimberly Hahn.
Religious Education &
the Sacraments
Home-Schooling & Sacramental Preparation
by Leon J. Suprenant Jr.
Home Schooling And Sacraments For Children
This article is a response to the issues raised by a home schooling
family and their pastor questioning the reception of the sacraments by
children who have not completed a parish religious education program.
By Joseph C. Taphorn.
Religious Education for Home Schoolers
Raising children in the Catholic faith involves much more than
textbooks and treatises. By Leila Marie Lawler
Rights of Initiation: Home Schoolers and Sacramental Preparation
The home schooling phenomenon is many faceted and evolving, and this
article cannot possibly address the range of issues that have arisen
in recent years. However, I believe that an overview of the respective
rights and duties of parents with respect to sacramental preparation
may be helpful in providing principles that can be applied in
assessing and constructively resolving the particular conflicts that
inevitably will arise. Article by Leon J. Surprenant, Jr. |
Why Homeschool?
A Case For Home Education
What about socialization? Isolation? The constant battle of wills? A
homeschooling mother answers the common objections and makes her case
for teaching at home. Essay by Bonnie Landry
Children schooled at home have better social skills
Children who are educated at home have better social skills and
achieve higher grades on standardized tests than students in private
or public schools, according to a new report. Contrary to the popular
belief that children educated at home are disadvantaged because of a
lack of peers, the study by the Fraser Institute shows they are
happier, better adjusted and more sociable that those at institutional
schools. Viewpoint by Julie Smyth.
Discover
the Top 20 Advantages to Homeschooling
Homeschooling
If those who educate their children at home do not have all the
answers, they are at least asking the necessary questions. By James
Hitchcock.
Homeschooling Strengthens Families and Communities
by J. Michael Smith, HSLDA President
Reasons To
Homeschool
55 reasons
Reasons to Homeschool
Topics include Christian, Peers, Academics, Older Students, Family,
and Younger Students. |
Socialization:
A Great Reason Not to Go to School
by Karl M. Bundy
The Successful Homeschool: Some Key Ingredients
by Susan Tardiff Lloyd - Spring 2001
Ten Things That Really Make a Difference
Homeschooling is about raising children, forming them in the right
way, academically and spiritually, and achieving these goals with the
children's cooperation. Without the children's cooperation, these
goals can't be achieved, because the goals are primarily realized in
their hearts. So acquiring the cooperation of your children, in the
right way, becomes a matter of grave importance. By Laura Berquist.
Unity of Truth: A Science
and Math Blog for Catholic Homeschoolers
Contributors include Mary Daly (of Ye Hedge School), Maureen Wittmann
(editor of The Catholic Homeschool Companion), Suchi Myjak (author of
Behold and See 3 from Catholic Heritage Curricula), and Alicia Van
Hecke (love2learn.net).
Why
Study the Pagans?
A classical education involves two things primarily - the study of the
classical languages, Latin and/or Greek, and the study of the
classical civilization of Greece and Rome. By Cheryl Lowe.
The
World's Most Unselfish Act
by Karen De Coster
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