Homeschooling 101: An Introduction to High School

High School, Homeschooling 101, Planning

by Penny Ross Homeschooling high school is different, even if you’ve already been homeschooling for multiple years. It’s all about the “D” word – diploma! Applications and interviews for the rest of your student’s life will likely ask if a high school diploma was...

Homeschooling 101: What About Socialization?

Homeschooling 101

by Michaela Roekle Socialization…new homeschoolers research it. Homeschool skeptics question it. Your relatives worry about it. As a second-generation homeschooler and leader of a homeschool organization, I have witnessed families struggle to find a balance of healthy...

Homeschooling 101: Recordkeeping

Homeschooling 101

by Katie Julius I love shopping the back-to-school sales for all the fun organizational items I can find. Ensuring my calendar is properly color coded according to person or activity is of great importance. I sometimes spend more time making my “to do” list than...

Homeschooling 101: You CAN Teach Your Child

Encouragement, Homeschooling 101

In Proverbs, God instructs parents to “train up a child in the way he should go.” While this most definitely applies to moral instruction and character development, many also believe this is an instruction to educate their children at home, away from the oversight of...

Homeschooling 101: Public School at Home (How Charters Allow Government Oversight of Your Children’s Education)

Homeschooling 101

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was published April 2019. The information included was accurate at the time of publication. Additional laws regarding public independent study programs and charter schools have been passed by the California legislature since this...

Homeschooling 101: Options for Home Education

Homeschooling 101

We hope our last post helped your family determine whether homeschooling is the right choice and the reasons for that decision. Now that you’ve made the decision to homeschool, we will take a look at the legal options for private home education in the state of...