A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOMESCHOOLING
A CONVERSATION ABOUTHOMESCHOOLINGAn evening of vision casting and practical tips for homeschooling your kids from three Grace Chapel familieswith a wide range of experience.
TERMS TO KNOW:Umbrella school - in TN you are required to have an umbrella school - which is basicallyan agency that you report what curriculum you are using for your child, grades forcourses, and their attendance (just number of days each semester).These organizations will help make sure that you are fulfilling basic educationalrequirements and staying on track for your child to graduate.Tutorial - almost a 1 or 2 day a week private school- basically a group of kids taking a setclass from a paid teacher. Lots of local options (although many are full and havewaitlists). Also, can be ‘a la carte’ or one course at a time.Co-op - can be like a tutorial, but where parents swap out and teach various classes.Distance learning - more of a virtual traditional schooling (class via the internet)- otheroptions can be dvd courses, etc.There are online school options where a child can take classes online and there areteachers assigned who grade their work and check in with them. (A good option whenparents work full time and child is reading and somewhat self motivated- about 3rdgrade and up)Charlotte Mason - real literature books- curriculum set up to enhance ‘whole’ child - forexample, historical fiction verses a textbook. (This type of curriculum can be used toteach multiple children of different grades for history, literature and Bible all at the sametime.)Classical Education - a focus on exposing students to classical literature, history,language, and logic training. The classical model is divided into the “Grammar Stage”,“Dialectic Stage” and the “Rhetoric Stage”.Unit studies - these type of studies are where you jump into one subject and explore all.For example, butterflies. you would read books about, raise butterflies from cocoons,visit butterfly habitats, create artwork, etc.This can be good for elementary age kids (and multiple ages at once) and great tostimulate a love for learning. but may not be academic enough for upper grades.gracechapel.net/forthefamily
3 STEPS TO BEGINNING1Establish your vision2Find an Umbrella SchoolYou can Register with your local school district, with a church-related umbrella school, or withan accredited online programhttp://mthea.org/umbrella-schools has a full list3Pick your approach curriculumTraditional “School at Home” options:AbekaAlpha Omega’s Switched on SchoolhouseBob Jones UniversityRod & StaffCalvert SchoolChristian LightCharlotte Mason options:Ambleside OnlineQueen Homeschool SuppliesFive in a RowSonlightWinter PromiseSimply Charlotte MasonBeautiful FeetDistance Learning options:Bob Jones UniversityCalvert SchoolAbeka Distance LearningTime4LearningLiberty Online AcademyUnit Study options:WeaverKonosFive in a RowTapestry of GraceMy Father’s WorldWinter PromiseUnitstudy.comKONOSClassical Education options:Classical ConversationsMy Father’s WorldTapestry of GraceVeritas PressMemoria PressLearning AdventuresWell Trained MindClassicalcurriculum.comTraditional: K12gracechapel.net/forthefamily
My vision for this school year is:Practical steps I need to take first:gracechapel.net/forthefamily
RESOURCES:Tutorials/Co-op/Enrichment:Heritage Homeschool Group www.heritagehomeschoolgroup.com/ (K-12th)West Harpeth Christian Tutorial www.westharpeth.org/ (6th-12th)SHINE shinetutorialtn.com/academics--registration.html (7th-12th)SHARE www.sharetutorial.org/ (K-6th)The Academy e )7th-12th)Classical Conversations www.classicalconversations.com/Quiller Tutorial - David Raymond taliessin1@gmail.comCurriculum resources:Rainbow Resource www.rainbowresource.com/ (All curriculums)Cathy Duffy curriculum reviews cathyduffyreviews.com/#My Father’s World www.mfwbooks.com/BJU www.bjupresshomeschool.com/content/homeChristian Book www.christianbook.comBooks:Read Aloud Family by Sarah MackenzieEducating the Wholehearted Child by Sally ClarksonOther:Middle TN Home Educators Association www.mthea.orgHomeschool Legal Defense Association hslda.orgGrace Chapel’s Homeschooling Life GroupGrace Chapel’s Homeschool Facebook Groupgracechapel.net/forthefamily
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an accredited online program . Traditional “School at Home” options: Abeka Alpha Omega’s Switched on Schoolhouse Bob Jones University Rod & Staff Calvert School Christian Light Charlotte Mason options: Ambleside Online Queen Homeschool Supplies Five in a Row Sonlight Winter Promise Simply Charlotte Mason Beautiful Feet
Homeschooling was, in effect, the societal standard. That began to change . » All 50 states and the District of Columbia have laws or polici es in place related to homeschooling » States differ substantially in whether and how they capture data on homeschooling, making
2. Submit two progress reports each school year to the Homeschooling Office: one in January and one in June. Families are assigned a "liaison" at the Homeschooling Office. The liaison may contact families regarding program outlines or progress reports. Some liaisons request a home visit to homeschooling families they work
study team. Chapter 2 looks at trends for homeschooling within Kentucky, set within the context of national trends, proceeding to a summary of tracked outcomes. Chapter 3 looks specifically at the laws that allow for homeschooling and compares Kentucky's legal framework for homeschooling with the frameworks in other states.
This model of homespun homeschooling was based on family necessity and schooling occurred by happenstance. Today's homeschooling is not a revival of the past but a conscious life - style choice influenced by many factors. Homeschooling as the ultimate in parental choice also epito-mizes the concept of local control of education. Since educa-
Many homeschooling families are "embattled and thriving," a phrase used to emphasize the counter-cultural stances important for identity formation within the religious field (Smith and Emmerson 1998). We would expect homeschooling to foster a sense of alienation from public institutions, in part due to the struggles the homeschooling
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Laws requiring school attendance were initially put into place in the U.S. in 1852. The introduction of mandatory school attendance laws made the American public rely entirely on public and private schools, and homeschooling became illegal. Consequently, it was rarely practiced until the 1970s when the modern homeschooling HISTORY OF HOMESCHOOLING
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