There are many of us parents who for some reason or another have become disheartened with the abilities of the public school system. While my children are still in school, I am also supplementing what the school teaches with what I have found both on the net and in stores like Barnes and Noble. The supplementation seems to work well for my kids, but for those of you who aren't sure what to do or where to go from here, I've located some wonderful HomeSchooling links for you to browse. There are many ways to homeschool your children and it can be VERY confusing, to know which is best for you and your child.

There are some places which offer full curriculum sets. This includes books, workbooks, teachers guides and different options for grading. Some places will grade your childs work and keep the records and paperwork for you, so its one less thing that you need to worry about. Or if you wish you can grade the work and keep up with the paperwork. In my opinion letting the organization do the paperwork is the best option for first timers. That way you know you'll have everything you need for the school district.

The rules for homeschooling vary from state to state so if you are interested in homeschooling, you need to contact your County School Board to find out what you need to do. In Florida, all you need to do is send to the School Board a letter stating that you will be homeschooling your child, include your name, the students name, the students grade and the school they would be attending.

For a comprehensive "how to" for homeschooling Parents, visit Home School World. HomeSchool World has resources on everything from Message Boards to Legal Defense assistance.
Home School World offers a listing of Home Schooling Organizations listed by state, K-12 Book Reviews, and so much more. For those who are planning on homeschooling or who are just checking into the possibility this is a must see first stop.

For those of you who are seeking the support of others in your state, Home School Support Groups has listings by state. It may not be as up to date as possible, but it will give you a good place to start.

The Teachers ToolRoom Offers parents a wide variety of links to online libraries, news and periodicals, as well as areas for science, math, reading and many other areas of study.

HomeWood Preparatory School offers reviews of Educational Resources, Articles regarding homeschooling the gifted child as well as links to educational resources.

Home Education Magazine offers an online magazine (or paper) with comprehensive articles and information for homeschooling parents.

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HomeSchooling Organizations

The Calvert School offers complete curriculums sent to your home, as well as online support and some online classes. Calvert provides placement testing, Educational Software and text books as well as enrichment courses such as Spanish and French as well as software that teaches a variety of courses.

The Clonlara School offers curriculum sets with grading and record keeping, or just the material. Clonlara also offers a wide variety of curriculum packages, or single subject materials, reference books, CompuHigh, an online high school with classes offered online with real teachers and so much more.

Covenant Home Curriculum offers a complete, eclectic, classical approach, K-12 curriculum for home educators with a reformed Christian world view.

The Sycamore Tree Homeschool and Catalog offers homebased curriculum, as well as an online school for grades 4-12. The Sycamore Tree Catalog offers over 3000 items to supplement the Home-school curriculum.

While this is not a total listing of all possible homeschool sites, I do hope that it has offered you some assistance in finding out the information you are seeking. If you have any questions, or know of any links that should be listed here, please e-mail me at rebel9966@mindspring.com and I will do my best to assist you in any way that I can.