Questions tagged [homeschooling]

Education that is provided by parents at home, as opposed to a school setting.

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Should extracurricular activities be required for home-schoolers?

Should extracurricular activities be required for home-schoolers? Of course they should be offered, but should reluctant children be required to attend a certain amount of social activities? Is there any research on the success of children who…
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How much time does homeschooling consume?

Assuming home schooling would be the only education for my child - how much time per day should I commit teaching him? And how much time should kid work on his own ("homework")
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What are the Different Homeschooling Styles?

From Unschooling to Unit Studies and even Charlotte Mason there seem to be TONS of homeschooling styles and options for guiding your curricular design within a homeschool. Currently we are using a virtual school, but the curriculum they send is…
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How to start Montessori at home

I have two kids 5 and 2 years old I picked the best school I can afford in my area for my 5 years old kid But I'm not okay with the overall result So, I'm considering to start homeschooling both kids at home using Montessori I've two…
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Is there any Good homeschooling program that has curriculum based on Encyclopedia in USA?

I am not American citizen & I don't live in America. I am living in a Southeast Asian country, but I hate the education system there. There are too much homework and lack of innovation. So I want my kids to learn American homeschooling program.…
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