Homeschooling Quick Start

Homeschooling Quick Start is for the parent whosees an urgent need to start homeschooling their child quickly and for the alreadyhomeschooling parent who is losing momentum and in need of a refresher on whythey are homeschooling in the first place. Writtenin a format that allows for a quick overview, and then diving deeper into detailedaspects of homeschooling, this book includes seven steps needed to starthomeschooling from scratch with plenty of examples and firsthand experience. Stepone looks into the parents' conviction on why homeschooling is the right choicefor them. Why are we homeschooling? There is more than one answer. Steptwo is about each state's homeschool law, and the implications this has on howto begin homeschooling. Instep three, the reader will create SMART goals for their homeschool, and foreach individual.  Family dynamics aretaken into account by emphasizing the importance of each family member, their individualgifts and goals, and finally the goals and vision as a family, aiding in thedirection of the education process. Stepfour walks the reader through five different education philosophies and finishesoff with book and websites recommendations for further research. The reader isencouraged to choose one or two philosophies that sound like a good fit fortheir personality and family goals. Stepfive is how to design the curriculum. Stepsix explains how to create a workable and efficient household schedule. HomeschoolingQuick Startcovers a wide variety of topics that are usually not covered in one book. Theseinclude encouraging the building of family culture around reading aloud to yourkids, recommending and reviewing curriculum and teaching materials from fivedifferent education philosophies for every subject, walking the reader through creatingSMART goals and a family vision, presenting a fresh view on teaching literature,history, and foreign languages, and making sense of it all by teachingworldview, great literature, and logic. It covers legal matters, and givesdirection for running your household and general, non-school-related familymatters. Thevision of this book is that education is a lifestyle and involves the wholefamily.  From an academic standpoint, readingaloud as a family, studying literature and history combined with philosophy andworldview, make up the foundation on which all other subjects are built. But reallife is not only about the academic subjects, but also how to apply them in ameaningful way. Being exposed to history, great literature and the great ideasof humanity helps students to find meaning and purpose in their lives.