What is the Definition of a Homeschooler?

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by Rebecca Kocsis Back in the day That’s a great question. In the olden days of homeschooling—the days of yore—the answer was easy. You could be fairly certain that a homeschool family would fall into one of two camps. There was the traditional single-income family...

What Does Forty Years of Research Say to New Homeschool Families?

Decisions, Homeschool

by Dr. Brian Ray Although parent-directed family-based education is thousands of years old, the modern homeschool movement encompasses only about four decades. During that time, many scholars and researchers have treated homeschool parents, children, and whole...

Grading Your Homeschooler

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by Rebecca Kocsis A question we have heard frequently in the last couple of months, especially from new homeschooling parents is how to assign grades as a homeschool parent teacher. It’s a great question since we are so accustomed to a certain system that indicates...

The Viral Education Disruption: What Does Homeschool Research Tell Us?

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by Dr. Brian Ray  The societal upheaval surrounding an alleged “new virus” and its effects in the year 2020 AD has brought many issues to bear. For example, the disturbance has raised serious questions about education for many millions of parents and...

The PSA Kerfuffle: Making Up the Rules as We Go Along

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by Rebecca Kocsis We are experiencing unprecedented times. California parents are faced with some tough decisions due to COVID-19 precautions. Do they keep their children in their public school and follow distance learning? Or do they take them out and homeschool them...

Keep Calm and Homeschool On

Homeschool, Homeschooling 101, Records

by Katie Julius Take a deep breath in. Hold it. Now, exhale. As we sit in our homes this summer watching the news and social media for word of what school will look like this fall (with a seemingly different answer each week), it can be frustrating, daunting, and...