Homeschooling

Homeschooling (or home schooling; also called home education) is the education of children at home and in the community, in contrast to education in an institution such as a public or parochial school. It is also in contrast to those who are self-taught.

External links

USA

General:

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• National Home Education Network
• What They're Reading at the Kitchen Table, a September 2005 article from the Wall Street Journal
• A portal for homeschooling, with consumer information from an AdSense-supported website run by a Californian woman
• National African-American Homeschoolers Alliance The largest and most comprehensive website and organization for African American homeschooling families
• About Homeschooling An About.com homeschool community with forums, free ecourses, curriculum reviews, unit studies, clubs for the kids, and information for beginners
• One family's guide to "Christian homeschooling", partially supported by AdSense

Research:

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• National Home Education Research Institute
• Homeschooling Grows Up: The largest research survey to date of adults who were home-educated.
• ERIC digests from US Dept. of Education
• Homeschooling, by Patricia M. Lines, 2001
• Home Schooling and Socialization of Children
• The Scholastic Achievement of Home School Students
• Home Schooling
• Annotated bibliography of research on homeschooling, hosted on a GeoCities website

Legalities:

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• The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)

All-in-one curricula:

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• Calvert School, which created the market in 1906
• K12, Inc., founded by William Bennett and popular with parents who want a heavy emphasis on values

UK

• Home Education UK - Contains links to UK, US, European and Australian home education organisations
• Diversity-Otherwise - UK multi-cultural home education
• HSLDA UK Webpage - Legal information and links to UK home education organisations.
• Home Education Diary - from a family in Scotland, with activities and links to resources.
• Education Otherwise - a home education charity with around 16,000 members in the UK

France

• IndigoExtra - provides information and links on home education in Europe, with a focus on France

Publications

• Home Education Magazine The oldest homeschool magazine in the US. Many articles online
• The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Large, diverse homeschooling magazines with international distribution.