This will be helpful to all those wanting to take their kids edu into their own hands, as so needed today.
This resource came from someone who never did it and had NO IDEA where to go to even begin. She is doing it now...her and the kids (early teens) love it and she still has time to help patriots. This is where she began....I hope this helps. Many want to home school and ask on this board where to begin. I reached out and they got back to me. Many thanks, and I hope this helps those who want to make this change.
Maybe pin this post for a while? 📚
We did "unschooling" and have zero regrets. Our boys came out great.
It doesn't need to be complicated.
https://hslda.org/
This one is a legal defense Association it's a group of lawyers you pay like $14 a month and if the school ever comes at you they will be your representation or CPS or anybody for that matter. It also has all states and laws plus forms you need
Here's our old Homeschool MegaThread resource list:
HOMESCHOOL / CO-OP RESOURCES FOR PARENTS
https://greatawakening.win/p/16aA99gOsZ/homeschool--coop-resources-for-p/
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NOTE 1: Before hooking up with any individual/organization, be sure to vet them for Anti-MAGA Lefist agenda. AVOID ANYTHING RELATED TO "SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING & "DEI" (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) -- it's coded language for CRT and SEXUAL PERVERSION
NOTE 2: Beware of overly-commercialized homeschool resource purveyors. Some folks are into this just for the money.
NOTE 3: Don't try to do this alone. Find other like-minded parents and join together. Know your state / local law, join a homeschool association and local / SM groups that support your values.
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Search for Links to prior posts of this list--the parent comments/suggestions in the threads are pure gold
https://patriots.win/search?params=HOMESCHOOL+%2F+CO-OP&community=TheDonald
https://greatawakening.win/search?params=HOMESCHOOL+%2F+CO-OP&community=GreatAwakening
List of The States Where Government Schools Can’t Kids To Wear A Mask
https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/29/here-are-the-states-where-government-schools-cant-force-your-kid-to-wear-a-mask
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PUBLIC ENEMIES LIST: 15 LARGEST TEACHERS’ UNIONS IN THE UNITED STATES (Zippia Career Blog)
https://archive.md/IdLQS
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Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
https://hslda.org
HSLDA’s leaders, directors, and employees are Christians who seek to honor God by providing the very highest levels of service in defending homeschool freedom and equipping homeschoolers.
How to Get Started (Interactive Explainer): https://hslda.org/get-started
Homeschool Laws by State (interactive map): https://hslda.org/legal
List of other homeschool organizations (each State has them): https://hslda.org/content/orgs/
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FIND HOMESCHOOL GROUPS NEAR ME -- US, CANADA, PUERTO RICO: https://www.homeschool.com/supportgroups
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The Homeschool Mom: 20 years of Helping Homeschoolers (includes job resources for homeschool moms)
https://www.thehomeschoolmom.com
Hillsdale College
K-12 at Home: An American Classical Education: https://k12athome.hillsdale.edu
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GAB Homeschooling Group
https://gab.com/groups/287
National Home School Association (NHSA, appears to be membership/dues-based)
https://nationalhomeschoolassociation.com
We are a dedicated team of seasoned homeschoolers that are determined to maintain the NHSA's position as the epicenter of the home schooling movement.
Terra Scholar - A Complete Handbook for Today’s Homeschooler E-book
https://nationalhomeschoolassociation.com/terra-scholar-homeschool-ebook.php
What are Homeschool Pods and Co-Ops? (explainer)
https://www.homeschoolingsc.org/resources-page/homeschool-associations/
Other Resources, Activities, and Curriculum available on site.
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Conservative Home School Programs (list/links)
https://www.best-schools.info/conservative-home-school-programs
Christian Homeschooling Association (CHA)
https://cha.church
[Not sure about this group. Their website seems a bit thin.]
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What is a School Pod ? (How to form and manage)
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/how-to-form-a-coronavirus-school-pod-legal-and-practical-considerations.html
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Duck search results for "homeschool pods and co-ops"
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=homeschool+pods+co-ops
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National School Choice Week (NSCW)
https://schoolchoiceweek.com
About:
National School Choice Week is a not-for-profit effort to raise awareness of effective K–12 education options for children. We focus equally on traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online schools, and homeschools.
By researching and developing comprehensive and unbiased web-based resources, we work year-round to help parents better understand their school choice options and navigate the process of finding schools or learning environments that best meet their children’s needs.
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Ed Choice
https://www.edchoice.org
School choice allows public education funds to follow students to the schools or services that best fit their needs —whether that’s to a public school, private school, charter school, home school or any other learning environment families choose. Watch this video to see how an educational choice system works.
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Reddit Homeschool Groups
https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=homeschool
NOTE 1: Vet these very carefully. Lots of lefties.
NOTE 2: Also search Reddit for specific State / Christian / faith-based homeschool subs.
Example -- Arkansas
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArkansasHomeschoolers/
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FakeBook Homeschool Groups
https://www.facebook.com/search/groups/?q=homeschool
NOTE 1: Vet these very carefully. Lots of lefties.
NOTE 2: Also search FB for specific State / Christian / faith-based homeschool subs.
Links to Duck search results pages for various Homeschool topics (offered temporarily for lack of fully-vetted resources)
State Homeschool Associations
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=state+homeschool+association
How to Homeschool
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22how+to+homeschool%22
Homeschool Basics
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22homeschool+basics%22
Homeschool Resources
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=homeschool+resources&t=h_&ia=web
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Indiana Association of Home Educators https://iahe.net/
"I highly recommend researching the classical model, which I will gladly make a post on if there's an interest. Currently working on a Master's in such."
"My family utilizes a curriculum which provides the opportunity to meet weekly with other families in community. There's accountability, the chance for kids to interact with friends, cohorts of students, like-minded parents who offer encouragement, and amazing support from the curriculum company itself."
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This was my first stepping stone: Texas Home School Coalition
https://thsc.org
Info on how to withdraw from public school. In Texas, it’s pretty easy.
https://thsc.org/sending-a-withdrawal-email/
How to choose the right curriculum for your child: https://thsc.org/homeschool-curriculum/
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Homeschool Buyers Co-Op for curriculum choices. Free to join, lots of great deals!
https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org
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https://www.rainbowresource.com/
Has every curriculum under the sun and then some more! It was a great place to buy homeschool books. Good luck I homeschooled both my kids and they are happy and successful today without going to college by the way! One is a self-taught gaming coding engineer and the other runs her own full time home based bakery business at the age of 19. Don't give up and persevere with the help of God!
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BetterWorldBooks
Great source for older / out of print Textbooks.
https://www.betterworldbooks.com
Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org
NOTE: The Math and Science resources are untainted, but check other materials for CRT and other SJW propaganda just in case.
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Ron Paul Curriculum
https://www.ronpaulcurriculum.com
"Absolutely the best CONTENT I have seen anywhere for subjects of Literature and History. My 4th grader loves it and is learning things I didn't know about until college and beyond. PhD level professors teaching in prerecorded course (180 lessons per subject per semester). Also have courses in science, math, etc and adult courses. By 4th grade students can work almost entirely independently with the curriculum (but you'll want to learn it too!) which is a big help especially for families with multiple kids."
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ABEKA (Christian Homeschooling Program)
https://www.abeka.com/homeschool
About:
In 1954, Dr. Arlin Horton and his wife, Beka, started a Christian school in Pensacola, Florida. But they soon discovered a problem. Textbooks and curriculum based on biblical educational philosophy were starting to disappear. Burdened to give their students the best education possible, they stood in the gap and began producing their own materials.
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Catholic Homeschool Community
https://www.catholichomeschoolcommunity.com
Join with over 7300+ fellow Catholic homeschoolers, from around the globe. We are better together as we confidently learn to homeschool with JOY, as we prepare to launch our children with their unique mission to serve Him in this world. This community is for you, the homeschool parent. A place to thrive. while educating at home and balancing a beautiful home life!
Seton Home Study School (Catholic)
https://www.setonhome.org
Seton Home Study School is a nationally accredited, faithfully Catholic private PreK-12 distance school located in the state of Virginia. We serve an enrollment of approximately 20,000 homeschooled students, and several thousand more families through book sales and by furnishing materials to small Catholic schools.
"Seton Catholic homeschooling is excellent. The program handles all the paperwork for the state or country of residence. They send a box of real books, computer use is minimal. We set up a fast pace with provided math course, so we can add Singapore US edition afterwards."
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Bob Jones University Press (Christian; homeschool resources and books)
https://www.bjupresshomeschool.com/content/home
Saxon Math (subsidiary of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
https://www.hmhco.com/programs/saxon-math
WallBuilders (history resources)
https://wallbuilders.com
"BJU is a great curriculum if you’re looking for one with a biblical worldview. It’s quite rigorous. Saxon math is great also. Teaching textbooks is also great for math. Also check out Wallbuilders. They have tons of true history content."
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Alpha Omega Publications
https://www.aop.com
Switched on Schoolhouse
https://www.aop.com/curriculum/switched-on-schoolhouse
"If your kids like computer-based learning (as mine did and do), Alpha Omega Publications has a great curriculum called Switched On Schoolhouse. It starts in 3rd grade, and goes through high school. Covers all the core subjects plus Bible studies and electives."
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Calvert Education
https://www.calverteducation.com
"Calvert invented modern homeschooling 110 years ago, and we’ve been perfecting it ever since. We have helped parents educate more than 600,000 students in all 50 states and in more than 90 countries around the world."
American Education FM Podcast
https://americaneducationfm.com
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The Good and the Beautiful ("Making homeschool beautiful and easy")
https://www.goodandbeautiful.com
"I LOVE this curriculum! Christian based and has amazing resources!"
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This is what we used last year and loved it. It is a non faith based, literature based program that is a lot of fun. https://www.movingbeyondthepage.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwos-HBhB3EiwAe4xM9yKOk1mVxbUPu6zr34gw4WJyo5NzY_eOOobZLJ27AeVCTA0IcjVaZxoCaiwQAvD_BwE
In addition we used Right Start Math which is a great program but requires a little re learning to understand their program. I think it would be best if starting from kinder. https://rightstartmath.com/
I've also heard great things about Math U See https://www.mathusee.com/
And we added on Lexia for families for additional Language Arts. I used this mostly for my kindergartner who was learning to read but my 4th grader loved it too. https://www.lexiaforhome.com/
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The 74 Million
https://www.the74million.org
ABOUT: The 74 is a non-profit, non-part
Do any of yall do this while working? I work remotely and want to......but they'd get no instruction from me personally until evening. I have them in now for social aspects due to movi g around for 5 years so my 10 yr old has friends and so my 5 yr old can get speech therapy which is really helping him. I know the mask mandates will prob come back and that's where I draw the line. I will take them out at that point for sure. I also might be a single mom soon as my marriage is shit right now so it'd be be just me doing it and prob help from my mom if I move back to my home city. Basically, I can't quit working. Thanks for any advice frens and thanks OP for this!
I homeschool my own kids and sub in the public schools; it would be advisable to stop believing the lie that schools provide appropriate socialization.
I also work another part-time job besides subbing and still have time to homeschool.
Oh, and I'm working on a masters, so I'm in a class myself. It just takes prioritizing.
I homeschooled for 4.5 years while working full time, starting one in 7.5 and the other in 6th.
It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done as I am also a software engineer with a demanding job. But it was also the best thing. My younger daughter thanks me for not having had her go through the middle school crap that her friends did.
I NEVER thought I would homeschool. But crazy gymnastics schedules and stupid gifted level busy work changed my mind. I ended up writing 2 College Board syllabi so that my older daughter could get AP credit. She got a 5 on World History - on the old test that was so much harder than today’s. I had an AP teacher quiz me on how I was able to do that with her as it is apparently rare for US kids not in prestigious boating schools to ever get 5s. (I used my engineering mind to focus on maximizing the points for the essays.) She also lucked out and got questions on topics that we had really studied.
Of course now, I know what we learned together is utter bullshit.Ah well. 🤷♀️
Man, I admire you. Working this hard to do what's right for your kids while your marriage is in trouble. Lord, please wrap your arms around this amazing woman. God bless you.
Homeschool mom. If you think about it, most of the school day is spent on herding the group, so when you make it 1:1, the work really can be done quick. With your 10-year old, it'll probably be 2-hours per day with it mostly being him reading the material and asking you if he doesn't understand it, so mostly self-taught. With your 5-year old, it'll probably be less time, like 1 - 1.5 hours per day, but more intensive time since you'll be teaching him/her to read.
The luxury of homeschool is you can do it when it is the best time of day for you. We usually start early (7:00 am) when my son is fresh and full of energy and are done by 9:00.
We joined a homeschool network and do something with them pretty much every day. It is quality socialization with activities that the parents pick. What schools call "socialization" is an inaccurate word -- the better word is conformity.
The parents in our network all help one another out, ie taking turns hosting kids so the parents get a break.
there is nothing that says in the non-existent homeschool manual that your kids need to be schooled during the day. Take an hour in the evening and that's good. Learning happens 24/7/365 so don't worry about sitting down and recreating school. Addition and subtraction can happen on the playground, grocery store, or wherever you are. Division can happen at Hobby Lobby for sure! History happens at a museum, listening to podcasts while cleaning house, or watching documentaries. Geography happens watching documentaries, when your kids look at the shower curtain with a map of the world on it, or planning a vacation or trip. I mean, homeschooling doesn't have to be public school at home.
https://www.ed2go.com/patrickhenry/online-courses/homeschool-with-success/
Patrick Henry College in northern Virginia is a small conservative (pretty fundamentalist) Christian college that attracts a large portion of its student body from home schoolers. The discussion at the link might offer some foundation for moving into the home school arena.
https://www.ronpaulcurriculum.com/ For a conservative homeschool plan.
A large portion of the people in my remote Appalachian community, have pulled their kids out of public school, and homeschool. They network together, to find the most qualified people to teach different subjects, and the local library participates with reading days. They typically score much higher on AST scores than their public school peers. You don't do it alone. It's a community effort.
I homeschooled my girls for 12 years. Start with the County Office of Education.
We have used Abeka for 15 years but have moved most of our lessons to: https://heartofdakota.com/ Can be expensive but the reading portions can be found here: https://www.thriftbooks.com/
A wonderful thing about homeschooling besides the non-indoctrination is that the child can learn at a pace per subject that allows them to learn what is easy for them faster and then have more time for what's a harder subject. I was always bored at the slow pace of math and science, but could have used more time in language.
We used this group for homeschooling my daughter. No regrets.
Classical Conversations It is Christian based so if that's not your jam then probably don't click the link.
Robinson Curriculum is hands down the best. https://www.robinsoncurriculum.com/rc/homeschool-curriculum-excellence/
https://allinonehomeschool.com/
You go to the school district you're in and tell them you plan to homeschool your children and they have to supply the books and the syllabus
Here in California, the school districts will pay parents to homeschool. There are strings attached to the money, and the strings vary wildly based on district/school, but it is an option.
Highly recommend looking into a local CC (classical conversations). We love it. 2nd grade child learning high school level.
That program creates geniuses.
For the classical model and an amazing support system, check into Classical Conversations.
There are also free online programs like allinonehomeschool.com.