Consider the development of the total child. 

Here are several questions to ask yourself before beginning the home school. What are the emotional, social and academic benefits of enrolling your child in Home School? Have you considered the implications of all three factors?

New to Home School? 

• Begin with setting a daily Schedule.
• Customize curriculum to meet the learners' needs 
• Develop themes for high interest learning
• Important credentials for a home school teacher?
• Integrate appropriate school technology into learning
• Train the learner to be critical thinker
• Improve critical study skills to develop self directed and motivated learning
• Reading and Writing basics are very important
• Mathematical sense and Science Inquiry skills
• Three dimensional projects 
• Content related field trips for experiential learning
• Do research - shadow experienced homeschools in the area, view their typical day

1.Emotional reasons to consider: Children learn best when they feel safe, happy and comfortable. At school, if your child is worried or frightened at school, then his learning will be impaired. 

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Which style of Homeschool will best suit the learner?

    Typical home school structures include the following:

• Traditional is similar to public school
• Unit Studies develop learning around a theme
• Classical involve studying a fixed set of skills
• Eclectic is a mix of each of these
• Unschooling has the learner find his own way
• Religious based has a religious theme
• Internet learning is based on the computer.

2.Social reasons to consider: You might like to have control over your child’s social interactions.  In a public school, your child will have social interactions with many different children from a wide variety of backgrounds. If you have particular moral or religious values.

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Ponder whether to homeschool your learner.

• Unhappy with the local public school
• Political or spiritual beliefs are not reinforced at school and should be emphasized more.
• Take charge of appropriate social interactions.
• Customize the learning to meet the learners needs. 
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3. Academic reasons to consider: Emphasize a particular piece of curriculum. Perhaps you feel that reading is most important, or that your child is very interested in math or science. You can spend more time teaching and exploring in the academic area that suits your child best.

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State Guidelines

Typical Home Schools

The Teacher

Get the teaching job

Get Ready.  

Get Organized.

You need to gather some supplies. Decide upon a space to base your Home School. Space could be as simple as your kitchen table or a separate room in your house designated for the Home School.  Once the local school district has reviewed and approved your application, you will be ready to begin. This process should take about a month.