Most states run Virtual Schools for students who are unable to attend physical school or want to learn subjects which are not offered in the regular school. During the fall and spring semesters these virtual schools offer homeschool students the opportunity to earn...

The idea of homeschooling is to teach the homeschool student at his own pace. Does that mean that you should never test the knowledge of the student? How about grading the assignments that they turn in based on what instructions have been given to them. Should you...

What do you need to set up a school room when you begin homeschooling your children? Honestly, no two school rooms are ever the same, but there will be a few common elements that you can use in yours to make life just a little bit more organized and user friendly....

A homeschool classroom may not need to look like a regular school classroom, but the homeschool teacher will need many of the supplies that a regular teacher uses. The homeschool parent can end up wasting a lot of valuable school time if these resources are not...

Homeschool students in higher grades spend a considerable time online. It could be researching for a report, watching videos on a specific topic, or even attending online courses. These may be perfectly acceptable activities that your teenager is conducting online,...

Teenagers are usually floating in a world of their own most of the time. They don't have the same priorities or worries that an adult may have. When it comes to getting homeschool teenagers to do their share in the classroom as well as outside it, here are some tips...

A Peer Mentor is another student who can serve as a resource, a helping hand, a sounding board, and a referral service. This system works really well in the homeschool classroom when the elder students can be designated as mentors for the younger ones. The job...

What can a parent do besides teaching in the homeschool classroom that can help the homeschool students be more successful? There are so many things that you can do that it may make you feel like you are not doing enough. However when all is said and done, there are a...

One way to ensure that all that is taught in the homeschool classroom is absorbed by the homeschool students is to connect it to the real world. The minute the child is able to see the real world application of the theory that you are teaching him, he will be a whole...

Some parents who send their children to regular school feel that the responsibility for their children's education then lies with the school. They feel that homeschooling a child where you have to teach the child everything is a much bigger responsibility and don't...