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Tips on How to Buy and Sell Used Homeschool Book

Homeschool, yes, is costly but not to some parents. Parents who are budget wise tend to research and find ways and means to cut the homeschool cost of their children.  And shopping for homeschool requirements may be a nightmare for a family but to others who are excellent to the buying decisions is not. There are tips on how to control family’s homeschooling budget, mostly shared by homeschool parents.

Firstly, there are used home school curriculums that can be bought, in fact, others are...  [more...]

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How Homeschooling Affects the Social Skills of Children | Cheap ...

There are no guarantees when it comes to homeschooling and socialization. Even children who attend a public or private school can emerge with underdeveloped social skills. The negative social environment of schools can be too much for some children to handle. However, there are certain approaches parents can pursue if they are thinking about homeschooling their children. It is a lot like performing due diligence, or rather engaging in research and learning. There are plenty of activities...  [more...]

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Free Learner: College after homeschooling

Recently one of the moms at one of our homeschool groups held a talk / discussion about applying to colleges after homeschooling K-12.  My own kids aren't there yet (being only 11 and 7) but I thought there were plenty of useful things to pass along.

Basically, you make up your own transcript.  This will often be a combination of classes taken in some "official" format (online high school classes or community college), credit hours given based on the student's own home study, extracurricular...  [more...]

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About Wendy - South African Homeschool Curriculum

Wendy Young has a heart for encouraging and helping other homeschool families. She was born in Johannesburg and her family moved around South Africa as she grew up. After school Wendy studied Beauty Therapy. Later she completed a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Geography and Biblical Archaeology & English Literature. The Young family started the homeschool journey when their first child, Jessica was born. Now, 14 years later and living in Cape Town, Wendy successfully manages to be a...  [more...]

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