useful sites for home schooling

Here are some useful sites for home schoooling

Homeschooling Curriculum is a new blog that deal with some interesting high school curriuclum issues.

Secular Homeschool is a really popular website for the eclectic homeschoolers that are not building a  faith-based but might be people of faith.  SecularHomeschool.com was created to provide information, resources, and a place to share and connect with secular homeschoolers across the world. Secularhomeschool.com aims to be your one-stop shop for all things homeschool! We will be highlighting information about wonderful secular homeschool resources, and keeping you up to date with what is going on in the world of secular homeschooling. But that is only the beginning. Secularhomeschool.com is your playground. A place to share the things that are important to you. A place to create and join groups that share your interests. A place to give and get advice. There are no limits to what you can do at Secular Homeschool, so join today and help build the community you have always wanted.  They might have the best directory of non-religious homeschool curriuclum on the web.

Homeschool Literature - This is a unique directory of books about homeschoolers. It's not books about homeschooling, of hwich there are many sites. These books are written with homescholers as the characters or homeschooling as the setting. 

Parents forum to discuss questions about homeschooling. Discuss your Home School issues such as how to schedule your program and what mix of curriculum works best. There is  a section of mini case studies. We find that many homeschoolers call us up and want to know about homeschooling. What we find odd is that many explain to us that they are "homeschoolers by necessity", not by choice.  We call them "accidental homeschoolers"

Homeschooling in the Military - As with all things pertaining to the military, there is a publication on homeschooling. Thankfully, the military recognizes and supports the importance of homeschooling for military families. The following is an excerpt from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)Policy Memorandum concerning homeschooling:

It is DoDEA policy neither to encourage nor discourage DoD sponsors from homeschooling their minor dependents. DoDEA recognizes that homeschooling is a sponsor's right and can be a legitimate alternative form of education for the sponsor's dependents.

A host nation, state, commonwealth, or territory where a DoD sponsor is stationed may impose legal requirements on home schooling practices. DoDEA encourages DoD sponsors who wish to home school their dependents to communicate their desire to their commanders to determine if there are any command policies or other rules ensuring that home schooling practices meet host nation, state, commonwealth, or territory requirements. Sponsors are responsible for complying with applicable local requirements.

The DoDEA can also answer additional questions and concerns about homeschooling, as well as help you find particular laws within your state or host country.