Home Schooling - Is it Right for Your Family?

About this Course
The decision as to whether or not to home school your children is a difficult one to make. You obviously care for the well being of your children and have concerns about public education or about a current situation you are facing to have come so far as to read this introduction. I went through this decision process with my own children years ago and we became home schoolers for a number of years for our four children. They all went through this process.

It takes courage to take this on as a family lifestyle choice and you may feel like you are jumping into a completely unknown future by taking this step.

But you are not alone on this journey. The material you will obtain through this course will help you decide and will point you to additional sites, people and organizations out there that can assist you in becoming and operating successfully as a home schooling family.

You will learn about:

The lifestyle and why people consider home schooling their children in the first place
Legal implications in your region and who can help you if you run into legal issues or government interference
Where to look for home schooling conferences you might wish to attend
E-learning and paper based curriculum to choose from
A brief history of home schooling and the home schooling movement; and,
Some famous home schooled children who have become very famous and could be seen as home schooling role models
So I encourage you to go through the lessons herein and take what you can from this course. You will by doing so, have more useful information in front of you at the end of it to help you make a more informed decision as to whether to go ahead with this journey or not.

Best wishes,

Dan Grijzenhout - Course Creator

Basic knowledge
Students should be parents with an interest in teaching their children at home