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I have been home educated, and I have home educated my own four children. Researching the field of home education has been an ongoing pursuit of mine when time allows, and I am continuing to learn in the field. At the moment, I am working on a Master's to research the field of online learners, especially home educators. I hope to inform and improve my teaching practice as a consequence of my action research.
Home education/home schooling is legal in the UK and the USA, although the rights and responsibilities of home educators differ from state to state in the USA. If you intend to home educate by accessing IGCSEs, AS and A Levels in the UK or USA, make sure you understand the law before you start. If you have been home educating for some time, the transition to IGCSEs, AS and A Levels should not be too hard. This website is intended to help inform you and offer tutorial support if needed.
There is plenty of information for home educators in books, online, from friends and family who already home educate, and so on. However, if you want to know specific information about home education for high school or secondary school students in the UK or the USA, I have had considerable experience (especially in Florida and Arizona), so please contact me at samantha@eddistutorial.com [For my UK home educating friends, I am also very familiar with the laws, rights and responsibilities of home educators and local authorities]
Until this section is properly updated, here is a sample of websites that might be useful for home educators:
http://www.calvertschool.org/
For US home educators, Calvert School is the only home schooling curriculum I used for my four children from Kindergarten through Grade 8. I also tutored four home schooled children using Calvert curriculum materials, and my Mom taught my sister and me by using Calvert for a couple of years. So, yes, I am very comfortable with Calvert School and probably biased too! There are plenty of other home schooling materials available on the market, and home educators should find the best fit for their family. If you like the idea of a boxed curriculum that covers the core subjects taught in schools (making transition into or out of school much easier, if needed), Calvert School home schooling curriculum is a wonderful resource.
http://www.home-education.org.uk/index.htm
Mike Fortune-Wood's site is full of useful information for home educators in the UK. He has been involved with home education for decades, through home educating his own four children, writing books and journal articles. This website is a helpful resource for people new to home education.
http://home-ed.info/index.html
Another great site, written by an experienced home educator, Sue, who comes from the UK but is living in Cyprus. There is plenty of information for home educators here, and there is even a section on examinations.
http://www.education-otherwise.net/
Education Otherwise is one of the national UK support groups for home educators. It is one of the first places for new home educators to visit, and it is useful to revisit. Information is presented clearly so that home educators are well versed in their rights and responsibilities as parents home educating their children, as well as the responsibilities of the local authorities regarding home education. Members pay a small fee for newsletters, business bulletins, member forum access, contact lists, and discounts from educational suppliers and venues.
http://www.heas.org.uk/
The Home Education Advisory Service is another national UK support group for home educators. Most of the information provided is in the form of booklets that can be purchased online for a nominal fee. There is also an annual subscription to the support group.
http://www.hslda.org/default.aspx
HSLDA is the national legal advocacy organisation that defends home schooling in all fifty states. There is plenty of material here to give answers to most questions that new home educators ask, especially the specific home education laws in your state. A subscription to the HSLDA gives legal help whenever it is needed, as well as newsletters and much more.
http://www.nheri.org/
American-based NHERI conducts home schooling research and presents free statistics on home schooling as well as publications that can be purchased. As I am a home education researcher, I value this site, and the continued work of Dr. Brian Ray in the field of home schooling.
http://teachinghome.com/
Free newsletters packed full of useful information for new and continuing home schoolers. This US-based resource is also helpful for home educators in the UK or in other parts of the world. I have been receiving the newsletters for years now.
http://www.home-school.com/
A portal site worth looking at, especially if you are new to home education in the US or UK.
http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/supportgroups/a/hsingusa.htm
To find out about specific information in each of the fifty states in the USA, this website is really useful. As a new or continuing home schooler, being informed is being knowledgeable.
http://www.homeschoolingteen.com/category/homeschooling-high-school/
I really like all the useful articles added to this website, specifically for home schoolers in the USA. Most of the articles, found on the home page of Homeschooling Teen are written by home schoolers for home schoolers.
More to be added...
I will be coming back to this page to add more detailed information for home schoolers or home educators, especially if I receive feedback about what you need to know. Please email me at samantha@eddistutorial.com to let me know what else you would like to see here.
I have been home educated, and I have home educated my own four children. Researching the field of home education has been an ongoing pursuit of mine when time allows, and I am continuing to learn in the field. At the moment, I am working on a Master's to research the field of online learners, especially home educators. I hope to inform and improve my teaching practice as a consequence of my action research.
Home education/home schooling is legal in the UK and the USA, although the rights and responsibilities of home educators differ from state to state in the USA. If you intend to home educate by accessing IGCSEs, AS and A Levels in the UK or USA, make sure you understand the law before you start. If you have been home educating for some time, the transition to IGCSEs, AS and A Levels should not be too hard. This website is intended to help inform you and offer tutorial support if needed.
There is plenty of information for home educators in books, online, from friends and family who already home educate, and so on. However, if you want to know specific information about home education for high school or secondary school students in the UK or the USA, I have had considerable experience (especially in Florida and Arizona), so please contact me at samantha@eddistutorial.com [For my UK home educating friends, I am also very familiar with the laws, rights and responsibilities of home educators and local authorities]
Until this section is properly updated, here is a sample of websites that might be useful for home educators:
http://www.calvertschool.org/
For US home educators, Calvert School is the only home schooling curriculum I used for my four children from Kindergarten through Grade 8. I also tutored four home schooled children using Calvert curriculum materials, and my Mom taught my sister and me by using Calvert for a couple of years. So, yes, I am very comfortable with Calvert School and probably biased too! There are plenty of other home schooling materials available on the market, and home educators should find the best fit for their family. If you like the idea of a boxed curriculum that covers the core subjects taught in schools (making transition into or out of school much easier, if needed), Calvert School home schooling curriculum is a wonderful resource.
http://www.home-education.org.uk/index.htm
Mike Fortune-Wood's site is full of useful information for home educators in the UK. He has been involved with home education for decades, through home educating his own four children, writing books and journal articles. This website is a helpful resource for people new to home education.
http://home-ed.info/index.html
Another great site, written by an experienced home educator, Sue, who comes from the UK but is living in Cyprus. There is plenty of information for home educators here, and there is even a section on examinations.
http://www.education-otherwise.net/
Education Otherwise is one of the national UK support groups for home educators. It is one of the first places for new home educators to visit, and it is useful to revisit. Information is presented clearly so that home educators are well versed in their rights and responsibilities as parents home educating their children, as well as the responsibilities of the local authorities regarding home education. Members pay a small fee for newsletters, business bulletins, member forum access, contact lists, and discounts from educational suppliers and venues.
http://www.heas.org.uk/
The Home Education Advisory Service is another national UK support group for home educators. Most of the information provided is in the form of booklets that can be purchased online for a nominal fee. There is also an annual subscription to the support group.
http://www.hslda.org/default.aspx
HSLDA is the national legal advocacy organisation that defends home schooling in all fifty states. There is plenty of material here to give answers to most questions that new home educators ask, especially the specific home education laws in your state. A subscription to the HSLDA gives legal help whenever it is needed, as well as newsletters and much more.
http://www.nheri.org/
American-based NHERI conducts home schooling research and presents free statistics on home schooling as well as publications that can be purchased. As I am a home education researcher, I value this site, and the continued work of Dr. Brian Ray in the field of home schooling.
http://teachinghome.com/
Free newsletters packed full of useful information for new and continuing home schoolers. This US-based resource is also helpful for home educators in the UK or in other parts of the world. I have been receiving the newsletters for years now.
http://www.home-school.com/
A portal site worth looking at, especially if you are new to home education in the US or UK.
http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/supportgroups/a/hsingusa.htm
To find out about specific information in each of the fifty states in the USA, this website is really useful. As a new or continuing home schooler, being informed is being knowledgeable.
http://www.homeschoolingteen.com/category/homeschooling-high-school/
I really like all the useful articles added to this website, specifically for home schoolers in the USA. Most of the articles, found on the home page of Homeschooling Teen are written by home schoolers for home schoolers.
More to be added...
I will be coming back to this page to add more detailed information for home schoolers or home educators, especially if I receive feedback about what you need to know. Please email me at samantha@eddistutorial.com to let me know what else you would like to see here.
Websites need to be checked often to make sure they are still relevant and the links are still active. All websites were checked and updated: April, 2021.