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Updated May 28, 2012

Q: Anyone Home Schooling Using the Waldorf Philosophy?    —Houston, TX

"I home school my almost six year old, but am looking at trying to home school him using the Waldorf principles. He ha..."

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I have incorporated a lot of Waldorf elements into my home-school curriculum and I really believe that it is the best option out there. I also think it is the most fu...

If you live in Austin, particularly South Austin, there is a large group of homeschooling moms. They have a very organized enrichment program as well. You could call ...

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Q: Bronx/Manhattan Homeschool Moms    —Bronx, NY

"Hello all! I currently live in Texas but will be moving back to Ny within the next year. We will most likely live i..."

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Hi M., I would continue doing your research - but, I believe the public elementary schools in riverdale are just fine. riverdale is a great area - very different th...

Hello M.. I live in the Bronx NY. I know NYC pretty well. Riverdale is part of the Bronx, but mostly upper middle class, professionals live there. The 2 public ele...

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Q: Home Schooling My 6 Year Old Daughter    —Centerton, AR

"Hi Mamas, My daughter is in a Montessori school for the last 3 years and she loves it (so do we) but it is very expe..."

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I was homeschooled from kindergarden to 12th grade, I am 21 now and have a TON of friends! My mom had me in sports, gymnastics then swimming through my high school y...

Hi S., I homeschooled my daughter when she was in the 4th grade. It was the most fun and most frustrating task I had ever taken on. My daughter and I enjoyed our ...

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Q: Homeschooling Info    —Fort Worth, TX

"I am interested in homes chooling my second grader, I dont even know where to begin, I would like to get info on how ..."

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I would highly recommend two books for you "So Your Thinking of Homeschooling" by Lisa Whelchel and "The Well-Trained Mind" by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise. Both ...

i'm right there with you, i am considering homeschooling my first grader. i have talked to a LOT of moms that are currently homeschooling or have done it in the past,...

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Q: New to Homeschooling in Citrus Park Area    —Tampa, FL

"Well hubby and I decided to homeschool our daughter this year. We have been pondering the idea for awhile. We just ..."

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Search the yahoo groups. There is HHTB - Holistic Homeschoolers of Tampa Bay and we meet in S. Tampa at Kate Jackson Park on Wednesdays wehre the park holds a homesch...

Well, I'm not in your area - I'm in Temple Terrace, but I just wanted to wish you good luck! This is my second year of homeschooling, and my 2 oldest are 7 and 5. I ...

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Q: Seeking Information on Homeschooling    —Clearwater, FL

"I am a mom of 2 boys in middle school in Pinellas County and I want to home school them. I was looking at Florida Vir..."

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We are also going to start homeschooling, or rather unschooling, our kids after this school year. I am so excited about it. There is a ton of information out on the ...

I am a homeschool mom of 9 and 12 year old children. There are many different ways to homeschool your children. Virtual school is just one of them. I buy my curricu...

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Q: Looking for Home Schooling Resources    —Leesburg, VA

"Hi everyone. I have become very dissatisfied with the direction that public education in this country is heading. Esp..."

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just doing a quick search I found quite a few links for you: http://www.vahomeschoolers.org/support/ http://www.homeeddirectory.com/states/Virginia.htm http://www.h...

A resource for homeschooling materials is at www.paperbackswap.com You post and mail out your books (or buy credits) and other people send you stuff you choose from t...

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Q: Seeking Other Homeschool Parents in the East Bay    —Concord, CA

"I just started homeschooling my 8 year old (3rd grade) but would like to meet up with some other families that homesc..."

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Tri-Valley Explorers is a well established home schooling group in the East Bay: http://www.trivalleyexplorers.com/ I have many friends that participate and are ...

Let me recommend this group for you: http://homeschool.meetup.com/572 I am a former acquaintance of the organizer & I hear its a great group!

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Q: Home School    —Lilburn, GA

"Debating if I can home school my young child, with everything else I've got going.My 5 almost 6 yr old has been havin..."

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Just make sure you have exhausted everything the state is required to give you. Talk to your son's school to get a direct line to the special needs coordinator. Mayb...

I have homeschooled for over 20 years and my kids are grown now. I have several blogs to help with home schooling or you can contact me privately. There is a ton of...

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Q: Home Schooling Useful Curriculum    —Upper Marlboro, MD

"I want to home school my children and needed to know if any mothers out there know of any good curriculum or even bad..."

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Hi K., I applaud you for even considering home schooling at such an early age! We are homeshoolers (I'm the substitute teacher since I work full time and my husban...

I was homeschooled as a child. For the early years, we used Abeka, which was excellent. And for high school we used Alpha and Omega. Just please be sure that whatever...

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