Tag: parents
Updated on June 4, 2020 by CRHE
Rocio Espinoza is a Marketing, SEO Specialist and mother of 2 (ages 7 and 5) living in Mexico. After getting into her groove homeschooling during COVID-19, she put together this essay about some of the things that have… Read More
Updated on November 2, 2023 by CRHE
We received the following text from a homeschooling mother who is active in her homeschool community. In her article, which she asked us to share anonymously, she speaks from her personal experience about the importance of homeschooling parents… Read More
Updated on October 26, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
At CRHE, we sometimes receive questions from individuals planning in advance to homeschool. Sometimes they intend to homeschool because of negative experiences they had attending public school as children. In other cases they plan to homeschool because they have… Read More
Updated on October 26, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
As August approaches, parents across the country are thinking about school again, and for homeschooling parents, that means curriculum planning and/or activity scheduling! At the Coalition for Responsible Home Education, we work to support homeschooling parents in providing the… Read More
Updated on January 14, 2019 by CRHE
Educational philosophies and approaches John Holt – a former teacher who called for homeschooling as a radical alternative to the school environment of the 1960s, Holt promoted self-directed learning and rights of self-determination for children; he published the… Read More
Updated on October 20, 2023 by Karen Goltz
As a homeschooling mom beginning my second year of formal homeschool instruction, I rely heavily on blogs as resources. I read blogs written by other individuals who are homeschooling their children, communities of homeschooling parents, and communities of… Read More
Updated on October 20, 2023 by Karen Goltz
I live in New Hampshire, where kindergarten is optional and compulsory education begins at age six. In September 2013 my son was five and would have begun half-day kindergarten at our local public school, while my daughter would not… Read More
Updated on October 16, 2014 by Rachel Coleman
While some homeschooled students receive transcripts or diplomas through accredited correspondence programs or satellite schools, homeschool diplomas and transcripts are typically family-generated. In other words, homeschool diplomas and transcripts are similar to diplomas and transcripts from unaccredited private schools,… Read More
Updated on October 20, 2023 by Giselle Palmer
You were homeschooled? And now you’re a public school teacher? I get that question fairly often…and I understand why. Many homeschoolers strongly dislike public schools—some even fear them or consider them evil—how in the world did someone who… Read More
Tag: parents
How to Create the Best Environment for COVID-19 Homeschooling
Updated on June 4, 2020 by CRHE
Rocio Espinoza is a Marketing, SEO Specialist and mother of 2 (ages 7 and 5) living in Mexico. After getting into her groove homeschooling during COVID-19, she put together this essay about some of the things that have… Read More
Category: Blog Tags: COVID-19, parents
The Homeschool Community Has a Problem with Disabilities (and How to Fix It)
Updated on November 2, 2023 by CRHE
We received the following text from a homeschooling mother who is active in her homeschool community. In her article, which she asked us to share anonymously, she speaks from her personal experience about the importance of homeschooling parents… Read More
Category: Blog, Policy, Voices for Reform Tags: disability, parents
Reactionary Homeschooling
Updated on October 26, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
At CRHE, we sometimes receive questions from individuals planning in advance to homeschool. Sometimes they intend to homeschool because of negative experiences they had attending public school as children. In other cases they plan to homeschool because they have… Read More
Category: Blog, News, Voices for Reform Tags: parents
Resources for Homeschooling Parents!
Updated on October 26, 2023 by Rachel Coleman
As August approaches, parents across the country are thinking about school again, and for homeschooling parents, that means curriculum planning and/or activity scheduling! At the Coalition for Responsible Home Education, we work to support homeschooling parents in providing the… Read More
Category: Blog, Resources Tags: parents
A Homeschool Glossary
Updated on January 14, 2019 by CRHE
Educational philosophies and approaches John Holt – a former teacher who called for homeschooling as a radical alternative to the school environment of the 1960s, Holt promoted self-directed learning and rights of self-determination for children; he published the… Read More
Category: Blog, Research Tags: parents
Why Self-Policing Is Not Sufficient
Updated on October 20, 2023 by Karen Goltz
As a homeschooling mom beginning my second year of formal homeschool instruction, I rely heavily on blogs as resources. I read blogs written by other individuals who are homeschooling their children, communities of homeschooling parents, and communities of… Read More
Category: Blog, Voices for Reform Tags: communities, family, guest blogger, karen goltz, parents, self-policing
When Homeschool Dreams Meet Reality
Updated on October 20, 2023 by Karen Goltz
I live in New Hampshire, where kindergarten is optional and compulsory education begins at age six. In September 2013 my son was five and would have begun half-day kindergarten at our local public school, while my daughter would not… Read More
Category: Blog, New Hampshire, Voices for Reform Tags: flexibility, guest blogger, homeschooling day-to-day, karen goltz, parents
Homeschool Transcripts and Diplomas in the Admissions Process
Updated on October 16, 2014 by Rachel Coleman
While some homeschooled students receive transcripts or diplomas through accredited correspondence programs or satellite schools, homeschool diplomas and transcripts are typically family-generated. In other words, homeschool diplomas and transcripts are similar to diplomas and transcripts from unaccredited private schools,… Read More
Category: Blog, Research Tags: parents, Transcripts and Diplomas
Advice from a Homeschool Grad Turned Public School Teacher
Updated on October 20, 2023 by Giselle Palmer
You were homeschooled? And now you’re a public school teacher? I get that question fairly often…and I understand why. Many homeschoolers strongly dislike public schools—some even fear them or consider them evil—how in the world did someone who… Read More
Category: Blog, Voices for Reform Tags: parents