Still on the Fence?
Sometimes taking that first step is the hardest. What roadblocks have kept you from making the decision to educate your children at home? Trust that these roadblocks will be removed. Finally, prayerfully, read on. Hopefully, by addressing some of the common homeschooling issues your roadblocks will become pebbles under your feet!
Sure, you can spend up to the cost of private school tuition per year in homeschooling expenses. But you can just as easily spend very little.
An expensive curriculum will not guarantee "success." In fact, given that some expensive packaged materials were designed to serve the needs of a classroom and not the individual student, you may find the opposite to be true.
On the other hand, with online access (something you definitely have) and access to a good library, you may find you are more than halfway there. And don't forget to check the used-curriculum boards. Something that didn't work for another family may be exactly what you are looking for!
Further Reading
- AO Help
Free lesson plans and curriculum from AmblesideOnline.org. - The Cost of Homeschooling
Want to know how much others spend on homeschooling? Real examples from real homeschoolers. HomeschoolChristian.com - Free Firewood
Kathi Kearney has put together a list of free resources on the Internet including foreign language materials, language arts materials, AP courses and curriculum, and vintage textbooks. - An Old-Fashioned Education
Miss Maggie has put together a full K-12 curriculum using materials nearly exclusively available free on the internet.