Looking for a full service homeschooling academy? Want a Christian curriculum for your child? Is your child computer competent enough to take classes over the Internet? Then perhaps you might want to consider The Grace Academy as your homeschooling school.

A nationally accredited k-12 curriculum provider, the academy offers many resources for a successful homeschooling experience. However, since the Academy is nationally accredited and not regionally or state accredited, parents will want to check with their state department of education to determine if the courses offered by Grace will be considered as fulfilling state requirements. Additionally, parents will want to check with the admissions office of several colleges to determine if a Grace diploma is acceptable.

Once any issues about accreditation are resolved, and assuming they are resolved in the affirmative, then you should consider whether Grace offers and promotes diversity. A quick glance of the school's website did not reveal any photos of people of color, except for one family on its Testimonials page. We live in a country which is rich with diversity and any school which hopes to develop well rounded and useful citizens ought to embrace and promote diversity which is one of the great hallmarks of our rich culture.

If Grace passes the diversity test, assuming such a test is important to you, then surely it is worth considering. Grace promises over 150 multimedia courses which are delivered via the Internet. Teachers are always standing by for assistance. These courses, while based on an evangelical Christian viewpoint, also present opposing viewpoints. The Academy acknowledges that you cannot understand those who oppose you unless you understand what they believe and point to Jesus as an example of one who knew and understood the positions of those who opposed him. Assuming the two matters raised in this article are resolved in the school's favor, then Grace bears considering as the curriculum provider for your home school.

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Remember those days in college when at the end of the semester you would line up at the college bookstore to sell your used textbooks? Do you recall later going to that same book store before the start of the next semester to try to find used books for your courses? Well, now that you have decided to homeschool your children, you can use that same approach to offset some of the costs associated with homeschooling. There are creative ways to cut the costs of your child's education.

Used homeschooling books and supplies are available at many sources on the Internet. Some of them can be found by clicking the link below. Parents forums are another way of finding recycled items and of course selling those materials you will no longer need for your children's education. From textbooks to software programs, calculators, sometimes even computers, parents can let their "fingers do the walking," to use an ad slogan of a yellow pages advertisement, by surfing the Internet to find used homeschooling items and to sell their materials which are no longer needed.

Many curriculum providers sponsor electronic message boards where parents have direct access to other parents for selling, trading, and exchanging items needed for their home school. Oftentimes prices are very low and reasonable. Sometimes, you will be surprised to find items right in your own neighborhood. Some homeschooling schools and associations also provide message boards and forums where such activity can be carried out.

It makes good cents to take advantage of these opportunities to save money and also contribute to the Green Revolution by engaging in recycling. You also help to avoid clutter in your home by getting rid of educational items you no longer need. Not only do you benefit, the parents from who you buy and sell also benefit and so does the environment.

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Homeschooling supplies are very important to the success of your child's education. Oftentimes, parents who decide to home school their children devote significant time to the selection of textbooks but give little or no concern to the other supplies needed for successful homeschooling despite the fact that such materials are just as critical as textbooks.

Paper, pens, rulers, a calculator, art supplies, etc. are just a few of the home school materials needed to further the educational enterprise. In addition to these teaching material, there is a number of administrative forms needed for a successful home school.

Most states require, either directly or indirectly, that parents who teach their children at home maintain attendance records. In addition, some states require that parents write annual progress reports and retain them for several years. States also require that certain subjects be taught and a record of students' performance in those subjects be maintained.

However, there is no need to worry about these material demands. Most homeschooling associations will assist parents in acquiring the support they need to teach and to comply with state requirements. In addition, if parents are aligned with a homeschooling school, then the school will provide most of the forms needed. Both associations and schools will provide parents with sources from which to obtain the support needed for teaching and for record keeping, as well as reporting requirements. Some states provide forms needed to to report certain matters to the state.

In those rare instances where parents decide to go it along (though this author strongly advises against doing so), there are several school supplies stores available on the web and elsewhere which should be of assistance. The important consideration is more one of being aware of the supplies needed than the source. Parents need to be aware of the administrative duties imposed upon them as teachers and administrators of their own home school.

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You are thinking about or have already decided to teach your children at home. But have you considered the disadvantages of homeschooling? These are serious matters which demand your sincere and devoted consideration.

Number one on the list of disadvantages of homeschooling is the commitment required by parents. Usually, and it is very rare for this not to be the case, one parent is going to be responsible for the home school. That parent is going to have to take full responsibility for for the child's or children's education and the success or failure of the child cannot be blamed on a crowded classroom, incompetent teacher, or any of the other myriad of reasons parents give for their child's lack of success in education. Do you have the stamina, fortitude, discipline, knowledge, patience, and all the other skills and dispositions it takes to be a parent and a teacher?

Secondly is the cost. You are paying taxes to your local school district. However, if you home school your children, you will have to pay for tuition, books, materials, supplies, fees, and other costs and you will not get a rebate of the taxes you are paying to support public education. Are you able to bear those costs? Even with co-ops, used textbook exchanges, and a host of other devices intended to reduce the cost of homeschooling, teaching your child or children at home is going to cost you.

Thirdly, what about the development of your child's social skills? Will the close interaction between you and your child give your child the opportunities s/he needs to develop social skills? Herein lies what is perhaps the greatest criticism of teaching your child at home. However, in recent years this criticism has become less forceful given the emergence of homeschooling associations which have established parents forums, conventions, conferences, field trips, and other activities where parents and students can get together. Nevertheless, the lack of socialization persists as a disadvantage of teaching your child at home.

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