Homeschooling for Dummies

This friendly, well-informed guide is a valuable resource for parents considering homeschooling, as well as veteran homeschooler interested in fresh homeschooling ideas. It gets you on track with what you need to know to confidently:

• De termine whether homeschooling is right for you and your family
• Get started in homeschooling
• Obtain teaching materials
• Develop a curriculum that reflects your values and beliefs
• Comply with all legal requirements
• Find healthy social outlets for your kids
• Join a homeschooling cooperative

From textbooks to computers to state compliance, expert Jennifer Kaufeld, covers all the bases. She anticipates most of your questions about homeschooling and answers them with clear, easy-to-follow answers enlivened by real-life accounts by parents around the nation who have opted to homeschool their children. Topics covered include:

• Deciding at what age to begin
• Determining your kid’s learning style and teaching to it
• Teaching special needs children
• Developing a curriculum that’s right for your children
• Finding social outlets for you homeschoolers
• Complying with state and federal regulations
• Teaching at the primary, middle school and high school levels
• Preparing for the SATs, ACT and other key standardized tests
• Networking with other homeschoolers

You shouldn’t have to compromise on your children’s education. Get Homeschooling For Dummies and find out how to turn your home into a school and raise smart, well-adjusted kids.

Everyone either thinking about homeschooling or currently teaching at home needs a copy of this book. It's a life (and sanity) saver!!!!


Priceless Resource   February 20, 2006
Dad of 8 (Worldwide - USAF)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful

When considering homeschooling as a viable educational option for our boys, we were in a fog. Homeschooling seemed like a very foreign (very weird) concept and we were hesitant to attempt due to lack of exposure to any credible information on the subject. We bought "Homeschooling for Dummies" (our first in a long line of "Dummies" books) and made the switch just 6 months later. It has everything you need in a one-stop reference that can be used to determine if homeschooling is right for your family as well as fine tune any already-homeschooling families. It breaks down everything from the slightly unusual "unschooling" and the dreaded "socialization" question to lists of books and references to use as a jumping-off point. Thinking of taking the plunge into homeschooling? This is THE book to read first.


Straight forward information with no agenda   June 28, 2003
MotherLodeBeth (Sierras of California)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful

We have been in homeschooling since the 70's and aside from Homeschooling For Excellence written by a couple we know and respect, this is a book I would highly recommend simply because it offers valuable information and does NOT set out to convert people to homeschooling. Even bought a copy for my local library.


Great resource   October 2, 2008
C. Cancela (SAN JUAN, PR Puerto Rico)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This book helped me to decide to homeschool 2 of my children. It offers easy-to-read complete explanations of every way to homeschool. In addition, it has many website recommendations that I keep using for every related subject you can imagine, from how to get organized to where to look for study units, to state requirements.


One of my favorite Homeschooling books!   April 14, 2003
Lara....... (North Bay Area, CA USA)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful

Really Good book for people new to homeschooling as well as the veterans. There's lots of resourses, and practical information. Very comprehensive, and yet very easy to read and skip around if you want!