THEO

Home School, Who Me?

What:  Overview of homeschooling

Who:  Those seriously considering home education and looking for answers to a multitude of questions.

What it is not.  The sessions are not entertaining for those just curious.  They are for the listener sincerely trying to understand how to home educate children.

How to help: Pass along these sessions if you know of someone sincerely seeking facts to help them decide about home education for their own children, or seeking advice on how to set up their homeschool for the first time.

Remember  Tennyson’s quote: Education should be the lighting of a fire, not the filling of a bucket.

Session 1 – Introduction to Homeschooling – What to consider, history of THEO and context of this seminar (5 minutes)

Session 2 – Homeschooling Statistics and Legality (8 minutes)

Session 3 – Pros and Cons (the long one at 15 minutes)

Session 4 – Choosing a curriculum for your k-8th grade student (still long at 23 minutes, but offers an excellent long term perspective for all subjects)

Session 5- Choosing a curriculum for your 9-12th grade student ( 24 minutes with lots of information about where to get MORE information!)

Session 6 – Organizing your home school classroom (5 minutes)

Session 7 – Setting up your home school Calendar –-(9 minutes)     …oops, I failed to suggest you consider taking off April and October, the most beautiful months in Texas weather every year!

Session 8 – Resources available for homeschooling families in North Texas (10 minutes)

Session 9 – Differing philosophies about home education, for instance, Charlotte Mason versus Classical.  During this 12 minute session I failed to mentioned THEO’s Worldview classes!  We teach Worldviews of the Western World written by David Quine who lives in Richardson, TX.

Session 10 – Avoid the temptation to keep up with the Jones’ (5 minutes)