10 Steps to Homeschooling with EXCELLENCE - Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella

On a daily basis now, parents are considering homeschooling for the first time ever and asking the question, “But How?” Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella answer this important question in this discussion for The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast.

It’s 2020 and EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED! For the first time, many have been faced with one of the greatest decisions of their parenting lives. How will they educate their children? Will they continue to send them to school during this time of COVID-19 restrictions, masks, and social distancing? Will they sit them in front of a computer screen for hours of ZOOM virtual classes? Or will they withdraw them completely and HOMESCHOOL and test the waters of real, parent-directed education at home.

Notes and Recommended Resources:

Here are 10 very specific steps to get you started on the right path, or encourage you along the way if you’re already traveling the homeschool road.
1. PRAY. Do that first. Surrender your homeschool to the Lord. Seek Him in all you do.

2. KNOW YOUR WHY. So that when it gets hard, and it will, you can go back and be reminded.

○ Watch "The Who, Why, and How of Homeschooling" - podcast with Yvette Hampton, Aby Rinella, and Karen DeBeus - https://podcast.schoolhouserocked.com/e/part-1-the-who-why-and-how-of-homeschooling-with-aby-rinella-karen-debeus-and-yvette/

○ Homegrown Generation (the 2020 Schoolhouse Rocked online conference) - Sign up to watch 7 of the best sessions for free, including “Why Homeschooling Matters – Getting to the Heart of Homeschooling” with Aby Rinella. Or, sign up for the entire conference for only $10! - https://homegrowngeneration.com/

○ Education: Does God Have An Opinion? Book by Israel Wayne - https://www.familyrenewal.org/store/product/education-god-opinion/

3. KNOW YOUR STATE LAWS – Go to SchoolhouseRocked.com and click on the “Homeschooling in Your State” link at the top.

4. JOIN HSLDA - https://hslda.org/

5. DE-SCHOOL – Get rid of the “school” mentality - Do not compare, do not try to recreate someone else’s homeschool or traditional school in your home. Answer the call the Lord has given YOUR family. Give time for a family reset.

6. FIND A LOCAL COMMUNITY

○ HSLDA list of Homeschool Organizations - https://hslda.org/content/orgs/

7. UNDERSTAND STYLE - Figure out your teaching style and your children's learning styles.

○ The Way They Learn, by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias - https://amzn.to/35LvG4j

8. CHOOSE CURRICULUM – Ask friends or family for recommendations
○ Cathy Duffy Reviews - https://cathyduffyreviews.com/

9. ATTEND A HOMESCHOOL CONFERENCE – in person, if possible. Learn about your state conference by becoming a member of your state homeschool organization.

○ Find your state homeschool organization - https://www.homeschoolfreedom.com/state-orgs/

○ For a great online conference, sign up for the 2020 Homegrown Generation Family Expo (only $10) - https://homegrowngeneration.com/

10. START WITH THE END IN MIND, and at the same time, acknowledge that change is inevitable. Be flexible. - https://podcast.schoolhouserocked.com/e/start-with-the-end-in-mind-karen-debeus-and-aby-rinella/

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Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution is a feature-length documentary currently in post-production. The film is intended to break down common misconceptions about homeschooling, encourage a flood of new families to homeschool, and equip those already homeschooling to do it well. The film follows host, Yvette Hampton, as she travels the country with her family, meeting other homeschoolers and education experts in an effort to learn the secrets of successful homeschooling and to tell the story of the millions of people who have been impacted by the homeschool revolution. As viewers follow Yvette on this journey and share in her challenges and victories, they will gather the necessary resources and encouragement to homeschool with excellence — to start strong and finish well!

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