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Are You Ready? © Beverley Paine Before you begin or start worrying about how to legally register as a homeschooling family there are a few things you need to consider... Are you cut out to be a homeschooling parent?
Do you see yourself as a:
If you answered the last point ... Congratulations! You have the necessary qualifications needed to homeschool your children. Further reading: If You Are a Parent You Are Already Educating Your Child! What does it take to be a homeschooler? Anyone can teach their children at home if they are willing...
There is no 'one way' or 'right way' to homeschool. There is no such things as a perfect curriculum. Trial and error will help you find what works for your family and each child. And that's okay. Life-long learners start their education at home. You taught your children everything they learned before they went to school. Spend a moment thinking about what this means. " Education is not a preparation for life; Education is life itself." " I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions It is too easy to underestimate or undervalue the teaching skills that naturally come with parenting! Try this simple de-schooling exercise: Think about everything your children could do and knew before they started school. How did they learn these things? There were no teachers. No special learning aids or specialised equipment. There wasn't even a curriculum.There you were, with no specific teaching skills, and probably less experience, teaching your children, expecting and obtaining success! Children don't really need schools, or teachers, or books, to learn. They are exceptional learners from birth. You are already a capable teacher! Further reading:
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Pioneering members of the home education movement in Australia, Beverley and Robin Paine are passionate advocates of true educational choice for families. They began homeschooling their children in 1986 and three years later started the South Australian Home Based Learners network.
Beverley wrote Getting Started with Homeschooling in 1995-97 and since then continues to write books and booklets on home education. She balances spending time helping home educators with working in her garden and renovating her home, as well as continuing to build her collection of writing on a variety of homeschooling subjects. Beverley maintains an extensive collection of websites as well as several Yahoo groups supporting families teaching their children at home.
In 2007 Beverley joined the HEA and was a committee member for three years during which time she edited and produced the HEA Newsletter, Stepping Stones for Home Educators magazine, annual Resource Directory and other HEA publications.
If you'd like to keep in touch with what Beverley is up to her in her life, sign up for the Homeschool Australia Newsletter or visit her Homeschool Australia Facebook page.nor do they endorse or recommend products (other than their own) listed in contributed articles, pages, or advertisements.