Why would a family with no religious affiliation opt out of the standard school model? The short answer is that the stakes were too high not to. The long answer is in the rest of this article. From freedom, to a miserable experience for those working in the school system, to excessive homework, to unnatural socialization ideals in school settings, to the ability to follow your own path, this mom lists the reasons that compelled her to strike a different plan for her child.

Share successes and ideas and build a helpful, welcoming archive for the new unschoolers, the newly-unschooling, and the nicely unschooling.

A networking list for homeschoolers, librarians, and anyone interested in libraries and homeschooling. This email group is sponsored by the American Homeschool Association.

A homeschooling father recounts his views of why it is important to periodically attend homeschool conferences, including how they can recharge you and add "fertilizer" to your life.

Do you have resources to share with other home educators? HSLaunch is a free platform for sharing files, sites and other information with other homeschool families.

This is a safe place for Christian families to share their hopes, joys, concerns and prayer requests as they homeschool an only child

A look at unschooling as a philosophy of life from an African-American perspective.

Don't doubt! Moms and dads, you are qualified to teach your children. God gives you everything you need to teach them.

Once considered just for christian fundamentalist, homeschoolers today cite many different reasons for their home education choice. Everyone who homeschools has a different reason. Not everyone does it for religious reasons. One parent shares her reasons for homeschooling her special needs son.

This article is meant to encourage those who are homeschooling an only child as they go forward in their homeschool journey.