How to Homeschool 

Let us come alongside you as a parent for the well-being of your student.

Welcome!

We are so glad you are here!

If you are beginning to investigate homeschooling, there are a few things we would like you to know:

1) The first is that YOU CAN DO THIS.

 We have known people with many different education levels (high school education through multi-doctoral levels). 

We have personally known parents from all walks of life who have chosen to homeschool: public school teachers, attorneys, medical doctors, psychologists, engineers, nurses, child care workers, etc. as well as people who have no college education; individuals from many fields and with many different backgrounds.  

Many parents from various life circumstances have homeschooled successfully: Moms and Dads together with a high income, with a low income, single moms, single dads, grandparents, and other guardians.

People who are working have made homeschooling work.  People who are ill have made homeschooling work.  People who have many children or only one child have made homeschooling work. 

National Home Education Research Institute is known for conducting research on homeschooling, and you can find lots of details about homeschooling in the U.S. on their website:

https://www.nheri.org/research-facts-on-homeschooling/

2) You can get help.

There are many resources to help you get started.  If you have looked into resources, but still do not feel competant to school your student, North Carolina law allows for you to hire others to share the responsibility for one subject or all subjects to work toward educational goals. 

There are many homeschool classes you can purchase for your child.

We have classes available at Complete Instruction.  You can also find classes in the Charlotte, NC area online.

However, we do encourage you to be as involved as you possibly can be with your child's education.

One great resource in N.C. is NCHE North Carolinians for Home Education.  They look out for homeschoolers and monitor any legislation that would affect homeschooling in N.C.  They have a wonderful conference and book fair every spring:

https://www.nche.com/thrive/

3) Research has shown that the best model of education is individual or small group education as in a tutoring model.

So the best news of all is that homeschooling, done this way,  WORKS; it is the most successful mode of education.   

Just make sure you are not simply replicating the school system,

which in many cases has been wrought with issues and fails many students.

Why does this tutoring or small group model work?  Because students are given so much individual attention.  Students can work ahead if they are advanced students, and they can work at their own pace if they need more attention than the average student.