| About The Author | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. xi |
Section 1 | Why | p. 1 |
1 | Why do people choose to homeschool? | p. 2 |
2 | Why do I need a support group? | p. 8 |
3 | Why should I attend a conference? | p. 10 |
4 | Why are there so many different styles of homeschooling? | p. 13 |
5 | Why do some families homeschool one child but not another? | p. 17 |
6 | Why does the idea of homeschooling upset some people so much? | p. 18 |
7 | Why do some children want to be homeschooled? | p. 20 |
8 | Why do people quit homeschooling? | p. 21 |
9 | Why should I talk to a number of families before making the decision to homeschool? | p. 24 |
10 | Why should I register with the state-or why should I not? | p. 25 |
11 | Why is homeschooling growing steadily? | p. 26 |
Section 2 | Who | p. 29 |
12 | Who are the homeschooling experts? | p. 30 |
13 | Who started the homeschooling movement? | p. 35 |
14 | Who does the teaching in the family? | p. 36 |
15 | Who can act a mentor/tutor/helper with my children? | p. 38 |
16 | who is being homeschooled in the United States? | p. 38 |
17 | Who has been homeschooled in the past (well-known homeschoolers)? | p. 41 |
18 | Who should not homeschool? | p. 42 |
Section 3 | What | p. 45 |
19 | What are the laws regarding homeschooling? | p. 46 |
20 | What are the myths about homeschooling? | p. 48 |
21 | What about socialization? | p. 51 |
22 | What qualifications do my spouse/partner or I need in order to homeschool? | p. 56 |
23 | What are learning styles? | p. 57 |
24 | What is unschooling? | p. 59 |
25 | What records do I need to keep? | p. 62 |
26 | What it my spouse/partner does not support homeschooling? | p. 63 |
27 | What it my child does not want to be homeschooled? | p. 65 |
28 | What if my child is already enrolled in public school? | p. 66 |
29 | What it my child is doing well in school? | p. 67 |
30 | What does the term deschooling or decompressing mean? | p. 68 |
31 | What role does the Internet play in homeschooling? | p. 70 |
32 | What is a typical homeschooling day like? | p. 73 |
33 | What are the disadvantages of homeschooling? | p. 74 |
34 | What are the most important supplies I need for homeschooling? | p. 75 |
35 | What do students really need to know? | p. 77 |
36 | What if my child and I argue? | p. 79 |
37 | What if my child refuses to read or write? | p. 80 |
38 | What is the Charlotte Mason method? | p. 83 |
39 | What are Waldorf Schools? | p. 84 |
40 | What is a classical education philosophy? | p. 86 |
41 | What about Montessori Schools? | p. 88 |
42 | What does the press report about homeschooling? | p. 90 |
43 | What role can grandparents play in homeschooling? | p. 91 |
Section 4 | Where | p. 93 |
44 | Where can I find homeschooling curricula and other materials? | p. 95 |
45 | Where can I find local support? | p. 97 |
46 | Where can I find state support? | p. 98 |
47 | Where can I find national support? | p. 98 |
48 | Where do my other children go when I am homeschooling? | p. 99 |
49 | Where can I go on field trips? | p. 100 |
50 | Where should I set up the schoolroom? | p. 102 |
51 | Where can my teen find an internship, apprenticeship, or similar program? | p. 104 |
52 | Where can my child learn how to play an instrument or join a band or an orchestra? | p. 106 |
53 | Where can my child learn sports or join a team? | p. 108 |
54 | Where can my child get physical education (PE)? | p. 109 |
55 | Where can my teenager find someone to date? | p. 110 |
56 | Where can I find guidance on how to design my curriculum? | p. 111 |
57 | Where can I buy a complete curriculum-and should I do so? | p. 113 |
Section 5 | When | p. 115 |
58 | When during the year should I start and stop homeschooling? | p. 116 |
59 | When is summer break? | p. 117 |
60 | When do we register with the public school or the state? | p. 118 |
61 | When do we give our children standardized tests? | p. 119 |
62 | When will my child learn how to -? | p. 121 |
63 | When in the day should I start and when should I stop? | p. 123 |
64 | When can I homeschool if I am a single parent or my partner and I both work? | p. 124 |
65 | When are we able to use public school resources? | p. 125 |
66 | When (at what age) should I start/stop homeschooling? | p. 126 |
Section 6 | How | p. 129 |
67 | How do I provide my child with transcripts and a diploma? | p. 131 |
68 | How do I homeschool on a subject I do not understand? | p. 132 |
69 | How do I homeschool a gifted child? | p. 134 |
70 | How do I Know whether my child is learning? | p. 135 |
71 | How much does homeschooling cost? | p. 136 |
72 | How can my child return to or enter public school? | p. 138 |
73 | How can my child be accepted into college? | p. 139 |
74 | How do I decide what kind of curriculum to use? | p. 141 |
75 | How can my child take driver education or go to the prom? | p. 142 |
76 | How do I deal with rude relatives, nosy neighbor, and crabby coworkers? | p. 144 |
77 | How does my child get a job? | p. 145 |
78 | How do my children learn how to deal with conflict if they do not go to school? | p. 146 |
79 | How do I homeschool kids of different ages or grade levels? | p. 147 |
80 | How do my child and I stay motivated? | p. 148 |
81 | How does my child graduate? | p. 149 |
82 | How do I create a unit study? | p. 150 |
83 | How does the computer figure in homeschooling? | p. 152 |
84 | How do I deal with the issue of truancy? | p. 153 |
85 | How do we best use our library when homeschooling? | p. 153 |
86 | How do I prepare my homeschooled kids to take a standardized test? | p. 154 |
87 | How do I remove my child from School? | p. 156 |
88 | How do my kids and I avoid getting burned out? | p. 157 |
89 | How do I learn to write and talk educationalese, and why will I need it? | p. 160 |
90 | How do I homeschool if I am not religious? | p. 161 |
91 | How do I handle discipline for improper school behavior? | p. 162 |
92 | How do I fill in the hours of the day? | p. 164 |
93 | How do I deal with a partner who is not supportive or helpful? | p. 165 |
94 | How do I homeschool a child with learning disabilities? | p. 167 |
95 | How do I start my own homeschooling group if there are none in my region? | p. 168 |
96 | Can my older kids teach my younger ones? | p. 170 |
97 | How can I manage all my household duties and homeschool as well? | p. 171 |
98 | How can I homeschool while traveling? | p. 172 |
Section 7 | Let's Go! | p. 175 |
99 | Are all your questions answered? | p. 176 |
100 | Are you able to do it? | p. 176 |
101 | Are you ready? | p. 177 |
Appendix A | The Ten Top Tens | p. 179 |
Appendix B | State and National Homeschooling Organizations | p. 185 |
| Index | p. 195 |