GRAY, Tenn. - Nov. 24, 2020 - For nearly two decades, The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine has been providing parents with encouragement—an indispensable ingredient for successful homeschooling. In light of the recent explosive growth of home education, the team behind the industry's trade magazine sought to create a concise resource especially designed for first-year home educators. The result is The Homeschooling Primer: What Home Education Looks Like & How to Start.
"This amazing booklet can be read in one sitting, with a cup of coffee in hand," explains Gena Suarez, publisher of The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. "In one hour, moms can learn the basic principles of homeschooling that will give them success in their first year, and set them up nicely for years to come." Available as a free digital download from The Old Schoolhouse® Homeschool Store, this 24-page primer contains ten foundational articles upon which moms and dads can build a solid educational structure for their children.
From The Homeschooling Primer, parents understand the important distinction between home education and school at home. Readers are presented with statistics that support the efficacy of homeschooling and are introduced to the major methods. They learn about the four main learning styles and are reassured that home is the best place to be, even for students with special needs. There is a checklist for getting started and advice for getting organized.
One of the key features of the primer is a detailed directory of The Old Schoolhouse® family of websites, including the company's much-loved curriculum division, SchoolhouseTeachers.com.
"While The Homeschooling Primer is a gold mine of information," says Suarez, "its main purpose is to encourage moms and dads who are just starting out on this educational adventure. The pandemic showed parents that they could teach their children at home temporarily. We want to show them they have what it takes to make homeschooling a permanent solution for their family."
Print copies of The Homeschooling Primer (https://www.theoldschoolhouse.com/product/the-homeschooli...) can be purchased from The Old Schoolhouse® Homeschool Store (https://www.theoldschoolhouse.com/shop/) for $5 USD each, with deep discounts on packs of ten, fifty, and one hundred.
About The Old Schoolhouse®
The Old Schoolhouse® (www.theoldschoolhouse.com) is a privately held corporation that publishes the industry-leading homeschool education print magazine, The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine (https://www.theoldschoolhouse.com/), as well as hundreds of books and planning support tools for homeschooling families. SchoolhouseTeachers.com, a division of The Old Schoolhouse®, supports over 9,000 member families with more than 450 courses for preschool through high school, as well as educational videos, World Book Online, transcripts, report cards, planning tools, and recordkeeping. Established in 2001, The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine (https://www.theoldschoolhouse.com/) is focused on providing high-quality, encouraging, affordable solutions for homeschooling families.
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