When you are starting out, it's a good idea to get a grasp on the different "philosophies" of home education. From this, you can create your own family philosophy - something unique to you and your children that will best suit both parents and students. These links will give you an introduction to some of the homeschooling methodologies out there.

The Moore Method:

http://www.moorefoundation.com/
Dr. Raymond and Dorothy Moore are called "the Pioneers of Homeschooling" by many for their major influence on the movement when it was starting up in the States about 20 years back. Learn about The Moore Formula, their Academy, and their philosophy from this site.

Charlotte Mason:

http://homepage.bushnell.net/~peanuts/faq1.html
The ABC'S of Charlotte Mason

Classical Education:

http://www.classicalhomeschooling.org/
This site is dedicated to Classical Education and its practical application in grades K-12 for homeschooling families.

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/canada.php
"Classical education and home schooling information, guidelines, and links for home schoolers, afterschoolers, and other concerned parents."

http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/comparison_approaches.htm
An article from the classical ed site comparing different [homeschool] teaching methodologies.

Child Directed Learning

http://www.unschooling.org/index.htm
Family Unschoolers Network

http://www.unschooling.com
Looks like a good site for all kinds of articles and resources for unschoolers.

http://www.homeschoolingfriends.org/unschooling.html
"Just what is it about unschooling that differentiates it from other types of homeschooling enough to warrant its own term?" asks author Billy Greer. Check out the page to see his reasoning.

Relaxed Schooling or Child-Lead Learning:

http://www.life.ca/hs/index.html
Natural Life Magazine homeschooling page

http://www.homeschooloasis.com/article_chart.htm
Articles by Barbara Shelton - great resource!

Whole-Hearted Child:

http://www.wholeheart.org
Home site of Clay and Sally Clarkson of "Educating the Whole-Hearted Child" fame. This method has pretty much become a philosophy in and of itself, while still being compatible with many other methods. :)

Unit Studies:

http://www.geocities.com/homeschool_heartline/unitstudies.html
Here is a link for help in using and creating unit studies plus lots of links.

Miscellaneous Subjects:

http://homeschoolfaq.com/
You'll find this is a great place to visit if you're looking for Bible-based homeschool information. This site includes hundreds of pages including frequently asked questions, helpful homeschool articles, links to free books online, ideas to help you utilize the Internet, freeware links, education philosophies, lesson ideas, list of homeschool catalogs, magazines, links, resources, list groups, educational software, message boards, newsgroups, and tons more! ALSO: VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS!

http://www.gocin.com/homeschool/
Christian Homeschool Fellowship site.

http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/
This is John Taylor Gatto's site, author of "Dumbing Us Down and "The Underground History of American Education". Read "The Underground History..." for free online!

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