FAQ > I live on a very tight budget. How can I homeschool?

Choose... How do I start? What if I don't have a teaching degree? Can I homeschool if I am living on a very tight budget? What material would be helpful for a Black-oriented curriculum? Where can I get Black-oriented educational material for my children? How do I withdraw my children from a school in Ontario? Why have parents rejected institutionalized schooling for their children? How can I find other homeschoolers of colour in my area? How can I teach about our history (esp. slavery) without engendering hate? Can I just homeschool just one of my children? How does my child earn high school credits while homeschooled? What about going to university or college after only homeschooling? How can my children have a social life if they're homeschooled? Where do I purchase the curriculum? What are the resources I can use? I want to be an AHA Rep or start a Chapter for my area I'm not in Peterborough. Is there an AHA representative in my area? Are there any books or sites about Black homeschoolers who have done it or are doing it? Which catalogues and material are must-haves? What curriculum do I use? Do I have to use a curriculum? What about learning on the internet? Where are some great sites? How do I join AHA?

It may take more elbow grease and more creativity, but you can definitely do it! Buy or borrow Home Schooling on a Shoe String by Melissa L. Morgan & Judith Waite Allee.ISBN: 0-87788-546-X and Homeschool Your Child For Free by LauraMaery Gold and Joan M. Zielinski. The library and/or the Internet enables nearly cost-free homeschooling! If you are surviving on social assistance, and are not working outside of your home, you have an excellent opportunity to provide your children with quality education by homeschooling them. Even if you are poor and are working outside of your home, you can do it. It may not be very easy or always convenient, depending on the ages of your children, but it's feasible. eGroups: Homeschool Site Reviews Low Income Homeschool Free learning online Other Free Resources: AHA Activities Edison Academy Free Curriculum Guides Free Homeschool Schedules Homeschool Arts - free art lessons Homeschooling on a Shoestring Maryland Moms Homeschool Free Stuff Charts Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum Guides The HomeschoolMom.com - "Bringing you the best free homeschool resources" There are many more resources online. Go to Google or Yahoo and type "homeschool for free" in the search box, then click "search". Used and low-cost books: Abe Books AHA Freebies/Swap Meet Barnes & Noble: Used textbooks, bargain books Homeschool Swap Boards Lots more at Google when you type "homeschool for free" in the search box