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I can answer some questions about how to do homeschooling, and what resources are available. I can talk about my experience homeschooling, and how children who have been homeschooled enter adulthood, and how they do.

Experience in the area

We homeschooled our seven children through high school. I have also worked with other homeschooling families on an informal basis, from different perspectives. We have six grandchildren. Our family is very, very close. I am proud of the way our children help each other, even to the extent of living together to save expenses, including the married ones. I almost completed a degree in Asian studies as well, and we have also helped our children handle the issues of other cultures.

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I have a BA in art, and have studied the Montessori Method in formal settings. I observed in various schools, read many books, and volunteered in the Montessori classroom. I also studied piano for many years, and organ, and play two other instruments and sing. In many areas, I am self-taught. I read 15 languages, and I have spent thousands of hours reading law. I also have an interest in science and have read extensively in certain areas. I have a working knowledge of Christian apologetics. As an amateur ethnobotanist, I have done a study of the uses of Sonoran Desert plants, and have written material which covers hundreds of pages. I was the general contractor for building our house, and also raised goats and other animals. I am currently a professional artist. In other words, I have a widespread background in many subjects.

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Recent Answers from Pat Goltz

2009-09-20 scholorship:

Hello, allison, It is possible for homeschoolers to get scholarships. Thinking on this is shifting, and some colleges are learning that homeschoolers usually make very good students. However, what I

2009-05-16 i want to teach myself mathematics:

hamad, Thank you for the very kind rating! Try using Google to search for the book. Use these search terms: saxon trigonometry. Like I said, I don't know how readily you might get it shipped, but

2009-05-16 i want to teach myself mathematics:

Hello, hamad, I don't know of a site off the top of my head. I have a bunch of links on my web site, but I don't know how helpful they'll be. You can look through them. Go here: http://www.seghea

2009-02-10 Begin Home/unschooling in High School:

Hi, Bella, You're old enough to have thought a few things out. I agree with you about school. Don't worry too much about places like Yale. They're learning that homeschoolers make good college students

2009-02-08 homeschooling a teen in Tennessee:

Hi, Camilla, It sounds to me like they're jerking you around (they may have concluded you're vulnerable and afraid of them.) I guess it depends on how you argue with them. You have to stand up to them

 

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