Not Another Homeschool Blog

update: Kickstarter cancelled. We will be releasing the curriculum soon to the public.    Our first Kickstarter for CheesePress History was not funded, so we started over again and have 25 days left to meet our goals. It seems we are doing even worse than last time.  It is a bit disappointing.  But we will prevail.  We have already paid for editors, but need the pre-orders for printing, packaging, and promotion, but if this fails, you'd better believe I have a plan 1, 2, and 3.   Chances are, if the project fails to fund, we will release the program one week at a time, or perhaps we will release it in two parts, the fall semester and spring semester.  But, we will release it.  In the meantime, please help us get it funded right away because if we can be expedient with this first volume, the next volume will follow it in a matter of months!  support our  K I C K S T A R T E R  here

 Honestly, I am not sure how to get the word out further.  For years, on my youtube channel, whenever I mentioned writing a curriculum, folks have told me they wanted whatever I wrote. I finally pulled it together, created, tested, and wrote a curriculum that is to be released in August.  We have put it on a Kickstarter for pre-orders to make sure we can pay our editors (they are getting paid regardless), but we would like to release the first run without going broke.  No need to fill out a form for the waiting list anymore, you can go right to Kickstarter.  Here is the link:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cheesepress/a-cheese-press-history-ancient-history  Here is a long-form video that explains more about the curriculum.  Who is it for?  Homeschoolers who want the full history story from early man (Ancient History) to modern times. The first of 4 volumes will be released in August.  Parents of public school students who you want...

 We now have a permanent location in Historic Lawrenceville GA and we are launching the Kickstarter for our first year of curriculum (ancient history), which will be released in August! 

  Seeking collaborators:   People who homeschooled and/or people who chose traditional education.  What do we have in common? What can we learn from each other?  email ahermitt at gmail if you are interested in doing a youtube collaboration, using zoom.

 Yes. I don't love these programs.   PACES (Accellerated Christian Education) Lifepacs (Alpha Omega Company) However, while the programs are problematic, they are not the whole problem.  

Unenroll?  Fill out paperwork? Choose curriculum? Create a schedule? All of these things are important but if you are a homeschooler (the type that teaches children themselves without the help of a teacher).... An OG homeshchooler, then you need to know this one important thing.  YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW.  Confused?  Watch the video. 

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT AND THEN SOME... After not making a blog post for over a year, I am back with my second post in a week, but strange times calls for strange behavior, right?  Anyway, due to murmurings I am hearing on the homeschool boards I thought this was in order.  Many people need to know what to expect when they decide to homeschool. They need to know what the first step is and they are getting tons of misinformation when they call the school.   I have done the research, and you can find specific state information on several homeschool legal websites, but I found some inconsistencies, and dug further.  The rules are as follows:  There is no real notification required, as in you can just decide to homeschool and start homeschooling in Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, New Jersey, Alaska, Iowa, and Michigan.  In some of these states, you can opt to work more closely with the schools, or enroll under private schools, but it is no...