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The object of teaching a child is to enable the child to get along without the teacher. We need to educate our children for their future, not our past.
~ Arthur C. Clarke
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Tennessee Email Lists, Support Groups, Message Boards, Forums and Newsletters
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- NETSHU (North East TN Secular Home/Unschoolers) - We are a great homeschool group with members in Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol, Greeneville, border towns in VA and NC and all the little towns in between. This group is open to children of all ages. Please do not feel shy about joining the group because you feel we might not have other children close to your own children's ages. Currently we have children ages 4-15. We love to have field trips and get-together's of all kinds. Feel free to jump right in. Please try not to lurk as this is a group meant to be active. It is all about helping our children have fun, learn new things and make life long friends as well as memories.
- To subscribe, visit NETSHU.
- NHSO (Nashville Homeschooling Onlies) - Are you homeschooling an only child? Or perhaps your other children are grown (or infants) and there's just one whom you homeschool? Or are your other children in public or private school and there's just one at home during the day? Is there such a large age gap between your children that each child FEELS like an only? Then this group is for you.
This is a group where Nashville homeschool parents and their only children can meet together, form friendships, swap childcare, plan educational activities together and offer each other support.
All Nashville homeschoolers are welcome, new, old, school-at-homers, unschoolers. If you have a need to connect your child with other homeschoolers, then you have a place here.
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- To subscribe, visit NHSO.
- North-Alabama-Trailblazers - North Alabama Trailblazers is a group of homeschooling families. We meet together for mutual socialization and companionship of children and parents alike. We serve Madison, Morgan, Limestone, AL and Lincoln, TN counties only. Anyone from the surrounding counties is welcome to join us but will have to drive to the Huntsville metro area for functions.
We are a cooperative support group open to any homeschooler that needs one, not a cover school. We have kids of all ages but the heart of our membership is currently children ages 3-12.
About once or twice a month we do field trips. We also do seasonal and holiday parties. We also do playdays twice a month from March-October at local parks. If a parent suggests an activity and is willing to help with it, we will try our best to do it.
If you would like more information about North Alabama Trailblazers and our current activities, please subscribe to this list.
All homeschoolers are welcome to join us but in order to remain a member after joining YOU MUST EITHER BE REFERRED BY ONE OF OUR EXISTING MEMBERS OR SOMEONE IN THE HOMESCHOOLING COMMUNITY OR, IF APPLYING ON THE WEB AND YOU DO NOT KNOW US, MUST MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO ATTEND AT LEAST ONE FUNCTION WITHIN 60 DAYS OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP TO ALLOW US TO MEET YOU.
After all, this is an activity group for homeschool support and we do expect to see our members at activities from time to time so we can get to know them better. Also, the group and its activities are as successful as our member families make them be.
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- To Subscribe, visit North Alabama Trailblazers.
- NWGeorgiaandChattanoogaHomeschoolers (NW Georgia & Chattanooga Homeschoolers) - This email list was creative to serve homeschooling families in the northwest Georgia and Chattanooga area. Please feel free to introduce yourself, announce activities you know about, ask questions, and offer support.
At present this is an email loop only. It could become more than that, if someone comes forward offering to coordinate play dates, field trips or other activities.
Express opinions respectfully (no flaming.)
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- To Subscribe, visit NWGeorgiaandChattanoogaHomeschoolers.
- NWTHEA (NW Tennessee Home Educators Association) - This list has been set up to announce up-coming activities and field trips available to homeschoolers in North West Tennessee. It is also a forum for the discussion or exchange of ideas regarding homeschooling.
The NWTHEA list functions to connect homeschooling families and their support groups in North West Tennessee. Its purpose is to keep families aware of the opportunities for support and enrichment available within a roughly 60 mile radius of Henry County, TN. We welcome posts from local homeschool organizations. Meeting announcements, field trip and activity opportunities, workshops and conferences, and homeschool related for-sale items will be welcome. While we welcome families of all faiths to participate, please be aware that the overwhelming majority of members of this list are Christian and the subject matter of many posts will reflect a conservative, pro-family, pro-life point of view. If this is offensive to you, please do not subscribe.
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- To Subscribe, visit NWTHEA.
- ourkidsmatter2 (Our Kids Matter) - We wanted to create a group here in Knoxville and surrounding areas where all of us homeschooling families out there could discuss strategies, exchange advice on home schooling and have play dates. We have run into numerous roadblocks on our journey and have had trouble finding the *right* place to look for help. So, here it is. If you want a group where all ideas are welcomed and all members are encouraged to plan as well as participate this is the group for you. The only thing that we ask is that you are respectful of all the members’ opinions, religious belief and teaching techniques. We all have an equal voice in this group. Holiday parties, field trips, and any other activities will be proposed and planned by any of our members. A co-op is currently in the works. To make communication possible for our members we request that you provide certain contact information. Thank you.
- To Subscribe, visit ourkidsmatter2.
- POCH ( Ethnically Diverse Homeschoolers) - Welcome to POCH: Ethnically Diverse Homeschoolers. (POCH- CH has hard K sound-(Sounds like Tupac))
This group has been formed for people of color of any ethnicity who homeschool and are located in Middle Tennessee. POCH will provide playgroups, field trips, support groups for parents and teens, and various other activities.
The purpose of POCH is to provide an environment for children of color to connect with others who look like them. POCH is in place to assist parents with enriching their children's educational life with activities that speak to the unique experiences of diverse cultures. This is not meant to take place of regular play dates, field trips and various other activities. It is just a way to let People of Color know there are more of us out there homeschooling! It is also to provide a support group for the parents as well!
This is an announce-chat list. If you have homeschool questions, "homeschool" items for sale, would like to coordinate a field trip or play date, and so-on post the email here and all on the list will receive it.
POCH is a parent driven organization. Because Middle Tennessee encompasses a wide area of the state, POCH activities are not centralized. POCH members are encouraged to plan activiites that are convient to them and other members are free to attend.
Thank you! Tyra Hargrow, Director/Moderator, A. Batton,Founder
This group does not discriminate and is not a closed group to any race. Anyone who supports our "purpose" is welcome!
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- To Subscribe, visit POCH.
- Scottcountytennesseehomeschoolers (Scott County Tennessee Homeschoolers Support Group) - This is a support group for Scott County, Tennessee Homeschools. We invite you to come and share your experiences with homeschooling. And we also want to be a place of encouragement, guidance, and wisdom to help families who want to homeschool their children. We are a group of homeschooling parents, who would like to meet others in Scott County, TN. who are also homeschooling their children. Please click on the "Links" button on left, for information sites to help you on your journey through homeschooling.
- To Subscribe, visit Scottcountytennesseehomeschoolers.
- SE-LDS-HS - This email support group is sponsored by the Southeast Region LDS Homeschool Association and the School of Abraham.
The Southeast LDS Homeschoolers online support group fills a special slot that no other group offers. This group offers homeschoolers a chance to associate with outstanding families and home educators from all over the region. As a member, you can reach out and find other families who live near you. This is a great place to share ideas, plan activities, or just ask advice.
Do you live in the SE region of the United States? You are invited to join our online homeschool support group. We invite all parents who want to help their children succeed in school and in life, veteran home educators looking for a fresh start, new family educators searching for help and ideas, and parents just thinking about home education to join us.
Our Annual Homeschool Gathering is sponsored by the Southeast Region LDS Homeschool Association is held in Georgia.
For more information, visit Georgia Homeschool Gathering of the Southeast Region LDS Homeschoolers.
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- To Subscribe, visit SE-LDS-HS.
- shapeeducators (S.H.A.P.E. Chat) - This group is a off take of the Spring Hill Area Parent Educator's Group (S.H.A.P.E.) in Spring Hill, TN.
Come on in to discuss the latest in homeschooling methods and materials. Ask questions, get answers about home schooling and your family. If you need more help than can be offered here our ggroup does have in place a mentoring program that we can match you up with a mentor who is a "seasoned" Homeschooler.
Please provide a real name and address when requesting membership.
While we welcome the sharing of information between different area homeschool groups.
Please check out our Web blog at Spring Hill Area Parent Educators for more information about our group!
Questions prior to joining may be sent to: shapedirector@charter.net.
Questions prior to joining may be sent to shapedirector@aol.com.
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- To Subscribe, visit shapeeducators.
- TChomeschool (Tri-Cities Christian Homeschool List) - This is an e-mail network for all local Christian home schoolers in the Tri-Cities area of TN (Kingsport, Johnson City, Bristol) where the experienced home educators encourage the new ones and the new ones offer fresh ideas! We also share calendar, newsletter, and legislative updates; home schooling articles; prayer requests; home schooling or household items for sale; etc.
To join, simply answer the following questions and mail to TChomeschool-subscribe@yahoogroups.com:
- What is your full name?
- Are you currently a Christian homeschooler?
- Are you located in the Tri-Cities of Tennessee: Kingsport, Johnson City, Bristol or surrounding areas?
- Do you know someone on our list? If not or if you are unsure, how did you hear about our group?
- What is the name of the church with which you are affiliated?
After approval, simply respond to the "invitation" that Yahoo will automatically send you. Follow instructions to set up an account, only giving the information that is required. You will then be sent additional information to help you navigate the Digest, in addition to information about local support groups, etc.
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- To Subscribe, visit TChomeschool.
- tennhomeschoolers (Tennessee Homeschoolers) - Tennhomeschoolers was the first (Feb 1998) *inclusive list for homeschoolers in Tennessee. We have homeschoolers from across the state (& border states) including many veteran homeschoolers who can help you find your own way along this most excellent adventure. Everyone has something to share -- you don't have to be a veteran to support your fellow homeschoolers. If you have knowledge let others light their candles by it. The *diversity of this list keeps it interesting -- treating each other with respect keeps the list enjoyable. Together we shall light a candle of understanding in our hearts which shall not be put out.
Our policy regarding "on-topic" postings - we do not impose an ON TOPIC ONLY policy on this list. The thought of having to police this list for "off" topic posts sends shivers down my spine. There isn't enough money in the world to pay me to take on the job of having to explain/defend to the vast majority of our feisty, opinioned list members why topic x is "on" topic and topic "y" isn't. Willingness to use the delete key for threads that do not interest you or to take the heat if you enter the kitchen are our expectations for list members. Other expectations are: willingness to keep your virus software up-to-date and willingness to execute user accomplishable tasks such as managing your list subscription needs.
Y'all come visit now, sit a spell, take your shoes off, but be prepared we can be a rowdy bunch.
For more information, visit Learning Happens.
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- To subscribe, visit Tennessee Homeschoolers.
- tennesseeunschoolers (Middle Tennessee Unschoolers) - We are an informal homeschooling group that meets once a week. The group is made up of an assortment of religions, schooling and living styles.
- To Subscribe, visit tennesseeunschoolers.
- TNvalleyHSevents (TN Valley Home School Events) - Need a FREE place to advertise your home school groups' events so others who live in the Tennessee Valley can attend? Well, this is the place!
Feel free to post any events that homeschoolers in North Alabama or South Central Tennessee are welcome to attend such as books fairs, library sales, field trips, classes, and community events.
When posting, please include all pertinent information including a phone number and/or e-mail address of a contact person.
This is not a discussion list and please do not post items for sale.
If you represent a company or a group, you may include your web site address in your sig.
Attachments will be removed. Spammers will be removed.
And don't miss the only home business conference of its kind where you can take your teens to learn how to make money from home without college.
Learn more here: Entrepreneur Days.
For more information about anything, feel free to contact me.
Welcome aboard! Rhea! Moderator
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- To Subscribe, visit TNvalleyHSevents.
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Please notify if your email list, support group, message board, forum or newsletter is not included here or if you see errors.
This is an ongoing project - please check back often for updates.
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The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook
A Creative And Stress-Free Approach to Homeschooling
by Dorothy Moore
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| If you are thinking about homeschooling, or are struggling with a educational homeschooling curriculum that is difficult to use, let Dr. Ray and Dorothy Moore show you how to make homeschooling an easy-to-live-with family adventure in learning. This low-stress, low-cost program shows you how to build a curriculum around your child's needs and interests - and around a realistic family schedule.
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Birds of Tennessee Field Guide
by Stan Tekiela
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| Learn about and identify birds. The full-page, color photos are incomparable and include insets of winter plumage, color morphs and more. Plus, with the easy-to-use format, you don't need to know a bird's name or classification in order to easily find it in the book. Using this field guide is a real pleasure.
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Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
by Siegfried Engelmann et al
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| Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is a complete, step-by-step program that shows patents simply and clearly how to teach their children to read. This book will bring you and your child closer together, while giving your child the reading skills needed now, for a better chance at tomorrow.
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Hidden Tennessee
Including Nashville, Memphis, and the Great Smoky Mountains
by Marty Olmstead
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| Perfect for lovers of that old time music, this guide leads to 45 different live venues across Tennessee offering country, blues, jazz, folk, and bluegrass. Hidden Tennessee also features walking tours of Memphis and Nashville and a driving tour through the Great Smoky Mountains.
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Better Late Than Early
A New Approach to Your Child’s Education
by Raymond S. Moore
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| Raymond & Dorothy Moore spent years investigating the results of early education. They examined other studies and did their own studies. They found that in the early years, up to somewhere around ages 8 to 10, it is best for children to be at home in a loving and supportive environment. They found that children who are kept home until they are ready for school quickly catch up with the early starters.
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In Their Own Way
Discovering and Encouraging Your Child’s Multiple Intelligences
by Thomas Armstrong
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| Children learn in multiple ways, and educator Thomas Armstrong has shown hundreds of thousands of parents and teachers how to locate those unique areas in each of our children where learning and creativity seem to flow with special vigor.
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Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer
DeLorme
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| The first choice of outdoors enthusiasts. Beautiful, detailed, large-format maps of every state. Perfect for home and office reference, and a must for all your vehicles.
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Homeschooling: The Teen Years
Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 13- to 18- Year-Old
by Cafi Cohen
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| The teen years are when many homeschooling parents start to question or abandon their efforts. It's a precarious time, with challenging academics, pressing social issues, and the prospect of college looming. Parents can now breathe easy: this guide calms the teen-time jitters and even offers hope to those just turning to homeschooling now that their child is about to enter high school.
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