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    Ask Jeanne

    TheHomeSchoolMom - Ask Jeanne: Homeschool Q&A

    Jeanne Potts Faulconer answers your homeschool questions in this ongoing series from TheHomeSchoolMom. A popular speaker at homeschooling conferences, business groups, and parents’ groups, Jeanne has homeschooled her three sons in North Carolina, Mississippi, and Virginia.

    She is a former college faculty member, former editor and book reviewer for Home Education Magazine, a long-time editor for VaHomeschoolers Voice, and a recent news correspondent for WCVE, an NPR-member station.Jeanne is a student of how learning works – at home, in the music room, in small groups, in the college classroom, on the soccer field, and in the car to and from practice.

    Holding her Master of Arts degree in Communication, Jeanne is a former evaluator for Virginia homeschoolers for evidence of progress. To read more of Jeanne's posts, visit her contributor page.

    Submit a question

    • Woman thinking "I can't homeschool - I have to work!"
      "I Can't Homeschool - I Have to Work!"
    • Ask Jeanne: What should I do if my child is having a meltdown every few minutes while doing schoolwork?
      Ask Jeanne: Tips for Homeschooling a Difficult or Defiant Child
    • Ask Jeanne: How can I talk my son and daughter-in-law out of homeschooling?
      Ask Jeanne: Don't Homeschool My Grandchildren
    • Thought bubble with text "Ask Jeanne TheHomeSchoolMom" and separate square shape with text "Do I need teacher training to homeschool? If it isn't necessary, would it be beneficial anyway?"
      Ask Jeanne: Do I Need Teacher Training to Homeschool?
    • Ask Jeanne: Concerns about spelling
      Ask Jeanne: Concerns about Spelling
    • Ask Jeanne: Would a speech delay directly affect the child's ability to comprehend and read simultaneously?
      Ask Jeanne: Speech Delay and Reading Comprehension
    • Ask Jeanne - Question: Do homeschoolers get a diploma?
      Ask Jeanne: Do Homeschoolers Get a Diploma?
    • Ask Jeanne: My husband still has a lot of doubts that this will work for our family. How can I educate him about and involve him in homeschooling?
      Ask Jeanne: Homeschooling with a Doubting Dad
    • Ask Jeanne: My son is 12 and in 6th grade but is reading at a 1.5 grade level. How do I go back and teach him the basics of reading and math?
      Ask Jeanne: Homeschooling the Child Behind in School
    • Ask Jeanne: The people who run the homeschool co-ops and classes we're interested in won't let me sign up my academically advanced child above his age group What gives?
      Ask Jeanne: Age Restrictions in Homeschool Co-ops and Classes
    • Ask Jeanne: Is My Wife Really Homeschooling?
      Ask Jeanne: Is My Wife Really Homeschooling?
    • Ask Jeanne: Who decides what grade a child is in?
      Ask Jeanne: "Does school decide what grade?"
    • Ask Jeanne: Should I homeschool for social anxiety?
      Ask Jeanne: Homeschooling and Social Anxiety
    • Ask Jeanne: My child is at risk of dropping out. Should I homeschool her?
      Ask Jeanne: Homeschool a Prospective Dropout?
    • Ask Jeanne: Homeschooling is hard because of my background teaching elementary school -- how can I let go of the desire for structure?
      Ask Jeanne: When a Teacher Turns Homeschool Mom
    • Ask Jeanne: When Grandparents Don't Like Homeschooling
      When Grandparents Don't Like Homeschooling
    • Ask Jeanne (thehomeschoolmom.com) Q. I am a homeschooling mom. I heard some families get paid to homeschool. Is this true?
      Ask Jeanne: Money for Homeschooling My Kids?
    • TheHomeSchoolMom Blog: What is the best curriculum for homeschooling boys that are active and outdoorsy?
      Ask Jeanne: What Curriculum for Homeschooling Active & Outdoorsy Boys?
    • Ask Jeanne (TheHomeSchoolMom) - Question: What started as a joyous process is turning out to be ugly and unhappy. I feel so lost as of now. What can I do?
      Ask Jeanne: Homeschooling When Everything Is Terrible
    • Ask Jeanne: Online Homeschool Programs
      Ask Jeanne: Online Homeschool Program?
    • Ask Jeanne: Is it possible to work full-time and homeschool?
      Ask Jeanne: Work Full Time and Homeschool Five?
    • Homeschooling and immunizations
      Ask Jeanne: Homeschooling and Immunization Law
    • Can a 20 year old earn a homeschool diploma?
      Ask Jeanne: Can a 20-Year-Old Earn a Homeschool Diploma?
    • Ask Jeanne: Help! Should I Homeschool?
      Ask Jeanne: Help! Should I Homeschool?

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