Each family comes with its own dynamic – a beautifully complicated medley of philosophies and needs involving a family’s heritage or culture, parenting style, financial stability, spiritual or religious preference, communication, and of course, educational goals and background. It may not be the right choice for a family to homeschool. These reasons not to homeschool can give you some food for thought.

EDSITEment is published by the National Endowment for the Humanities. It is a very well designed and easy to use source for online lesson plans and ideas. They have partnered with some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities to bring resources covering art and culture, literature, language arts, foreign language, history, and social studies. Their webiste includes links to over 100 of the top humanities sites and online lesson plans which integrate these resources to promote active learning.

The Homeschool Basketball National Website is dedicated to aid the growth and development of homeschool basketball, always with an emphasis on Christian character, ethics, and good sportsmanship. This site is for the free exchange of information and ideas from homeschool coaches, players, and parents around the nation.

How to get bloggers interested in your products so that they will write product reviews on their homeschool blogs -- have an outstanding product first of all and give bloggers incentives. Find social media savvy homeschool bloggers on Twitter and G+ using two special hashtags.

The Homeschool Only One (HOO) message board is a place where those on this journey with one student could network with others.

A short snapshot of a day in the life of the Easterling family. This is an active, large family.

Lake Champlain Chocolates offers factory tours of its Burlington facilities. These free tours are available Monday through Friday. Groups are encouraged to make reservations.

Some parents believe they aren't qualified to teach their own children. Other parents are intrigued by homeschooling, but couldn't possibly imagine themselves as both parent and teacher. Is it possible for average parents to take on the enormous job of educating their children? Aren't years of specialized training required to become a good teacher? The answer to both of these questions is "yes." How is that possible? Because learning at home is very different from learning in a classroom.

A humorous look at how a clever homeschooling family can outsmart even the nosiest inspectors.

Why would a family with no religious affiliation opt out of the standard school model? The short answer is that the stakes were too high not to. The long answer is in the rest of this article. From freedom, to a miserable experience for those working in the school system, to excessive homework, to unnatural socialization ideals in school settings, to the ability to follow your own path, this mom lists the reasons that compelled her to strike a different plan for her child.