Hi, this is Paige’s dad.

Choosing a high school program for homeschool was critically a critically important decision for my wife and I. Paige was just starting high school and entering her most formative years in her educational career. We wanted to make sure we gave her exactly what she needed to succeed. Thankfully, there are a lot of great programs available to help parents like us make qualified, educated decisions.

There are many types of homeschool programs, many of which are tailored to the needs of your child.

Since Paige was in 8^th grade and about to enter 9^th, we decided to accelerate her high school education and we jumped right into it with both feet. However, there are quite a few different homeschool programs that will make it easier for you to educate our child at home:

• K-8: Fairly important, seeing as how this is where your child will begin their educational development. This is where your child will actually learn how to learn. Many homeschool programs will offer in-home instruction from qualified instructors on certain subjects but most subjects can be taught via computer and CD-DVD.

• Homeschool High School: For Paige, we chose a system that included a lot of home study with class or lab-time opportunities at a homeschool center located in Sacramento. For classes in which we my wife and I knew we lacked the sufficient ability to give proper instruction we hired a tutor to help Paige. Please note that all “co-op” classes were given by qualified teachers registered with the State of California.