Show have to pay their full or property taxes Added to that is the extra cost of all those sup- plementary educational materials Despite that financial handicap fare is not much of a movement to demand a lessening of that tax bur 3 re from 89 if even that Homeschoolers are not averse to seeking help from more specialized people when it comes to their children's education Both Coulombe and Belliston suggested a variety of ways in which omer qualified adults can be brought in to add to their chil- percent den Most parents Belliston says would consider it a fair tradeoff if they were left alone to attend to their children's educational needs rather than have the government play Big Brother and dictate what must be done Homeschooling parents could also make use of other resources like Utah State University's Youth Conservatory to expose their children to music ana the cultural arts' "It is not in isolation you are always trying to find avenues to further their education she says Belliston says she sees herself as a facilitator for ner children's education not necessarily as the main or the only teacher Her main job as a homeschqoiina parent she says is to ensure her children have the best environment in which to learn It does cost more to homeschool To begin with there is often the loss of that second income And while homeschooling parents may hot make muck use of the public school In That is normal' she says 'Every year perhaps more often we spend a lot of time deciding what is 6e best course to take for the sake of the children gibus front — religionfased homeschooling groups curriculum providers and tips Oh yes — fate are pagan homeschooling sites too Norrdenom (national Christian: ' from 22 http:wwwgocomWebDirEducafionHomeschoolingChri " sfianJximejdKXjling? ' Lalterday Saint Home Educators Association: Homeschool Central: I has finks to just about anything fat one might want to know about homeschooling from individual state information to bookstores to homeschooling organizations leacherUNK: http:homeschoolcentralcom The Wonderful WWW Page of Homeschooling Humor: Welcome to the lighter side of homeschooling with Top Ten Lists' humorous faughts and of course a link farmTeacheriJNK: http:usersaolcomWERHSFAMhumorhtmi y Heather's Homeschooling Page: Heather's page is of anecdotes about her homeschooling experience with her three young children These fall into several different categories including scholastic subjects and decision-makin- g ar http:wwwmadronecomhomeedntm addition to Smith's own Web site and recommended sites fare are plenty of others you may want io visit A search on Yahool turned up 1 8 categories and 251 sites on homeschooling wwwinfoseekgocom yielded 211 Web1 sites dedicated to the subject AltaVista says it nas found 48299 pages — if you have Webaawfer patience or endurance to check ' offers a less intimidating 3898 Web sites " Homeschooling Web listings also come In fascinating variety: national associations general homeschooling topics ana rai- In fa http:wwwldsheaorg Regulations: wwwgocomWebDirEducationHomeschoolingReg http: ulationsforJiomescho ' http:wwwutchorg http:wwwhsldaorgcentialstatesutlawshlml Supporf groups: http:wwwgocomWebDirEducationHomeschpbiingSup portTgroupsJorJiomes Jewish: http:wwwgocomWebDirEdu(tionHqmeschooling)ewj' shhomeschoolirrg?l- k- '' Islamic: - - - http:wwwgocomWebDirEducotionHomeschoolinglsJa michomeschooling?lk ' Pagan: ' - http:wwwgocomWebDirEducatibnHomeschoolingPag fa Over Our New “B” V legal requirements: - ' A-Bu-zz ' j Utah Christian Home School Association: onbomeschooling?lk-n- Small in number : o v BIG on SERVICE : We have made a commitment to get 1 wHatteu'Deuf BuyttApncyfe Existing Homes Build to Suit ltas SstaSl m rector 90 ch State Highway SMI "Nancy Davis IdSMUukStm utters I SUf ttUf Sum 951 ' H3S)752-153- s AND ASSOCIATES Toll free Kubota's new powerful yet compadH&27iaHSD (27HF) heavy-dut- y tractor has people talking It has the greatest loader lilt capacity in its class It's built with a powerful hydrostatic bane mission: And It’s powered by Kubota’s popular diesel engine for "dean power" Standard features include 4WD to maximize pulling force a hitch power steering Shd live mid and rear PTO A variety of compatible implements increase versatility and efficiency to t handle a multitude of jobs ' See your Kubota dealer and see what all the "buzz" is about! m other And Belliston admits to having periodic doubts even after 1 1 years of homeschooling her children and Coulombe both disthe notion that those people who pel are doing well with homeschooling are some kind of super breed of pan ants Parental levels of education says Coulombe have been found to make minimal or no difference on a home- Belliston dren's education For instance Coulombe says the Stokes Nature Center is a wonderful place for children to learn about nature the environment and wildlife school child's learning ability words the personal involvement factor outwetohs fce parental degree1' J HsnMSir : 563-676- 6 nancydavismtwestnet Diane West 563-808- 8 - diwestmtwestnet |