Mission Statement

Virtual Homeschool International

As the parents of nine adopted children, several with special needs, we became aware of the need for low cost high quality homeschool curriculum. After having tried various online and purchased offline curriculums it became apparent that most information in education was well established in times past. It became frustrating to see many other homeschool families as well as our own struggle with paying the high price of curricula and being priced out of the online homeschool option. Homeschool curricula tend to be expensive, and homeschool educators are usually already making sacrifices to be able to homeschool. Because of the great homeschool wave, and boom of new materials, many families are spending more than they can afford to provide their children with a quality education. Virtual Homeschool International is intended to make a quality home education easier and more accessible for families. It was for this reason Virtual Homeschool International was created. Our goal is to make quality homeschool available online to families choosing the online choice.

The bulk of the curriculum presented by Virtual Homeschool International is Classical in nature. There are eclectic elements where we determined that these were needed.

The designers and educators supporting this site have Ph.D.'s in Education and Instructional Design. Dr. Elizabeth Klein and her husband Dr. David Klein have nine adopted children, six of whom have special needs and are currently being homeschooled with this curriculum. Accordingly, this site is intended to be accessible to those with disabilities, and with older versions of equipment and software.

 

The Texts We Use

Most of the texts we use are antiques. We use these texts for a few good reasons.

1. These texts are in the public domain and so can be digitized by us and used at a lower cost.

2. In the years between 1800-1900, schools were often taught by teachers with little or no education in teaching. There are many helps and hints in

these texts that are perfect for homeschoolers.

3. The texts have stood the test of time and are regarded as excellent examples of how a subject should be taught. Your grandparents' generation

may have used the same texts and would have gotten an excellent education because of them.

4. Public education has taken a nosedive in the last 40-50 years. Tests scores are lower and the average level of achievement has fallen. Text books

written after this time may reflect these downward trends and be unsuitable for homeschool purposes.

5. We can make these texts available to homeschool families for a fraction of what current texts are now selling for, even though most of the content

is the same.

6. Using this curriculum allows the student or educator to make instant changes in curriculum to suit the needs of the student. No time is lost due to

mailings or price changes, and there are no extra charges.

7. By using curricula that has been the standard in the past; we can offer a wider range of excellent curricula to a broader range of students. We can

offer basic courses to those who need more time to master skills and the ability to move more quickly to other students. We can offer the ability to

move at the student's pace, while preparing the student who is college bound.

 

This is the same curriculum we use with our own children. We don't think you should settle for anything less.

Please contact us if any portion of the site is inaccessible to you or your child, and we will correct the problem.  

Dr. Elizabeth Klein

 

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