Many of these links came from postings to one of these free discussion group e-mail lists, which can provide a wonderful support group and a wealth of ideas.

• Home-Ed List, an open forum for discussion of issues related to homeschooling, including * Reasons for homeschooling. * Learning experiences of homeschooling families. * Philosophical discussions about learning. * Picks and pans of various learning materials. * How to design or select a homeschooling curriculum. * Interest-initiated learning. * Unit studies. * Parenting issues.* Practical discussions about family projects, hobbies, and outings. * Social banter and Pure fluff.
  To subscribe to the digest, send mail to dm@world.std.com; to subscribe to the mailing list itself, send a message containing ``subscribe home-ed your-email-address'' to majordomo@world.std.com.

• The Unschooling List is for anyone who is interested in discussing unschooling ~ experiences, advice, questions, and theory. This list will undoubtedly reflect the varying "degrees" of unschooling. Most will agree, however, that trusting a child's ability to learn and providing a stimulating and diverse environment define the essence of unschooling. To subscribe to the Unschooling List or Digest, send a message to: majordomo@ecentral.com Leave the subject line blank, or just type in a period. In the body of the message write: subscribe unschooling-list (or) subscribe unschooling-list-digest

• Homeschool-ca List is open to any Canadian home schooler/learner/educator. To subscribe: Send email to homeschool-ca-request@flora.ottawa.on.ca Body of message (NOT Subject): subscribe Or sign up online at the Canadian Homeschooling Resource Page

• Home Based Learning Network does not endorse any specific philosophy of education or parenting except to promote awareness of educational alternatives. To subscribe, send a message to majordomo@flora.ottawa.on.ca with the BODY (not subject) of the message being: subscribe home-based-learning

• The home-ed-kids list is a mailing list for homeschooled kids. To subscribe send mail to: majordomo@sara.zia.com with subscribe home-ed-kids in the body of the message...

• The montessori-l mailing list is a forum for the discussion of the Montessori teaching method. The list is currently moderated and welcomes Montessori teachers, parents with children attending Montessori schools, parents homeschooling their children via the Montessori method and everyone who is interested in the Montessori education of children at any age. It is a place to share information, lesson plans or ideas, to ask questions, to discuss problems and successes. Send email to listserv@listserv.aol.com; in the body of the message, type SUBSCRIBE MONTESSORI-L followed by your real name (at least two separate words)

• HIGHSCHOOL-HOME-ED is for discussion of high school homeschooling. Discussion will be limited to homeschooling high school age students since other lists on the internet provide support for younger students and other homeschooling topics. To subscribe to this list:
  Send e-mail to LISTSERV@listserv.aol.com; in the body of the message, type SUBSCRIBE HIGHSCHOOL-HOME-ED followed by your real name. For example, SUBSCRIBE HIGHSCHOOL-HOME-ED Jane Q. User. If you have any questions about this list or have trouble subscribing, please inform Dianna Broughton, Homeschool Connection's List Manager

• Home Education Magazine's Online Newsletter - contact HEMNewsltr@aol.com for info

• AOL's Homeschool Connection Online Newsletter- contact SandraDodd@aol.com for info

• Pagan parent list To subscribe to this list, send mail to paganpar@dockingbay.com with SUBSCRIBE typed on the subject line of your post. DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING IN THE BODY OF THE MESSAGE. This will add you to the list.

• PC realist mailing list a weekly newsletter which focuses on a certain topic and tells you what you REALLY need, not what the big advertiser-sponsored magazines tell you that you need. To subscribe, send mail to baechler@crl.com; in the body of the message type: subscribe pc-realist your name email-address