Hi everyone,
I'm new to homeschooling and am in the middle of reading The Well-Trained Mind. I'm pretty well decided on following a classical education plan for my kids, but I'm having a hard time finding a local homeschooling group.
I'm located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada (part of the Greater Toronto Area). There a few groups that I've found so far but they are either more focused on unschooling or they're Christian based groups.
I don't really have an issue with joining a Christian based group but I'm worried I wouldn't be accepted because I'm Muslim and we wouldn't partake in any Christian based programs that they might be offering. At the same time if I was to find a secular group I don't think I'd fit in there either because we focus on Islam and the Qur'an heavily in our education. In many ways I think we would have more friends among the Christian groups! Unfortunately there is a Muslim homeschooling group here but it's very much unschooling focused to the point that I'm not comfortable with the workshops they hold for kids- they're very scattered, the kids are completely undisciplined, and it's just not worth our time in my opinion. I also feel that they look down on more rigid styles of homeschooling.
Do you think I would be better off trying to join a Christian group, or would they not let me in due to not being Christian?
Has anyone tried to homeschool *without* a group? Everything I've been reading has been saying that joining a group makes things easier.
Sorry for the long-winded question! Thanks for reading :)