In the earliest days of home schooling, families functioned on their own. There were no national support organizations or monthly magazines for encouragement. It was the networking of these early pioneers that caused the homeschooling movement to grow. Networking helps families to keep going, day after day. Support groups help families stay informed stay enthused, and stay connected with others.
Groups exist on the local, state , national and international levels .
Networking brings strength to the home schooling community. In 1994, an amendment to a pending bill posed a possible threat to home schoolers. Contained within it was an amendment mandating that all school districts seeking federal funding require all teachers to be certified by 1998. One possible interpretation of this bill was to require teacher certification for all parents who teach their children at home. The end result was that the Armey Amendment to protect the rights of home education passed by a vote of 374 to 53.