Audio and video courses are available. Public television offers courses for credit through community colleges. Home educators also participate in correspondence courses. Private schools offer complete curriculum packages for pre-K through high school. A number of colleges and universities provide high school correspondence courses and give college credit for them upon completion.
Most home educators utilize a wide variety of resources.
They may allow for interest-initiated learning in some areas and blend it with unit studies in history or science. They may also use a textbook for math, take foreign language classes outside of the home, and supplement their studies with classes at local museums or with a correspondence course. They use an eclectic mix of educational tools to custom-tailor a learning program that emphasizes their child's strengths, and helps to manage weaknesses. Parents have a profusion of resources to choose from in the task of educating their children, not the least of which is the public library. Homeschooling advocacy organizations provide all kinds of assistance, counseling, presentations, publications and products for parents pursuing home education.