Home Schooling Today

Making the decision to take control of your children's education can seem overwhelming. More and more families are making the decision to homeschool. Today more than three million children are being taught at home - by parents just like you.
Homeschooling tends to take up a lot of time in your day. It is more than just sitting down with books for a couple of hours. There are experiments and projects to be done, lessons to prepare, papers to grade, field trips, park days, music lessons, and the list goes on. The homeschool parent has little personal time or time alone. If care is not taken to set aside time for yourself, it is easy to never have time alone. Parent and child are basically together 24/7. Housework and laundry still have to be done, but it probably won't get done first thing in the morning. If a stickler for a spotless house, you might be in for a surprise. Not only does housework need to be let go at times, but homeschooling creates messes and clutter in itself.
If you can read and write, you should be able to teach your children. The curriculum and teacher materials will help through the planning and teaching. Get help from others if you get stuck or hire tutors for the difficult subjects.
It is important that both parents agree to try homeschooling. It is very difficult to homeschool if one parent is against it. If your spouse is against it at this time, try doing more research and talking to more people.
Are you willing to make the personal and financial sacrifices that homeschooling requires? If so, give it a year and see how it goes.
Homeschooling laws differ from state to state. So we suggest you find a local homeschooling Support Group in your area and ask them what the laws are for your state.