Why Homeschool?

Why homeschool, especially since you’re a single parent? This is a question asked by almost every person I’ve ever told that we homeschool. The reasons I give, and the reasons another homeschooler gives may be as different as night and day, though there are usually some that match. It all depends on what our priorities are, whether it be religion, family, education, sports, etc. This isn’t even mentioning all the divisions in each of these, which is why you will get a lot of different answers to the same “simple” question. Why homeschool? The answers I give to that question … Continue reading

When You Should Reconsider Homeschooling

I’m always asked what made us want to homeschool. I am constantly confronted by moms who swear to me that they couldn’t do it, or that it’s great for me but not for everyone. But today I had a question that really made me think. A mom of a fellow aspiring ballerina asked me, as we waited for class to finish why should someone not homeschool. I cannot actually think of a single reason why someone couldn’t homeschool–to be honest. I think that anyone who wants to, and has the will to do it, can do it. Where there is … Continue reading