Or Kindergarten? Why yes, you can! In fact, these years are such a wonderful time to begin homeschooling because you can establish good habits in your younger children that will serve as great helps when they are older. Before we talk about that though, let's look at your state laws. Remember, homeschooling is legal in all 50 states, but each state has it's own set of regulations homeschool families must follow. For the purpose of this post, I am talking about those years bef

I think homeschooling is just a bit like marriage in that you can't really know what it's like until you are there. You can imagine how it will be. You can see how it is for other people. But until you've lived it yourself, you can't really know. Being a school teacher for so many years, I had a small vision of what homeschooling would look like. Now you should know I had never set foot into another homeschooler's house when we started. All I knew is that my oldest daughter h

Let's bust some homeschool myths today, shall we? Person: Oh, I could never do that! Me: I've heard this so many times. I get it. I went from working full-time, to being home part-time, to finally being home full-time with my kids. It was an adjustment. I was used to being with my children part of the day, but I was also used to having some time without them. One thing about homeschooling is that the buck basically stops with you. (We talk about Getting Connected in another s

There, I said it. Did you think since I was all pro-homeschooling that I thought everyone should be involved in home education? Well, I don't. There are some folks who should not. There are some times when some folks should not. (Maybe other times they should) There are some children who should not. It's for some people all the time. It's for some people some of the time. It's for some people none of the time. Have I lost you? A few considerations: Does your child receive spe

I don’t know how things went in your school district this spring, but around here kids spent a lot of time on their tablets. With the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shut down, schools had to spend their spring break scrambling around for a way to conduct school remotely. I felt for them. What a situation to be thrown into. Overall, I was amazed at how schools responded and the rapid rate of the response too. A friend sent me the link to her kindergarten student’s remote lea

Since last August when everyone took their cute little back- to-school photos of their children, a lot has changed. It will be years before we ever get back to that level of normal. Some people think we never will. I disagree, but I know it will take time. I taught in public school so many years ago, that I remember 9/11. I was at work that day and I remember the scores of parents rushing up to the school to sign their children out and take them home to safety. I remember lon

There are a myriad of reasons for homeschooling. Today I’m going to list some for you to think about. Maybe you’ll find some you agree with. Perhaps you'll see some reasons you never thought of. Maybe you’ll think they are all bad reasons. That’s OK, as long as you are solid on your choice. My child is gifted and the school isn’t challenging him enough. My child has special needs and the school isn’t meeting them properly. My child has health issues and needs care at home. My