Homeschooling Is a Pathway to Success

Education tends to make parents nervous…and with good reason: your child’s social, emotional and economic future is at stake. Private and parochial schools may not be an option for your family due to financial reasons or other constraints, and with severe budget cuts starting to curtail learning and activities at our nation’s public schools, parents are anxiously looking for options.

Deciding to homeschool your child can be a complicated and anxiety-inducing process. You want to know you’re making the right decision. Being a homeschool parent-teacher means traveling a unique – and unfamiliar – path with your child. The preparation you need to put into it is critical. Here are five things you must know about homeschool parenting:

Homeschooling sounds like a great life…you sleep in, you can go to school in your pajamas and eat during class, you get to avoid bullies and finish classes earlier in the day. It sounds great, right? But there are a number of things you need to think about when considering homeschooling.

All around the country, education has been asked to take a seat in the barber’s chair – and it’s not just for a trim. Nationwide, politics and economics have forced education to shave its proverbial head.

There is no doubt about it — school is a tough place to be. Your self-esteem takes a beating in this environment. I know that and so do your parents — even if you don’t think they understand!

Between the bullying, the teasing, the constant competition, and those classmates who seem to switch from friend to hater overnight, the pressure can be overwhelming. And it can hurt — a lot.

Whether or not you believe the public school system is broken – or whether you feel it just isn’t for everyone – homeschooling has proven to be a successful education model for families around the globe. I can tell you that homeschooling isn’t a new fad. There was a time when it was virtually the only way to get an education, and up until the 1850′s nearly all Americans were homeschooled. But is there a current trend toward homeschooling in the 21st century?

A reader recently asked me how to handle acting as both mother and teacher.  How do you wear both hats?  How do you switch back and forth between both roles?

My answer: you don’t.

Every day we speak with homeschoolers who homeschool because they are dissatisfied with the public school system.

For some it is because they are unhappy with the undermining of faith that is so prevalent in the schools, for others it is because they believe the school is lacking in academics, and for others it is because the “socialization” is so damaging to their children.

Education that works cannot help itself–eventually people will stand up and take notice.

And that is exactly what is happening throughout the United States. 

Homeschooling works and people are noticing! 
In fact, more and more families are choosing to homeschool for a variety of reasons.

As a homeschool mom, you will learn so much more than you did when you yourself were in school.  History that may have bored you will come alive; math skills that eluded you will come together (especially if you start with a young student and are teaching the basics first); grammar will finally make sense; and science will intrigue you.