And now the moment you've all been waiting for.... I've made it sound pretty good, huh?  Field trips, short school days, rich learning experiences for everyone, and math lessons over pancakes in our pajamas.  So, WHY DOESN'T EVERYONE DO THIS? Well, let me preface this by saying that these may not really be CONs of homeschooling, just CONs of MY first year homeschooling.  Maybe other moms who homeschool do not experience these CONS.  It might just be unique to me because I had a baby at the Read More

I've alluded to this in other posts, but I have found a huge advantage of homeschooling is being able to determine what curriculum* my children spend their day studying and discussing.  During our unit on Egypt, many questions came up about death and the afterlife.  I was thankful that I was able to direct the discussion on these difficult matters, point my kids to the Bible for answers, and freely point out the wrong thinking of our ancestors (Don't be tempted to call me narrow-minded...Do YOU Read More

Because my kids are only in Kindergarten and first grade, we only spend two hours a day doing school.  The reality is, that's all the time you really need to do lessons;  homeschooling takes less time than a public school day.  That means all sorts of things:  We have longer weekends, longer vacations, more family time, more time to  develop other interests, and more time to be involved in church-related activities and/or help people in need. I think a huge advantage of homeschooling is the Read More