Homeschooling is a full time job. However, it doesn’t pay the bills so often homeschooling parents both have to work. Living on one income was a sacrifice many homeschoolers made in the name of educating their children at home. It was the “price” of homeschooling. However, in today’s economy living on one income with the cost of homeschooling is becoming increasingly more difficult. In many homes the parent responsible for homeschooling is getting a job or starting a business. Adding a job or business to homeschooling a family can be overwhelming and throw things off track. How do you cope? … Continue reading →

Homeschooling parents and teachers are often pitted against one another either by society or by the individuals themselves. Many teachers take offense that a parent could possibly think she could teach her children better at home. Many homeschoolers take offense that teachers feel they are not qualified to teach their children at home. Let’s cut through the thick fog and put an end to individual homeschooling parents and individual teachers fighting over who has the right to education young minds. Does a degree or the one who gave birth have the right to educate a child? Homeschooling is legal in … Continue reading →

As a homeschooler in a Bible belt state, I know that Presidential Elect Barack Obama had no bigger opposition than the homeschooling community. I have the email inbox to prove it. Sure, I ran into a few homeschoolers here and there who were for Obama, but the vast majority felt that he would be bad for the institution of homeschooling. Reasons homeschoolers gave for voting against Presidential Elect Barack Obama are that he is for early childhood education, sex education in schools, and was not the candidate that a good Christian would vote for. (Yes, people said this to my … Continue reading →