It’s Homeschool, NOT School-at-Home

Most mothers who choose to homeschool do so because we want to provide something different for our children than the other guys offer. We assume that simply taking the road less traveled will make all the difference. Our kids will be happy, healthy, and well-educated. The end. And yet, so often, we allow our past experiences and expectations of school to hitchhike into this new journey. “Real” school and “real” teachers are all we know. The traditional model, with all its formulas and gures, is burdensome. So many of the practices are necessary and good over there, but only because of the specific challenges of teaching a horde of children at the same time. Those same practices, when used here, constrict. Square peg. Round hole. Like an anchor threatening to pull you under, “real” school is ruining your homeschool. If you’re to survive and, better yet, thrive, you’ll need a new way of looking at teaching and learning at home.