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When we first started homeschooling, I honestly didn’t know how long we would do it. But then, we fell in love with it! Here are 10 things our family loves about homeschooling.
When we first started homeschooling, I honestly didn’t know how long we would do it. I knew about the benefits of homeschooling, and that it was best for our family at that moment, but in the back of my head, I knew we had other options and may not homeschool long term. However, in January, we celebrated our 4 year anniversary of homeschooling. I could not imagine ever NOT homeschooling now. Through the years, our family has fallen in love with it.
Here are 10 things our family loves about homeschooling.
- Freedom– This is my #1 favorite part of homeschooling. Freedom to learn at the kids own pace. Freedom to set our own schedule. Freedom to take days off when we want. Freedom to choose our own curriculum.
- Biblical Truths-This is one of the main reasons I started homeschooling. We teach Science from a Creation point of view. We also include the biblical truths this country was founded on in our History studies. We can do devotions as part of our school day, and no one can tell us we can’t pray or read the bible in our school!
- Pajama Days– No need to dress to impress. The kids do get dressed every day but there is no push for clothes to help the kids “fit in”. Also, the kids can have Pajama days any day they want. This is one of their favorite things about homeschooling. However, be careful not to turn into a frumpy homeschooler.
- Field Trips-They are worked into the budget in our homeschool. We typically do one outside school activity a week. We have had the opportunity for some really nice Field Trips! When you have a small class size you get more interaction with those running the businesses you visit. If you want to know more about field trips be sure to check out these field trip ideas!
- Learning as a lifestyle-The kids enjoy going to museums or finding learning opportunities while on vacation. They don’t’ see learning as something that happens in a classroom. The whole world is their classroom! We have had the opportunity to turn many everyday activities into learning experiences. I am so thankful that homeschooling is a lifestyle choice and one that we are thoroughly enjoying!
- Relationships-My girls are best friends. There is little to no sibling rivalry. The girls get along and enjoy playing together. Period. This is something that I attribute to homeschooling. They have developed a friendship through learning and spending days together that wouldn’t have happened if they were in public school. I am also closer to them than I would be if they were in school. We learn together as a family and build relationships while homeschooling. Homeschooling has not hurt our relationship, it has strengthened it.
- Health and Safety– There is really no fear of bullying or school violence in our homeschool. I know my children are with me and safe. If a situation does arise I am usually there to help deal with it. I also know what they are eating and whether or not it is nutritious food. My middle daughter has a food allergy. It is not one that will cause her to go into anaphylactic shock, but it is still a concern. I know she is not exposed to anything she cannot have when she is home.
- Time– More time to play, more time to be a kid, more time to be a family.
- No Homework-EVER. My kids really don’t even know what homework is. Personally, the amount of homework kids come home with now days is a little ridiculous. I am very thankful we have NO homework in homeschool.
- One on One ratio– You can’t beat the student/teacher ratio in homeschooling. The girls like that if they have a problem, I am there to help them. Right then. It also means I know when they have mastered a subject. They don’t move on until I have seen that they know the material.
These are just a few of our favorite things about homeschooling. If you homeschool what are your families favorite things?
Yes, I think that homeschooling allows us SO much more than what we realize. My husband is also active in our school, and I am so grateful for that. Thanks for stopping by!! Congrats on your start up business 🙂
Both my husband and I are home school graduates and are now home schooling our 4 spark plugs. I love your list and agree with it whole-heartedly! Another plus we enjoy (that not all home schools have, I realize) is that my husband can be partially involved, too, even though he works full-time and is in the middle of starting his own business. Additionally, we can involve the kids in our start-up, too, so they’re seeing how we’re trying to get our company off the ground. We’ve shown them our business model, our business budget, and what we’re doing, why we’re doing it, and how it works (or sometimes doesn’t work). There wouldn’t be time for this if they were away at school most of the day.
That’s awesome! Thank you for sharing 🙂
I am a homeschool alumni and completely agree with all of these! I am definitely planning to homeschool my kids, at least when they are younger. I had so much fun being homeschooled and adjusted well to college later on.
Thanks 🙂 I think so too!
My daughter has food allergies too! I shared your post the other day about food allergy moms on my FB page 🙂 It is SO hard to imagine her at school and not knowing what she would be eating. She is older, and I know she knows NOW what she can and can’t have but when she was younger it would’ve been really nerve racking. I couldn’t imagine if it was a possible anaphylactic allergy. Thanks for commenting!
I know! I don’t think people realize how much freedom they give up when they send their kids to public school.
All of the above!! The main reason we homeschool is for discipleship reasons–we want to help lead our children to the Lord, and I think it’s easier to do that with more interaction with my children on a daily basis. But the rest of those items on your list are the icing on the cake! My 3 year old does have an anaphylactic food allergy, so it gives me added comfort to have him home with me.
All of your reasons are wonderful. My favorite is the freedom. Freedom to choose our own schedule, finish the year early, work at night, work in the early morning, or simply to take the day off. 🙂
Yes, that is another great benefit to homeschooling!
I agree with all of the above 🙂 I know one of the things I love about homeschooling is that I can work with each of my children at their own individual pace. It is interesting to see each of their strengths and weaknesses and be able to work with that.
YES! YES! and YES!! Homeschooling is so awesome ^_^