FAQ About Homeschooling, Curriculum Choices, Home School Posts
Meggen Loew
How Do I Choose Curriculum, and What About the ...

In many homeschool groups on the online space, parents are asking for the best curriculums out there. Very rarely will a whole collective group of homeschooling parents agree on what the best curriculum of all time is. Because really, there isn’t the best curriculum for everyone, but there is the best curriculum for your particular family unit. No homeschooling family is alike.

There are literally thousands of curriculum choices out there. From all-in-ones, piecing together, hodge-podge, you name it, and it is out there, with technology, homeschooling curriculum, and choices have become a lot more readily available than they once were.

How Do I Choose Curriculum, and What About the Cost?
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But What About Socialization?

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But What About Socialization?

For part of 2025, I have decided to do blog posts centering around frequently asked homeschool questions. I have been asked these questions or seen them in various online spaces. In many homeschool groups in the online space, parents are concerned about Socialization. UH! This is like nails to the chalkboard, adding nauseum, etc. Socialization is just a horrible, nasty, and vial term amongst the homeschool community. I have addressed it before in a blog post titled We are Planty Socialized (I Promise)!

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How Long Does it Actually Take?

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How Long Does it Actually Take?

For part of 2025, I have decided to do blog posts centering around frequently asked homeschool questions. I have been asked these questions or seen them in various online spaces. In many homeschool groups in the online space, parents are asking how long homeschooling actually takes. Just like anything, it can vary from one family to the next. Still, generally, it doesn’t and shouldn’t take all day as traditional public school does. I have seen information like this graphic in several places. It is a good rule of thumb and guideline to try to follow (loosely) if you take less time or more time. As long as you are not being overly rigorous or skipping out on everything, you should be fine somewhere within these guidelines.

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How Do I Choose Curriculum, and What About the Cost?

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How Do I Choose Curriculum, and What About the Cost?

In many homeschool groups on the online space, parents are asking for the best curriculums out there. Very rarely will a whole collective group of homeschooling parents agree on what the best curriculum of all time is. Because really, there isn’t the best curriculum for everyone, but there is the best curriculum for your particular family unit. No homeschooling family is alike.

There are literally thousands of curriculum choices out there. From all-in-ones, piecing together, hodge-podge, you name it, and it is out there, with technology, homeschooling curriculum, and choices have become a lot more readily available than they once were.

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But What About Graduation?

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But What About Graduation?

When have you ever been asked to show your high school diploma? Do you carry it around in your back pocket with your driver’s license? Probably not. I am not trying to provoke anyone in that statement, but it is what it is. If you are the parent, then that qualifies you to homeschool your children. Under your state’s laws, you are also qualified to issue a homeschooling diploma on your student’s behalf.

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Alternative Book Reports

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Alternative Book Reports

If you have been following us on our Facebook Page or Instagram, you have seen the progression of adding the Alternative Book Report Resources to our Printables page. Since all nineteen of them are finally complete, I figured this labor of love was owed its blog post to introduce them more officially. About two-three years ago, I began creating these alternative book reports for our big girls. We used them for about a year, so I had them all created, but they lacked rubrics and things to enhance them beyond our personal use. I put out a few for sale last year when I put out our Christmas School Units, and they started to sell here and there. I then set out at the beginning of this year to complete them all for sale and create a Bundle of them.

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Who Holds You Accountable?

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Who Holds You Accountable?

For part of 2025, I have decided to do blog posts centering around frequently asked homeschool questions. I have been asked these questions or seen them in various online spaces. I have been asked when people find out we homeschool, "Well, who do you report to, or how are you held accountable to make sure they are learning what they are supposed to be lea

Am I Qualified to Teach My Child?

Am I Qualified to Teach My Child?

 

For part of 2025, I have decided to do blog posts centering around frequently asked homeschool questions. I have been asked these questions or seen them in various online spaces. Many people I have come across have questioned my ability and others on how we are legally qualified to teach children since most teachers are required to have four-plus years of schooling and also complete continuing education courses. So what, as parents, qualifies us to teach our children?

If you are the parent who qualifies to homeschool your children, While I do have a bachelor's degree in English and I was certified to teach grades 6th through 12th language arts, it in no way makes me more qualified to teach my children than a parent who went to a trade school, or the parent who did not have any schooling beyond high school. At times, my background comes in handy when I am creating supplemental lessons and assignments or altering lesson plans. Still, on the other hand, it has also been a hindrance, especially at the beginning of our homeschool journey. I also lacked confidence in some areas, but more on that later.

How Do I Start?

How Do I Start?

For part of 2025, I have decided to do blog posts centering around frequently asked homeschool questions. I have been asked these questions or seen them in various online spaces. This post will cover how to start homeschooling.

Starting to homeschool is very easy. I have narrowed it down to Five Simple Steps.

1.      Know Your State Laws and Requirements

2.      Know Your Child

3.      Choose Your Approach

4.      Choose a Curriculum or Not

5.      Begin a Slow Routine

These five steps are just the basics needed to get started. Plenty of other online resources to take advantage of if you need further instructions or help.