When I first started homeschooling, I was scared of what to teach and when. My girls were eager to learn, but yet they were so tiny that it seemed like so much. It was a delicate balance of them being ready and knowing we had thirteen years' worth of school into which to fit things.

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.

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

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 this post, we will discuss what exactly homeschooling is.

A quick Google search tells us that homeschooling is defined as educating (one's child) at home instead of sending them to school. A simple enough definition, right? Ask any homeschooling parent, though, and it is much more than that. To most, homeschooling is more than an academic education.