4. If your kids went to public or private school before, what is better about homeschooling?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our oldest son went to public school. With homeschool, kids are not segregated\/separated by age. There is no bullying. No peer pressure. I can give my kids one on one attention. We have time for things that interest them, like horseback riding, ballet, gymnastics, computers. We have time to volunteer in our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can challenge my kids in the academic areas they are strong in while also helping them in the areas of weakness without frustrating them and still encouraging them. Most of all, we can work on their character and teach them our own beliefs, comparing them to other beliefs in our culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5.\u00a0Is there anything about public or private school that you miss now that you are homeschooling?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The guidance in the high school years from a good guidance counselor, and one who does it all for free.\u00a0I gave this question a lot of thought and almost answered “No”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.\u00a0How does homeschooling work? What materials do you use? Do you follow a curriculum?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We’ve done different things and used different curricula throughout the years. Our curriculum has been purchased from homeschool curriculum vendors or used materials from other homeschooling families. With my oldest two, during the middle and high school years, have attended homeschool classes one day a week where they are taught by tutors using some of the best homeschool curricula. With my youngest, we use an online interactive curriculum (Time4Learning.com), and we supplement with a few other workbooks and educational activities, and videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Are the materials free?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We have received\u00a0free materials, as parents also often share materials. There are ways to homeschool for free or cheap. Through the use of the library, and there are courses through Florida Virtual homeschooling has been free at times. We can be creative in creating our own curriculum, especially with internet access and for elementary grade levels. However, there is also a plethora of high-quality homeschool curriculum to choose from, which we also use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n