Scared to Homeschool?

This summer, a large number of parents are looking at homeschooling their children in the coming school year. And the vast majority of these new homeschoolers are scared spitless!

It’s completely normal to stress out about whether or not you are a worthy teacher, to wonder if you are doing the right thing or if you are going to destroy your child’s life and traumatize him forever.

First of all, the very fact that you are looking into homeschooling proves that you are a worthy teacher. A good teacher isn’t necessarily the one who knows the most, but the one who is passionate about children and if you are considering homeschooling, you are that already. You care about how your children are educated and that is a great place to start from.

Are you doing the right thing? That is the question you need to answer. Chances are, if you are planning on homeschooling, you have a good reason for it. My suggestion? Write down your reasons. Whether it’s because you don’t want your child to study in a potentially dangerous atmosphere or dislike the school system or simply want to keep your children near you to enjoy them longer, write it down. Then put it somewhere that you can see it every day, like your sock drawer. When people tell you how terrible a parent you are, look at the reasons and remember why you want to do it.

There will be naysayers and we will address that in an upcoming post. But for now, stand firm in the reasons that you decided to consider homeschooling your kids in the first place.

The last one, will you mess your kid up, is pretty unlikely. Yes, it’s possible to turn out children who are unable to function in society, but if you are one of those parents, you wouldn’t be reading this blog. Kids are thrilled to learn when the information is presented the right way and learning at home is a great way to promote parental bonding and give your kids one on one tutoring . . . how could that be bad? As long as you know when to bring in outside help when necessary, homeschooling will be an enriching experience for the entire family.

What are your fears about homeschooling? Why are you scared to homeschool? Let us know in the comments and we will do a future post answering your fears.

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