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This economy has thrown very many of us for a loop. One of the many great things about homeschooling is the ability to explore different lifestyles and opportunities
while maintaining some semblance of consistency, for the children. Let me explain:
A few weeks ago my husband, who has been really struggling to make a decent living for the last two years, got the opportunity to go work for a friend who has started a business that
is doing very well. It’s a business that is doing well because of the economy and the job is not really long term. We were thrilled for the opportunity, but the job was 2000 miles away in the desert of Arizona and we live and are firmly ensconced in our life here in Florida. We discussed it from every angle and in the end, my husband decided to go and we decided to stay. I truly believe, that if we were not a homeschooling family, this would not be possible.
I homeschool the children, run a business and a home and manage to be a part of a very active homeschool group. My husband is the primary bread winner, but I also contribute to the household finances. If I had to adhere to a set, daily, traditional, school schedule, rife with deadlines and time constraints, I don’t think I could take care of everything that needs to be done on a daily basis. We all know that things don’t always go as planned and the freedom to finish up math on Saturday morning or a science project on a Thursday night if need be, is a huge help.
Maintaining Contact:
Another extremely important part of the family dynamic is the ability of my husband to stay in close contact with the children (and me) and the three hour time difference sometimes makes that a little tricky.
If he’s busy working till 7PM, that’s 10PM (our time) before he can have some time to communicate with the children. We use the phone, Skype, Twitter, and Facebook to keep in touch, but if either of the children is particularly missing Dad, I’m happy to have the freedom to let them stay up to chat with him without the stress of getting them to bed so that they can be up in time to get to Homeroom… homeroom is the kitchen table and much more flexible than any traditional school might be.
These freedoms are just some of the things that make homeschooling such a great choice for us and I’m also looking forward to visiting Arizona and turning that into a Unit Study (stay tuned)!
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Other advantages of Homeschooling:
Saving money on school mandated uniforms. If you have several children this can get expensive.
Saving money by not having to purchase items the school requires them to sell, e.g. candy bars, popcorn, other items for fund raising for supplies or field trips etc..
Planning field trips to areas you want your child to learn about and that you think are age appropriate, or religious belief appropriate.
Children’s books don’t get lost/stolen or if they get damaged slightly you’ll not have to pay the school a replacement cost for the item(s).
Wonderful points, Lauralee!
Great points – thanks for sharing!
Very good points – and so true. You can add on the fact that families can travel outside of the expensive school holiday times too.
This is a great little post! We like the flexibility and saving money that homeschooling provides as well.
I’ve started a blog with free stuff for homeschoolers — no ads on the site — it’s just to serve the community. It’s to help people homeschool very cheaply. I hope it’s a blessing to your family. http://homeschoolfreestuff.wordpress.com