The Pros And Cons of Homeschooling

There are a million reasons to homeschool, but as with anything else, there's a downside too.  The pros and cons of homeschooling is a complicated issue, and probably different for each individual and each family.  The biggest downside for me is that it's pretty time-consuming!  Time management is key, or you'll lose your sanity trying to keep up with everything, especially if you have more than one child.

One of the parts of homeschooling I like the most is that I can tailor lessons to each of my kids' learning styles.  Teaching math to a right-brained visual learner or science to a kinesthetic learner, or language and writing to an auditory learner....You can do all of things with homeschooling because you control the methods you use for teaching.  That's certainly not the case with the one-size-fits-all approach of most public schools.  Homeschooling gives me so much flexibility, not only in scheduling lessons but in how those lessons are taught.  And if your child is struggling with a new concept, sometimes how you teach it makes all difference!