Question 1

Do you get funding for homeschooling?

Accepted Answer

I'm afraid to say no. If you are wanting to keep expenses low for the family, then the best thing is to learn money management, spend less than you earn, keep the monthly budget low and change your mindset around money. On top of that, find ways to create an income. Check out here, here and here for ways to make money.

Question 2

Do I have to quit my job to homeschool?

Accepted Answer

No, absolutely not! You can work from home and homeschool. You might need to tweak your daily flow with work to make it fit with homeschooling, but it all depends on the style of home education you follow.

Question 3

Is homeschooling expensive?

Accepted Answer

No, it can cost very little to homeschool. You do not need to buy a curriculum. Get a library card to your local library and attend regularly for story books, read-aloud books and educational books.

If you want to buy books, look for second hand on Amazon and eBay. For craft resources shop around online to find the best deals.

Question 4

Do I need a curriculum to homeschool?

Accepted Answer

No, you do not need a curriculum to homeschool. It depends on your approach to home education - school based at home? Unschooling? A mix? Child-led? Technically, whatever you do to educate your child will be the curriculum, it simply doesn't need to be a set curriculum from a school.

Some ideas: a set curriculum, a monthly subscription box, books, library books, nature, creative play, art, and poetry.

Styles of curriculum - Classical, Charlotte Mason, Montessori, Unschooling, School-at-Home, Unit studies, and Eclectic education methods.

Question 5

How can I be a good homeschool mum?

Accepted Answer

Please let go of the pressure and high expectations, and most of all rid the label good. You are not a good or a bad mum, you are a mum. You are doing the best you can with the choices you are making. Some days homeschooling will look "perfect", and other days it will be chaos.

Question 6

How Many Hours a Day Should I Spend Homeschooling?

Accepted Answer

This is such an open-ended question and answer. You do what is best for your child, their age, their development, your lifestyle, and your family, basically, take note of what is happening day to day as to what is the right amount of time to homeschool your children.

Some days will be different from the next. It is very important to have a schedule, even if it is a very loose flexible schedule. Creating a routine helps everyone know what to expect, even if that schedule just says Monday to Thursday homeschool in the mornings. You do not need to have specific time slots, but if that's what works for you do that.

Question 7

How Do I Prepare for Homeschooling?

Accepted Answer

Keep it simple. Always keep it simple. When you are preparing for homeschooling start small and simple and then you can build as you go along. Connect with homeschooling parents on a Facebook group, find a few free online resources you like the look of, and buy just a couple of workbooks to get started.

It all depends on the style of homeschooling you are choosing for your family. Are you homeschooling? Unschooling? Christian-based? Child-led? Curriculum-based? Once you know the answer to these questions you can start to build the resources that are best for your family.

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