Great post. It is unfortunate that many, if not most parents are either not qualified, or do not have the time or time management skills to adequately homeschool their kids.
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I've heard this said time and time again but I can honestly say there is almost zero point worrying about it. I'll take a guess that the people you are thinking of are extremely unlikely to even attempt it. But it does depend on what you class as being "qualified". You don't need qualifications to educate your own children. I've had several fellow home educating parents, who are ex-teachers, tell me the best home educators are the ones who have not had any teacher training, as they are not governed by their training bias. They are often coming at from an entirely different angle.
I was on the fence about homeschooling our son 25 years ago. But a public school teacher friend of mine - (his wife homeschooled their 3 children) helped me make the leap. The final push was that my father-in-law was diagnosed with terminal cancer and he and my son were very close. So I figured we needed to spend all the time we could with him.
One need only look at the stats - you would be hard pressed to do worse the government school. Especially early on. If you look at it that way - you have nothing to lose.
After 2 years (and I regret this) we put him in “regular” school. But - I still took him out at least 30 days a year up until about 8th grade (then sports and friends made him fairly busy)
I would say well more than 70% can educate thier own children. And maybe it’s even 85%? 95?
Early on It really only takes the 3 R’s, sprinkled in with whatever else you want: some history, some art, physical activities, field trips, maybe just driving around talking.
We basically did whatever from 9 or 9:30 until noon, then maybe 3 times a week we had lunch with my father-in-law.
The things our son learned from my father-in-law can not be measured.
Just talking day after day to a then 65 y.o. Man and listening to the wisdom he has gleaned over a lifetime is a gift he never would have gotten had he been in a government school everyday.
And remember - you never get time
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If you have Love, commitment, a little energy, you can educate your child. Just jump in. I wish you well.
Carl