People always want to put other people in a category. With homeschooling (and most other things) I don't fit any of the categories, especially because my kids' learning styles and abilities are so different. The way I homeschooled my super gifted eldest son was completely different than the way I homeschool my youngest son who has Down Syndrome. There is basically zero commonality between the 2. Good homeschooling isn't about a following a particular homeschooling style. It is about customizing schooling to align with each kid's learning style, strengths, weaknesses, and interests. That is a big part of why homeschooling works so well. Even if the parents aren't trained teachers and even if the parents weren't particularly good in school, this customization (and caring) educates better than the best teacher teaching in a style that is wrong for the particular student.

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Agreed. I am most definitely “teaching” less than government schools but my kids are learning more

I’ve walked through a lot of government puppy mills doing contracting, and I assure you you’re also doing more teaching.. most rooms you walk past, they’re just watching cartoons.. in 8th grade. It’s amazing what you can see when you’re doing blue collar work and the teachers know they don’t have to keep up appearances in front of you. It’s great for my self confidence as a homeschooler. Most gov schools are just a Potemkin village.

I realize we shouldn’t grade our own performance on that scale, but have no worries!

I love/hate hearing this. I feel for the kids that are there, but is a great confidence booster. I haven’t stepped into a school since I was there and for a long time I questioned why I was homeschooling. My govt school experience wasn’t super traumatic so I never felt like I had a deep reason to homeschool other then feeling like it was the right decision. And part of me always wanted to just go sit in on a current class and confirm why I was. The past 3 years have confirmed my decision for me so I no longer need that but still interesting to hear how it really is in those buildings.

We also need to remember that just because kids are at school for more time doesn't mean that the kids are getting more teaching time. When you count time between classes, kid disruptions, teacher dealing with individual kids, lunch, P.E., etc. it is amazing how much unproductive time exists. If you add teachers putting in filler time, frequently less than half of the time is actually productive learning time. If you take out the time wasted on P.C. garbage, it is even worse.

Yes! When I really thought about this the amount of wasted time is incredible. And then they are still sent home with homework