I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you homeschool, you don't need to spend 6+ hours per day doing it.
Public school should not be your model.
What a typical homeschool day might look like:
- Kids wake up 8:30 - 9:00
- Kids start school around 10:00
- Kids are usually done by lunchtime. Sometimes they go a little bit after. Rest of the day is free.
- At night, the family reads together for 45-60 minutes.
Sometimes we go to the zoo.
Sometimes we take walks.
Sometimes they have an online class.
Sometimes they do nothing extra.
One day a week we go to our co-op and spend time with other families. They usually do a science experiment.
As kids reach middle school, they take on more responsibility for themselves, and school lasts a bit longer per day.
But at that point, your personal involvement doesn't increase drastically.
You already helped them grow and spread their wings.
They can fly a bit on their own.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you homeschool, you don't need to spend 6+ hours per day doing it.
Public school should not be your model.
What a typical homeschool day might look like:
- Kids wake up 8:30 - 9:00
- Kids start school around 10:00
- Kids are usually done by lunchtime. Sometimes they go a little bit after. Rest of the day is free.
- At night, the family reads together for 45-60 minutes.
Sometimes we go to the zoo.
Sometimes we take walks.
Sometimes they have an online class.
Sometimes they do nothing extra.
One day a week we go to our co-op and spend time with other families. They usually do a science experiment.
As kids reach middle school, they take on more responsibility for themselves, and school lasts a bit longer per day.
But at that point, your personal involvement doesn't increase drastically.
You already helped them grow and spread their wings.
They can fly a bit on their own.