You might be wanting to homeschool but have no idea how you even do it. Well you might not like this answer, but there is no right way to homeschool. How families homeschool varies between families and if you think there must be one right way to do it, then you'd be wrong. It's easy to believe there is one right way, but that comes from the assumption you've already been making by buying into the public school model- one size fits all. The true power in homeschooling lies behind the fact that you get to create it to be whatever you want it to be. You get to choose what works best for your family. It's hard to choose though when you have not been modeled other ways to "school". So this is where you will have to do the work- research, ask around, and start to critically think what might be best for your kids. But I'll give you some examples to get your juices flowing. To start, let's look back in history. Ancient wisdom can speak volumes in our modern society. We tend to think our modern ways are the best, the most improved, we got it right while all of history got it wrong. But is that true? How did families manage before public schools? Well, the whole construct of society was different. Before the Industrial Revolution, families had their own home economies. They didn't rely on institutions or corporations for their survival or needs. They relied on their family and the families around them. Thus you had strong families and strong local communities. Every member of the family worked their own land and in their own home and they traded with their neighbors. Kids were brought up alongside their parents and relatives. Thus kids learned by their parents and relatives teaching and modeling to them. They received a lot of hands on experience this way and were taught what was most needed at that time for their area. Fast forward to today, most homes are retreats for consumption with little to no production coming out of them. The family today more closely resembles individuals seeking their own benefits outside of the home and coming together when the institutions fail them and they need to rely on each other. You teach your kids from birth already by modeling behavior and showing them how to do things. It's the same with "school". The best way for them to learn something is to be modeled it and then for them to practice it themselves. Yes, the best teachers in schools don't just talk at their students or give them worksheets, but they show them how to do the problem, how to think critically, how to form a hypothesis. Then they let them practice. Mastery is shown once they can teach others in the simplest and easiest to understand explanation. That might sound daunting to you because you don't think you can teach, let's say, math. Well then, why would you send your child to the same system that made you feel incompetent in math? The good news it that when you are teaching your child daily, you get to understand the material better and you'll never have to fret over not understanding their homework again. And when all else fails, resource out to an "expert". Yes, many homeschoolers resource out, especially in the high school years. Community colleges even have dual enrollment programs where your child can get high school and college credit for the same course (for free, too). So what do homeschools look like today? Some try to replicate school at home, some rely solely on online programs for all teaching, some teach through life experiences, some teach out in nature, some buy curriculums, some make their own curriculums, some hire tutors, some utilize educational programs such as learning centers and charter schools, some teach through reading books, some print worksheets off teacherspayteachers.com . You might find in your research that most of these examples prescribe to a particular methodology. There are different homeschool methods and models you can follow, but really just finding what works best for you is the way to go. Teaching through life experience is usually termed "unschooling". Nature schooling is using nature to teach the subjects. The Charlotte Mason way is a very popular one. Many homeschool curriculum are based off of it. A key principle of this method is learning through living stories. Many homeschool moms study Charlotte Mason in depth. Some homeschoolers like to utilize unit studies- meaning that they pick a topic such as bees and teach each subject around the fun topic of bees (you can see that this is usually only used when kids are younger). Most homeschoolers are eclectic in nature, meaning that they use many methods. The most common home educating looks something like this: Mom buys curriculum online based off of recommendations or CathyDuffyReviews.com. She enrolls her kids in a coop that meets once a week where they take one or two core subjects such as science and math and two electives such as art and P.E. Mom teaches them history and language arts at home using the curriculum she purchased. Usually after breakfast, they might do thirty minutes to one hour of history and thirty minutes to one hour of language arts each day, while also completing any homework they have from their coop classes.They might spend the rest of the day out in nature or doing whatever they want to do. It will be hard to determine what you want your homeschool to look like and why you want it that way since you have been modeled a completely different educational paradigm which tells you its way is the right way and best way to do it. If you came here seeking quick answers and are disappointed there isn't someone to tell you exactly what to do, just trust that your journey to discovering what works best for your family is way better than getting a quick answer to your problem right now. You can do this! Start by finding out your WHY. Once you have that, everything else will fall into place. And remember along your journey, to not fall into the comparison trap. Your family is different than other families. We need a world where everyone is not the same. We need your unique family. *Not created by AI

Whatever your child hears first, is usually what they accept as fact or truth. It is so important for them to hear life principles and important conversations from you first rather than from peers or adults who might not have the same values as you. If you are resourcing education out to someone else and your strategy is to correct at home any wrong teaching they learn, ask yourself why you would use this strategy and the probability of it being successful. Would you use this strategy in a battle? There is a battle for your child’s heart, soul, and mind. YOU as the parent are their first defense. How are you fighting for them? When your child can trust you to explain the world to them, then they won't feel blindsided learning from those outside the home first. They might think "if mom and dad aren't being open and honest with me, if they aren't taking the time of day to teach me what everyone else seems to know, then do they really care? I guess I have to look to others to find out about life and what I need to know." From our experience, having hard conversations with our kids around tough topics or things we really don't want to be talking about, has created this sense of confidence that our children have towards us. They trust that we will not lie to them, not tell them what to think, but present different view points and be honest with what we think or open about mistakes we've made that we learned from. Topics that were uncomfortable to us, were not uncomfortable to our children. And they exhibit this self assurance when they freely and gladly come to us to ask us more questions. They've brought stuff up to us that I would have never brought up to my parents and every time, we have the most pleasant conversation that enforces our trusting and healthy relationship, which I wish I could have had with my parents. They come to us completely trusting and never uncomfortable. We can tell they enjoy talking to us and that they rest in the fact that they have this confidence in us. It 's never too late to apologize to your kids for missing the mark and start having those uncomfortable conversations now. Remember, if you start early enough before someone else has had the conversation with them, then most likely you will be the only one who feels uncomfortable. They don't know what they don't know. You get to present the hard topics in a better way, a way that hopefully breaks the uncomfortableness once and for all. You might think hard topics aren't appropriate for young children. You definitely want to use your intuition in determining what, when, and how to talk to your kids, but the key is to teach them the topic before someone else does, and that usually means at a young age these days because of the early exposure they get from the world. Young children are smarter than you think and you can give them the basic building blocks of a hard topic, and expound as they grow. But don't lie, you will lose their trust if you do and relationships are built on trust so if you don't have that, then you probably don't have the relationship you want with them. We started by using the correct names for body parts, by teaching basic safety with not allowing others to touch our bodies without permission. Then we emphasized how we treat others with that same respect and we don't touch or look at their private parts. In starting the porn conversation, it was as easy as saying we don't look at people's privates or at dishonoring pictures of people. If they were to see something like that on the internet then they were to come to us right away to tell us so we could figure out how to not let that happen again. To start the sex conversation, we emphasized the oneness of a man and woman being joined as one in marriage and then told them how their bodies get to join as one in a very intimate and pleasurable way as a physical manifestation of the spiritual joining. And it is through this act of intimacy and oneness that a baby is made. We used the correct anatomical terms and explained how the penis excretes semen to fertilize the egg in the wife's body up her vagina. The only ones uncomfortable were us. Our kids were amazed. Be truthful and honest, and most importantly share your story and other's stories that you know. It's through stories that we learn the most. Our kids love to hear our story and experiences as well. The more stories you can give them, the more they can analyze the different experiences people have had and learn from them. *Not created with AI

Just last week, on July 15th, the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, signed Assembly Bill 1955 allowing for schools to take authority away from parents in order to keep secrets with their children, all in the name of "safety". Just a healthy reminder for everyone... secrets that other adults keep with your children from you are usually sexual in nature and harmful to your child. That's why parents tell their children that they should never listen when an adult tells them to keep a secret from their parents. Well guess what, this bill's goal is to hide sexual identities of children from their parents. As with all other work Gavin Newsom is doing, this is just another step in his human trafficking movement. Just research what he has been up to as governor and you will see how he has made it easier for predators to harm your children and easier for your children to be preyed upon by predators. We are sliding down a slope that leads to our children being wards of the government. If we continue to allow our parental rights stripped from us, our children will end up being slaves to the government. We all know what happens in California, doesn't stay in California. If you believe you don't need to worry about it, when you wake up, it will be too late. Homeschooling is still legal in California, but eventually they will try to strip that freedom too. When will we realize that we don't need the government to save us? You can live life fully without relying on the government to educate your kids. Stop making excuses. Homeschool while you still can. And take the time to do your diligence as a citizen and keep abreast of what your chosen representatives are doing. Pay special attention to anything they do in the name of "safety". It's almost always to oppress you. And protect your children from these sick, perverted people who want to fill your child's head with lies about who they are so they can eventually sexualize them. You are their only protection. Don't forget who you are. By Jennifer Labelle Co-Founder of The FREE FAMILY Movement

Homeschooling is when your children are educated at home either part time or full time. Some public schools offer homeschooling as a part or full time option depending on what state you reside in. Those public schools usually are charter schools, however some non-charter public schools offer homeschooling through online learning for students who need to be home for special circumstances such as illness or social issues. Charter schools are non government run schools that are government funded. Some have a homeschool option depending on the state. However, most homeschoolers are homeschooled through private means depending on what the state permits. This means the parents are homeschooling their children apart from the government and are subsequently paying out of pocket for all costs related. Some consider true homeschooling to be done without government interference, by the parents only, with the children being home full time. Since homeschooling has become more popular and there are more options available than there used to be, homeschooling can look very different from family to family and state to state. Some families might employ a tutor to accomplish some or all of the home education. This could be the case with parents who both work full time, however there are cases of parents homeschooling while also working full time jobs. Others might utilize an enrichment program where their children attend in person and receive all of their instruction, completing the lessons independently at home on the days they do not attend in person. There are also private schools that offer homeschooling full or part time. There are many options out there, but homeschooling is essentially parents teaching their children or resourcing out for their children to be taught outside of one size fits all institutions. This is the key to why homeschoolers tend to outperform public school children. One size does not fit all and thus children who are homeschooled get a more tailored education where their gifts can be identified and nurtured, they get more one on one attention, and they have more time available to grow, develop, and pursue their curiosities. *This article was not written with AI

What is happening in your home today? What precedents are you setting? What principles are you teaching your children? How are you preparing your children for adulthood? How are you preparing them for their future in general? How are you fostering their gifts, challenging their strengths, strengthening their weaknesses and blindspots? As a parent, you have a lot of pull in shaping the future. If parents render this authority, they not only contribute to future strife in this world, but also lose out on the many blessings this authority and responsibility brings them. Nations are built upon families. The family is the most influential entity in shaping the world. Any complaints you may have regarding happenings in the world or your community, need to be contemplated through the question of “What does your home look like?” The change you want to see starts with you. It is only when we take authority over a situation that we take control over it. Playing the victim will not get you the results you want or fix the problems you complain about. What happens in your home today determines tomorrow. What are you doing today to make a better tomorrow? It all starts in the home… *This article was not written with AI

Are you homeschooling or wanting to homeschool but are worried your child won’t learn everything they need to? Many parents get hung up on what their child needs to learn. They have been told for so long that everyone needs to learn the same thing, that the government knows just what those things are, and that they will accidentally miss one of these things if they don’t send them to public school and it will put their child back in life. If that sounds silly, it’s because it is, but when it comes down to it, many parents legitimately have this fear. You worry your child won’t learn everything that they need to. But who determines what a child needs to learn? Is it the government? Are they the most ultimate power of wisdom and knowledge? Government is good at creating one size fits all systems because they have too many people to govern. That’s why originally the U.S. leaned on the states and local governments holding more power. Our founding fathers knew decisions needed to be made locally because people and lands are not all the same and cannot be governed as such. Asking the question of who determines what a child needs to learn is the first step. If you think that the government is a supremely higher power that has all the answers, then you neglect the fact that governments are made up of humans who are very much like you and I, imperfect. It was in asking this question and critically thinking about it that I realized that God gave my children to me and gave me the mandate to educate them when I rise, lie down, and walk by the way (Deuteronomy 6). But since I grew up in public school and was told my whole life that the “professionals” had all the answers, I questioned if I was “qualified”. How I was qualified to teach them the first few years of life but not the rest did not cross my mind at first. I was already conditioned to think that the government was the higher power. It was not until I questioned who the higher power was that I was able to begin my journey to find out what my child really needed to learn. God was Lord of my life, but I started to realize that I had not really lived my life that way. Once I realized that I should align myself with God’s Word and not what the world told me, I was able to throw away some bad thinking and start to think critically. What I realized was that God created us each so special. No two people have the same fingerprint! That was not by accident but by design. Each person in this world brings something a little different. God gave us each gifts and talents. He wants us to see that we need each other. Where we lack, another abounds. If I were to send my kids to a one size fits all education system, their unique gifts and talents wouldn't be fostered. If I gave up my God-given responsibility to educate my children to someone else who had a couple dozen other students to teach, then the uniqueness only I could impart to them would not occur. God gave them to me for a reason. I might not be perfect, but I am the one God wants to teach my kids. And you are the one who should teach yours too. Does that mean you can’t resource out and have other teachers? No, but it does me that their education is your responsibility and no one else's. So how do you know what to teach them? Well, you are the parent so YOU get to decide! What do you think your child should learn? What is important to you? What did you wish you had learned in school? No matter if you go to public school or homeschool, you will always feel like you didn’t learn everything. And that’s okay because learning never needs to end. In fact, if you think that once you graduate college, learning ends, then you rob yourself of future growth. One of the best things homeschooling provides is a love of life long learning. Homeschooled kids more often than not get the opportunity to pursue their curiosities. Lots of times sitting in a classroom and having to follow along with what everyone else is doing stifles a child’s curiosity and they can lose their love for learning. The great thing is that whatever they miss when they are young, they can learn later. They can also learn on their own time instead of falling behind others their age in a classroom setting. One on one education is always better education and no one gets left behind like they can in a large group. Also, no one will love your child more than you, even the best teachers. Should you teach your children what is being taught in public schools so your child doesn’t fall behind? Again, that’s up to you. What do you feel is really best for your child? Our society today is trying to strip parents of their authority over their children. They are using lies such as “parents aren’t as competent as the government”, and “what about parents who abuse their children?” If you are reading this and interested in finding out what is best for your child, then you probably aren’t abusing your child. Again, using one answer to solve a small percentage problem, isn’t what's best for the majority. And what I mean by that is we can’t give over our parental authority because there are some bad apple parents. Why can’t someone just tell me what to teach my child? If you really can’t decide what to teach your child, there are many resources out there to help you. You can choose any homeschool curriculum and they will have already laid out what your child should learn. But how do I know if what the curriculum teaches is enough? Well, you can research to see if there are any topics missed that you want covered and then you can find a curriculum on that topic. But how do I know if something is missed? If you believe the government has all the answers, then you can use your state’s standards or another country’s standards whose educational system is better. Or you can take a deep breath and trust that whatever you missed, they can always learn later when it comes up that they need it. Most likely, however, as you teach your child and take responsibility for their education, you will easily be able to identify areas where your child might need more instruction and areas where they really excel. Once you spend one on one time with your child and you start to gain understanding of their unique gifts and talents as well as their struggles, you will be able to help foster their gifts while also strengthening them in their weaknesses. What many will say your child needs to learn are these main subjects: math, language arts, science, history and possibly art, music, foreign language, and athletics. Others might find more importance in focusing on life skills like character, wealth building, and survival or homesteading. When figuring out what to teach your child, think about what will set them up for success in the future and don’t forget God’s mandate to teach them in everything you do all throughout your days and life. In fact, teaching is more modeling than it is lesson planning. You might think you can't teach because you imagine the teacher you had growing up. But teaching isn't standing in front of a blackboard, it's having your child come along side you to watch you as you model to them the things they need to learn. One on one mentorship has always proven to be the most successful form of learning. *This article was not written with AI