Another aspect of homeschooling I value is that our children can sleep as long as they need. We don't have to wake them up in the morning so they can go to school. I think sleep is important to the developing brain and to children's overall health and happiness.
When Big C was going to school it began at 7:30. Yes, 7:30!! The school wanted to be able to take advantage of the public school buses and needed to work their busing around the public school hours. Fortunately we lived less than five minutes from the school and we chose to drive so she could sleep as long as possible.
In our home school group we have a few single moms who home school their children. They work non-traditional hours or do their 'schooling' in the evenings or weekends. You have to remember homeschooling only takes a few hours per day compared to the eight most kids are spending in school. I met a mom yesterday who works at IKEA. Her husband works there as well. They have their hours split in such a way that they can both work practically full time jobs and yet be home to work with their children.
Parents with two working parents can even home school. It's possible to hire a nanny to take care of the children during the day (similar to the child care you paid for before your children were school-aged). He or she could do some level of schooling with the children and you could do the very minimal amount required in the evenings or weekends.
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