I’ve heard the term “accidental homeschooler” when referring to someone who never dreamed they would end up homeschooling their kids, but life just worked out that way and here they are, homeschooling and loving it.  Despite the pros and cons of homeschooling, what about the people who find themselves homeschooling and are not at all [...]

Are you considering home schooling? I know that this can be a scary proposition. How will you manage your day? What curriculum to use? Will it work for your child? What will your family say? Many of us who are “accidental home schoolers” can relate to your questions and concerns. As a parent, I thought [...]

My neighbor asked me recently to explain how homeschooling works.  Odd question, I thought, until I realized she must be thinking of trying it.   It turns out she was considering homeschooling her son but was overwhelmed with all the information out there and didn’t quite know where to start. She mostly had questions about homeschooling [...]

Did you know you were going to home school before you even had children? Not me, I fought the idea of home schooling tooth and nail, and until I couldn’t fight it any longer. I’m an accidental home schooler. Part of being an accidental homeschooler meant that I was not home schooling as part of [...]

Hi there – I’m a new writer here, so I thought I’d introduce myself!  I’m a mom of 5 kids and we’ve been homeschooling for 4 years now.  We love it and would never go back to public school.   I guess we’d be considered “accidental homeschoolers” because it wasn’t something we planned on doing, but [...]