
Money: You are in control of the money you spend, the places you go, and the people you expose your children to each day.
Curriculum: There is not a requirement as to what curriculum you must use. You are in control of what curriculum you use, how you use it, and changing what doesn’t work. This is the joy of homeschooling.
When you purchase a curriculum that isn’t working for you, sell it! There is no law that you must finish it. You don’t have to finish a book completely, do every chapter or write every assignment.
The only teacher: When you were in school, especially in high school, there was a different teacher for each subject. Why? Because rarely is one person able to be strong in every subject to teach it.
You don’t have to give test or teach every subject. Some subjects you can chose to farm out to co-ops, tutorials, a friend etc. When you are not a homeschool mom “teacher”, you can be the facilitator.
For the upper levels, dual at your local college for some of your high school courses! We were able to dual enroll our kiddos in college in their high school years. It was cheaper per course and they gained credit for high school and college at the same time!