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[quote=Anonymous]The biggest pro for us is time-- in the early grades, schoolwork can be completed in a relatively small amount of time, leaving a lot of time for play, free reading, outdoor time. Being able to to enjoy a long and relaxed lunch together. Going on "field trips" without having to constantly hurry and bark out orders and (at least in the case of my kids) paying more attention to the social aspect than the learning aspect. And then, in the older grades, it is a wonderful thing to see kids taking more responsibility for their own learning, and not treating it as something inflicted on them from above. (Kids in school can do that, too, of course.)

But oh, that social aspect. My kids LOVE being around their peers, and so a con for me is that I have to put more effort than I would if they were in school daily into making sure they get to be around friends and getting them to and from classes. (They do just fine with homeschoolers and with those who don't homeschool.)

There are all kinds of homeschoolers in this area. We are not religious (and not Christian), and that is not an issue.

P.S. I am definitely not "on" 24 hours a day. We homeschool year-round, which is not for everybody, but gives us a lot more flexibility on a daily and even weekly basis. All homeschooling doesn't have to be 1:1 time, either.[/quote]

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