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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Public school enrollment declined and homeschooling exploded as a result of the pandemic.  I expect we’ll see more articles that cast homeschooling in a negative light as part of an effort to either discourage additional parents from pulling their kids out of public school or lure some that tried homeschooling back, or both.  There’s too many dollars at stake for public schools not to fight to regain the lost enrollment.[/quote]

Agree. I've been on forums, blogs and facebook groups researching homeschooling. I've seen more than enough comments saying schools only takes 2 hours.

How does school only take 2 hours?[/quote]

I don’t homeschool but have a good friend that does. It’s not the her kids are only learning 2 hours a day. It’s that only a couple hours a day are focused on sitting in a chair with books or worksheets and getting direct instruction. The rest of the school day is generally focused on experiential learning that most public school parents would love to see at their school— a hike where the kids find and identify types of bugs or birds and plants, and then write a poem inspired by Robert Frost or Mary Oliver based on what they’ve seen. And then in the next week those science, literature, and creative writing lessons will be reinforced through additional study and assignments.

Trips to museums, local farms, even local businesses. It’s basically like a progressive private school. She coordinates with other homeschool parents on areas where she feels like her instruction might be weak. It’s amazing.

But yeah, only about 2 hours a day at a desk. Which honestly isn’t that different than most elementary school kids. Between recess, lunch, specials… how much time do you think a 3rd grader spends receiving direct instruction at school? Four hours, tops, and they aren’t taking three field trips a week, spending tons of time outside, or doing as much independent work.[/quote]

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