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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many hours per day do they spend on academics?
Are art and music included in your homeschool curriculum or do they have exposure to those subjects through the co-op?
Have they ever expressed interest in going to traditional school?
Have you gotten criticism from family and/or friends for your choice to homeschool?

I am interested in possibly homeschooling my son who will be in kindergarten next year.

Thanks.[/quote]

The number of hours per day depends on their ages and has scaled up as they age. For K, we did 1-2 hours a few times a week. My oldest is now in later elementary school and we spend about 3-4 hours on school lessons most mornings.

Music is separate in our home (private music lessons as well as participating in community groups).

Art is largely incorporated into our curriculum but we also have done several art classes through the co-op.

My children have not expressed an interest in going to a conventional school, but I would be open to discussing the issue with them and learning their reasons if they ever did. They know lots of kids who go to conventional schools, too, so its not a mystery to them. They enjoy all the free time they have in the afternoon, so it doesn't seem very appealing to them, I do not think.

I have not gotten outright criticism, but I did face a lot of skepticism, particularly through the first few years. Now, as people see my kids are perfectly 'normal' (I have had people say, "wow your kids are so normal", literally) and also that they see they thrive academically (especially in my family, I do not go speaking about my children's academic achievements to most people) people are much more supportive.[/quote]

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