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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are there SAHDs who HS while DW brings home the bacon?[/quote]

I know one personally.  The wife used to do the primary schooling, but he works in the housing industry.  When things went belly-up, his wife went back to work and he took over the primary schooling responsibilities.  He still works part-time as well.[/quote]

I often wonder how folks manage the logistics of homeschooling: how does one work part time while homeschooling?  How do so many people afford it?  What about sports teams?   How do you give adequate attention teaching your 5th and 3rd graders while also giving your kindergartner the enriching, learning by doing experiences, too?  And what if you have an infant?  They take enormous amounts of time?  Truly curious. Maybe homeschoolers have naturally attentive children who work independently?  I can't even get my 2nd grader to focus on 30 mins of homework.[/quote].

--Several moms in my homeschool group run family businesses, too.  They get creative.  Just let go of the idea that school and learning only take place during the hours of 8-3 at a desk, and then there is time enough.
--Most of the families in our group struggle financially.  But their kids' education and family life are priorities.  So they let go of a lot of material things and focus on what is most important to them.
--Teaching multiple grades is not too hard, but it requires a ton of patience.  There are many, many times that more than one child is asking for help at the same time.  Everyone can get frustrated.  But everyone gets what they need eventually.  And big kids help little kids, which is good for them in many ways.
--Infants are easier to integrate into homeschooling than toddlers.  Breastfeeding is a great time to get work done, but toddlers can wreak havoc in the time it takes to do a reading lesson ;)
--Homeschooled families rarely have all independent learners who take care of themselves.  My mom had several severely learning disabled kids at home at once, and it was really hard for her.  But she persevered and figured out how to work past their disabilities, and every single one went off to college and did well, after being told by the public schools that they were "mentally limited" and my mom was just in denial.  That's love at work.

There is just a huge difference between homework and learning at home.  Not that my kids always willingly do what needs to be done, but for the most part, learning is our way of life, rather than something arbitrarily imposed by an external authority.  Makes a huge difference.

As PP illustrated, coming home after having grown accustomed to school is much more difficult than always having home schooled.  Both the student and the parents need to "detox" a bit if homeschooling is going to work under those circumstances.  But it can still work, with patience.[/quote]

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