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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]

I too know several families where there is a home-based business of some sort is part of the income.  The man that works part-time does house inspections nights and weekends.

One thing that has surprised me about homeschool is how little time it takes to get through lessons (I only have 1 child).  He is definitely not the "norm" for his age, but he learns things very quickly with little repetition.  We do a couple of outside co-op classes with other kids as well as a homeschool gym class.  We do a ton of hands-on field trips, both to local parks and some that require travel.  In our current area, there are networks that offer us far more options than we could ever take advantage of - many of which are very low cost or free.  Many businesses are happy to have homeschool groups use their services because they can attend classes or events when they traditionally wouldn't have any business.  There are homeschool teams of all kinds - sports, Lego, scouts, drama, writing, bands, you name it.

As far as being able to afford it, that differs by family.  We eat at home a lot.  We bring picnics to the park or on the road.  We make choices that make sense for our family in order for me to stay home.  I love that when we are together at night and on the weekends, we have time to really enjoy each other.

I can't speak to juggling multiple kids since I don't have to do that.  [/quote]

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