Should You Homeschool? 4 Questions to Help You Decide

It may be helpful to see yourself as a facilitator of learning rather than a teacher. If you’re resourceful and supportive, you have everything you need.

In homeschool, you’re providing an environment in which your particular child can best learn. If you’re supportive, resourceful, and dedicated to the task, you have everything you need. Anutr Yossundara/Shutterstock

Who could have predicted that a global pandemic would dramatically increase the broader adoption of homeschooling in society? Yet, right now many families are asking themselves the question: Should we homeschool?

If you’re one of them, whatever has led you to this point, homeschool is an option worth considering. Here are some questions to ponder as you think this significant decision through.

1. What Do You Know About Homeschooling?

You may have some ideas about what you think homeschooling is. Some of those ideas may be rooted in fact and some may be notions or stereotypes that don’t actually hold true.