Tips for Homeschooling Your High School Student

Give your high-school age kids latitude in planning their homeschool schedule, and support them in their interests.Tatyana Vyc/Shutterstock

When we began homeschooling our daughter in kindergarten, our plan was to take things year by year. Then our son joined two years later; we fell in love with learning at home and immersed ourselves in the many and varied freedoms of homeschooling. We officially became known as Countryside Academy, and so the plan to homeschool through high school was set in motion.

Homeschooling your high school kids may seem daunting, but as someone who navigated that path for both a college-bound and a workforce-bound student, I want to remind you that you’re well-equipped.

Begin Planning Early

It’s never too soon to think about career exploration. In fact, it’s advantageous to sit down with your middle school kids and discuss the ways that their current interests can translate into a future career. Reassure your child that this is just a simple conversation and that you fully understand that their interests may change, multiple times even, and that’s OK. Curiosity is the path to discovery.