For part of 2025, I have decided to do blog posts centering around frequently asked homeschool questions. I have been asked these questions or seen them in various online spaces. This post will dive into the "needs" of homeschooling. With public school, you often have a list of two or three school supplies to buy, while homeschooling requires fewer items. However, as the years have gone by, we've found that some things have become very handy for us. I have taken the time to compile our list of things here.

The most basic thing you need in your homeschool is STUDENTS (ha ha…). But more seriously, you need a plan; even if you're unschooling, you still need to plan —that's what you're doing so that you can track what's going on at the back of your mind.

For part of 2025, I have decided to do blog posts centering around frequently asked homeschool questions. I have been asked these questions or seen them in various online spaces. In this post, I will discuss the various types of homeschooling, just as there are different types of learners and even different types of public schools (such as charter, Montessori, STEM, etc.). I have found that there are nine common types of homeschooling.

For part of 2025, I have decided to do blog posts centering around frequently asked homeschool questions. I have been asked these questions or seen them in various online spaces. In many homeschool groups in the online space, ask about the easiest and hardest things about homeschooling. Like most of these last few blog posts, I can only speak about what has been my own experience. My hardest and easiest parts may not be yours, but they may still help shed some light.

For part of 2025, I have decided to do blog posts centering around frequently asked homeschool questions. I have been asked these questions or seen them in various online spaces. In many homeschool groups in the online space, parents are concerned about Socialization. UH! This is like nails to the chalkboard, adding nauseum, etc. Socialization is just a horrible, nasty, and vial term amongst the homeschool community. I have addressed it before in a blog post titled We are Planty Socialized (I Promise)!

For part of 2025, I have decided to do blog posts centering around frequently asked homeschool questions. I have been asked these questions or seen them in various online spaces. In many homeschool groups in the online space, parents are asking how long homeschooling actually takes. Just like anything, it can vary from one family to the next. Still, generally, it doesn’t and shouldn’t take all day as traditional public school does. I have seen information like this graphic in several places. It is a good rule of thumb and guideline to try to follow (loosely) if you take less time or more time. As long as you are not being overly rigorous or skipping out on everything, you should be fine somewhere within these guidelines.

When I first started homeschooling, I was scared of what to teach and when. My girls were eager to learn, but yet they were so tiny that it seemed like so much. It was a delicate balance of them being ready and knowing we had thirteen years' worth of school into which to fit things.

When have you ever been asked to show your high school diploma? Do you carry it around in your back pocket with your driver’s license? Probably not. I am not trying to provoke anyone in that statement, but it is what it is. If you are the parent, then that qualifies you to homeschool your children. Under your state’s laws, you are also qualified to issue a homeschooling diploma on your student’s behalf.

For part of 2025, I have decided to do blog posts centering around frequently asked homeschool questions. I have been asked these questions or seen them in various online spaces. I have been asked when people find out we homeschool, "Well, who do you report to, or how are you held accountable to make sure they are learning what they are supposed to be lea