Lisa Marchiano

Why I Homeschool Part 2: Curriculum

Where does the “school” part of homeschooling come in?  Here is where we get to what I imagine other parents are thinking of when they say “I could never do that.”  In their minds, I imagine, my children are hunched over workbooks at the kitchen table while I quiz them on phonics rules, or demand that they recite their times tables.  More than one parent has told me that they thought about...

Lisa Marchiano

Why I Homeschool Part 1: Time and Fun

“I could never do that!” That is the single most common response I get when I tell people that I homeschool.  It perplexes me.  “Why?”  I sometimes want to ask.  What is that they think I am doing that feels impossible for them to do to?  Of course, homeschooling is not for everyone.  School choice is a very personal and complex decision, and homeschooling is not even an option for most...

Len Lipkin

When School Choice is Not About School

I have written about the factors involved in my family’s school choice extensively.  Still, trying to figure out the best school is a decision that doesn’t take place in a vacuum of school characteristics.  A slew of other factors have to be accounted for, especially when adding a potential relocation into the mix.  Financial considerations, commute length, neighborhoods, buying/selling/renting a...