Yes! You can homeschool even if you are working full-time! Options like alternating work schedules (when there are two working parents) or working from home can allow you to homeschool while supporting your family.
It takes creativity, commitment, and even saying no to some opportunities. But without the restriction of a traditional school-day routine, families are able to carve out time together and adjust their homeschool schedule to fit with work schedules.
You may be thinking: "What if public school at home isn't working for my child? What do I do?" With varied levels of support being offered to students, the pressure is on for parents. If you're asking yourself how you'll ever get through June or maybe longer, here's something you should hear. The foundational freedom of homeschooling is that no homeschool looks alike. You can learn from others, but the scene in your house doesn’t have to look like anyone else's. Your kids can “do school” at the kitchen table—or a picnic table. But they don’t have to. They can “do school” on the couch—or at an evacuation center. But they don’t have to. The point is, learning can become the pattern of your lives, not a specific pattern of the day. Learning can become the mentality of every moment, not just a specific and planned event. It can become your lifestyle. Let HSLDA help you see what the freedom to homeschool can look like!
