The 7 Ways to Guarantee Homeschool Success

Thinking about homeschooling? Want to avoid the homeschooling mistakes most people make? Below you’ll find what we’ve discovered from homeschooling our 5 children from birth to college.

In 1987 homeschooling was just as newborn as our first child. We looked at homeschooling for a number of reasons which were mostly related to our academic goals. And yet, our first child’s Cerebral Palsy tipped the scales. The simple nature of having a young and impressionable soul around active and undiscerning ‘friends’ made it clear that we should homeschool.. We really didn’t want our son settling into confusion about what he was capable of doing. So, we decided to give it a try until he was old enough to physically function well around others who were his age, but weren’t his friends. We thought it would be through third grade—it lasted until he went to the University of Texas in Austin.

Now, these 23 plus years later, we know seven things that we make sure all of our homeschool coaching students start to understand–inside and out. If you want a successful homeschool embrace these seven (or violate any of these at your own risk)!

1. Define Homeschool Success for Yourself

2. Use a Curriculum that Matches Your Definition

3. Don’t Compete with Public or Private Schools

4. Find a Support Group(s) or Network

5. Learn to Use Systems for Success

6. Make Discipline a Nice Word

7. Find a Coach

In the following posts I’ll explain each of these points a little and ask you to pitch in your two cents!

Blessings,

Fred Lybrand

P.S.  You can read my entire article at The 7 Ways to Guarantee Homeschool Success