Deciding to transition a child from public school to homeschool can be an overwhelming choice for many families. Loving parents want the best education possible for their children. They’ll work to ensure their home is a place of creativity, games, music, art, conversation, and activity.
Life can be great at home. Your children may be perfectly happy there. Yet they struggle in school.
Maybe your student quickly became bored and discouraged.
They get confused by worksheets. Spelling tests, math problems, and sitting at a desk all day are not their idea of fun. Moving from room to room in a perfect line. All the noise in the cafeteria. The sense of losing their freedom, having every minute of the day controlled by someone who barely knows them.
This was how I felt when I was a little girl. I went to school for the first few years and was miserable there. The thing I liked best each day was watching the big clock in the center of the wall in the front of the classroom when the hour hand pointed to the big three. I also liked the bell that would ring at the end of the school day.
I became a daydreamer. I would doodle on my schoolwork. I would play with my pencils and make origami when the teacher wasn’t looking. I would look out the window and imagine I was somewhere else.
I felt like school was a waste of time, and I didn’t see why I should have to go. I wasn’t even good at schoolwork; the letters swirled around on the page, and long lists of math facts made me dizzy.
Does my experience sound like your child? How about any of these-
Signs it might be time to transition from public school to homeschool.
Are your child’s problems at school creating problems at home?
Does your child say they are dumb, lazy, or immature?
Has your child’s self-esteem gone down since starting school?
Are they withdrawing?
Does the teacher say they are distracted, unmotivated, or creating problems?
Is there a chance they might fail the grade they’re currently in?
Making an easy switch!
I took my experiences as an unhappy student and transformed them into a FUN homeschool curriculum. I create curriculum that makes learning the basics really fun!
I started by creating a series of therapy workbooks that use art and logic to teach reading, writing, and spelling. It’s helped thousands of kids so far. I’m even adding two new books to the series. It was so successful that I created a partner program for math. I’ve made over 300 books and PDFS covering every standard school subject and dozens of extra “special interest” subjects.
Do you have a struggling learner? Are you thinking about transitioning your student from public school to homeschool? I can help!
Just ask me anything in the comments and I’ll do my best to share my tips. You can also email or reach out via DM on Facebook or Instagram. Making the switch to homeschooling can be pain-free! .
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