It’s always a little difficult for homeschooling mothers to speak about all the little things that excite them in a homeschooling day to their husbands or parents. While family may love you and appreciate that you are happily homeschooling your children, they are may not be quite keen on listening to all the million little details that make up your regular homeschool day. This is it’s a good idea to include a homeschool buddy in your support system. There are many advantages to having a homeschool buddy.
You Can Support Each Other With Classes
Its nice to have a second homeschooling teacher to fall back on. Your homeschool buddy can teach classes for your children along with hers on days when you need to take a break. Then ou can return the favor when she needs a day off. This way the homeschool students get a bit more exposure by being taught by a different person and watching how other homeschooling classes run. They will also make new friends.
You Have a Like-Minded Friend
The fact that your homeschooling buddy chose homeschool will already give you a lot in common. You can talk about the reasons why both of your preferred homeschooling to sending your children to regular school. It is always nice to have a friend who gets the motivation behind your actions. Who’s to say that there are other common interests you two may also share such as books, movies, and hobbies?
You Can Give and Get Feedback to Each Other
Ever so often when you are homeschooling you will bump into road blocks. There are usually various approaches and strategies to get past these little bumps. When trying to decide what will work best with your homeschooling situation, it is nice to have a homeschooling buddy who may have faced a similar situation and is able to give you some feedback on what you can do. You can be there for your friend in a similar situation as well.
The best part is that you don’t have to limit yourself to just one homeschooling buddy. Anyone who gets homeschooling and can become a friend is a potential buddy!
