Teaching your own kids can be stressful. The path is full of homeschooling roadblocks and people who will discourage you and question your ability to take on such a huge job.
From the day you begin talking about homeschooling your kids, there will be skeptics. And those skeptics will likely be loud and harsh. They’ll let you know that they don’t approve of homeschooling. They won’t shy away from telling you why they feel that way. And in all honesty, their concerns are likely going to flare up your own insecurities and worries about homeschooling. But you can’t let the nay-sayers get to you. You have to remind yourself why you’ve chosen this path.
Unfortunately, people with loud opinions aren’t the only roadblocks you’ll encounter on your journey. You’ll likely have to fit together the pieces of your homeschool, much like a puzzle. Each piece will eventually fit together to make your homeschool run smoothly. Finding the perfect fit can be exhausting and take some trial-and-error, though.
Finding the space, the time and the money can be daunting.There will be days when you wonder if you’re crazy, where you will ever fit another bookshelf and how you will even have the patience to educate your own wild kids.
We’ve confronted the 5 most common homeschooling roadblocks head-on, in a quest to make your journey more enjoyable. These are not the huge homeschooling roadblocks like we imagine, but merely bumps in the road. Once you fully understand this, your mindset will change and homeschooling will be that much easier.