Parents who do not feel safe putting children in local schools during times of uncertainty will choose to homeschool. They may not ordinarily choose to homeschool, but they are being forced to because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether it is because of health or safety reasons or for quality concerns, I have always felt their reasons are justified, and they should be given the needed information to choose options for their child’s education. With my advice, parents have been able to keep up with the State Standards, and maintain a home education that enables them to return to the public school when they feel confident that it will be in their best interests to do so. The response by government and school boards to the 2020 pandemic has been a hodgepodge of policies that are confusing and even dangerous in some instances and have many parents genuinely concerned. For this reason, I have prepared a step by step process to homeschool until you feel safe to return. In the meantime, remember there is so much the public-school system has to offer families. We should honor the efforts school boards, teachers, and principals are taking at this time to help children in these difficult times. They are true heroes. There are several reasons why you may be considering homeschooling. Perhaps your town, state, or nation is in turmoil and unable to give you a reasonable sense of how your school will keep your children safe and provide them a quality education. You may see pandemic guidelines being disregarded, and you do not want to put your children’s life or educational future at stake. You may worry that your child will get an endless barrage of untrained substitute teachers because older well-seasoned teachers do not want to risk their lives getting infected with the virus.omeschool can remedy many of these issues and avoid a one size fits all approach to teaching or learning. If you have some of these concerns, the resources to stay home, and you do not feel safe sending your child to a brick and mortar building, this is the time to try homeschooling.
