What Homeschooling is Like for Me

By: Erin Alcorn, Barefooter

Homeschooling is a way of learning without going to a physicalschool. Instead, like the name suggests, you learn at home! Though sometimes we attended educational programs. 

​Lots of kids go to public school. For most people, this is a good way to learn. Some people homeschool because the way public school teaches does not work for them. Others do it because they don’t want to be cooped up in a classroom for 8 hours a day. I attended public school for about six months. My reading capability dropped, and I wasn’t learning much. With homeschooling we learn in just a few hours, what public schoolers learn in a day. 

​If I was given the option to keep homeschooling or to go to public school, I would say homeschool before you could even finish the question. I have a couple of reasons.

1. I get to spend a lot my time with my family thanks to homeschooling.

2. I get to try lots of new things. 

These are just two reasons, but there’s many more good things about homeschooling.

​We get to try lots of things, even forest schools. So far we have done 3! Barefoot is one of them. 

 

Barefoot goes on for a total of 36 weeks. During that time we learn about: Sound, strategy, taste, music, trees, and sun.

​So far my favorite week has been Strategy. We got to use walkie talkies and play lots of games with them, like Capture The Flag. I also enjoyed Mud. We made faces on trees with mud. I made a happy face with a stick smile and rock eyes. Obstacles was definitely one of my favorites as well. 

I love homeschooling! It’s super cool because we learn and have fun. We try all kinds of things, such as going to school for the day in a historical schoolhouse, looking at art at museums, and riding an old trolley at the National Capital Trolley Museum. We have lots of free time where I can spend time outside and having fun with my friends. Where have you gotten to visit thanks to homeschooling? Do you do any Co-ops? Do you like homeschooling, too?