How to Start Homeschooling in Texas - Texas Homeschool Laws 2020

So far I’ve graduated three homeschoolers, they all attend an Ivy League school. Just my opinion: DO NOT have your homeschool graduates get a GED! 1. It’s unnecessary: you just print out and give them a diploma they earned from your homeschool. You can buy a nice one online from the hslda. 2. A GED carries a stigma with it that your child dropped out of high school, which is untrue! Your child graduated from your homeschool! My three had no issues getting into state schools, private Christian schools, and Ivy League schools. They currently all attend Cornell University and are doing great. No one has ever asked for their “diploma”. What has been asked of them is a homeschool transcript. I easily created one on a word doc. Don’t be afraid to homeschool high school! Anyone can do it !!!

The biggest point I can make is that homeschooling is a life change. It’s not distance learning, You have to overhaul your own mind and reprogram from the normals that you have been programmed with. You won’t fail as long as you care and are dedicated. But the stress of dedicating your life to your child’s every day in this way, is very real. You as a mom need to make sure to not get burnt out beyond repair and have activities for you. Even tho at times that can be impossible. Please remember your spouse is your biggest ally not enemy. And the stress on the second spouse that’s supporting the homeschool parent is just as real and that relationship will need to be tended to and nurtured.

This will be our first year homeschooling. We’ve always wanted to but COVID has really given us the push forward. My son just finished 1st grade and is the highest level reader in his class and is only pulled twice a week for a 2hour long GT activity session. He struggled with finishing work early and not distracting friends and the teacher struggled with engaging him. Being home during COVID and doing lessons at home has truly helped him to love learning again. He’s happy to go at his own pace and I’m encouraged. Thank you for sharing with us. I need to submit our letter.

Thank you for all the info. Im from Texas and Im gonna start homeschooling my 4 yr old due to Covid and I had so many questions cuz Its my first time homeschooling. Im so glad I found this video and I hope to see more !

This is why I love Texas. No stupid red tape. Sensible, honest and few laws. Freedom. What a lot of the rest of the country doesn't seem to understand. Because of public schools. Which btw weren't initially intended as the primary source of education, rather an option for poorer families

This video was so helpful! I am transitioning my children into homeschooling this next school year. Biggest take away is to give myself grace and to be patient with myself and my children as we transition.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!! This video gives such great information. My husband and I are strongly considering homeschooling. We've been drowning in research for about a week now. After watching your video, I texted him that I was 100% certain this is what I want to do. I immediately subscibed & can't wait to watch more of your vidoes & learn more! Thank you so much for this!

Because of Covid.I love to bring my son to school but young kids right now easy get sick. Homeschooling its our best choose .We love our kids

I have been thinking about this and i think now is time! My kids are 2nd/3rd graders and just started school and so many kids are sick already.. Alot of The high school kids have the coronavirus and im concerned about my kids health. I just feel its time.. Im a stay at home mom anyways so why not? I feel in my heart this is the right thing to do. Thank you for all this helpful information!❤

We unenrolled our daughter last Thursday and she went on vacation with her grandma to Branson Friday through Monday. We started homeschooling yesterday and we are taking it slow. She is 6 years old so to "deschool" her we are easing into it with 1 subject a day for the first 2 weeks then we will move into 2 or 3 in one day. She needs to get used to it and she still learns a lot from playing so we are letting her enjoy playing. She also loves crafts so she does at least 1 craft a day. We couldn't be happier! Thank you for this video! My family is giving me a hard time about homeschooling because they are saying she won't amount to anything when she is older. They are concerned for her, they keep saying.

We live outside of Houston. As soon as they found out we wanted to homeschool all bridges went up in flames. The relationahips were bad to begin with and gently telling them that we needed to homeschool because of my sons special needs was like dropping an atomic bomb on that situation. I have friends who are teachers but the ones I had to deal with for my kids were horrible. I ve lost so much respect for teachers.

I finally found a HS mom I can follow and learn from. New to all this and so many channels stressed me out. I love the idea of De-schooling style and methods. I do not have a spare room or space to make a classroom setting. I was going to sell my dining room set to make some room. 🤣 I am so glad all of that is not necessary. We are excited to try this without all the unnecessary stress. Thank you so much!

Thank you for the information. I have been homeschooling my kids in California. The only thing I have to do in California is file an affidavit with the California Department of Education; I didn't know that in Texas you don't even have to do that! My oldest is 16 yrs and I been homeschooling my kiddos since birth. My kids prefer using books and they teach themselves. We have been using Teaching Textbooks for math, First Language Lessons for Language Arts, Story of the World for "Social Studies," and Science detective for Science and Lost of Nature Walks. As you can see we learn using various methods of homeschooling: Charlotte Mason, Classical Education and the Thomas Jefferson principles. And since we are a Christian family we read the bible and study it together. I love homeschooling my kiddos.

Thank you so much for this information, its so clear and concise. I do have a question for you, when you went into your childs school to complete the withdrawal process, did administration have a ton of questions for you? Was it alot of paper work? And was you able to keep your child home effectively the next day?. I know its alot of questions, but im in the state of texas and looking forward to home schooling my 3rd grade daughter. Shes currently in school, and like you I want to disenroll her in Dec. To start home schooling in Jan. 2024. 😊

Thank you for this! I will be our first time home schooling and I'm panicking 😰

I so needed this video, I've been telling myself there's no way it's as easy as writing a letter. This really put my mind at ease. I'm really hoping my kids end up loving homeschool as this is our first year doing it (due to COVID)

You're amazing. Thank you! The education system is failing my son. I'm lucky where my job is flexible so may end up pulling him and teaching him myself.

I appreciate this so much!

Thank you for sharing during this time😊

Hello , yes im considering Hs homeschool for my daughter , i will like to know about the "paper and pencil " math ...computers damage the eyes too much , is there any no computer program or site you found ?