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.

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 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 !

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

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!

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!

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!❤

This was very helpful. Thank you for doing the leg work to provide families with info about our options. This is so reassuring!

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)

This video was so helpful for a new homeschooling momma! Thank you so much for this content! 🙂

I appreciate you approach. I'm considering homeschooling because I want to teach my son topics that the public school system kind of briefly discuss. As you've mentioned not everyone learns at the same pace nor the same standardized way. Thank you for your video it was sooo much help!

God Bless Texas ❤️ This is truly the best video I’ve ever seen in the topic. Well done sis.

Thank you for this video! I have been thinking about homeschooling for a long time. Thank you!

Thank you so Much!! I was so stressed and worried that I could not do this. But this gave me the ease and confidence I needed to make my decision! Thank you, thank you, Thank you!..

Thank you for your videos. I am about to pull out my 1st grader, literally I am writing the withdrawal letter now. Thank you for your tips and sharing your own experiences.

Thank you so much for putting this up!!!

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.