Benefits:
1. Your children have the opportunity to learn far more than they ever will in public school.
2. You get to watch your children grow up, not only physically but mentally and emotionally as well.
3. You get to teach your children that learning is something that is fun, not something you do because you're supposed to.
4. Your children get to learn what you think is important, rather than what a vocal minority of parents believe they should learn. (You get to read about Huck Finn, Holden Caufield, and Harry Potter. You get to read about Snowball and Napolean and all those other crazy animals on the farm.)
5. You get to go on field trips again.
6. Your children get to learn about drugs, sex, and violence from you rather than from an idiot behind the bleachers.
7. Your child IS the machine, not a cog in the machine.
8. You get to work in your pajamas and you don't have to buy the latest school fashion every month.
9. You can take a vacation whenever you want. (Disney World without all the crowds!)
10. You get to watch your children grasp new concepts and remember what it's like to learn something new.
11. You get to re-learn all that stuff you forgot (or maybe even learn something you "knew" but didn't really know).
12. Your children won't be labled as hyperactive or get prescribed ritalin just because they're acting like kids.

Costs -
1. It's hard work.
2. It requires that one parent give up their career.
3. It can be expensive.
4. Your children won't get in trouble for "public displays of affection".

Homeschooling is a great idea, but it's not for everyone. Still, consider how many truly great people are products of homeschooling. Then consider how many truly great men and women have come out of public schools.

In Colorado, you only have to file a single piece of paper that says you will be teaching your kids at home. No lesson plan, no yearly filing. There are some record keeping requirements and they have to take a state test every other year though.

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