Is homeschooling expensive?
A. You can spend as little or as much as you want! You have full control over whether you spend $30.00 or $3,000.00 on your child in a year. I personally like to spend about $500 on my son in a school year. I find a lot of materials and used curriculum at garage sales and thrift stores. The library also has great things to offer and making copies of workbooks and materials makes them reusable! If youre creative and use free resources from your public library or take advantage of learning opportunities in your community you may spend as little as $100 to $200 per year on each child; on the other hand, if you decide to purchase a complete curriculum, you can spend as much as $1,000 per child.After youve read our book, A Parents Guide to Homeschool (especially chapter 9) and searched through our Select Resource Guide youll have tons of budgeting tips and ideas that will help you homeschool on a budget.
Homeschooling doesn’t have to be expensive, although it certainly can be if you take advantage of all the educational products and services that are available on the market. Your homeschooling costs can be tailored to your budget and the approach you have chosen, and can depend as well on what your children’s interests are (if your child is going to be a computer programmer when she grows up, she will need a computer; if he hopes to be a research scientist, a microscope might be a worthwhile investment). If you have decided to buy a ready-made curriculum package for each grade, you will of course spend a lot more than if you use only free or low cost resources such as the library, the internet, or learning opportunities that are available in the community (museums, tours, demonstrations, field trips) or through your local support group. Even with prepackaged materials, though, you can often buy them second hand, either online or from other homeschoolers, used book stores, garage sales
A. Homeschooling can be as expensive or as inexpensive as you make it. It depends on many factors, including what kinds of materials and resources you choose to use, how many children you will be homeschooling, and whether or not you will be giving up paid employment in order to homeschool your children. Parents can easily spend a small fortune on all the wonderful learning materials and books available. On the other hand, a superior education can also be accomplished using free resources found through the public library, interlibrary loan, and learning opportunities found in your community, such as museums and trips to interesting places. If you have only one child and decide to use real life experiences, the public library, garage sales and thrift stores for your resources, you may be talking about a couple hundred dollars or less for an entire year. If you decide to purchase a curriculum for five children you could be looking at several thousand dollars over that same year.
Homeschooling can be as expensive or as inexpensive as you make it. It depends on many factors, including what kinds of materials and resources you choose to use, how many children you will be homeschooling, and whether or not you will be giving up paid employment in order to homeschool your children. Parents can easily spend a small fortune on all the wonderful learning materials and books available. On the other hand, a superior education can also be accomplished using free resources found through the public library, interlibrary loan, and learning opportunities found in your community, such as museums and trips to interesting places.
