I worked (and was often away in another country for weeks or months at a time) and my wife dealt "with sometimes four or five squalling brats disciplined and loved kids running around the house."
Oh, and she also dealt with living in Africa where the water supply while we were in town was unreliable, sometimes milk, cheese & flour were nowhere to be found and our 6 year old came home from playing at a friend's house with the news that a cobra had reared at them. When not in town and living in the bush, she dealt with cooking on a "3 stone fire" and wild critters coming into the tent through a broken zipper.
Between them, our four (partially) home-schooled kids have 5 bachelors degrees and a Masters & 2/3rds. (BTW, neither my wife nor I have degrees)
We have friends whose 6 children were/are all home schooled and extremely successful. The father is a long distance truck driver. The mother broke her back in a car accident during this time. They set their priorities and lived by them.
Nearly everyone can do this, if they choose to do so. There is a whole network of friends, other home schoolers and educational material for support.
In the words of the eminent 20th century philosopher, Roger Miller, "All ya gotta do is put your mind to it. Knuckle down, buckle down, do it, do it, do it!"
BUMP!!
BTW, why should it be illegal for your kid to ‘home-school’ next door? Why can’t a person who is home schooling take in a few neighbor kids too?
Just a thought
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This is worth the read.