Another incentive to home school are finances. The old routine of both parents working then blowing a wad of dough each weekend on entertainment and eating out came to a screeching halt for many two months ago.
Many will find that they survived quite well in a hunker-down mode and will be pleasantly surprised at their ability to get by on just one income.
Years ago I proved to a friend that she really was making a little less than $2.00/hr working as a Dental Hygienist. Her base pay was About $20/hr but after taxes, child care for 2 kids, gas, clothes, wear & tear on the car, etc she was really working for pennies. I told her that they’d be far better off if she worked a part-time job for $10/hr at night so her husband could take care of the kids. Her attitude was that then she wouldn’t have a “career”. My comment was that maybe not, but her kids would have been raised by their mother rather than by strangers!