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Most people who think they do not have the skills to homeschool are underestimating themselves. The most important factor in successfully teaching your own children is the DESIRE to do so.

Indeed. I always thought of my sister as a little scatter-brained but I love her dearly. She homeschools her three kids and does a butt kicking job. They took their latest tests last week (State test) and aced it - again. Her kids are in the 8-12 range and are nothing at all like other kids in that range. They can have intelligent conversations about almost anything, they still play with toys, they crave new learning toys, the youngest has his own knife collection and hunts with dad. Way to go sis!

Thanks for posting! I love to hear success stories like that. I will admit that in the eleven years that I've homeschooled, I have known one family that shouldn't have homeschooled. But only one. And I've known at least a hundred homeschooling families.

If you can get your kids to enjoy learning and to learn how to learn, they can excel despite your "scatter-brainedness", lol. Good for your sister!