QUESTIONNAIRE: “I Homeschool My Kids — and you can, too!”

Thank you for being part of my new book, “I Homeschool My Kids — and you can, too! Following are questions for parents and students to complete as the first step in being part of the project. Step two is a podcast interview, followed by a video shoot that will become a documentary for the book. Simply respond to these questions, and email answers to hope@hopegibbs.com. Questions? Feel free to call me at 703-346-6975. I am looking forward to including your case study in the book!

Questions for Parents

  • What made you decide to homeschool your children?
  • How many kids do you have — and are they all homeschooled?
  • Were you homeschooled as a child?
  • If not, what type of education did you receive (public, private, other)?
  • Did you enjoy your academic experience?
  • Did your spouse agree that homeschooling was a good idea? If not, how did you resolve the conflict?
  • Do you have a teaching background? If not, how did you figure out how to teach your children? If so, did it help in the process of homeschooling your kids?
  • What was the most helpful tool at your disposal regarding the academic and extracurricular courses you taught your kids?
  • Tell us more about how you teach your child through the day, week, year.
  • How did your teaching style change throughout your child’s developmental phases: elementary, middle, high school?
  • What are your favorite subjects to teach? Which subjects were the most challenging?
  • What kind of conflicts came up, and how did you resolve them?
  • Do you collaborate with other families? How often? In which ways?
  • Which resources have you used to educate your child — online (websites, streamed Skype classes, etc.), co-ops, textbooks, workbooks, workshops, etc.
  • What were your favorite moments of homeschooling? What moments / experiences were the most challenging?
  • If you homeschooled through high school did your child(ren) go to college? If so, where?
  • If you had it all to do again, would you?

Questions for Students

  • Did you like the idea of being homeschooled?
  • What are your favorite classes? Why?
  • Which classes / subjects are most challenging? Why?
  • Tell us about your day, week, and month.
  • If you have been homeschooled for a while, which grades were the most fun? Which were the most challenging? Why?
  • Have you ever had a conflict with your parent / teacher? If so, how did you work it out?
  • Does your family get together to study with other families? How often? Do you like that? If so, why? If not, why not?
  • Which resources do you like using your most: online (websites, streamed Skype classes, etc.), co-ops, textbooks, workbooks, workshops, etc.
  • What were your favorite moments of homeschooling? What moments / experiences are the most challenging?
  • If you had it all to do again, would you?