Step to go from School to Homeschool

Before beginning to home school ask around for advice. Where do I get the books? How do I notify the school? What about socialization?Than go out and buy $500 worth of books, desk, chalkboard and otherschool supplies.Day 1:Step 1: Wake child up at 6:30 to get ready for his school day.Step 2: After child is ready let him veg til 9:00 because you got up too early.Step 3: Pry PS2 controller from child's hand and drag him kicking and screaming to the table. (he thinks its Saturday you know!)Step 4:Plop him down beside your mountain of books, pencils, and teacher's manuals.Step 5: Plow through the work with temper tantrums and tears. (when you're done with your temper tantrum than you can get back to dealing with his)Step 6: Have a panic attack because nothing else in the house got done.Step 7: Answer all the questions that everybody asks about what you did that day with lies.Step 8: Cry yourself to sleep.Day 2 to 92: Repeat above.Day 93:Step 1:Have bonfire in the back yard burning everything including desk.Step 2: Talk to fire department about fire safety.Step 3: Sit and watch a movie.Step 4: Start going to support groups and posting questions on forums on why your homeschooling didn't work and how to re-enroll in school.Day 94:Step 1:Sleep til 11:00Step 2:Go to the local library and pick up books that the child actually is interested in.Step 2: Play and read, play and read, play and read, etcDay 95:Step 1: Take notes of what they've learned and have them draw pictures about it. Add up how many books you have and how many you've read and decide the differance.Day 96:Step 1: Go grocery shopping and decide which is the better deal. 1 12 pack of toilet paper for $2.96 or 2 6 packs for $1.92. Have the child add up the grocery bill and see if the lady did the taxes right. Open a discussion on marketing and marketing strategies. Move intoadvertising and the cost thereof. Discuss free trade and how it effects our political movement. Discuss the Prime Minister and the laws that govern the province. Discuss how the province fits into the whole country. Discuss freedom in the country.Step 2: Go back to the local library and find books on how to pass a bill and WW 2 and how we got our freedom to home educate.Day 97:Step 1:You realize that homeschooling is so much easier and alot more fun than you ever thought it could be!Day 98:Step 1: Go on a field trip with other homeschoolers to the local museum.Day 98 to Day 105: Have Christmas HolidaysFrom that point on you never look back. You realize that finding what interests your child and having him study, take notes, do research on it is learning!One year passes: Evaluate your past year and realize your child is ayear ahead of everyone elses and wonder why you just didn't start atDay 94 in the first place!