If you are starting to homeschool you have likely worried that you are not doing enough for your children.  The state in which you reside likely has some specific laws that pertain to how much formal education time your child should have, but is that really enough?  Is it possibly too much?  Most people never really know until after they have started getting into a routine, and even some seasoned homeschooling families never figure it out.

For the state of Tennessee, where I live, you are required to have your child schooling for a minimum of 4 hours a day for 180 days each school year.  This is quite slender compared to some states, and stricter than others.  While some parents worry about how to cram the entire 4 hours in, others are worried that they are spending closer to 8 hours each day.

The truth that is important is you need to realize, your child is learning regardless of whether the 4 hours are all together, or they are broken up into smaller pieces.  Typically, a good streamlined homeschool program can be wrapped up in around 2-3 hours a day.  If you are diving further into depth it might take longer, if you have a child that requires extra attention it can also take longer.  Additionally, if you have more than a single child, it will take quite a bit longer as you juggle the assignments that everyone has.

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