This was the question we were faced with when our first child was born. We had heard of homeschooling from a few friends but we didn't fully understand what homeschooling was all about. It wasn't until we attended a homeschooling seminar in Arizona in 2001 that my husband and I saw the benefits of homeschooling and even if it would be a real sacrifice on our part, we decided to take the leap. After many discussions, we thought it was the best route to take because our lifestyle back then involved a lot of traveling related to my husband's work and putting our child(ren) in and out of school was not a good idea.

Of course, the thought of "teaching full-time" felt intimidating. First, the sense of inadequacy and the thought of being unqualified and ill-equipped to teach our children everything they should know at every required grade level seemed overwhelming. Second, homeschooling in the Philippines wasn't well-known back then as an alternative to formal schooling as much as it is in the US. Nevertheless, we decided to give it a try because we could start with preschool. I mean, what could go terribly wrong with teaching ABC's and 123's anyway? We could always stop when we reach statistics or quantum mechanics if push came to shove.