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The following question is from Kathleen K.
“We have been homeschooling forever. Considering my oldest is in 10th grade and had k4 and k5…that would be 12 years and counting. The early days were so easy. An hour or two at the most. Now he is spending 6-8 hours doing schoolwork and complaining about every minute over 5 hours. He’s doing a typical load: History, English II (includes grammar, composition, and literature), Chemistry, Advanced Algebra/PreCalculus, Spanish I, and Bible. This doesn’t seem extraordinarily heavy to me, and in fact, is a little light. (We need another elective here). Since we live in Texas, state requirements aren’t an issue, but we are definitely college prep.