· they’re disabled, so I can easily modify or tailor their education to maximize their potential with it
· we homeschool year-round, so they can take mental health days off from school as needed
· we don’t have to practice active shooter drills or worry about being shot while doing schoolwork
· they can choose what time of the day they would like to do their schoolwork, and they consistently do
· we don’t have to take any state test because of the state we currently live in, so we… don’t do so, which means that I do not have to “teach to the test”, or focusing on getting my kids to obtain a certain score on it
· we don’t have to worry about bullying or the kids being exposed to illicit or illegal drug use from their peers
· the kids can learn at their own pace and they know that the learning environment doesn’t have stress
· lessons can be modified when interests emerge (Monster loves dinosaurs and Bub loves undersea animals)
· they actually master lessons faster because their learning environment isn’t full of children who chatter
· I can more directly help them with their strengths and weaknesses because I only have two students
· homeschooling can effortlessly adapt to our schedule (appointments, therapy sessions, what have you)
· my kids are met where they are at scholastically and improvements are made from there
· the kids get sick much less often than they would if they were in a public school setting
· the kids can learn with hobbies, interests, or objects that they’ve already cultivated interest in
· both kids have clearly conveyed to me that they do not want to go into public school

He’s made some improvements since I took this original picture, but his art still retains very much of the same style pictured here. Six years later, both of the boys have chalkboards and marker boards, and both of them prefer to use the chalkboard for… whatever reason. Anything that the kids draw are favorites of mine.