Homeschooling is a joint venture, one that affects the entire family. Obviously, it affects the kids and the parent who takes on the primary responsibility of teaching, but it also affects the other parent, the one who typically brings home the bacon and sees first-hand the fruits and labor of the homeschool.

This person plays an invaluable role. He or she is the tie-breaker between competing curriculum, the audience for oral presentations, the voice of reason when things get too hectic and the cheerleader when the teaching parent needs to be reminded that they are doing a good job.

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