learning outside the home
#16 Thinking you need to teach everything yourself.
Since it's called "homeschooling" people often assume that all learning is supposed to happen at home. But "homeschooling" is something of a misnomer-- it doesn't have to happen at home, and parents don't have to be the only teachers. Homeschooling gives you the freedom to find the education that best fits your family-- so if you don't feel comfortable with a subject, or just like the sound of someone else teaching it, outsource it. There are DVD courses, online courses, homeschool coops, tutors, commercial classes...