It is expensive to buy supplies and have a lab with one family. Therefore, they split the expenses. Finally, co-ops make field trips easier when a group of students is involved. Besides co-op programs, many students interact by playing in leagues. They have teams for track, basketball, soccer and swimming.
Students can also take music, gym and art just for home-schoolers.
One criticism of home-schooling is that it jeopardizes a child's socialization. Many parents say that is not the case. Mrs. Evans said. There are some advantages like not eating school food and not having a long school day. Her older sister, Abby, agreed, but she said the bad part was doing the dishes every day.