HOMESCHOOLING EASIER THAN YOU THINK

Ever since homeschooling became legal in 1996, over 100 000 children are registered, with the number steadily growing at a rate of 20% each year. This is according to . However, if you're thinking of homeschooling, it is important to understand how the system differs from a conventional classroom set-up as well as its pros and cons. To help shed some light on the benefits and pitfalls of homeschooling, TRUELOVE speaks to two moms who are using this emergent means of education for their kids. Together with her husband, Khathutshelo Thusi, a production manager at one of SA's leading women’s lifestyle magazines, chose this route due to financial strain that arose from conventional schooling. “We were made aware that our son might have to repeat a year, and the thought of paying