FolklieDave wrote
That's interesting. How does a single working mother home educate? I suppose it is possible - but not the easiest thing in the world.

No its not easy, but neither is it easy for a single parent to hold down a job. I did this for many years by enlisting the aid of others.
Homeschoolers often work in communities, and support each other...perhaps taking a group of kids together, with those parents at work chipping in for materials etc.

Where there's a will there's a way, no matter where you live.

he also wrote..Are you able to show progress from your methods?

Dave, no-one can do this. The huge amount of records kept gives the illusion of precision. The same methods can have hugely different results within the same class, and youngsters often learn despite the methods used.Keeping a photo log of activities interspersed with examplea of what the kids actually produced, or a selection of their views doea the job. I know schools that do this with condidence, and Ofsted love it.They only hammer people who seem to have little idea of why they are going through these time consuming motions.