if you have preconceived notions about homeschooling robin cruncher wants you to know. it s not all we are, it s one of the many ways you can choose to educate your children. the colorado family home school s fifth grade addison. my husband wanted to be the ones in the drivers seat and hoe being educated on. teaching includes four to five hours on curriculum, field trips, and real life. according to the national center for educational statistics, the number of homeschooled students is nearly double that of 20 years ago, 1.7 million students were homeschooled in 2016. most parents say the traditional school environment drove them home followed by bullying, peer pressure, violence, and drugs, control over religious education, vaccinations, and less government are important factors in kids careers. sophomore brett baugh was missing about 30 school days a year for hockey.