Seeking flexibility around deployments, military families turn to homeschooling
Even in the middle of the school day, you won’t find Rebecca and Tim Owen’s children in a classroom.
Instead, on a recent afternoon, six of the seven Owen kids were at Sunnyside Beach in Washington State. 4-year-old Zoe and 6-year-old year Joshua were looking for feathers to make a dreamcatcher, while the others read or explored the beach. The Owens are being homeschooled, and the trip was part of their curriculum.
After Tim joined the Army in 2005, Rebecca Owen says it made sense to homeschool their children because the family moved around so much.