Stop the Overwhelm: Tips for Starting to Homeschool Excitement and then OVERWHELM! When my husband and I decided to homeschool our kids, it seemed like a good choice. We were both content with the decision. And then the overwhelm hit. First I had to pick out which curriculum to use. But wait! Before I could decide on a curriculum, I discovered there were so many types of homeschool philosophy: Charlotte Mason, unschool, unit studies, workbook based, Classical, etc. [...]