Homeschooling on the rise across Florida: Families seeking flexibility

In the corner of a bedroom, sits a neatly organized desk with pens, Post-it notes, and an orderly planner beneath a stained-glass lamp. This is where Sophia Moffatt, a homeschooled junior, traded the traditional classroom for a more personal learning environment.

Sophia’s mom Katrina Moffatt, mother of six, has experienced both homeschooling and private education throughout her children’s educational journeys. She and her husband made the decision early on to begin homeschooling after much prayer and reflection.

“We wanted me to have more of an influence over the children than a whole bunch of variety of other teachers that we didn’t know who they were going to be,” Katrina Moffatt said…

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