I like her choice of colours in that artwork. 😁
I often wonder if it's down to how they approach homeschooling as to whether they see it as hard or not. When you're trying to make your kids do work the school provides and they aren't interested, you're going to have a fight on your hands. They'll do it at school, because the teacher isn't family and they're afraid of punishment from them if they don't get it done. However, if you've got the freedom to be able to change the approach to a way your child will enjoy it, then it gets more fun.
Remote learning is an interesting one as well. While schools seem to have struggled with it to a degree, it's certainly not alien to this country. After all, those in remote Australia had School of the Air for years. My youngest is doing her SACE through Open Access College, so when lockdown happened we carried on without a hitch, but I heard that it wasn't a simple transition for most schools and some still seem not to have it right. Could also be down to the child, no one method will work for everyone, after all.
Wow, nearly half her life in lockdowns! It's wonderful to know it doesn't seem to have stunted her social side. Extra curricular activities are great for homeschoolers. Often it can be a better environment than school anyway, because it's an activity they're all choosing to do, for the most part. Sometimes it's forced by parents, though.
Victoria used to be one of the easiest states to get permission for homeschooling. I'm seem to recall they've added in a few more checks now, though, so perhaps more in line with SA.
RE: Home Education rates increase as parents find benefits to home schooling