EP 72 - OutDaughtered Update: Why the Quints Are Switching to Homeschool Co-Op

More Than Reality with Adam and Danielle

Adam and Danielle Busby

Relationships, Society & Culture, After Shows, Kids & Family, Parenting, Tv & Film

4.7 • 589 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Adam and Danielle share a big update about the quintuplets’ education: they’re transitioning from public school to a homeschool co-op for sixth grade. After navigating academic challenges, dyslexia support, middle school concerns, and lots of prayer, the Busbys open up about why this decision feels right for their family in this season. They discuss: • Public vs. private vs. homeschool • What a homeschool co-op actually is • Middle school culture and protecting innocence • Academic flexibility and individualized learning • Parenting fears and faith through big decisions • Why the quints wanted to stay together This wasn’t part of the original plan — but sometimes the best decisions come from growth, prayer, and trusting your instincts as parents. If you’re navigating school decisions for your kids, this honest conversation is for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I never would have told you that we would have ever homeschooled our kids, but here we are,
0:05.3	accepting that in sixth grade, the quints will start with a co-op homeschool, and we decided on co-op.
0:12.1	That's why we leaned a little bit more to like a homeschool co-op is because you have like the best of both worlds.
0:19.1	You have at home learning where they can learn at their own pace, but also like you can select certain subjects where they actually go to a teacher, a teacher, and it's in more of a classroom setting. So they do interact with other students and other kids at their age. We've got five. We did talk about do we think all of them would do this? Do we think some of them go to
0:38.6	public school and some of them don't? But when it came down to the conversations with the quints,
0:42.8	they all wanted to stay together and they all wanted to do the co-op. Topic of today, public, private,
0:50.1	or homeschool. Here's where we're at with quintuplets.
1:00.0	This is More Than Reality podcast, where we dive into all things, faith, family, and marriage,
1:07.2	and share that there is so much more than the reality that you see on the surface.
1:11.6	Welcome to More Than Reality with Adam and Danielle Busby.
1:17.2	What's up, guys?
1:18.5	Hello, hello.
1:19.0	This is episode.
1:21.4	I don't know.
1:22.1	I just messed up my notes.
1:23.8	Oh, there is.
1:24.4	This is episode 72, a More Than Reality podcast.
1:28.7	Yes, yes.
1:29.5	We are here, and we're filming on a Sunday, which I love because I'm like, Adam, can
1:34.1	we go film a podcast because I'm dressed for church and I'm dressed, so let's just go
1:37.9	film today.
1:39.2	I think we might need to start doing this, but it's kind of hard on Sunday.
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