My wife and I have a 2 year old and a 2 week old and are pretty committed to homeschooling our kids at least through Jr. High age. My wife was homeschooled as a child but I spent my life in public school. I do wonder, though, about teaching kids subjects like chemistry or physics that neither of us are qualified to teach. I also know that I did a lot of lab work in those subjects and it seems like that would be very difficult (if not impossible) at home. It's not just sciences, though. I would like to think that my level of knowledge in other subjects is okay, but I don't feel like either my wife or I would be qualified to teach some of those things (like European history).

So, what say you? How do you handle this? Do we just need to learn alongside our kids? Do you hire a tutor or find groups where your kids can learn from someone who is qualified to teach the things that you aren't?

Thanks for your insight and help.

EDIT: Thanks so much for your responses. I want to point out that I love learning. Not just for my kids, but for me. One of my favorite things to do is to listen to/learn from someone who is an expert in their field and who is passionate about what they're teaching/talking about. I don't doubt the ability of my wife or me to learn a subject well enough to teach the basics to my daughters, but I also really value the completeness of learning from someone who has mastered the subject matter and who understands how details affect each other.