| 6 Reasons NOT to Homeschool |
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If you care about making everyone else happy and conforming to society's expectations, you should not homeschool. |
| 8 1/2 Questions to Ask Yourself before Deciding to Homeschool |
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I've come up with a series of questions that I think anyone who is considering homeschooling should be able to answer. |
| And What About Socialization? |
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We are often accused of isolating our children and denying them the opportunity to mix with people of different backgrounds. And how many people who live in the wealthier, white, Union Grove community discussed in the column would be quick to join in such accusations? |
| But What About The Prom? |
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Sure, we're all sick to death of that "What about socialization?" question, but at least there's some substance to the query, a genuine concern behind it. I want to talk about that other question, one that came up several times in the years I fielded questions about homeschooling at information nights. |
| Homeschooling isn't as safe as you think |
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To all those who are thinking about following the advice of those in the Southern Baptist Convention to pull your kids from the public school to homeschool, beware, I’m a homeschooler. |
| No Thank You, We Don't Believe in Socialization |
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can't believe I am writing an article about socialization, The word makes my skin crawl. As homeschoolers, we are often accosted by people who assume that since we're homeschooling, our kids won't be "socialized." The word has become such a catch phrase that it has entirely lost any meaning. |
| Proverbs and Homeschooling Corollaries |
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A homeschooler's view of common proverbs. |
| The "H" Word: Home Schooling |
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"As a public educator, I frowned on parents who chose to teach their children at home--until I became one of those parents. " |
| What do Homeschoolers REALLY do all day? |
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I know, it sounds like the headline for some celebrity gossip magazine. What superstars do in private isn't the same thing that they project to the world and we all want to know.
Well, this is actually a pretty similar situation except what homeschoolers really do isn't the same thing that non-homeschoolers or even new homeschoolers believe is happening or should be happening. |
| When Children Might be Better Left Behind |
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I had a very good friend who decided to start homeschooling in the middle of her chemotherapy treatment. She had been very active in the PTA and was actually president for the second time when her son began having problems in the fourth grade. She had been considering the idea of homeschooling for a while but the final straw came just before Thanksgiving. |
