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  1. Valerie
    Valerie says:

    I was homeschooled from second thru ninth grade, and as a college graduate in my mid-twenties, I truly appreciate how homeschooling really does work. One of the greatest lessons is that I learned how to teach myself, and always seek opportunities to learn more.

  2. Zellie
    Zellie says:

    I enjoy your homeschooling posts very much. Your insight is great and your humor and style are fun. You remind me so much of our own life as homeschoolers.

  3. TyKes Mom
    TyKes Mom says:

    I love this article. I have recently begun unschooling my children and I love not breaking things up into subjects. They learn so much on their own and ENJOY it. They don’t recognize that learning science is boring. They recognize that playing with vinegar and baking soda is fun. Yet, they learn all the same things (and more) that they would in a classroom.

  4. Sarah Fowler
    Sarah Fowler says:

    Agreed! This is one of the biggest things I stress with parents who ask about homeschooling. I was homeschooled my K-12 and graduated from college in 2008. I can’t imagine sending my kids to a place where they’re forced to sit still for 8 hours and do everything at someone else’s pace.

  5. Will King
    Will King says:

    One thing missing in the mix is the “Online School” – my daughter is 16, has gone to a mix of public and private schools – She loves the friends and social part of school, but frankly, as she puts it; “Why do I have to sit in honors classes learning things I already mastered in the 8th grade? Why do I have burnt out stoners in my honors classes? Why do I have to do the homework if I have already mastered the subject?”
    An opportunity to live with a friend of mine in Athens forced me to find an alternative for here – Schooling in Greece would be far too expensive, and my friend has a career of her own, one that would not allow her to spend the time to homeschool my child.
    Online schooling gave me the best solution – my daughter is being educated by certified teachers, but at her pace, in an environment that offers her the opportunity to pursue experiences, rather than simply education!!
    Online schooling also reduced the time cost, as her education is personalized, and needs only limited supervision to make it work (more time is spent facilitating the experiences, really!)
    I’m happy with the program, and my daughter is doing better overseas than she was in school here!

  6. Amy
    Amy says:

    Thanks for this article! I’ve been homeschooling for (13 years because my oldest is 18? Or 18 years because I played with him purposefully and read aloud to him when he was a newborn?)

    My kids chose to go to public high schools so far- they wanted the experience. But they do complain constantly about the same things Will King wrote above– why are there stoners in the advanced classes? Why is Advanced Chemistry left as a study hall with a babysitting substitute for over a week when the teacher quits– rather than using an online tool to keep the class learning? What purpose does the homework do? Why must they move on when everyone fails a test?

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