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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am judged for being a homeschooler. We currently live in Alaska and homeschooling in fairly popular and accepted. Mostly the judging is from other homeschool parents because I teach traditionally. We are not religious, we get dressed appropriately every morning, and I teach published curriculum from 9am-3:30pm, M-F. My 3rd grader can diagram sentences and find a fraction of a set.

I judge parents for not vaccinating, not following car safety laws, and tourists treating young children poorly on their AK cruises. [/quote]

Ooo! I came here to say this one, too. I am also a homeschooler and know that some people definitely judge me for it (but I don't live in Alaska). Like your child, my children really learn grammar, spelling, geography, and countless other things that are pushed aside now in regular schools. They are also part of a very active co-op, play team sports, and do other community activities. Honestly, I genuinely love homeschooling :). We don't go 9-330, more like 8-12 with a little homework after lunch but we also follow standardized curriculum for each subject.

We are a European family and I have to say that sometimes I really struggle with the snack culture I see so prevalent among American families. Particularly when it is clear that the child struggles with overeating, I find myself wondering why the parents don't just create more structured meals to cut down on the overeating. I try to remember that I know nothing of any medical conditions or education of anyone involved to try and stop judging.[/quote]

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