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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ummm ... it’s the exact opposite. [/quote]

+1  Most parents are realizing that it's very, very difficult if not impossible to teach your kids everything they would learn in a school environment from real teachers at your house.  I used to think that with enough effort (lucky) homeschooled kids could get all of the academics done, but would still miss out on socialization.  Now I realize the academics are probably not getting done either.

I say lucky because I personally know several homeschool moms who brag every month or so about how all 4-5 of their kids got "All As Again!!" in grammatically nonsensical FB posts, so I don't trust that those kids have a shot in hell in the first place.  But with an educated, dedicated parent, and fewer kids to teach, it seemed possible.[/quote]

I’m sorry you’re friends with uneducated people on FB. I’m also sorry that you fail to realize that homeschool parents put a great deal of time and research into providing the best curricula for their children to succeed academically. When you are forced to make difficult decisions because of a pandemic is not the same as making a well thought-out rational decision, especially when it comes to educating you child(ren). [/quote]

I sincerely hope schools open again and people who have zero respect for homeschooling can go back to them and stop referring to what they’re doing now, during a pandemic, as resembling anything close to what your typical homeschooling family does. It’s beyond irritating to see them butt their way into homeschooling spaces and declare it’s so hard for them, so beyond their education, patience, finances, and skill, obviously nobody’s kids are learning at home. Or the b.s. socialization argument (my kid misses his co-ops, sports, clubs, and the hours of time he had to play at the park with friends, and the amazing traveling we did before the world shut down).

And for the poster with the ridiculous FB friends posting “all A’s”: they are joking, you’re exaggerating, or your friends are idiots. I’ve yet to meet a homeschooler who gave a damn about grades in the sense of bragging on FB to a general audience who doesn’t “get” homeschooling. They keep records, do assessments, and all they must to ensure progress/mastery is taking place (and to satisfy any legal requirements and for transcript purposes for older children), but they generally don’t do goofy school report card sh*t for likes.

As for homeschooling families being freaks, *shrug*, oh f*kcing well. If someone is so easily cowed by outdated stereotypes that some ignorant poster keeps them from feeling confident about what’s best for their kids, that’s on them. All I know is I am apart of the growing number of AA, secular homeschoolers. I have the abundant means (The real problem with people and their nastiness  :wink: — just admit you don’t want to do it, sure, but also probably CAN’T) to do this for my kid and will enjoy it while it’s the best decision for him and our lifestyle.[/quote]

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