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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She is a nutso homeschooler why do you give a f***?[/quote]

You are clearly so much more cultured and sophisticated than those dreadful homeschoolers, such as Thomas Edison and Theodore Roosevelt![/quote]

Psst. We are in the years 2000.[/quote]

You know, you're right.  But while many presidents, Supreme Court justices, artists, inventors, athletes, activists, military leaders and businessmen have homeschooled or self-taught BEFORE our current education system came to be, many have continued to do so.  Their names might not be recognizable by historians yet, but that doesn't mean they are complete unknowns, either:

Erik Demaine (youngest professor hired by MIT)
Ben Bolger (professor at William and Mary)
Jimmy Wales (founder of Wikipedia)
Christopher Paolini (author of Inheritance series)
Venus and Serena Williams (tennis)
Dakota Fanning (actress)
Jason Taylor (pro football)
Sandra Day O'Connor (first female Supreme Court justice)
Lila Rose (founder of Live Action)

That's a tiny sampling.  Famoushomeschoolers.net has a more thorough list.

"Homeschooling" does not need to mean "school at home from kindergarten through 12th grade.". It can mean unschooling, tutoring, co-ops, taking time off, etc.  It just means an alternative to institutional, lockstep school.

During my 15 (so far) years of homeschooling, I have both relaxed more and become more passionate.  Yes, you'll see us out and about, living life. So what?  Life is learning, the universe is our classroom, etc.

Hopefully, you'll never see my kids act like spoiled brats, and I would not pull a stunt like OP's friend. But I have no doubt I'll be judged negatively by the majority of DCUMers simply because we march to a different educational tune.

So be it.  My oldest is taking college classes as a 10th grader because she self-taught to a 5 on her AP exam as a 9th grader.  But to me, if I have a child who struggles, that's ok.  If I do my job as a parent, my children will grow up loving life, loving learning, and on fire to do whatever they are called to do according to their unique gifts.  All the things that are SO important in institutional schools are not even on their radar, and I cherish the freedom.

"The revolutionaries will be homeschooled."
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I think it's great you homeschool. I'm sure your snowflake will achieve as much or more than those you list.
You spent so much time here it is evident how focused you are on his education.

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