Many moons ago, when Themestream was a bright and shining star on the internet horizon, I came across an article there entitled “Homeschooling or Homefooling?” which posed some queries and opinions that are fairly typical of people wondering about this whole homeschooling thing. I answered the questions there and, since Themestreme is sadly no more, reproducing the Q&A here seems like a worthwhile endeavor. It was a long article, and the replies make it much longer, so I will break it up by putting one Q&A in each blog post.
Before we start, I’d like to say I don’t mean to attack anyone who questions homeschooling, but I do hope to answer some of these reservations and perhaps dispel a few myths about homeschooling for a few people. Oh, and I also have to say before writing this that both of my parents and my older sister are teachers (not to mention I have an elementary education degree myself), so I know first-hand that the majority of teachers are dedicated, caring people who truly want to help children learn. It is the institution of schooling that is at fault, rather than (for the most part) the teachers.
