Homeschooling and Black History: A Call for Stories

By Wende Benner, HA Editorial Staff One of the interesting aspects of homeschooling is the flexibility that parents have to customize their children’s education. Thus, different homeschool alumni–even those using the same curriculum–can often have vastly different experiences learning (or not learning) a particular subject. Black history is one of those areas where the difference can be as stark as

How Early College Actually Set Me Back: Jo’s Story

CC image courtesy of Flickr, nicoleneu. Editorial Note: The author’s name has been changed to ensure anonymity. ‘Jo’ is a pseudonum. Jo blogs at My Will Is Not Broken. This post is reprinted with permission. I graduated from college a few months after my 19th birthday. I had a Bachelor of Arts from an accredited college (which has recently been

My Homeschool Story: Rapunzel’s Story

CC image courtesy of Flickr, flattop341.   HA Note: The author’s name has been changed to ensure anonymity. ‘Rapunzel’ is a pseudonym. Editorial note: Rapuznel blogs at Letters from Rapunzel. This story is reprinted with permission. Dear Friend, I remember clearly the moment my parents told me that they had decided to homeschool my brothers and I. We were all in the car

Of Libraries, Flashbacks, and Alternate Realities

CC image courtesy of Flickr, Hellebardius Editor’s Note: Darcy Anne is a homeschool alumni blog partner. She blogs at Darcy’s Heart-stirrings. This post was originally published on July 15, 2016, and is reprinted with permission.   I will probably never be free from the memories. No situation or activity is safe from the flashbacks, the comparisons, and the wonder that

Looking For A Future: Jane’s Story

Tomorrow I take my final exam for my first semester of nursing school.

I am one day away from finishing the first leg of something I almost never started. I am also one day away from maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Instructors, friends, classmates, and my therapist all say they knew I could do it.

What it was Like to be Homeschooled: Dani’s Story

It’s being ten years old and your mother completely leaving you on your own in terms of your schoolwork. It’s having no parental expectations or guidance in terms of your education.

It’s Not My Fault, And It Never Was: Olive’s Story

The one thing I do know now is that autism doesn’t mean I have to hide.

Kiery Actually Does College

I almost believed everything my parents told me about how my uterus meant that higher education wasn’t an option for me

New Age Neglect: Rabbit’s Story

I feel like the only one that was from a secular or New Age philosophy or cult. I guess this isn’t a full story so much as a call to others.

Getting a Higher Education: LJ Lamb’s Story

HA note: The author’s name has been changed to ensure anonymity. “LJ Lamb” is a pseudonym. Nothing prepared me for the shock that my homeschooling experience was woefully inadequate. Despite getting an extremely high score on the test that asked about my ability to read and do basic maths, I quickly discovered that I didn’t know what I needed to