10 Things (Former) Homeschoolers Wish Their Parents Knew While Homeschooling

“In the spirit of viral counter-lists, our survivor community has compiled their own.”

10 Things Homeschool Parents Try To Explain But Fail

“It isn’t a flattering picture at all.”

I Was Not Supposed to Happen

“Homeschooling parents today have two choices: ignore the now thousands of warning voices of experience, or carefully listen, reconsider and change direction.”

5 Simple Ways Homeschool Parents Can Better Respect Alumni

Here are 5 simple ways homeschool parents can better respect alumni.

Crosspost: Homeschooling’s Unwilling Boosters?

“At my graduation, the unwritten expectation of my homeschool community was that I would speak about how my experience was superior to that of my peers. This expectation exists for most homeschool graduations I’ve been to—parents expect their children to stand as apologists for their homeschool experience.”

Crosspost: That Was Certainly Not Something I Expected To Be Controversial

“‘Don’t put homeschool kids on the spot to defend their education,’ pretty simple, right? I figured that maybe a few people would see it and think twice before quizzing the homeschool kids they come across and some kids could be spared the general weird awkwardness of those encounters. So yeah, turns out that I’m a bad judge of what’s controversial.”