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.”

Crosspost: The One Thing You Should Never Ask A Homeschool Kid

“Seriously, people would ask a little elementary schooler to explain the legality of their education. No six year old should ever have to cite statutes for any reason, but I spent a good chunk of my early school years explaining the legal status of homeschooling to adults who wouldn’t stop asking questions.”