I Wish I Didn’t Know

CC image courtesy of Flickr, Farhad Sadykov. Editorial note: The following is reprinted with permission from Eleanor Skelton’s blog. It was originally published as a guest post in a series on March 1, 2016. “Rachael,” the writer of this post, wishes to remain anonymous. Content warning: marital rape Nostalgia is defined as a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for

An Average Homeschooler: Part Four, Junior High

“Junior high is mostly when I started understanding how much pressure I was under. I realized that one of the reasons why homeschooling is considered superior to all other forms of education is that homeschoolers are ‘better-educated’ and ‘smarter.’ We test better. We’re better-read… And, in junior high, I became one of them. Suddenly, it was my job to convince everyone that I was fantastic.”

The Supposed Myth of Teenaged Adolescence: Samantha Field’s Thoughts

“One of the popular elements of the conservative religious homeschooling movement that appeared in the church-cult was the belief that ‘teenage adolescence’ is a modern societal construct and is a completely unnecessary stage. I can remember all the arguments for this vividly.”