[The Great Yazoo]

I am a former opponent of homeschooling

When my wife and I first encountered homeschooling, we rolled our eyes and commented (to each other) that homeschooling was the oddest thing and that these homeschool parents were peculiar.

When we grew up, had to meet payroll, had to pay taxes, and had precious school-age children of our own about whose education we were concerned, the idea of homeschooling was no longer radical.

[BibChr]

My first impression was colored by the first family I knew who HSed. They were basically better than everyone else, and not real "joiners" in our church. To me, it was just a manifestation of their own peculiarity, and feelings of superiority.

It wasn't until I had kids of my own, whom I first sent to public school, and my mounting horror at what was being done to them (brainwashing), and not being done to them (education). I also saw what they could be doing, when we saw the available curricula at an HS fair.

When I fell, I fell hard. (c8

One of the very best decisions we have EVER made, and one of the few that I have NEVER even WONDERED afterwards if it was the right decision — which, for me, is really saying something.

Dan
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