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i know you are quite reasonable, tx, and i agree that she was a nutcase and that there was much more going on here, but i have troubles with those that think that if you choose not to homeschool you are 1. lazy or 2. a feminazi.

my teenager recently told me that she has given this some thought and while she thinks homeschooling is the best, she would not want her father or i doing it, and would prefer a private tutor.... yea, dream on, girlie!

i have troubles with those that think that if you choose not to homeschool you are 1. lazy or 2. a feminazi.

Sorry that we come across as mean sometimes. But, that's because we're often hopping-mad about something the NEA said against us, or we've been put into a defensive mode by anti-homeschoolers. There has been a stigma on homeschooling for a long time (not to mention laws restricting it), and the movement is still fighting hard against it. Unfortunately, sometimes it means that we have to lob a few in the public school direction. =)

Our school taxes are very high, and we intended to send our children to the local public schools. In fact, we live just around the corner from both the high school and middle school and just a 20-minute walk from the grade school. But, after I had my oldest in preschool there for just two months, I was forced to take him out by the educrat principal (long story). I know other homeschoolers who took their children out of public school, too, so obviously many of us are not fans of public school for those reasons.

I think only one person implied the feminazi stuff, however I would add that I do think feminism and the NEA plays a big role in what women(families) think they can accomplish on the home front. When homeschooling is constantly put in a negative light and parents abilities questioned, it's no wonder people think they aren't cut out for the job whether it be homeschooling or staying home while they are little.

BTW, that post was not to question your decision, I'm sure you considered things carefully and weighed all of your options, but I do think that *MOST* parents are discouraged from homeschooling from the get go and aren't making a well thought out decision if they even know about homeschooling at all.