I sat at a luncheon where my 16 yo daughter was going to speak to over 200 people; she was literally going to be displayed for her poise, confidence, insights, and eloquence. The interchange with our delightful neighbor inevitably turned to homeschooling and then began “the conversation.” Once again, I slowly explained: no I was not particularly patient, actually some of my kids are extraordinarily social, it’s quite legal in our state to educate without oversight by the school district, every day is different, I skip foreign language but my son ended up fluent in Russian, college is quite possible if that is what they choose, etcetera etcetera etcetera. I know this conversation intimately because, you see, I am a homeschool advocate and educating people on this choice is what I do. It was a relief when the program started and I could watch the magic of my daughter with a microphone while simultaneously putting to rest the well-mean...
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