That escalated quickly. You went from admitting that you have limited experience to saying you think the author is an asshole.

Not sending your children to school doesn’t mean spending all day, every day with them. You can opt out of the government-run school system and have the time you spend with them be roughly similar. Just have a lot of activities planned such as piano lessons, sporting events, tutoring sessions in academic subjects, and…

Humor is the death of rationality. Most people use humor as a thought-stopper when they’re afraid that a piece of information they’ve just heard may force them to re-consider their habits.

It sounds like you’re reacting to your associations with the term “homeschooling”, rather than actually addressing the article. As I mentioned above, the author wrote this line:

That must be why the author included this passage:

“The subjects that I lead are the ones that fit our current circumstances and in which I am knowledgeable and skilled. Any holes can be pursued through a class, family member, friend, or tutor.”

I think we should throw away the term “homeschooling”. I agree that it would be silly for a parent to try as a single individual to re-create the division of labor that happens in the school system, and simply teach each subject themselves. But that’s not what this new wave of “homeschool”
education is about.

Essentiall…