The ingorance surrounding homeschooling

I mentioned yesterday, the Today Show Online article on homeschooling.  http://nfahm.blogspot.com/2010/09/there-are-home-school-parents-who-are.html

I said I woud go back and read the comments, and I did.... at least a quarter of them anyway.  It has left me exhausted.

It's not that I knew it existed, but the inorance around homeschooling continues to astound me.

• There were the verbal bullies who wanted to state just how backwards and

Carnival of Homeschooling: School Rooms and the Places we learn

This carnival is a visual guide on how to set up a homeschool area, and demonstrates the creativity and flexibility around creating a workspace.....  and there's lots of blog posts from homeschoolers too. 


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There are home-school parents who are knuckleheads just like there are public school parents who are knuckleheads

This is a fun comment from a MSNBC article on homeschooling: "There are home-school parents who are knuckleheads just like there are public school parents who are knuckleheads".

I have to say this is the MOST positive write up of homeschooling I have ever read.    I plan to go back later and read the comments... there are over 100 right now.  That's going to be fun!

Enjoy the article:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39342787/ns/today-parenting/

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What Does an Elementary School Homeschooler Really Need to Know

I had this conversation with a new homeschooler earlier today. I promised to send a recap. I will also add that if any seasoned homeschoolers has a list of what an elementary age homeschooler needs to know, please leave a comment.

So in my estimation, by the time a child enters middle school, they need the following