Why NOT Public School?
A couple of years ago, while engaged in a conversation with a fellow homeschooler, I made a fairly extreme declaration: “I would never send my children to public school.”
Meet Linda DifinoAuthor Since: 2010-08-28 14:59:23Linda is a 40-something blissfully married, work-at-home, homeschooling mom of 4 amazing kids--23, 21, 19, AND 6. When she’s not home-making, homeschooling or working, she can be found blogging the joys and rewards of homeschooling and life at The Joyful Journey and at The Homeschool Apologist. A 20-year veteran of homeschooling, Linda enjoys being an educator and supporter of homeschool families in her hometown and around the country. |
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Linda Difino's Articles:
Isn’t Homeschooling Worth Defending?
Over the last number of years, I have repeatedly been drawn into the role of defender of my own personal choice to homeschool, as well as the “institution” of homeschooling in general.
Top 10: Why I Homeschool
“Why did you decide to homeschool?” It’s not an unusual question, in fact if I’ve answered it once in my nearly 20 years of homeschooling, I’ve answered it a hundred times!
Defending Homeschooling
I’ve believed in homeschooling since before I had children. I’ve practiced homeschooling for nearly 20 years. Now, better-late-than-never, I’ve become a fierce defender of homeschooling!
“Oh, Really?” — Becoming A Homeschool Defender
Over the years since I first began my homeschool journey, I have had dozens of conversations with people about homeschooling, and more specifically, about my decision to homeschool my children. Occasionally, though not often enough, I have felt free to express my views with complete honesty. Often — in fact, all too often — I have felt compelled to “tone down” my comments so as not to offend the listener.
