Homeschool Stereotypes

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When I tell people I homeschool my kids I get a few of the same reactions: agreement, intrigue or disgust. I’m not surprised nor do I feel the need to defend myself. With all these eccentric homeschooling families that are spot lighted in the media, you know the ones living in the wilderness and trying to live in like it’s 1800 again, homeschooling gets a bad rep. My husband and I wanted to homeschool our kids from the very beginning. We didn’t get to put that idea into fruition until my oldest son’s second year of elementary school. I quit my 9-5 and started working from home. Our family’s choice to homeschool wasn’t due to wanting to protect our kids form the public nor was it religious based. We were unhappy with public school education and wanted our kids to have a thorough and classic education the government couldn’t provide. When I am out and about with my …show more content…

No, just no. I understand that stereotypes exist for a reason. Yes, many homeschoolers are religious and some want transport themselves to Little House on the Prairie. It blows my mind that these families, who swear they hate technology and the modern evils, have blogs and agree to be featured in online media or the 6 o’clock news. When I see these families on the news, my whole body cringes. In a matter of minutes, I start getting emails or texts from friends and families—did you see that crazy homeschool family on the news? Just stop. I honestly don’t care about the bizarre choices that family decided to make. It’s not my place to judge them. I do wish, however, that they quit seeking news outlets to “share” their stories. Yes, it does make my life uncomfortable every time one of these stories hits mainstream, and I’m sick of defending my lifestyle because of

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