We haven't had to face much of the response she refers to (well, except maybe #10), but it's still funny.
(Not sure why she refers to it as a "The Bitter Homeschooler's Wish List" -- but maybe it would feel different if we faced a lot of that sort of response.)
1 Please stop asking us if it's legal. If it is — and it is — it's insulting to imply that we're criminals. And if we were criminals, would we admit it?...and there's lots more. Go check it out!
10 We didn't go through all the reading, learning, thinking, weighing of options, experimenting, and worrying that goes into homeschooling just to annoy you. Really. This was a deeply personal decision, tailored to the specifics of our family. Stop taking the bare fact of our being homeschoolers as either an affront or a judgment about your own educational decisions.
16 Don't ask my kid if she wouldn't rather go to school unless you don't mind if I ask your kid if he wouldn't rather stay home and get some sleep now and then.
24 Stop talking about all the great childhood memories my kids won't get because they don't go to school, unless you want me to start asking about all the not-so-great childhood memories you have because you went to school.
Oh, and if you're interested in seeing what kind of a firestorm this poor little list has caused its author, check this out. Deborah is carrying the expense of publishing a delightful home school magazine on her own shoulders, and people do this to her!
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