Having the Courage to Be Different - No Fear Homeschooling

 

Dropping my daughter off at public school Kindergarten left me feeling sick, helpless, and alone. I drove away from  school that day, with a throng of parents who had just chosen the EXACT SAME PATH for their child.

Why did I feel so alone?

Something was nagging at me. Maybe it was the industrial-looking cubbies with the children's names written on them. Perhaps it was being ushered out of the school quickly as if I was an unwanted guest. Or maybe it was the fear that she wouldn't be put on the correct bus to be delivered home that afternoon. 

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How I Shelter My Children

The topic of homeschool and socialization is quite honestly boring. 

I've heard it all.

Won't your homeschooled children be unsocialized?

Do you think you are preparing them for the real world?

Children need to go to school to learn how to "socialize".

You can't shelter them forever.

What I realize now is that these criticisms aren't mean spirited or malicious. They are simply the wonderings of misinformed or uniformed people who have trouble keeping their opinions to themselves. 

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Homeschooling and The Fear of Not "Fitting In"

People make all kinds of assumptions about homeschoolers. 

As we were making the decision to homeschool I remember worrying about what people might think of us, and being hurt by offhand comments people would make about homeschoolers.

I'm ashamed to admit that I let my silly fears and worries about what others would think of us almost stop me from making the best decision of my life. 

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