Great post. We homeschool too. I would love to hear more. We sometimes struggle with the conflict between the allure of the freewheeling silly adventure on one hand, and the need to learn math, write essays, and practice piano,for example. We love that we can tailor the studies to each child’s interests and aptitudes (and avoid the strange philosophies filling kids minds in public school) but I think we end up losing the whimsy. Is there a way to do both rigor and whimsy, or is it a trade-off?
I don't know about there, but we've had an explosion of home schoolers here in Canada in the past four years. Over the years, the homeschooled kids I've met have always seemed way more worldly and knowledgeable than my peers from public school (no idea if they ever watched Scooby Doo, though. . . gotta say, I was never a fan).
I too always despised Scooby Doo, and you have told me exactly why I found it so insufferably dull. Dungeons and Dragons was my preferred poison. Even when the magic didn't work, at least it was real, and so were the monsters. It would take a lot of corrupt caretakers to disguise themselves as Tiamat.
Great post. We homeschool too. I would love to hear more. We sometimes struggle with the conflict between the allure of the freewheeling silly adventure on one hand, and the need to learn math, write essays, and practice piano,for example. We love that we can tailor the studies to each child’s interests and aptitudes (and avoid the strange philosophies filling kids minds in public school) but I think we end up losing the whimsy. Is there a way to do both rigor and whimsy, or is it a trade-off?
I don't know about there, but we've had an explosion of home schoolers here in Canada in the past four years. Over the years, the homeschooled kids I've met have always seemed way more worldly and knowledgeable than my peers from public school (no idea if they ever watched Scooby Doo, though. . . gotta say, I was never a fan).
The Babylon Bee shows how home-schooled kids are so easy to spot!
https://babylonbee.com/news/infographic-how-to-spot-a-homeschooler?mc_cid=0b424b0855&mc_eid=0182f125ac
I too always despised Scooby Doo, and you have told me exactly why I found it so insufferably dull. Dungeons and Dragons was my preferred poison. Even when the magic didn't work, at least it was real, and so were the monsters. It would take a lot of corrupt caretakers to disguise themselves as Tiamat.