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Blind Frog Belly White3/21/2018 8:49:00 am PDT

Let me quickly weigh in on Homeschooling - it isn’t homogeneous at all.

We homeschooled both Boys. The Younger Boy told us he wanted to attend regular school when he was 8, so we put him in the public schools. The Older Boy, who was diagnosed with Aspergers when he was 10, continued HS’ing till he was 15 and wanted to try High School.

He had an IEP with the local district through Middle School. The Special Ed department that served the school was very accommodating, and admitted that they didn’t have a classroom that would work for him.

High school was different. The Spec. Ed director there was primarily a salesman, and he pushed a class that SOUNDED really good. Turned out to be pretty much the opposite of what he needed, and we and the district agreed it was a bad fit. The next thing they offered? What I call The Hoodlum Class. Kids with behavior issues and a history of acting out. We pulled him.

During this whole experience, Mrs. FBW was very involved in Homeschooling, attending conventions, reading, joining groups, etc. There seem to be basically 2 kinds of HS’ers, what Mrs. FBW called the “Bible Bangers” and “Bean Sprout/Technoweenies” We were the latter. A lot of this group, one or both parents had been teachers who were disillusioned with the education system, and also a lot of the kids were on the spectrum. They weren’t rebelling against kids being taught real science and such. They were rebelling against their children being taught poorly.

So, frankly, it irks me when people with little knowledge make sweeping judgements about Homeschooling, the Homeschooled, and the parents who make the choice.