When I Say "We homeschool", it's Not What You're Thinking

Be sure to read part one of this post, "Why We Homeschool"

School At Home Begins

I did a curriculum research before enrolling the boys in an online public charter school that uses the K12 program for its curriculum. We were all excited when the boxes arrived with laptops, books, science kits and art supplies. We had a teacher who met with us once a month to help us make sure we were meeting standards and keeping the boys up in the system.

Why We Homeschool

I never wanted to homeschool my kids. No joke.

 The thought of it made me want to dry-heave and run away to Mexico, or stick razor blades in my eye. I thought, "I can't get these boys to do their homework, I could never be their teacher. I'd never want to be their teacher." I thought you had to have a teaching degree to teach anything past the 3rd grade. And how do you teach kids in several different grades? Sounded like a whole lotta crazy if you asked me. Gag me with a wooden spoon.

The Day I Almost Got Axe Murdered

I buckled Pepper into our super rad, in-no-way-lame, minivan to go to the end of our street to get the mail. As I backed down our sloped driveway, I noticed an older, white-bearded man across the street leaning out the door of a little white Toyota pickup (like the Pizza Planet one on Toy Story). He was looking right at me. He stared after us as we slowly made our way to the end of the cul-de-sac. My mind began to drift to places most "normal" minds never need wander.