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Small-Scale Question Sunday for August 20, 2023

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One of my own qualms with homeschooling is that it interferes with/stunts socialization with other children (one of the reasons it has never really gained much popular traction in Japan, where arguably socialization is the main role of schools from K-undergraduate.) If this is also one of his qualms and he is not simply humorously lumping all of homeschooling in with a certain demographic of fussy, imperious mothers, you might offer up a rebuttal of how you might deal with the socialization issue.

Also I have to assume based on your wording, possibly presumptuously, that you may be either expecting (in which case, congratulations!) or moving toward trying (in which case, best of luck!)

Look into co-ops in your area, identify the curriculum that interests you, and do your research. Build up the case for the specific curriculum and in-person meet ups you could use. Instead of making a fear-based, "public schools scare me," case, try to convey what about homeschooling excited you.

For example, if I get to homeschool, I will use Memoria Press and weekly music/art classes at a local coop. It's easy to look at Memoria Press' website and get excited about the curriculum. Think of how sophisticated your kid would be, reading the classics in Latin by the time they're 14!

(I'm sure the actual reality of homeschooling is not so rosy, because anything involving kids can be like pulling teeth, but this is the sales pitch.)

But also, if you show that you're willing to defer to some sort of external group as to what curriculum you are going to teach your kids, it shows that you aren't going to be a, "I know everything better than anyone else" kind of homeschool mom.

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