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Sure, I could send them to school...



I Could...

I could send her to school,
And from 8:00-3:00 have no clue.

How many times she laughed,

How many times she learned,

How many times she questioned,

How many times she understood,

How many times she wanted more information,

How many times she bounced in her chair from excitement,

How many times she was proud of something she did.

I could send her to school and she could get her exercise and sunshine,

In 20 minute doses, if she had on the right shoes, and no one
misbehaved and everyone was quiet.

I could send her to school

And let her eat the processed high fat, low nutrition fare they feed
millions of children a day,

if she had enough time to eat and didn't talk too loud and if no
one grabbed her food.

Or...

I could homeschool her.

by Karen Cagle
http://homeschoolgirls.net

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Anonymous said...

Thanks for this, April. It describes some of my feelings about "Why homeschooling?". Part of homeschooling is selfish. It's true! We want to watch our children learn and grow, not just turn around one day and find them grown (and it can be a crapshoot whether we like them at that point). But a little loving selfishness in such an unselfish calling? I think it's a perfect blend.

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