After spilling my insights and sarcasm about life as a homeschool family at a convention, I step away from the podium and am usually met by anxious parents of school-aged kids who are considering homeschooling or have just begun and need a little guidance. After one of my speaking sessions recently, I was met with an astonishingly different and possibly more eager crowd of parents.
The topic of the session was Quick Start Homeschooling, meant as a hit-the-ground-running crash course. Specifically, I was speaking to parents disillusioned by their child’s education during the pandemic shutdowns, and those suddenly aware of—and seeking to escape—the political and social agendas bulldozing their family values….