A daily dose of homeschooling humor from the second-oldest of five happily home educated, cheerfully countercultural children.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE HOMESCHOOLED WHEN...

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Thursday, April 30, 2009

May 1st, 2009

...teens around you talk about ditching for a May Day Rally and you have no concept of (1) what "ditching" is; and (2) what May Day is all about.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

April 30th, 2009

...when your parents know all your friends. AND their parents.

April 29th, 2009

...you get into heated discussions with your friends over the worldviews of Barney and Mr. Rodger's Neighborhood.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

April 28th, 2009

...you have to think when people ask you your age, grade, or the year you were born.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

April 13, 2009

..."pot" is something you cook food in for home ec, chemistry, biology, and cooking. "Weed" is something you pull in the garden you're growing for credit in home ec, PE (raking is tough work, you know!), biology, chemistry (pH of the soil), photography, journaling...

April 12th, 2009 (Happy Resurrection Sunday!)

...you spend more time at church than at home.

Friday, April 10, 2009

April 10th, 2009

...you're more likely to carry on a conversation with an adult than with someone your own age.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

April 9th, 2009

...school isn't something you do--it's a lifestyle.

April 8th, 2009

...one assignment gets you credit in three subjects.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

April 7th, 2009

...housecleaning counts as PE.

April 6th, 2009

...every trip is a field trip!

April 5th, 2009

...you and your best friends have the same last name.