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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Sunday, May 31, 2009

June 1st, 2009

...you have no idea how to describe your school schedule.

May 31st, 2009

...you have to be told to think INSIDE the box.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

May 30th, 2009

...your idea of a good time is a copy of Augustine, Schaeffer, and Calvin and a cup of tea.

May 29th, 2009

...when you ask a girl if she wants to get together and "study chemistry," you mean you're both having trouble and there's a test coming up.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

May 28th, 2009

...your idea of a great pick-up line is "What's your spiritual gift? Because mine's prophesy, and I see you and me together."

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

May 27th, 2009

...your house could be mistaken for a musical theater production.

Monday, May 25, 2009

May 26th, 2009

...your house has been mistaken for an insane asylum.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

May 25th, 2009

...your house has been mistaken for a rummage sale.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

May 24th, 2009

...your house could be mistaken for a petting zoo.

May 23, 2009

...the team members on your sports team are ages 8-18.

Friday, May 22, 2009

May 22nd, 2009

...at one point, your best friend was a character from a book.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

May 21st, 2009

..."family planning" means figuring out how to get everyone where they need to be each weekend.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

May 20th, 2009

...you dream of someday owning a 12-passenger van to hold all of your kids.

Monday, May 18, 2009

May 19th, 2009

...you tell people you're homeschooled just to see their reaction.

May 18th, 2009

...you've almost gotten into a fistfight with someone because they said big families were weird.

May 17th, 2009

...you're on a first-name basis with your librarian, but you've never seen her face behind that stack of books you're checking out every time.

Friday, May 15, 2009

May 16th, 2009

...you cried when Mr. Rogers died.

May 15th, 2009

...you still laugh at old children's books like "Amelia Bedelia" and "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile."

Thursday, May 14, 2009

May 14th, 2009

...you have more than one bookshelf in your room. And you use them to hold books.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

May 13th, 2009

...your family enjoys having conversations. With each other.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

May 12th, 2009

...the most exciting part of your day is gettting the mail.

Monday, May 11, 2009

May 11th, 2009

...you have to explain to "outsiders," what each class you're taking entails.

May 10th, 2009

...you discuss the curriculum you like and don't like with your other homeschooled friends.

Friday, May 8, 2009

May 9th, 2009

...you analyze the worldview of the shows your younger siblings watch.

May 8th, 2009

...you knew and made sure to inform everyone yesterday was "Odd Day," one of six this century, where the date is three consecutive odd numbers. 5/7/09.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

May 7th, 2009

...your younger siblings randomly spout school-related information they've heard you discussing.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

May 6th, 2009

...you're reading three biographies, and only one of them was assigned schoolwork.

Monday, May 4, 2009

May 5th, 2009

...your walls are covered with educational posters.

May 4th, 2009

...your parents' biggest threat is "I'll put you in public school!"

May 3rd, 2009

...you HAVE a favorite historical character.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

May 2nd, 2009

...you have to explain your answer when asked who your favorite historical character is.