Forgive me for being a bit over sensitive, but I hope that you will find this funny not offensive.

In some ways, I would like to think that this is more old school (HA!) and that people don't really have these stereotypes anymore about homeschooling, but then I realized how many times I have heard these things this last semester and I think, just like a soccer mom stereotype, a homeschooling stereotype is still around.

However, day 5, I would change. No one has ever called me/us strange to our face. Generally we get an "Oh" or "Huh" followed by a silence. But all the other questions I have been asked and I realized that the older our kids get the more questions we get asked. I would also add in there, "Do you have to be a registered teacher to homeschool" and "Is it less/more expensive to homeschool." (The answer to the first question is no, depends on the state but you can have a supervising teacher or take ITBS, and the second question is varying, I think it is expensive but that is me remembering that you only had to pay a $25 in-service fee when going to PS and buying books for HS costs more than $25.)

I am sure I ask similar questions about things that I am unfamiliar with. And honestly, I don't mind being asked these questions either because then more awareness about homeschooling the better! :)!

The 12 Days of Home-Schooling ~ author unknown
(To the tune of “The 12 Days of Christmas”)

On the first day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, “Can you home school legally?”

On the second day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, “Are they socialized? Can you home school legally?”

On the third day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, “Do you give them tests? Are they socialized? Can you home school legally?”

On the fourth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, “What about P.E.? Do you give them tests? Are they socialized? Can you homeschool legally?”

On the fifth day of home school my neighbor said to me, “YOU ARE SO STRANGE! What about P.E.? Do you give them tests? Are they socialized? Can you home school legally?”

On the sixth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, “How long will you home school? YOU ARE SO STRANGE! What about P.E.? Do you give them tests? Are they socialized? Can you home school legally?”

On the seventh day of home school my neighbor said to me, “Look at what they’re missing? How long will you home school? YOU ARE SO STRANGE! What about P.E.? Do you give them tests? Are they socialized? Can you home school legally?”

On the eighth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, “Why do you do this? Look at what they’re missing? How long will you home school? YOU ARE SO STRANGE! What about P.E.? Do you give them tests? Are they socialized? Can you home school legally?”

On the ninth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, “What about graduation? Why do you do this? Look at what they’re missing? How long will you home school? YOU ARE SO STRANGE! What about P.E.? Do you give them tests? Are they socialized? Can you home school legally?”

On the tenth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, “I could never do that! What about graduation? Why do you do this? Look at what they’re missing? How long will you home school? YOU ARE SO STRANGE! What about P.E.? Do you give them tests? Are they socialized? Can you home school legally?”

On the eleventh day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, “Can they go to college? I could never do that! What about graduation? Why do you do this? Look at what they’re missing? How long will you home school? YOU<