Now up at ParentingSquad.com:
For years, I have been the quintessential homeschooling mom. At one point I homeschooled a high schooler, a middle schooler, a third grader and a preschooler — with another in high school, a toddler and another on the way. I had all of the books (still do). I have textbooks and software and workbooks and worksheets and lapbooks and ebooks. You name it — if it has to do with homeschooling, I own it.
I was a homeschooling junkie and a guru all at the same time. I attended classes (yes there are CLASSES to teach you how to homeschool), wrote articles on the virtues of homeschooling, bought planners, joined homeschool groups, went to conferences — spoke at conferences and even looked to the Duggars for homeschool advice! And now?
Well, this year, for the first time in at least 10 years, all of my children are going to public school. All of them — except the two-year-old and the newborn. Even my four-year-old is going to 4K for half the day.
read the rest here: http://parentingsquad.com/a-homeschooling-guru-sends-her-kids-to-public-school
[...] – and now all of my kids, who I sent to public school at the beginning of the school year (read this post) are home again and we are having a great time. Frankly, while it can be difficult to have everyone [...]