Homeschoolers Are Rocket Scientists - Not!! (Part Two)
When the boy's mother returned, I reported the homework had been finished and that my daughter had enjoyed playing and competing with her son. She looked at me like I had lobsters crawling out of my ears. Her jaw literally hung agape and she stared at me, speechless, for a few seconds. Maybe she's astounded by my stellar teaching techniques, I inwardly smiled. When she continued to stare, I realized that I had overestimated myself and had no idea what she was thinking. Then she quietly asked, “You homeschool, right?” More silence. I was at a loss for why she should respond like this, and then I realized – she thought my homeschooled child should be studying rocket science instead of doing the same level work as her publicly schooled son. I asked if this is what she was thinking, to which she replied, “Yes!” I was blown away. I guess I've never taken the time to think about how others might perceive us as homeschoolers. Academic s...