It’s time once again to answer the naysayers, homeschool critics, and homeschool hecklers! We all know those people who never have anything good to say about homeschooling or who just like to heckle us while we’re out shopping at the grocery store. It seems they always have a prepared list of questions and criticisms, right?
How do you know your child is on track and doing enough is a question we seem to get quite a bit. We may even have self-doubt.
Trackless Homeschooled Kids
Whether you need a little bit of conviction yourself or want to be prepared for homeschool critics, here is a list of possible answers for you, depending on if you’re feeling snarky or serious.
- What track are you referring to? They’re kids, not trains!
- What is enough? Can you define that?
- By whose standards and expectations?
- “Education should focus on how to learn, not what.” ~ Sam Sorbo
- Just laugh and walk away.
- I’ve seen the track and I don’t want my kids running on it.
- They don’t stay on track because they are learning to fly!
- We’re not following the track. We’re braving new territory!
- There is no track. There’s a path and it’s winding.
- I appreciate your concern, but we are not accountable to you.
Should We Keeping Homeschooled Kids on Track
- You worry about your kids and let me worry about mine.
- We choose quality over quantity in our homeschool. We’re not trying to keep up with the herd.
- We’re doing just fine, thank you.
- Sounds more like an assembly line than a track. No thank you!
- We work at our own pace.
- We’re actually ahead. Thanks for asking.
- I have a comprehensive scope and sequence planned out.
Whatever you choose to answer — or not answer — remember to embrace the freedom and individualized education that homeschooling offers!
You’ll love these other ways to prepare for the homeschool naysayers:
- 100 Ways to Silence the Homeschool Naysayers (Maybe!)
- Deschooling: Step One for the New Homeschooler (the Definitions, the Dangers, and the Delight)
- Homeschooling STARTS When You STOP Caring What Others Think
- 10 Biggest Homeschool Burnout Triggers (and how to cope)
- Wipe Out Self-Doubt: 13 Ways to Show Homeschool Progress (And How I Know My Sons Got It)
Hugs and love ya,
Well said! I like the “smile and walk away” – whenever possible.
Lol Yep…I really want to give a whole bunch of stats..lol but it depends on their intentions♥