The Unschooled
When I watched Diary of a Wimpy Kid with my kids, I thought, "yep.....that's about right, middle school was the worst". I think I've successfully blocked out parts of it because my conscious and subconcious doesn't want to remember it! It's not that school itself was bad or the teachers were bad, but it's just a really crappy time for developing kids! I had a few really amazing teachers in middle school. Fortunately and unfortunately, homeschooling isn't "new school, old cheese", but rather a whole different kind of cheese, maybe even one that stinks on its own without having to sit on the playground for months! Haha! I mean that in a good way and maybe.....sometimes a bad way..........let's just say it's challenging! Being a homeschooler puts you in a position subject to many judgements and criticisms from others......but what doesn't, am I right? I feel like I have been under a microscope for a long time with this subject.