Why I Educated My Daughter at Home

Why did I edu­cate my daugh­ter at home? The short answer:

• Because I want­ed her edu­cat­ed rather than “schooled” into being a com­pla­cent, mind­less lit­tle fol­low­er of man­dates from gov­ern­ment or any oth­er authority.
• Because I want­ed her to have a bet­ter and more per­son­al­ized aca­d­e­m­ic edu­ca­tion than she’d get in pub­lic or pri­vate school.
• Because I want­ed her to be social­ized in a pos­i­tive way, rather than in an envi­ron­ment that is eeri­ly famil­iar to any­one who has read Lord of the Flies.
• Because she’s one of my favorite peo­ple in the world, and I enjoyed spend­ing time with her.

If you’re still interested:

• Longer answer with some back­ground about how we got to this point in our lives
• Tech­noMom’s Home Edu­ca­tion FAQ
• Blend­ed Fam­i­ly: Home­school­ing and Pub­lic School­ing in Our Household
• Inter­est­ing arti­cles about education
• Rec­om­mend­ed Sites for Homeschoolers