The other day we were driving down the interstate in a hurry to get from Shreveport to our home in Bunkie. We had just recently heard John Taylor Gatto speak at our LPL Convention and Vinson and I had both started reading his book “Dumbing Us Down”.
I realized on this journey home that public school education (the education Vinson and I both received as children) was a lot like driving down the interstate. It’s a straight shot from point A to point B. You rarely turn off course and the scenery is much the same throughout the entire trip. After awhile it becomes somewhat mind numbing.
As I sat thinking about it I came to the conclusion that homeschooling (my children’s education) is much like the vacations Vinson and I take. We tend to take the roads less traveled. They are windy, hilly and you never know what you will find at the end. The scenery is much more beautiful and we stop more often to look at interesting and unknown sights. Overall the trip is just more enjoyable, rewarding and much more memorable.
*I am pictured above with John Taylor Gatto*
2 comments:
I heartily applaud you for giving your children such a great education. If only more people saw the importance of homeschooling.
So true, so true. Homeschooling is a beautiful winding road. Oh, I'd love to hear JTG speak. Hopefully when my kids get older and I can get to more of hs'ing conferences.
Thanks for visiting my blog. It IS hard to find Libertarian homeschoolers!
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