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Do you have links to relevant articles/essays/etc. about homeschooling?

All the homeschooling families I've seen were the religious-nut kind, but I frequently see commenters on HN mention that they homeschool their kids, which is causing me to do a double take on the whole thing.

I'm quite a few years from having kids, but am curious about the subject. Thanks in advance!

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John Taylor Gatto[1] was a huge early influence for me. You are right about the religious saturation in the homeschool world. They paved the way (legally), so I respect that, but there is a lot more opportunity in home education outside of religious exclusion.

The time we get together is amazing, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I love the fact that they can spend a Thursday building Lego and making stop motion animations, and it is an acceptable educational activity.

They get a lot of social time too. People generally worry about that, but it hasn't been an issue.

[1] http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/

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