Dear Parents: We Need Another Word, Because This is Not Homeschooling
Dear Parents: We need one more word because this is not homeschooling
It's one of those things that people now say with a rueful smile and a shrug... "I guess we're all homeschoolers now, right?" Except no. No we are not, and here's why. Online school is not homeschooling. And using the word "homeschooling" for what parents are doing right now devalues the efforts of the people actually raising them. Homeschooling is one thing; it's just not this thing Due to the pandemic, millions of children are learning remotely. But some families have chosen homeschool their children for years. Here's a basic definition: Homeschooling is the raising of children at home by their parents. So while many children are at home, the vast majority of them are still being educated from their teachers...