Our family has partially or full time homeschooled for eight years. And, getting really technical, if you think of the years per kid, that's  22 years of homeschooling ! I think it's safe to say we are homeschool fans.    Our decision to homeschool, initially, came from three factors:   1. Mark is a big proponent of using time wisely, and neither of us were thrilled with the use of time in our local schools.   2. We don't vaccinate, which wasn't a big deal in the beginning because BACK THEN we could just sign a waiver and it was no biggie. Then CA went all - well, Californiaish- and basically it became impossible for us to legally enroll our kids in a public school.   3. What brought homeschooling to our attention was when a family brought us a meal after Mia was born, and in walked this 8 year old boy who was kind, polite, helpful, genuine, respectful, patient, and more. I asked the mom, "Where does this kid go to school? He is incredible! What are you doing??...
 
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