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Deborah Markus gives 25 comebacks to people who question the decision to homeschool. \u00a0Here is one:<\/p>\n

Please stop questioning my competency and demanding to see my credentials. I didn\u2019t have to complete a course in catering to successfully cook dinner for my family; I don\u2019t need a degree in teaching to educate my children. If spending at least twelve years in the kind of chew-it-up-and-spit-it-out educational facility we call public school left me with so little information in my memory banks that I can\u2019t teach the basics of an elementary education to my nearest and dearest, maybe there\u2019s a reason I\u2019m so reluctant to send my child to school.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

via Secular Homeschooling Magazine: The Bitter Homeschooler\u2019s Wish List<\/a>.<\/p>\n

HT: \u00a0Joe Carter <\/a> <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Deborah Markus gives 25 comebacks to people who question the decision to homeschool. \u00a0Here is one: Please stop questioning my competency and demanding to see my credentials. I didn\u2019t have to complete a course in catering to successfully cook dinner for my family; I don\u2019t need a degree in teaching to educate my children. 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