Homeschooling my children has given me quite the education. For example, never again will I doubt the capacity of some people to opine on topics they know nothing about.
Take Dr. Waitman W. Beorn, a historian who specializes in “Holocaust studies.” He says you’re not qualified to homeschool your kids.
Apparently, Dr. Beorn isn’t all that qualified himself, because despite having his own Wikipedia page listing many awards and accomplishments, he’s only an assistant professor at a college that’s been around about as long as grunge music. Thankfully, that isn’t his only gig; he’s also the host of a podcast with under 1,000 followers on Twitter.
The only thing that warranted him moving on to ninth grade was the fact that he was 15, and school leaders could not have a 16-year-old eighth grader driving to school every day.
But I’m not here to judge. Academia is a tough gig. I should know — I taught in the public school…
