Observations of a News Junkie

For those of you that weren’t aware – I was homeschooled. And I turned out fairly normal, I think. And I loved it.

I wrote a story about some homeschoolers in Ottawa that was published in the Kourier-Standard this week. The parents told me they wanted to keep their kids out of the public school system because of the crowded classrooms, peer pressure and other negatives that decrease how much is actually being learned. 

I enjoyed going into their homes and watching the kids dive into their math textbooks or, like three-year-old Christopher, rattle off the numbers and letters he already knew. It was neat doing the interviews, hearing about their motivations, their struggles and their triumphs … then casually mentioning that I was also homeschooled as well. It’s an instant connection. One mom began questioning me about my experiences and how I transitioned from high school to college. 

Anyway, you can read my stories here; check out the photo gallery here for pictures of the families I interview.