homeschool scienceEvery homeschooling parent has faced certain amounts of criticism for making this schooling choice. The lucky ones have had the support of their family and friends from the start, but there are some who seem to take on the world for their choice to homeschool their children. When these critics are out putting down your choice either to your face or behind your back, you can handle it with grace.

Don’t Get Angry

Anger solves nothing, it merely forces you to deal with a negative unproductive emotion that causes stress which you can surely do without. There is no reason for you to act defensive as you have done nothing wrong. Maintain a dignified stance and be stoic. Yelling back at them with a “what would you know about homeschooling” is not going to win you any friends. In addition it will vindicate their negative opinion about you as a person.

Remember Some Are Critical Because They Are Uninformed

Ignorance is a major factor in the criticism you receive. These critics may think of you as a lazy person who would rather keep the children as home than take the trouble to send them to school. They have absolutely no idea about the varied things that you are juggling all through the day to ensure that your children spend time in pleasurable learning activities at homeschool. If you can talk to them about what you really do in homeschool, maybe even invite them to teach something to your children, you may find that your biggest detractors become your most ardent fans.

Let Your Children be the Proof

There is no better way to silence your critics than by letting them interact with your well behaved, intelligent children. You can coach your children about what they should say when asked about being homeschooled. Instead of saying we don’t go to school or we study at home to strangers that they are meeting for the first time, they can say we go to Anderson Academy. (You can use your own surname). If they want more details about the school you can step in with the fact that its the name of your homeschool.