"I figured out that in doing this homeschool thing, and doing it the
way that we do it, it’s not my voice that predominates. It’s
theirs. I’m here. I’m the authority, I yell random threats and
have the power to dispense or withhold Screen Time, but more than
that, I’m the facilitator – and oh, it makes me laugh to say that, considering
how much contempt I’ve heaped upon the word “facilitator” over the years, but
there it is.
I’ve learned that as a homeschooling parent, my job is not to dominate.
My job is to point. To turn my back on the ghosts, say what I
have to say, and then to shut up… and point."
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