Why do people, when they hear that you are homeschooling, invariably feel the need to tell you why they could NEVER teach their own children? Some people follow it up with, "I give you credit." or "You're braver than I am." or "I commend you for that, but...."
Definitely not a back-handed compliment from me. I know several HS families and they've invariably raised HS as a possible solution to our variety of GT-ed challenges.
I generally inject a bit of humor -- firmly rooted in truth -- that were we to attempt such an undertaking, one or both of us (father and/or son) would end up buried in a box out in the woods.
So I genuinely give lots of credit, commendation, kudos, etc. because HS is not something everyone can do successfully.
