“My boy’s a platypus!” she gushed enthusiastically. “He’s a what?” I was certain I must have misunderstood her. “He’s a right brained, quasi-lateral, confrontational platypus!” “Oh,” was all I could muster. I was really hoping my cynicism wasn’t showing. “Well that is great.” My friend had recently purchased the latest learning styles program and clearly,

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Admittedly, I hadn’t considered homeschooling my children. I was very much aware of a homeschooling milieu as a very dear friend of mine homeschooled her children, but still, the thought never crossed my mind. I remember saying, “I don’t know how I could ever do that.” She replied, “Why would I want someone else educating