The Pacific Standard – Elena Silva 
Around this time each year, as children head back to school, a paradox re-emerges: The general public may nod to the adage that “education begins at home”—and agree with the notion that parents are partners in learning—but homeschooling is rarely talked about in a positive way. Public schools don’t consider parents, even if they call themselves home-based educators, to be “real” teachers. (more)