How to Convince Environmentalists About Homeschooling?

Homeschooling is an option that is still rare in Indonesia. Choosing homeschooling usually is followed by questions from the surrounding environment.

Then how homeschooling families addressing that sort of thing? How to break the prejudice and judgment from the surrounding environment?

Each family must have had different approaches to addressing this matter. If in our family more or less this way an action.

a. Focus on Your Family

Homeschooling and education of the child is a domestic household decisions. So, in principle it is the parental authority. An outsider can be argued and commented, but the final decision is in your hands as a parent.

So, the most important thing in homeschooling decision was the agreement between husband and wife and children (the children's been great). If the couple husband and wife had agreed, then the storm and blow from the outside more easily overcome.

b. You Do Not Need the Approval of Neighborhoods

Homeschooling is a decision your family. To select and execute it, you do not need approval from the environment around you. You don't owe an explanation to them on the reasons you choose homeschooling.

If you want to explain it, it is Your kindness. If you're lazy to explain it, you don't have to feel guilty.

c. Do Not Need to Convince Others to Homeschooling

As you do not need the approval of others to carry out homeschooling, you do not need to convince others through words on the good of your choice. Everyone has a choice. Homeschooling and school option is equally valid and in accordance with the choice of each family.

While you enjoy the process of homeschooling and satisfied to see the results, this kind of proof more valuable than an oral explanation.

d. Avoid Debate About Homeschooling

There are people who want to ask seriously, there is the only social pleasantries, there's the kicks. All three need to be addressed differently. Most questions about homeschooling usually exists in the realm of social interaction, just wanted to know.

For this type of social questions, which are important for your relaxed attitude and not defensive. Answer with a brief and necessary only, it goes without length. Multiply the smiles. Especially for questions that are worded a whim or judgmental, should not need to be answered. Just replied with a smile and a joke, and then switch the talk to another.

If anyone really wants to know, recently gave an explanation. The explanation was not convincing or to attack the school/people are asking (which would make the questioner becomes defensive or even aggressive counterattack). Explanation of it to expose the standpoint and a personal reason why you are choosing homeschooling. Avoid the debate that just makes you emotional and could not produce anything except mental fatigue.

e. Enjoy Your Homeschooling Journey

Best answers to environmental questions about homeschooling is through Your everyday and qualified children. Enjoy Your homeschooling journey. If you really enjoy it, it will definitely be happiness radiated from yourself. And that is the best answer for other people who question Your homeschooling decision.