For some, this was based on an idea they had heard of called “unschooling.” On rare occasion, and particularly in connection with a skeptical view of homeschooling, people directly questioned whether or not I was actually receiving an education at all. By far, the most common question was, “Do you do school in your pajamas?” I always laughed at that one, because for all the stereotypes and misconceptions floating around about homeschooling that were not related at all to my experience, this one was indeed true for me! I was also commonly questioned on how I took tests, who taught me, and how I made friends, and over the years I developed fairly standard answers to explain these things. Whatever the response, it almost always included many questions, and I grew accustomed to which questions to expect as well. As a homeschooled student growing up, I was quite accustomed to getting a variety of responses ranging from enthusiastic to curious to skeptical when peers or other people in general found out about my non-traditional education decisions.
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