This is about time for everyone to gear up for the next homeschool year. So, the human interest pieces are popping up in the local papers. Homeschool support group leaders like myself are getting more phone calls as people start to decide they're not going to send the kids back to school, so now they're wondering what should they do? (My next big rush of calls will come over the winter break like clockwork, but I digress.)

Christopher Smith writes a humorous weekly column about his experiences as a homeschool dad. I've been following his articles on and off since someone brought this one to my sleep deprived attention about a year ago.

This week he's written a great one spelling out his reasons why his family homeschools, called Why do we homeschool? Two words: Square dancing. It's really unique because it doesn't fall into the traps so many homeschool articles do. He doesn't make his family sound perfect, he doesn't make the schools sound awful. He doesn't make it seem like homeschooling is the only choice for parents who love their children, yet he does make it seem desireable and a workable solution. Plus, it's just a good fun read. Enjoy!