I just read a great post about creating a “Family Homeschool Culture” at Raising Arrows. I liked one of the comments nearly as much as I liked the post. A woman named Jamie wrote: “A ‘culture’ — exactly! This is exactly what I was gleaning as I read Educating the Whole-Hearted Child! Creating a culture of learning–not just putting it in a box or on a calendar that this is learning time and this is fun time and this is family time…all together and interwoven and just THIS IS US.” Exactly. It’s not about the rest of the world and how it runs. It’s about us.

Oh, and her use of the phrase “THIS IS US” called to mind a fabulous song by Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopfler called, ironically enough, “This is Us.” From now on, when I feel pressured to conform to a school mentality (and it usually happens this time of year, when the kids are taking achievement tests), I’ll think of this:

http://youtu.be/ey9kdeOjT3o