THE TWELVE DAYS
OF HOMESCHOOLING

On the first day of home school my neighbor said to me,
"Can you home school legally?"

On the second day of home school my neighbor said to me,
"Are they socialized?
Can you home school legally?"

On the third day of home school my neighbor said to me,
"Do you give them tests?
Are they socialized?
Can you home school legally?"

On the fourth day of home school my neighbor said to me,
"What about P.E.?
Do you give them tests?
Are they socialized?
Can you home school legally?"

On the fifth day of home school my neighbor said to me,
"YOU ARE SO STRANGE!
What about P.E.?
Do you give them tests?
Are they socialized?
Can you home school legally?"

On the Sixth day of home school my neighbor said to me,
"How long will you home school?
YOU ARE SO STRANGE!
What about P.E.?
Do you give them tests?
Are they socialized?
Can you home school legally?"

On the seventh day of home school my neighbor said to me,
"Look at what they're missing!
How long will you home school?
YOU ARE SO STRANGE!
What about P.E.?
Do you give them tests?
Are they socialized?
Can you home school legally?"

On the eighth day of home school my neighbor said to me,
"Why do you do this?
Look at what they're missing!
How long will you home school?
YOU ARE SO STRANGE!
What about P.E.?
Do you give them tests?
Are they socialized?
Can you home school legally?"

On the ninth day of home school my neighbor said to me,
"What about graduation?
Why do you do this?
Look at what they're missing!
How long will you home school?
YOU ARE SO STRANGE!
What about P.E.?
Do you give them tests?
Are they socialized?
Can you home school legally?"

On the tenth day of home school my neighbor said to me,
"I could never do that!
What about graduation?
Why do you do this?
Look at what they're missing!
How long will you home school?
YOU ARE SO STRANGE!
What about P.E.?
Do you give them tests?
Are they socialized?
Can you home school legally?"

On the eleventh day of homeschool my neighbor said to me,
"Can they go to college?
I could never do that!
What about graduation?
Why do you do this?
Look at what they're missing!
How long will you home school?
YOU ARE SO STRANGE!
What about P.E.?
Do you give them tests?
Are they socialized?
Can you home school legally?"

On the twelfth day of homeschool I thoughtfully replied:
"They Can go to college!
Yes, you could do this!
They can have graduation!
We do it cuz we love it!
They are missing nothing!
We'll homeschool forever!
WE ARE NOT STRANGE!
We give them P.E. !
We give them tests!
They are socialized!
AND WE HOMESCHOOL LEGALLY!"

On the thirteenth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me,
"How can I get Started?
Why didn't you tell me?
Where do I buy curriculum?
When is the next conference?
WILL PEOPLE THINK WE'RE STRANGE?
I think we can do this ...
if you will help us, can we join P.E.
and we'll home school legally!"

Author Unknown

Sent by Jacqueline

graphics and background by Mary Stephens
updated 2021