Not-Back-To-School Time for Massachusetts Homeschoolers

Back-to-school sales are in full swing in stores across the Commonwealth, as parents and young people gather fresh pencils, notebooks, and other classroom accoutrements to begin a bright, new academic year. But for a growing number of Massachusetts families, not-back-to-school time is a more fitting term for this annual season.  For homeschooling families, particularly those like mine who embrace self-directed education, learning happens all the time, all year round. There are no arbitrary star

Back-to-school sales are in full swing in stores across the Commonwealth, as parents and young people gather fresh pencils, notebooks, and other classroom accoutrements to begin a bright, new academic year. But for a growing number of Massachusetts families, not-back-to-school time is a more fitting term for this annual season.  For homeschooling families, particularly those like mine who embrace self-directed education, learning happens all the time, all year round. There are no arbitrary star…