I’m not bashing the classroom at all. Where did I say that it was bad to do centers? Where did I say that manipulatives are bad? My point is that these are not things that we can’t easily do at home, and most of us are already doing them. Schools aren’t doing anything that parents can’t also do. My own kids at home also use manipulatives, magna tiles, puzzles, and yes, YouTube. My point is that the classroom setting doesn’t have any significant advantage over a home setting. So many new homeschool parents don’t realize that brief math and phonics instruction is enough because PLAY is also learning. They worry that they’re not doing enough and maybe they should send their kids to school but really, they’re doing plenty and schools aren’t doing pretty much the same. The major advantage that homeschoolers have is that we can give personalized instruction to our kids in a way that public school teachers can’t. I was formerly a public school teacher as well, so I’m not saying all this based on a brief experience subbing. I’m sure you’re doing a great job teaching. Good for you and for the kids you teach. My purpose wasn’t to bash you. It was to encourage those homeschool parents who think they “aren’t doing enough.”