I knew the post would end up in some kind of home ed debate and people telling us how clever their kids are.
I’ve said it before that I’ve met hundreds of home educators kids over the years and just like schooled children they are all different. Some quiet and shy, some outgoing and confident, some massively ahead academically and some not so much. There are kids with SEN who couldn’t cope with school and kids where home ed is an idealogical choice. My own kids are pretty independent, have friends, go to parties and groups, on scout camps etc, ahead academically in some areas, average in others, one struggles with maths, just like schooled children.
My main concern with the Ingham kids is that they are very isolated, they don’t regularly attend groups(home ed or otherwise). The lack of any social interaction is a huge red flag to me, it is clear Esme would thrive being around other girls her age(and would no doubt love a prom), Isla desperately needs some peers and Jace and Mila would benefit from having other children their own age to interact with, not just random kids at a park every now and then but the same kids on a regular basis that they can grow up with. It takes effort to do this as a home ed parent, you have to find things your kid enjoys and commit to it.
As for the 47 minute thing. That article about time being precious has been bandied around home ed groups for years now, tbh I’m a bit bored of seeing it. Sarah will have seen it shred many times just as I have.