The Dougie

Nice person at Wal Mart: So what did you learn at school today?
My honest 4 year old: How to Dougie!
Person to me: Oh, I wish they'd teach kids more useful things now aday.
Me to person: I also, taught her the running man and the cabbage patch. ~Pause to let it sink in.~ She is homeschooled.
Thus began the nice person's attempt to mimic a guppy.

Most people would take offense at the comment and I kinda do but when you refer to 12-20 kids sitting in a class all day led by 1 teacher the dougie seems unimportant. There is so much to do! So little time! How can they possibly be teaching the dougie!?

But when you refer to homeschooled kids. It's usually a 1:1 to 1:5 ratio. I don't know many homeschool families with more than that ratio. (Either small families or older kids help with younger kids.) Stuff like the dougie can become part of the lesson. For us it was my way of teaching rhythm in music. See the dougie follows a 4:4 and the cabbage patch can be used on a 3:3 but that's beside the point.

It's fun to leave people guessing. Unfortunately, I guess it will just add to the stereotype of the lazy homeschool parent. Maybe not. Let's keep 'em guessing.

Teach me how to dougie,
Yahsa