Somebody should tell parents who are considering homeschooling that the version they have in their head is not the one they will end up with. Not because the version in their head is wrong exactly but because it is imagined from the outside rather than from inside the actual daily experience of being a parent who is also the teacher of the child they also need to get to eat breakfast. The imagined version tends to involve mornings that are calm and purposeful. A child who is ready to learn. A parent who is clear about what comes next. Materials…