What is your partner's attitude to HE?

Hello all!
I'm really keen to home educate my son (currently 16 months) and any other children we might have. I used to be a primary school teacher and love educating children, but found school life very restricting, and not working for many children. Particularly boys in the infants and early years. I'm now a childminder, and so basically home educating my son already, along with any other children I have during the day, and don't really see the point in putting him in a classroom later when he can and is learning just fine at home.
My main problem with all this is my DH who is not keen, not even to find out more. He has concerns about LO's social time, worrying he'll find it harder to make friends if he is home and not in school. I'm not sure how I can win him over, but I will find a way!
I was wondering if anyone else came up against partners with similar ideas. How did you get through this?
Thanks!

This post will interest me as my DH's response to the idea of HE was "She's going to school!".

This post will interest me as my DH's response to the idea of HE was "She's going to school!".

Exactly wss!

My DH is very supportive.

Okay, first of all, school is not natural socialisation, it's forced socialisation. It's not natural to spend 8 or more hours a day with 30 other people the same age as you that you have little in common with other than year of birth. It causes anti-social behaviour and bullying. Despite what some people think, bullying is not a necessary or beneficial part of growing up. Children learn social skills by being with smaller groups of mixed age children and adults, like in an extended household or in the community. They learn from the older people and teach the younger ones.

Next, HE children are not recluses. They spend time with siblings, parents, grandparents and other relatives, friends of all ages (school or HE), neighbours etc. They go to groups, activities, clubs, visits and outings. They spend time with people who share the same interests as them so they can learn and enjoy each others company.

School is the only time this kind of forced socialisation happens - the workplace, online communities, clubs and societies are full of people of all ages who share an interest (just like CNT).

Nappynutter, that is just what I'm trying to explain to him! He's not listening right now, though. I don't think he understands what I mean by HE, and he isn't currently willing to talk to anyone about it, or read about it. My cousin was home educated from age 7 to age 15, and she is very confident and not reclusive at all, but he doesn't want to acknowledge that. Its really frustrating!
My plan is to just carry on as I am doing, and never enrol LO into a school. Perhaps DH will never realise...

Nappynutter, that is just what I'm trying to explain to him! He's not listening right now, though. I don't think he understands what I mean by HE, and he isn't currently willing to talk to anyone about it, or read about it. My cousin was home educated from age 7 to age 15, and she is very confident and not reclusive at all, but he doesn't want to acknowledge that. Its really frustrating!
My plan is to just carry on as I am doing, and never enrol LO into a school. Perhaps DH will never realise...

I like your thinking.