Constantino Diaz-Duran is a fellow at the Center for Social Cohesion at Arizona State University. He is chronicling his walk from New York to Los Angeles to celebrate his eligibility for American citizenship. Follow Constantino’s progress.

Most of my hosts throughout the walk have been young parents and grandparents. A topic that invariably comes up when we talk about the state of the country is education. During my stay in Alabama I have met many families who have chosen to homeschool their children. One of them is my friend Alina, whom I’ve known for more than 10 years. I was intrigued by her and her husband’s decision to teach their kids at home, because they didn’t really fit the image I had of homeschooling families. By meeting them and their friends I’ve learned that the way most of the media portrays this trend (if we may call it that) is not entirely fair.

I asked Alina to sit down with me and have a conversation about her choice to homeschool. I recorded it so I could share it with my readers. This is my first podcast, but I plan to make more use of this medium as I complete the walk to L.A. I hope you find it interesting and that you’ll join the conversation in the comments section.

Listen to my interview with Alina here.

Check out these links, which helped me learn a little more about homeschooling:
http://www.homeeducator.com/HSN/
http://www.homeschool.com/
http://localhs.com/

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*Photo by Constantino Diaz-Duran.