Thanks Julie! I love reading articles like this - about parents who have gone the HE route and now have happy, productive young adults (I love your posts Julie, for the same reason - it's so great to hear how well your DC are doing post-school years!)
My children are 11 and 7 and sometimes well meaning people say things like, "Well, yes, it's obvious they're very happy, but what about the future?"
One friend of mine even implied that it is necessary to sort of suffer the school experience so you can get ahead as an adult. Her mantra for her DC (who have not had an easy time at school at all, for various reasons) is "You do what you have to so you can do what you want to."
This article shows that children can do what they want to ... and then go on to do more of the same! A lovely joyful way to live life rather than forcing yourself through the school years if it isn't a good fit for your family.
I also love the way they say their home was a magnet for children - I know so many HE families like this, contrary to the isolation myths. Our own home is always full of other people's children and that's the way we like it!