Mostly the question my mom always asks people starting out, "what would you do with him/her if no one told you that you had to 'do school'?" Most parents would intuitively involve their children in educational activities that are not overly rigid, but then hear the word "school" and kind of go crazy. 6-year-olds don't need to do school the same way 16-year-olds do, when they aren't part of a mass system that requires it for efficiency. :)