Amy Duggar King Stands Firm In Family's Homeschooling Tradition After Backlash

Snarkers on Reddit suggested Amy Duggar King might not be the best person to teach her preschooler son. They pointed to a punctuation error in one of her Instagram posts — she wrote "you're support" instead of the possessive "your" — and to the fact she wrote simply "Monday" to mark the date of Daxton's first day of school. A fan tipped off King to the goof, and she replied, "[T]hat's so sad that just a simple typo can be such a big deal. I'll fix it because I actually like correct grammar." King later took to her Instagram Stories to make a stronger statement (via Monsters and Critics). "I know how to spell, I know how to teach, and I know what's right for my son," she wrote. "I've wanted to homeschool and it's literally a dream come true!!!" King added that she's so content with her life that she doesn't let criticism get to her.

King isn't the only family member catching heat for this choice. Jill Duggar Dillard has also caused a stir for her apparent decision to take her oldest son out of traditional school and teach him at home. (She has never confirmed or denied the rumor.) But it's likely King won't be using a curriculum as sketchy as the one her cousins had. As a follower wrote, "Just because her whacked-out Aunt and Uncle couldn't homeschool properly, doesn't mean Amy can't. ...[D]on't judge others for their decision to homeschool and especially not because of their family members who got it wrong."