A question for home schooling parents?

Question

How does your child like it also for parents with teens do they like being homeschooled?

Answer 1

No not at all....

Answer 2

Well, for the past two years I've given my teenage daughter the choice of staying homeschooled or going to school, and she chose homeschool.

Answer 3

I think if a child would always pick going to a regular school.  Their choice would be a wise one.

Answer 4

She loves it!

EDIT; We've been doing this for a couple years now. Chris is simply wrong. If your kid isn't digging the way you homeschool, you change the way you homeschool. My daughter knows she has to work. One of my friends calls me a slave driver. I'm not, but I accept the title without shame. ;)

Answer 5

I had four of my own kids whom I homeschooled, and they studied together with the older helping the younger ... and I also gave 'projects' and not 'lessons' so they had tons of fun.  My 'homeschooling' was so much fun that the neighbor kids ran home from 'real school' so they could join in my homeschooling ... and yes, it was GOOD for the kids, since when they all had to finally go to a regular school they all tested out as 'extremely gifted' ... and they ALL graduated earlier by 2-4 years.  OOPS, I must have been a GOOD TEACHER.

Answer 6

My son loves it.  He's 10, doing anywhere from 5th-8th grade work, depending on the subject.  He has absolutely no desire to go to a classroom school...he finds the whole idea completely stifling.  He can't imagine sitting in a room with 30 other kids all day, being told what to do...he'd much rather just read, experiment, build, experience, and learn by doing his work.

He knows that I expect a higher standard of work out of him than nearly anyone else would, and he likes the challenge.  He also loves the fact that he gets a say in both his curriculum and his schedule.  His work is well above grade level in nearly every subject, but he still has more time to pursue his interests (baseball, Scouts, church involvement, and drama) than pretty much all of his public and private school friends.  Actually, *they're* often jealous of what he gets to do for school.  :-)

Answer 7

i doubt it.  think of the socialization they'll be missing out on.

Answer 8

I have not had any complaints yet, two down, two to go :).

They now range in age from pre-teen to late twenties.

Actually those who are still actively home schooled have expressed the opposite; they made it clear that they had no intention of, or a need to try a conventional school.

Answer 9

While they might not like every math or language arts worksheet I put in front of them, overall they love it.  

We have a very active, very involved homeschooling community here. There is always something to do-- interesting co-op classes, field trips, play groups, volunteer work, etc... our days are pretty filled.

We also do a lot of hands-on projects and activities together; sitting in a chair and going over skills or concepts in books are a small part of our day. Learning is a lifestyle, it's pretty involved.

My teen loves it most of all... she is able to have the time to write novels and pursue performing arts that she loves, learns a lot from her volunteer work, and takes classes at the local community college that she finds very challenging and interesting-- she's also got quite a jump on college, as she'll be getting her AA degree only 6 months after graduating high school.

Plus, since our schedule is our own, she has a lot of freedom to see friends or pursue interests when she wants.

Answer 10

Gee

BIC lives in MY HOME USA

Really gets to socialize that way!

I guess BIC speaks from real experience living at MY HOME all the time!

Answer 11

they will love it at first thinking they can study when they want, do homework and turn it in when they want,  but after a couple of months they will HATE IT. they will want to have friends at schools, girl/boyfriends and they will want to play sports on school teams

Answer 12

yes

Answer 13

My son likes being homeschooled. He is 15 years old and has been homeschooled for 2 years.

Answer 14

My kids love homeschooling--and how we go about it. They have always been homeschooled but are not jealous of the kids who go to school at all. Have never even asked. Although my dd did ask about going to kindergarten when she was 4, but I explained to her what that meant and that we would be continuing doing what we were doing instead. She was fine with that. She has no desire to ever go to school. Just seeing some of the kids from nearby schools when we're at the mall or at a playground is enough for her to shake her head and say she's glad to be homeschooled.

I know several teens who homeschool. They all have the option of going to school but they prefer doing their learning as they've been doing it for years. There are 3 teens I can think of who didn't like homeschooling: 2 had previously been in public school and were all caught up in appearances (1 was embarrassed to be homeschooled and to have anybody know it--even other homeschoolers; another was just caught up in the whole school culture and really looked down on the whole idea of homeschooling) and the other did like homeschooling, except that she was an only child with a single mother and couldn't really participate in all the social stuff that other homeschoolers could do. She basically spent almost all of her time at home alone. She ended up going to school because of it.

In this forum, there have been 3 kinds of teens who haven't like homeschooling:

1) those whose parents essentially abandoned them academically

2) those whose parents did not assist them in finding social opportunities

3) those who had too much of a "public school" mentality (meaning: thinking there's something "boring" about not being surrounded by 30 other kids all the time, or bemoaning this or that about homeschooling because it's not like public school) and couldn't shift out of it once they started homeschooling

Answer 15

I'm 17, and mom doesn't have to speak for me. I LOVE being homeschooled. Have a look at my other answers on the subject when you have time.

Answer 16

It still amazes me! You ask a question that has nothing to do with "socialization" and you get the anti HS crowd that has to interject their opinions and stereotypes! Not any real facts to back it up though that's strangely missing in all their answers.

YES THEY LOVE BEING HOME SCHOOLED! MY OLDEST IS 9 AND BEGS ME NOT TO SEND HER BACK TOP PUBLIC SCHOOL!  Public school is like a threat to them! I have sincerely asked if she wanted to go back and would have sent her if she wanted too. She has always said NO WAY!

Answer 17

I was homeschooled during my teen years and my little sister still is, we both love it!  Of course we have moments where we wonder what it would be like to go to public school but in all we love it!  It has made us closer than ever before!  Most teens who are homeschooled love it because they have much more free time then public school teens!

Answer 18

I have 3 kids 9, 11 and 14.  They love being at home.  The 14 yr old even said if I tried to send him back to school he'll run away! LOL   He's joking of course but it makes a point.  

They've been in school and it was okay.  But we've been homeschooling for 4 years now and they like it a whole lot more.   They love the freedom we have.   They also like the fact they can learn what they want to.   It sure makes learning more fun.

Answer 19

Yes they love it. We are an ecclectic type homeschooling family. They have time where they work alone, they work together as a group study and then my oldest helps his brother sometimes. I think by doing it this way it helps them have their own indiviudal time, have social time and then brings my 2 boys closer when my oldest helps his brother. It really depends ont he family and the kids.

Answer 20

Apparently, the first few answers didn't see the "For HOME SCHOOL parents part of the question. " How would they know what our kids feel about home schooling?

My youngest daughter loves it. My older does as well, but we have let her go to public school for a couple of classes. ROTC and Spanish. She hates the "drama" during school but is doing well in her classes. I am glad she sees through the shallowness over "clicks" and "who do you date" mentality of her peers.

Answer 21

Yes, I do independent study (similar to home schooling) and I love it! I socialize plenty when my friends are out of school.

Answer 22

My kids love being homeschooled. The oldest four were in school when we stopped and they've never regretted leaving...in fact, they'll tell anyone what a h**l-hole public school is compared to being home.

My oldest is almost 13, so he's not quite a teen, but for the most part, I think that the problem teens have isn't necessarily due to homeschool or public school, but with the amount of control parents exert. Most kids who homeschool tend to receive more respect, have more self-determination, and that reflects in their attitude.