Anyone how is home educating?

Question

I would like to hear about your stories on home education? Were you home schooled? Your children?

How your family reacted to this decisio? Your reason?

Which method do you use? Eclectic, montessori, unschool other?

Answer 1

I'm 15 and I reckon, done properly, home-education is awesome.

We're Unschoolers.

I've been home-educated all my life except for five weeks when I was 7 years old. For those five weeks I attended a private primary (prep) school in the city; I was soooooooo incredibly bored and un-challenged by their lessons that, after just three days, I got up in front of the class and announced to the school principal that she and her school were wasting my time, lol!

Answer 2

You have to enroll your children in a school organization. They give you the materials and all the support you need. At first we were interviewed by the administrator. They will ask you what is the reason behind your decision because this is a serious matter because it concerns the future of your children.

Others said they can save money but I don't think that is a good reason.

In our case the need to study at home just arise when my children were having problems with traditional school. I have four kids and when one comes home with colds, the next day all of them are sick. My eldest boy then at grade 3 always comes home either with a black eye or a bruised face. Everyday they eat breakfast with their eyes closed. At night I help them do their assignment almost fallen asleep. Everytime I visit the school for( PTC) Parent Teacher Conference, the teacher advise me to hire a tutor and so I did. Still they are not improving so I decided to pull them out. I have done my own research on the net.

As a mother you will not be happy with that scenario thats why I made this decision.

It has been five long years and I have discovered my children's talent. We are from Asia pacific, I order my materials from US and I believed in their curriculum .

Before my eldest was having some serious problem with Math, but now he is in Grade 8  and Algebra is just a piece of cake on the table.

We suffered a lot of persecution for doing this from relatives and friends but I am confident my kids are not left behind. Some said they miss out on socialization activities but that is not true.

They have had the chance to travel to other countries and make friends with people who does not speak English, even language is not barrier.

Answer 3

I used to have a friend who goes for home schooling.

When she started to come to school, she seem abit... like overly excited for many years, the excitement hasn't died off yet. She was very narrow minded, I believe it's because she didn't used to get to hear opinions, get different views when we solve questions at class with teachers, very shallow minded. She goes to church and makes alot friends, but that's it. There is pros and cons to home schooling. One good thing is that she gets to do things at her own pace, she can go faster than others, or slower but still doing right at her own speed, less noise, distractions, etc.

As to the downside, like I said, she gets limited to her thoughts, she gets limited with alot of things. At school, you get competitions, you face challenges, you solve problems with friends, you learn about group work which is very important in the future. At school also, you get many updates on alot of things, you get to go for school events, meet new friends, hear stories, broaden her experiences, things she knows, be open to things, able to learn alot of things in general. I can go on and on because there is so many good things to attend school. You get to be sociable, learn how different people are like, have nice high shcool experiences, thru schools mostly, you get to show your talents, learn to live with different things, diverse things, learn lots more other than just from the book basically.

Answer 4

Not a good idea, period.  

Children should learn how to assimilate themselves into other peoples' cultures, and backgrounds.  By isolating them in a stay at home enviroment, you are not protecting them, or better educating them, but rather stunting their social abilities in later life.  If you feel that public school is not adequately teaching your children, then you should supplement their education at home, or through a tutor, not remove them entirely from a diverse peer group.

Answer 5

im not sure what method my girlfriend used, but her mother taught her a lot of stuff, and she taught herself a lot of stuff, and she is by far the smartest person i know...she did it because she hated school and a lot of people she went with. her family reacted well to it, but she isnt as social as most kids who go to public or private schooling. contact me if you have any questions and i can ask her further details

Answer 6

Home schooling is HARD

Answer 7

homeschooled kids tend to not get the socialisation that school presents, and missing out on this can have repurcussions in later life. my sister was home schooled, and my parents found it hard sometimes, she got bored really easily, and didnt really listen to my parents all the time. also now that she is older, she is not as good with peeople, and in work, doesnt have much experience of working with others.

homeschooled people tend to end up a bit different from others due to thsi i think. however this casn be a good thing...they avoid involvement with things like drugs and smoking...

Answer 8

study through internet

Answer 9

Hannah, that is funny.   You were probably right, lol!

I watched my aunt homeschool during the 80's and 90's.  Her oldest children have graduated, and they turned out to be the type of adults I want my children to be - independent, resourceful, hardworking, motivated and free-thinking.

Around the time I started noticing how great these young adults were, I started noticing minor problems with my son's preschool.  Little things like the kids being mean to each other, or the teacher pushing my son in areas like handwriting yet ignoring his gifts in other areas.  My son was also bringing home some really bad habits from all of the "socialization."  :)

My aunt encouraged me to homeschool.  I didn't want to do it, but felt I had to at least do the research.  I checked out every book I could find, joined a support group, went to book fairs.  Once I had thoroughly examined it, there was no way I could send my child to public school.  The research and statistics don't lie.

I was very afraid that first year.  I was very insecure about our decision, especially when we were confronted by friends.  Then I found out I was pregnant and I thought, "How in the world can I teach my oldest and care for a toddler and a new baby?"

That turned out to be our best year as a family.  It was great to be able to stay home and nurture our little one and not rush the children off to school.  Watching my son learn been absolutely amazing and I am so glad I get to witness it.  Everytime I see a little lightbulb click, it reaffirms our decision.

Here is how I handle negative family members:

http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/...

Honestly, I typically laugh to myself now when people confront me about homeschooling because I have seen the results for myself.  My children are absolutely thriving!

I hear my friends talk about how their kids don't want to go to school, or are having discipline issues in the classroom and being put on meds, or don't want to complete their homework.  One lady told me she tried taking her son on some of the field trips our family had enjoyed and he was "bored".  This is absolutely a product of peer dependence and institutionalized school.

I can't tell you how amazing it is to see a 7 year old pick up a book on his own, and come ask you for the materials to do a science project.  Or to constantly tell you little facts from books he is reading.

As for socialization, we participate in so many fun activities.  We are continually complimented on our children's behavior.  Our children have many friends, but they are not exposed to teasing and bullying.  They are unaware that their are certain kids they aren't supposed to be nice to or certain clothes, etc. that they are "supposed" to wear.

It is really just fun being with my kids all day, and knowing what they are doing and experiencing, and being able to build on their strengths and help them improve upon weaknesses.  You can't do that when you're not with your children all day.

We are pretty much relaxed or eclectic homeschoolers.  I use abeka for math and phonics and we wing the rest.

Here is some general homeschooling information for you:

http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/...

Here is some info on homeschooling methods.  All of them are great, you just have to find the one that's right for you.

http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/...

There is a newsletter on that website that you can sign up for as well.

Good luck making your decision!

Answer 10

Home education is horrible for me. I was home schooled for about two years and I did not like it. I couldn't socialize properly and I missed all my friends, and you miss out on a lot when you aren't ou tthere learning, and instead just learning at home.