How do I convince husband to let me continue homeschooling?

Question

Our son is in Kindergarten right now and is doing very well. He is advanced and I think he would end up getting himself in trouble because of boredome or just end up losing interest in something that is very exciting to him right now. He is well socialized and does a few outside activities with other kids in a classroom setting now.

Answer 1

Well there are inevitable limitations unless you are a college gradate.  So you will eventually have to use paid programs for teaching unless you are really hep on Sine Cosine Tangent CoTanget, Secant Co Secant.

The only obstacle there is $$$

Kids have to go beyond the norm of schools, which means numbers, maths, english, sentecence structure, sentence diagraming, punctuation, paragraphing.

Earth Science by age 10.

Some kids learn astronomy at home with a telescope by age 8, which is WAY advanced.

But it means buying a telescope for under $100

When homeschooling work it works well.

Studies show the average homeschooler to be 2-3 grade ahead of public schoolers, however if the homeschool program is inadqueat they fall way behind.

So that is up to you to manage.

Some kids do well in public school, others do not

Rule of thumb has always been that 10-20% do excellent, 40% do so so and 40% totally fail at brick school.

Studies show 30-40% home schoolers do excellent, 40% do ok or so so and 20% fail.

But this all relates to the STUDENT and the homeschool program.

Answer 2

send the little one to public school...

Answer 3

Sounds to me like your kid needs homeschooling. I was an above average kid in a public school and public school failed me. Sure I was at fault too, but as a teenager it's hard enough to go to school, especially if you're getting made fun of for being smart, and the teachers don't see that you are gifted, because they are to busy giving special attention to the below average students. Private schools are another option, but not everyone can afford that, and even then, conditions may not be better. Your child cannot get better attention anywhere than at home.

BTW, my wife and I are planning on homeschooling all of our children, the oldest is now three years old.

Answer 4

Look, some of the answers you have been given are good.

Talk it over with your husband, be open and honest with him.

For what its worth, I am proud of you for wanting to take the time and make the commitment to home school your children.

I can see that you love your children too much to send them to a public school. I would not send my dog ( his name is Jake ) to a public school, much less my son.

We have been homeschooling for 10 years now, if we can be of any help email me, my wife will be happy to talk to you.

Good luck

Answer 5

i don't think you should homeschool your boy. Maybe sending him to a highly educated school is more the answer. You can't teach your kids everything. They learn a lot from being in school and that includes communication with other kids. Maybe you need him to skip a grade? I've heard of that before for genious kids.

Answer 6

As parents my wife and I decided that there is no greater gift that we can give our children then that of a good education.  My wife left her career behind as a controller and hit the books.  There are sooo many wonderful sources out there for home school education.  To think that your child would get a better education in PS when he is one of 20-30 other kids in the class is insane.  One on one with you is the best.  Additionally you will likely find home school groups in your area that you can join.  Here we have groups that get together each week and have special classes in science, math, drama, Latin, and sports.  Our boys go on Field trips every week to museums, libraries, nature parks, whatever the theme of study is at that time.  The hands on is great.  I welcome the sacrifice and feel wonderful knowing that the boys are getting the best education possible and from a teacher that loves them like a mom.  And for you naysayers, homeschoolers are still required (at least here) to take the same year end tests as PS kids.

Answer 7

As one response said, you need to figure out what his concerns are in order to address them.

You've said your son is well-socialized, which is one common concern about home schooling.  Does your husband recognize that your son is well socialized?

Does your husband doubt your (both of your) abilities to provide a proper education?  If you can show him that you have a plan (or a clue!) about how to address his academic needs then this can help with that concern.  There are lots of websites for curriculum, field trip ideas and moral/emotional support for home schooling families.

Have you made connections with your local home schooling network / support group, if one exists?  If your husband can see how home schooling is working for others then he might feel less nervous about it.

Another common concern is getting into university or college, but this concern should be all but evaporated right now in many parts of North America.  (See http://www.rainsberger.ca/blog/universit...

Is it possible that he's worried in part about YOU and not your son?  Home schooling in many ways can be much more stressful than sending your kid off and making his education someone else's responsibility.  Perhaps he is concerned that you have time for yourself, to pursue your hobbies. . .  you just never know until you ask!

I like this site:  http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/  for almost everything homeschooling: curriculum resources, regional listings, inspirational articles. . .  you name it, it's there.  I'll bet they might even have a "how to deal with my spouse" section!

Best wishes,

Answer 8

While this may not be the PC answer, this is just me, so here you go :)

"Let" is a word that affects me like nails on a chalkboard :)  When I decided to homeschool our children, the decision was completely mine.  Why?  Because if they were to go to school, I would be the one making their lunches, taking them to school, picking them up, and more than likely the one to help with homework.

As a homeschooling, stay-at-home mom, I am the one who is in charge of 90% of their education.

My opinion:  if you want to homeschool, just do it.

Answer 9

Ooh, I see all of the public school pundits are out today.  LOL

What is your husband concerned about?  Is he concerned about socialization, or that you won't be able to educate him properly?  Or something else?  More info would probably garner better responses from the homeschooling community.  :)

Answer 10

Do you have until next Sept. to begin gr. 1? If so, you have the entire year to prove to him that homeschooling works, to meet families who have done it long-term, get him talking to them, etc.

Answer 11

What are your husband's concerns?  It is easier to address them when we know what they are!