How many people believe in Homeschooling children?

Question

Very interesting question and answers, I have done my homework and it is totally false that homeschool kids are not sociable, it is the exact opposite. Homeschool kids learn to get along with a more wide variety of people. And for the record I plan to homeschool my child :) And know many that do, and know a few who are on their way to college and they loved being homeschooled by their parents.

Answer 1

I dont, maybe is safer, but i believe that kids should go to regular schools, private or publics, but where they can interact with other children, play, learn, and grow. A think home schooling its just stealing part of our kids lives. not fair.

Answer 2

Best thing that came along.

Answer 3

Obviously a large segment of the population; including ourselves; since over 3 million students that we know of are home schooled in the US.

For more statistics go to http://www.nheri.org/

Most any statistics regarding the numbers will be off, since not all states have registration or notification requirements, and they can only count those who do.

Therefore it is my personal believe that there are many more home schooled students, and that the numbers are under reported.

Answer 4

i believe in homeschooling for its social, intellectual and creative possibilities.  where else can you teach a philosophy class to a group of five year olds! :)

i put up a wall to the idea of homeschooling for nearly 4 years.  i finally got a factual book on the subject and "learned" (at home) to let my guard down on the subject of alternative schooling.  there is so much more to it than meets the eye!  did you know that within homeschooling there are at least 8 different approaches?

i am a big fan of co-op teaching.  co-op teaching to me means incorporating other children into my teaching day and also allowing others to teach a chosen subject to my children.  

creating a social world for the homeschooling family is important.      just as creating an admirable homelife is of importance to the average public school attendee. :)

i was schooled in the public sector for 16.5 years and i do believe that there is a wonderful education available in the home environment!

Answer 5

I live in Australia and homeschooling isn't big here. I think it could have it's benefits as long as the children have an outside activity to interact with other kids like ballet or dance classes, gymnastics etc. Also the parents need to have a support base so they can teach the children a curriculum that is in line with the public/private school system. So yes I guess I do believe in homeschooling.

Answer 6

i dont think that it is good because the kid cant make any friends.

Answer 7

It depends on the kid and how dedicated the parent is. I know plenty of kids who were homeschooled and also partipated in Girl Scouts, Soccer, YMCA, 4-H.

If a parent is going to home school they need to ensure that their child is going to get socializtion through other avenues.

I object to parents who home school and "protect" their kids from the outside world by not having them interact. Some religious groups are like this.

Answer 8

Although at the time school can seem like a nightmare, looking back they were some of the best years that i would have missed out on if i'd been homeschooled. I was a generally well behaved and hard working pupil but i did get in trouble from time to time and thinking about it now i wouldnt change getting the detentions, its all part of the experience that you can look back on when you're older and smile about. I also have countless memories of close friends and people in general that i will treasure for life. As for the education i was lucky to go to a good school so i came out with top grades. There are flaws in the system however but i still wouldnt choose homeschooling instead. If you're concerned about your childs education send them to school but teach them further things at home to build on there general knowledge. With the right input from both child and parent school can be a successful experience.

Answer 9

Well I guess we do since we homeschool.  

It's so funny reading these notes.  It's humerous to see just how many people think we lock our kids in the basement and never let them see the light of day.   Or that by taking them out of school after they've "tasted" the freedom that we're doing them some sort of dis-service.

My son was in grade 5 when we started homeschooling.  One of my girls has never been to school.  I'm not sure why they call "home" schooling as we never seem to be home.  We have so many things going on.  

Between musicals, film school, band, gym class, swimming, workshops, ski lessons, golf lessons, fencing, etc we are on the run a lot.    Could someone please tell me how this impedes their "social development"?    LOL

Not to mention on weekends when they are at sleepovers, skating with their friends, outside skateboarding, biking, at the park, etc.

Answer 10

i do believe in homeschool. my friend is homeschool.

Answer 11

Is that like believing in the tooth fairy?

Sorry.;)

I believe that decent families who are willing to go the extra mile for their kids and take responsibility for their education and raising them should consider homeschooling first. This by no means is a way to say that I think all people should consider homeschooling first. There are families out there where, honestly, the kids should not even be living with their parents, much less be homeschooled by them. But those aren't usually the families who choose to homeschool.

I am a former public school teacher and my husband is a jr. high teacher. We believe very much in public schools being available. We also believe very much in families doing what will work best for them. My husband's brothers' families have sent their kids to school. It's what works best for them at this time. And perhaps for all school years. Families must do what they feel is right.

I would say that those who have explained so far a bit why they don't believe in homeschooling obviously don't know that homeschooling doesn't mean staying home all the time and that homeschooled kids can and do turn out just fine. My kids have never been made fun of--they have even been highly praised by their swim teachers and other adult authority figures for their activities. (And boy, did I ever want to flaunt that they were homeschooled, but I didn't.) They fit in just fine with other kids. When they hit their teen years, it might be more difficult to fit in with public schooled teens, but that's fine--I don't want them to fit in with them and there will be plenty of great homeschooled teens they can do things with.

And my kids do have friends!

Answer 12

Homeschooling is great in most cases. there are far better places for a child to socialize than in most public schools, lack of socialization is a total myth!  It is much better to start them young.   My girls far outperform most public school kids and they are quite social.  This is not something anyone should just jump into. First a parent should really read up on it.  It is a lot of work and the first year is the hardest but you will really get a lot closer to your kids.  If a parent isn't really committed to it, leave them in school!

Answer 13

I belive it so depends on your childs needs as well as your own.

Answer 14

I love the whole homeschooling idea.  In fact I was hoping to refer a few of my students that way!  I need a pamphlet or something to mail to parents, tia!!  lol!!!

Answer 15

I believe in it and was originally forced into the idea .

Home schooling for some may become a necessity instead of an option. For me, it became an necessity when I found myself in a situation when my son was just six years old.

All through kindergarten my son was missing school constantly. By mid-year in the first grade, we knew we were in trouble. He was constantly sick and missing school. He went from stomach aches, headaches, sinus infections, pneumonia, and later was diagnosed with asthma and was put on breathing treatments three times a day.

The school officials were questioning and threatening me almost daily. I made sure that my son was taken to the doctor EVERY TIME he missed a day of school to be certain I could show proof that my son was indeed sick. During this time, my son was put on home instruction for weeks to a month at a time on several different occasions. During that time, he would get well and be fine. Every time he returned to school, the symptoms and illness returned.

Finally, the doctor determined that there was " something " in the school making him sick. By this time, my son was VERY ill. He was on 11 medications a day and breathing treatments. He had been through numerous testings. The doctor was a pediatrician but also specialized in pulmonology (lung specialist) decided my son had to be permanently removed from school.

Later, we were made aware that the school district where we lived was being sued by the teachers union. Teachers claimed they were forced to quit their jobs due to illness caused by the school. Apparently, the school district had tried to keep the situation quiet, but the local news reported the high school had large amounts of black mold. I decided to speak to the attorney handling the case for the teachers. When I spoke to him, he informed me that yes, the entire school district had been tested. Mold was not only in the high school, but the middle school and elementary schools as well. The answer I had been searching for was finally answered. I then knew the school was making my son ill.

After doing some additional research and talking to various support groups that I found in my area, I learned that mold is an issue in MANY areas throughout the US. Not just public schools but private schools as well. Most school buildings are older ones that may not have been well maintained over the years and small maintenance issues turned into large ones that the schools did not have the funds to fix.

I also learned how a child can attend a school and not be aware there is a mold problem and while some students may experience symptoms, others may not at all. The children who show no signs of illness can be affected by mold and not even know it.

Many school districts are now starting to condemn old school buildings and re-building new ones. Of course, this is not fast enough for the children going to school now.

I live in Ohio, but many other states all over the US are experiencing the same problem. Most school districts that are aware of having a problem will not admit it and will do everything to hide it.

BEWARE OF WHAT THE SCHOOLS DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW!!!

It was at that time, back in 2001 that I learned about online charter schools being an option. It saved us! My son is now off of all medications and is well. His rarely has to take any asthma medication. A miracle? Unfortunately it was not a miracle at all.

I still home school now 2 of my children and I had one that graduated an online charter school who now attends the University of Dayton with scholarships

Answer 16

Homeschooling sounds good, but it has its disadvantages of learning without other children the child's age, but then again many things have its disadvantages.

Answer 17

As a child who's mother wants to home school, I think it is very mean. If it is strait from kindergarten it is better, just make sure they can associate with there peers. If they are already in school for awhile but if they are very social and you are just worried, dont just take them out of shcool.

Answer 18

well what i would do is make them go to publice school first

just to make friends then go to home schooling its the best well thats what i think :)

Answer 19

While in some instances there aren't better options because of the distance from, or quality of schools.  Studies have shown that homeschooled students fail to progress socially.

It is also important to factor the quality of the teacher into the equation.

One positive thing about it is that they aren't graded on the "bell curve".  They are graded on the extent of their knowledge.  With a bell curve, if everyone in the class scores low,  the people with the high grades only had to learn a little bit more than the people who didn't learn ANYTHING.

I would have to evaluate all the information to make an intelligent decision.

Answer 20

homeschooling is awesome!!!

Answer 21

I definetly do !!!

Answer 22

I believe in my homeschooling child... :-)

Yes, I believe in homeschooling.  Part of that belief is the knowledge that it's not right for everyone, but quite frankly, what is?  It's the right choice for my child, and for hundreds of other children that I know.  It's the right choice for millions of kids in the US, and millions more throughout the world.

Yep, I believe :-)

Answer 23

It doesn't matter what everyone else thinks, that is something for the parent to decide. I was never homeschooled, but I know quite a few people who were, and they were better adjusted than the average person.

Plus I hear that homeschoolers on average score a lot better on standerdized tests.

Answer 24

I'm 15, home educated and definitely believe in it; it rox!

I will home educate my own kids when I have them.

I will encourage my kids to home educate my grandkids when they eventually have them.

As for how many people believe in it? No-one knows for sure because in many places you don't have to register. Here it is believed that fewer than 10% of home educating families have bothered to register. However around the world there must be many, many millions of families who are successfully home educating their children and those kids are both learning and thriving intellectually and (shock! horror!) socially:

"During the course of my research, the 100-plus (home educated) children I have talked with so far certainly appear to be independent, socially skilled and mature." Quote from Dr Alan Thomas, Visiting Fellow at the University of London Institute of Education and formerly at the Northern Territory University, Darwin, Australia.

BTW you do *NOT* need a reason from a doctor or counsellor to homeschool; that applies to home study/home tutoring programmes, not home school. Most people will have their own reasons for homeschooling their kids but there is no obligation for home schooling families to share their reasons for homeschooling either with the school authorities or anyone else.

Neither are such ideas as 'home educated kids are socially inept' and 'parents are not capable of teaching their kids what they need to know' supported by research or facts. Such statements are nothing more than opinion and hearsay and are invariably posted without a shred of substantiation.

Heh Sydney77....I'm an Aussie too. I heard a figure of 1 in 30 school-aged kids are believed to be home educated in Oz although granted most of us are prolly up here in the Tanami, the Kimberley, the Pilbara and the middle of the Nullarbor than in Sydney or anywhere else on the Boomerang Coast, lol!

Answer 25

Not me...

I think the kids don't know how to act "normal" when they're in public around other kids.  So they will probably get made fun of or something.  Also they will have less chances of getting a bf or gf if they are older.

Answer 26

Only way to go.  You control the curriculum.  Your kids don't get beat up or get their heads filled with leftist propaganda.  And you don't have to vaccinate them.  It's a brave new world.

Answer 27

I think school is a way for kids to learn how to socialize well with their peers and I think it's important for life lessons.

Answer 28

Homeschooling can be wonderful, if it isn't done just to brainwash a child in the name of a religion, and if it's done by someone competent and intelligent enough to teach the child correctly.

When homeschooling is done correctly, it often results in the child being ahead of others in their grade levels and exam scores.

Answer 29

not i

Answer 30

Well I think that home schooling has its advantages, such as the fact that kids can get a better education because they learn at their own pace and their education is tailored to their needs. On the other hand, kids that go to regular schools are more able to socialize, and learn valuable life lessons. So all in all I feel that from and education viewpoint, home schooling is great. But kids don't get as much of a chance to make friends and socialize, which I feel is a huge part of childhood.

Answer 31

Done correctly, homeschooling is far better than public schools.