School... what is your opinion?

Question

My sister home-schools her 2 boys she feels in todays world they are safer learning at home. I dont know what I will do when I have kids I go back and forth all the time. What is your thoughts. do you think kids should go to public school or learn at home?

Answer 1

I think the way public schools are going now, might as well home school.  Studies have shown that kids who are home schooled out perform kids who go to public school on standardized test.

Answer 2

As i have personally experienced being home schooled for most of my young life i have to say that it is the most cruel and ridiculous option out there. l think that my mother used home-schooling as an excuse not to get off her butt and get a job herself. Plus, not only have i just learned how to properly socialize at my own age level because i was not given the opportunity to be around other children, but i am studying like crazy and trying to catch up with the education i should have done, but missed out on, because my mum was too lazy or ignorant to teach it to me. l now have a 2 year old son who has just started kindy and will be going to a school just like any normal child would. No way would i put him through what i went through.

No, home-schooling didn't work for me, or heaps of other people that i have spoken to, but that doesn't mean that it won't work for you. My advice is to give your child the best chance in life and let some professional teachers that know what they are doing teach your children.

Answer 3

Hmm...I'm 15 and have been home-educated all my life, both my mum and dad were home-educated until they were 13 and I *will* home-educate my own kids when I have them. Depending on an individual's circumstances, schools can be either a respite (from bigger problems) or a lifelong curse. IMO.

I know heaps of adults who've spent years trying to 'unlearn' the many bad habits they were taught by schools. I believe, therefore, it is imperative to ascertain exactly how compatible (or not!) the practices underpinning both government/public schooling and the Prussian (or 'westernised') system of education really are with each individual child's future lifestyle; future employ; academic, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual potential; your hopes, as well as their's, for their future and their today etc.

(And I say 'spiritual potential' not as a rabid religious fundamentalist but as an agnostic being raised by a 'very lapsed' catholic and someone who believes in 'the great sky spirit')

Look into the Prussian-style of education and then ask yourself if that's what  you *really* want for your kids; whether it's *really* all you believe that your kids are capable of becoming; or whether you want something else for them.

One of the reasons that neither I** nor any of my siblings have been to school is that they are proven to destroy any future prospects for kids such as us (and this is in a country that routinely scores higher than the USA in the many surveys of education worldwide).

**I did go to a private prep school in Melbourne for 5 weeks when I was about 7 and we were stuck down there after the birth of one of my sisters but it was, without exception, the singlemost pointless, boring and frustrating experience of my whole life - as I didn't hesitate in pointing out to the principal at the time (lol!).

For kids such as me (pastoral kids), 'school' is an almost prohibitively expensive option for our parents, even with the goverment's boarding allowances etc, and increasingly a one-way ticket straight onto the dole (if we're lucky!) or into a gaol/psychiatric unit thousands of kms away from home if we're not.

Answer 4

Eh.....for the most part kids are safe at public schools I believe...

Answer 5

if ...

knowledge is power... right?

and

power corrupts... right?

doesn't that make SKOOL EVIL?

... lol...

seriously... i think its more important at that developmental age that interaction with others is far most important.

Kids need to learn how to human and explore thier world and themselves and eachother  as soon as they are capable.

Public education gives them the survival social skills kids need today.

Not like it once was.

Structural learning is equally as vital ... however it is a more controllable endeavor and can be fabricated to match the childs interests...

i suppose id be selective about the public skool i chose, but Ive lived long enough to know what life has in store for these kids you so eagarly try to protect.

You need to give a future with education, but you need to teach them to survive first.  If I had a kid, he'd be wearing a bullet proof backpak to his public skool... ...

lol... just cuz they're so DAM COOL... :) Seriously ...its bulletproof...  

sad..yes...that its come to that...

BUT its a bulletproof BAKPAK!!!! It dont get any better than that... Just ask any 10 year old.

I wish you and your kids the very best ... i really do. Good luck.

Just random thots here... dont dig too deep.

Answer 6

I think every student should be educated in the environment that best suits their learning style whether that's homeschooling, private school, charter school, or public school.  

That being said, it's my opinion that public school should be that last place you would ever send a child to learn.  I personally don't know anybody that would benefit more from public education than say, private school.

I was homeschool K-12, my sister has been homeschooled her whole life (K-8), and my brother was homeschooled K-9 and then went to private school.  My parents decided how to educate us based on our individual needs and what we wanted.  You don't seem concerned with the socialization aspect, which is good.  But just in case you have any doubts, just know that most homeschoolers are more social than their public schooled peers simply because they have the time to socialize.

I will homeschool my kids until we come to the joint decision that they will be better off somewhere else.

Answer 7

I'm not going to send my daughter to school. It's not so much a physical safety issues around here, although bullying happens in every school, more that I want her to have a really good education and a fun childhood. I want her to learn to think for herself not memorize a bunch of unconnected 'facts' that the government have decided on. I suggest you read some John Taylor Gatto for a view of what schools are really for and listen to Ken Robinson's talk at TED 2006 on how schools kill creativity.

Answer 8

well in ur sisters case i would kinda agree with..i like the fact that she takes them to camps and lets them be around kids of their own age..

but alot of ppj keep them away from other ppl so they dont know how to interact with them..and when they do grow up and get out in the world they wont know how to protect themselves as well as the public schooled kid...

i guess its all depends on how bad the school system is and how much dedication and and social interaction ur going to give ur kid

Answer 9

My kids learn at home, because that's where they are happy. They were in school and yeah, it wasn't terrible, but it wasn't ideal. No one knows my kids like I do, regardless of certification. I know their hearts, I have the time to listen to them (unlike teachers with 20 to 30 kids and not enough time to teach outside of the test)

the socialization issue, probably in every single old question, you'll see the same argument. It's absolutely ridiculous. Out of the hundreds of homeschooling families I know personally, and many more online, i know ONE family who isolates their boys from the world. Everyone else is praying for a day at home because we're all running around from one activity to the next class to the next playgroup. I don't even know why they call it HOMEschooling, in our house we call it LIFE LEARNING.

Answer 10

Home school is usually a great option, if the parent can handle it.  I was always concerned the kids would be isolated and not have great social skills.

But now there are more options as the camps you mentioned.  But as a parent, I would need my sanity.  I don't think I have the patience to homeschool.  However, if you do, go for it.  I heard that most homeschooled kids get admitted in Ivy League colleges.  So that has to be a good thing.

Answer 11

Go to school!!!

They need to interact and learn to be social.

You cant deprive them of the friendships and arguments and all the life lessons school provides.

THey also have to experience teachers and how some mark easily and some dont. So that they see that the world isnt always fair and that they will be pepared fr the future and university and such.

Answer 12

Homeschooling is a good option, provided that you have a qualified teacher to tutor them, or you are an experienced teacher yourself.

Home schooling is beneficial, as your children have lesser chances of mixing with bad company, being bullied or losing interest in learning due to stress. Do ask the tutor to give your children time to relax and play. This way they won't get stressed out and lose interest in studying.

Bring them out to trips to zoos, parks, beaches, etc for family outings. Letting them go to camp in the summer is a great way for them to relax and make friends.

However, attending schools have its benefits too. Your children can interact with other peers of their same age, talk about their interests with their friends. They can ask their classmates with good results for help with schoolwork too.

I think it is better for you to decide for them, or you could let them decide for themselves.

Answer 13

YES I BE LEAVE IN HOME SCHOOL, AND ALL THAT CRAZY STUFF EVERY ONE IS ALL WAYS SAYING ABOUT THY NEED FRIENDS , AND NEED TO BE OUT THERE SOCIALIZING. THAT IS A BUNCH OF c**p.

MY MOTHER HOME SCHOOLED ALL FIVE OF US KIDS, AND WE NEVER HAD THE LACK OF FRIENDS, TRUTH IS DO YOU REALLY THINK THE INFLUENCE THAT KIDS GET AT SCHOOL IS SO GOOD,THY ARE KIDS THY NEED SUPERVISED TILL THY ARE ABELTO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS ON THERE OWN LIKE DRUG,s*x ALCOHOL.

Answer 14

i think that homeschooling can be beneficial to students if it is done properly.  its important to make sure that kids are given ample oppurtunity to socialize with their peers, but keeping them involved in activites, and its also important to make sure that even if they are homeschooled that they follow a set schedule everyday.  i went to public school. after going to college i met many people who were homeschooled through highschool.  all of the homeschooled students that i met were straight A students and were very hard workers.  they were alwasy very high acheivers.  they wouldnt do the bare minimum, they would go above and beyond.  so i think that it can be a very good thing.

Answer 15

I used to teach. My husband still teaches. We both would prefer to have our children grow up in a healthier environment than the schools we have here and believe that we can provide that. It's not so much about safety for us: it's about attitudes and behaviours and values and role models and other things along those lines, in addition to the academic flexibility homeschooling offers and the desire to be the ones who raise our children.

I don't believe in blanket statement "shoulds" for something like this. Some kids should definitely NOT be homeschooled due to the family; other kids would benefit greatly by being homeschooled. Other kids would probably be fine in either place.

Answer 16

i think it's better for children to go to public schools so they can interact with others and learn better. They can develop social skills and make friends, too. Besides, children are under protection too, but as they get older, they must be aware of what they are doing.

Answer 17

hehe this can start A HUGE conversation, i think public school because it allows kids to make new friends and interact and know what its like in an environment outside their safety zone which is what the real world is like

so i say public school but is really ur opinion

good luck!

:)