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What do you think about home schooling?

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  1. What I think about homeschooling is that it depends on how the parents go about it just like I think that raising kids depends a lot on how parents go about it. I also think that a LOT of people are thoroughly mistaken about what they think about homeschooling. Take one of the answers that has already shown up:

    "The kids won't learn how to socialize and blend with other kids their age cause they're confined to the four corners of their home."

    So, if YOU homeschooled your children, you would confine them to the four corners of your home? That's a real shame. You probably shouldn't homeschool then. However, my kids and I would go crazy if we were confined to the four corners of our home. That's why we go out on field trips, park days, other homeschool activities, play dates, parties, swimming, skating, looking into snowboard in January (yes, this is all with other kids)...

    "Would you like your kid to grow up being an introvert or a loner? No, right?"

    Actually, I grew up in public school and am an introvert and spent some time as a loner. There are some personality traits that are innate. I don't think there's anything wrong with being an introvert and take offense at your remark. My kids are actually more socially inclined than I was as a kid. One noticeable area is that they are totally fine playing with kids they've never met before. I was NEVER like that.

    "So better enroll him in a preschool for kids where he'll be able to play with the other kids."

    My kids are able to play with other kids without ever having gone to preschool. But then again, we don't stay in the confines of the four corners of our house as you apparently would.


  2. If you are the type of person who will stick with it (be disciplined) it is very good.  There are the no social life objectors, but most cities have a homeschool group where you can meet with other kids and parents, go on outings etc.It is good for kids that have a lot of problems in school where the teacher to student ratio is so high it is sometimes hard to keep track of them and they get lost in the shuffle.  We have a school that is structured learning two days a week and then homeschool based on what they are doing there and this is working great for us right now

  3. I took my son out of his first High school due to the school allowing bullying and fighting to go without punishment.  So I hope taught him until he could get a placement in the school that he wanted to go to in the first place.

    Anyway I taught him at home for approximately 6 months, until the placement came up and, when he went for the entrance examination he was of a far higher standard, in all subjects, than he had been at the previous high school.

    The head teacher at the school congratulated me on the high standards of teaching that I had done for my son.

    So to be honest I think that home schooling is as good as mainstream schooling as long as the parent or parents are educated well enough to do so.

    If the parents are not educated well enough for home teaching then I feel that the child could not get the education he/she deserves.

  4. I'm not for home schooling. The kids won't learn how to socialize and blend with other kids their age cause they're confined to the four corners of their home. Would you like your kid to grow up being an introvert or a loner? No, right? So better enroll him in a preschool for kids where he'll be able to play with the other kids.

  5. Well studies clearly show students as a group excell beyond public and private schools.  So as an education system it works.  

    ABC News did a report on Stupid in America on 20/20.  There was a recent report on drop out mills where 40% of American Students are dropping out between 16-17 and NOT continuing their education.

    As for sociailization, the average 3-5 school shootings a year show how that doesn't work.  Also the AP did a report that in the last 5 years 2,700 teachers have been disciplined for sexual conduct, often with students in the United States.

    There are instances of homeschoolers who get very far behind, but there is no proof that putting them into brick will do any better.  It can be a case of leading a horse to water but they won't drink.

    Some homeschoolers do it because it gives them more time to follow outside activities such as gymnastics, ice skating and horseback riding.

    Homeschoolers also get priority placement at some colleges just because they are homeschoolers.

    Some homeschoolers do education year round and are college ready by 16 or 17.

    As for the socialization aspect, Xenophobes are Xenophobes.  There is no getting around that.

    If you have such a family socialization will be limited and it will be an aspect of REBELLION as the children will be going against their parents wishes.

    Are people advocating children become REBELLIOUS intentfully!

    Here are some posts here from BRICK schoolers:

    I am 15 and a junior in high school...i went to a private school until 8th grade then went to a public school in a different town for 9th grade. i only knew one person at my new school... i still don't really have many friends here. I was popular at my old school but now I just can't relate to the people here..the popular people smoke pot on the weekends and go to parties and drink and stuff but I can't relate to that. I get good grades-my sophomore year i got a 4.17 gpa and this year i am taking 2 honors and 2 AP classes and i play basketball..I am attempting for a 4.8 GPA. but the whole social aspect of school gets me down. im introverted and my friend said she thought I was a "snob" when she first met me in 9th grade..we're ok friends now but she kinda ditched me.anyways is this something to worry about?people at my school still dont know me last week a girl said "are you new i never seen you before"..... anyways im sad all the time about my lack of friends

    Honestly, I hate high school...?

    It's hard for me to make friends---but the classwork and homework isn't all that bad. But I hate all the gossiping, and other stuff. Can I expect college to be any better? If so, how?

    im really depressed right now with school and i think the only way to solve it, is to stay out of it...people at my school hates me and i dont have any friends (its very difficult facing it everyday) ive tried everything to make friends but nothing happened, theyre s****. and mean! i just want to tell my parents that theyre not the one who has to face this everyday for 8 hours...so please help me

    Socialization is a total myth.

    The Greatful Dead summed it up

    One of these days you know you gotta get going, out of the door and down to the street all alone.

    It's an enevitablity.

  6. I have done both. My kids are back at  public school. We live in a city with a great school system. Looking back homeschooling was great, no regrets, but my kids lacked social interaction. We tried joining hs. groups out of our area but found they were "club" like and hard to fit in. We did a lot of museums, real world living, volunteering, sports and daily school work. My kids are pretty happy to be back at regular school. They do more, homecoming float parties, dances, football games and just hanging out with friends. They are connected to their community.We didn't have that while homeschooling. Public schools aren't perfect but neither is homeschooling. Teachers do their best everyday and have been wonderful to my kids. Do what is best for your family and don't question it.

  7. Ummmmm... It is good.  It is very good.

  8. In this forum, you'll get mostly homeschoolers (like myself) who think it's the best thing since sliced bread!  They see the value of natural living and learning as opposed to institutional force-feeding, or maybe they just want to keep their kids out of the "socialization" that occurs in school.  (I'm more concerned about the social habits of those who go to school than the social habits of those who live "real life" all day long.)

    You'll also get the naysayers who have nothing better to do than go to a homeschooling forum and express their mostly ignorant opinions.  Usually they say something along the lines of "homeschooled kids have no social skills," as if going into a forum about something that you know nothing about and spouting off one erroneous statement over and over again exemplify spectacular social skills.  I'm assuming most of these people were publicly schooled, because it is a good example of "groupthink" and "not thinking out of the box," which is the goal of institutional schools.

    Then occasionally you'll get a homeschool parent or teen who does know firsthand about homeschooling and didn't like it or has an issue with it.  Which is fine... homeschooling is NOT for everyone.

    If you believe that you as a parent take more of an interest in their upbringing than a government-run school, then give it a try!  Most people end up liking it, but of course it doesn't work for some people.  Some people don't like chocolate, either... that doesn't mean I'd suggest not trying it!  :)

  9. We home school and love it.

    Some good effects of Home schooling is the fact that the parent knows the child's learning style best and can spend one on one time with them teaching them academically and preparing them to go into the real world

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    People who hold to the socialization myth are usually not familiar with home schooling at all and not willing to do the research.

    Home school kids are socialized by a wide variety of people of all different ages instead of being thrown in with a bunch of kids there own age who don't have experience with some of the situations they may face and usually only care about impressing each other. Home schoolers as a whole live more in the "real world" than their public schooled counterparts.

    Another positive is the closeness to parents and siblings. Kids are only with you for 18 years, why would you want to push them out earlier and without the training they need to make important decisions?

    I really cant think of any negatives for the children. It is a big commitment for the parents, but I believe it is well worth it.

    My kids are doing great in this environment and have many friends they interact with everyday in sports, dance, church activities and in the community. I also get a lot of compliments on the fact they can make eye contact as they are speaking to adults and have good manners.

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