What do you think about homeschooling>?

Question

What do you think about homeschooling>?

Answer 1

I'm a librarian and work with many homeschoolers. Most of them do their school work and are active in other things. It gives people time to pursue special interests, but someone has to provide a homeschooler with appropriate educational experiences and tools needed, at at times need to demand that work gets done. Home schooled folks can be much more mature than those who attend school, because they move much more in an adult world.

I've observed that most girls have an easier time with homeschooling than most boys, though I'm not quite sure why that is.

Answer 2

If you can be home with your child if they are young it would be better then the other school, I taught mine at home and they always are two years or more higher then the other kids, then I came onto  connection academy it is free, they send you everything you need and have teachers, and give you everything to teach your child at home fro  free.

Answer 3

Not much.

Answer 4

We think it is a viable alternative to conventional schooling, one that is also a cut above what is offered at traditional schools.

We believe it gives young people a real chance to develop an individualized education that benefits them from the beginning, so they can learn at their own pace, and pursue their interests.

The benefits for families, and the close relationships if forms with parents, their children, and  siblings is the greatest plus of all.

In one sentence; "we think it is great"!

Answer 5

i believe it leaves a child ill equiped to handle the "real" world and not socially mature. I am aware many of you disagree with me ,but I have a niece who is 12 and has always been home schooled, even though she goes once a week to a group of others for activity's she is still no where near as socially mature as my 10 year old twins. I'm not saying she is immature she just doesn't socialize the same way. Also the structure of waking up at a certain time and a schedule are normal parts of adulthood jobs, she doesn't have that type of structure now, so won't this effect her later on?

Answer 6

We love it. It works.

Answer 7

I believe that  what ever mode of education a parent chooses he/she must be committed to making it the experience possible for their child/ren.  I have not seen children who were truly home schooled come into my classroom.  I have had a few who said their child was and when they enter school they are many grade levels behind.  I don't believe this true of children whose parents truly home school.  I do believe it could be a positive experience.

Answer 8

I think home schooling is great. I was home schooled up until 4th grade and I would go back to it in a heart beat. I loved being able to work at my own pace, see my family a lot more, have a flexible schedule. I got to do a lot of things like dance classes, swimming classes, t-ball team, gym class for home schooled children, co-op classes and a lot more. The only one of these activities that I'm still partcipating in is dance because I don't have the time for other things in my life.

Just in general I think home schooling is a great experience for both the child and parent! There are way to many reason for me to list (that and I'm extremely tired, so I'm not really in the mood to write a lot).

Answer 9

i think it's got the traditional education scared half out of it's whitts because it works so well.

Answer 10

I think it's a great option for stable families whose parents are committed to making it work. I've met so many families with great kids: kids who aren't caught up in the social trends present in schools (that's a good thing, imho) because that's not what they're living, kids who've got good heads on their shoulders, young kids who are still able to remain innocent and childlike.. Personally, I think this character aspect is far more important than the level of academics. Yet, these same families are almost all very dedicated to making sure their children get a good education.

I know a lot of people think that homeschoolers just stay home all day and that homeschoolers' social growth will be stunted, but for the life of me, I can't fathom why those people would stay home all day if they homeschooled their children. I know some parents choose that mode, but most don't.

ADDED: To momotwins

I don't know if you'll see this, but you wrote:

"i believe it leaves a child ill equiped to handle the "real" world and not socially mature. I am aware many of you disagree with me ,but I have a niece who is 12 and has always been home schooled, even though she goes once a week to a group of others for activity's she is still no where near as socially mature as my 10 year old twins. "

If you had only met ONE private schooled child who was obviously spoiled, would you believe that kids who go to private schools are spoiled brats? You are over-generalizing based on ONE person you know. I bet if you saw my kids mixed with a bunch of other kids, you wouldn't be able to pick them out just by knowing that they're homeschooled.

"I'm not saying she is immature she just doesn't socialize the same way."

That's actually something that I like about homeschooling. As a former teacher, I didn't like how the kids socialized. I'm all for doing what I can to change society instead of just plodding along like I have no choice.

"Also the structure of waking up at a certain time and a schedule are normal parts of adulthood jobs, she doesn't have that type of structure now, so won't this effect her later on?"

Does a person really need **12 years** of practice to be able to do this?

Answer 11

I think homeschooling is a really great thing. A child will not be a hermit crab or not get as much of a social life as anyone else. If you homeschool your child you do not only teach them what they should learn, but also what you think they should learn. The child would have more time to be social and to do something they really want to do, [such as sing, write, dance, etc, etc]  You wouldn't have any interruptions/distractions. You would be able to move ahead when you are ready or stay behind when you want to focus more on a subject. You don't have a certain time to wait to go to the restroom, you can eat lunch when ever you'd like. You don't waste so much time, because you finish your work faster then you normally would in a public school..and that gives you time to do some much more stuff. You don't have to worry about peer pressure or the wrong influences when growing up.

I could go on and on, but I'm not.. I think homeschooling is a great way to educate childs even though I am in a public school.

Answer 12

Homeschool is perfectly fine, but it would be wise to let your child to go to a public school from Middle School+ to develope an adaption to society

Answer 13

It is a terrible idea!

What are people thinking?

Parents actually taking direct and active responsibility for their children's education - the nerve!

An education that is tailored specifically to the needs of the individual rather than the individual being forced to conform to a one-size-fits-all education: outrageous!

A child given the freedom to learn and mature at their own pace (faster or slower) than their same age peers: preposterous!

A child given the opportunity and freedom to pursue their own passionate interests (music, computer science, history, journalism, dance, science, math, etc.): how alarming!

A parent choosing the moral and character education for their children that is consistent with their own beliefs: radical and dangerous!

Children learning as much or more about the founding fathers compared to the civil rights movement: subversive!

Homeschooled kids scoring better on college entrance exams, taking more of the scholarships, getting recruited by top colleges: too threatening!

A child not forced to sit, wait, listen, regurgitate (repeat once every hour for 7 hours for 12 years): unthinkable!

A child not exposed on nearly a daily basis to s*x, drugs, violence and indifference: unimaginable!

A child and their intellectual and emotional development not turned over to the government: I think it is a conspiracy!

Answer 14

I homeschooled for a while and loved it, then I was jus too involved with sports to do the running back and forth, French at the High School, other classes at home, back for practice...If it's done right it can be great, and after helping in my daughters Kindergarten class today, I am even more in favor.  Public School, what a joke!

Answer 15

I think that the kid will turn out fine and that he wouldn't be socially stunted if he developed friends from a Church group or club.  I don't remember the exact percentage but for major colleges, there was a pretty large number of homeschooled kids.  Maybe since they get more one on one instruction, they do better.

Answer 16

Take  a look at the past 50 questions that ask this same thing.  You'll find a treasure trove of information here if you look.