What makes homeschooling a better choice for my son?

Question

What makes homeschooling a better choice for my son?

Answer 1

home schooling is not much preferrable

Answer 2

there's no way for me to know being i don't know you and your son.

Answer 3

no one will bring a gun to school LOL

Answer 4

Don't listen to the nonsense about Homeschooling lacking social involvement. That is strictly up to the parents. Many people who are famous were homeschooled and were far from socially inept:

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

John Quincy Adams

Abraham Lincoln

William Henry Harrison

Blaise Pascal

Booker T. Washington

Thomas Edison

Benjamin Franklin

Andrew Carnegie

John Stuart Mill

Theodore F. Roosevelt

Mark Twain

George Bernard Shaw

Irving Berlin

Charles Dickens

C.S. Lewis

John Singleton Copley

Andrew Wyeth

Rembrandt Peale

Claude Money

Ansel Adams

Anton Bruckner

Felix Mendelssohn

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Francis Poulenc

There's a larger list on this site: http://www.eadshome.com/Famoushomeschool...

Answer 5

there is indiscriminate violence daily in schools and colleges.  I hope my grandchildren will be home-schooled.

Answer 6

It really depends on the child. You might take into consideration that homeschooling eliminates your child from the advantages of social interaction.

Answer 7

Here's some info that may help you:

http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/...

Answer 8

1.  YOU get to instill the morals you want him to be around.

2.  He's not around drugs.

3.  Minimized peer pressure.

4.  Better academics.

5.  He'll be better socialized into the world around him.

6.  He can focus on the gifts that God's given him instead of rote academics.

7.  He'll be more creative.

8.  You get to raise your son, instead of it being done remotely elsewhere.

9.  You'll get to spend time with him, watching him to grow to be the man God and you mean for him to be.

More info?  You can email me.

Answer 9

I think Jess answer for this is excellent and although I am about to add my two pence worth I can't do any better than that.

For me homeschooling is excellent if the schools locally are bad, to set work more suitable to your child (higher/lower so they don't get bored or develop learning barriers.

For me homeschooling is difficult if you don't extend social network, if you can't keep your patience and if you struggle stick to times without an appointment (school start time) to keep to, for example if it becomes a habit to say we will just stay in bed a bit longer and then start and constantly play catch up in same way if you say we will join that group this week, or maybe next week etc.  I wouldn't advise homeschooling if you are the type of person who constantly puts things off till tomorrow.

Answer 10

Nothing.  Don't do it.  

Kids need the social pressures and experiences of public education and lots of contact with others their age, in order to be able to function competently in adult life.  

Homeschooling is a good way to s***w that up - believe me, I was homeschooled.

If you feel that he can learn faster, place him in accelerated programs (gifted) or Montessori-style schools.  If you feel that his creativity needs to be encouraged, enroll him in after-school art or craft programs.

Don't deprive your child of the valuable lessons he needs by isolating him in his developmental years.

Answer 11

Bad public schools in the area;

Private schools nearby are bad, too, or too expensive;

The rest depends on the child's need:

Age-I think K-2 are really good ages to start homeschooling because they are still at the age that needs nuturing and loving and healthy attachment; some public school teachers can not provide that. It's just a job for some of them.

Personality-if a child is sensitive and needs a lot of help to defend himself in a not-so- friendly social setting, he's better be kept at home when he's young. Why? Kids can be really cruel and you can build him up first in a secure environment. When he is ready to take more challenges, you should be able to tell.

Other needs-some kids are really rebellious because they are with the wrong crowd at school. Homeschooling did save some of them. I heard real stories about forming a better relationship btwn mom/dad with their sons after homeschooling.

Special needs- children on either side of the bell curve, either academically advanced or with learning disabilities/difficulties, one-on-one setting is better than learning with some other 20+ kids in a room with plenty of distractions. A child may seem to have some attention/discipline problems if what they learn in class is too easy. He won't get what's really his level and may be punished for goofing around/not paying attention. But you'll know he's just bored. In this case homeschooling may be a better choice than regular school if the school can not provide him the resource he needs.

Of coures, as homeschooling parents, you and/or your spouse will have to learn and grow with your son. It's a lot of work and sacrifices, but many people (esp. Dad's) said it's worth it.

Answer 12

I wish I was homeschooled.

Answer 13

It's not....

It's horrible....

Don't do it....

=)

-Max

Answer 14

You control the atomosphere and the school projects.

Answer 15

It might be a better choice for your son if:

*you are willing to do what you need to so that it's a good experience--academically, socially and other. Academics can be tailored to him, he can have more time to explore interests, go his own pace, he's not in a questionable social milieu most of the day, a more relaxed schedule, opportunity to be involved in activities involving various ages and people...

*you are a decent parent and want to maintain a closer relationship with him than you would have if he were in school; or if he's already in school, you'd like to have a closer relationship with him.

*if he's older, he's willing to homeschool.

There is no reason why homeschooling should cause your son's social skills to suffer--if you choose to keep him involved in things, he will be fine.

Answer 16

Here are the Pro's and Con's on Homeschooling from me:

Pros:

- no outside influence from people his age that will turn into peer pressure and other such things

- can control what he learns and how he learns he can be comfortable in the environment hes learning in

- wont be distracted by other students, will have peace and quiet and able to concentrate (as long as you or the tutor is teaching him in a room that doesnt have a tv,toys etc..)

- can enjoy a longer lunch break and feel comfortable knowing where he is

- be able to see how he is doing with his learning first hand

- if your there with its happening, spending more quality time with your son

- be on a higher speed level that his other peers in school.

- tutor/you have plenty of time to work with him on his skills

Cons:

- start to think of home like school

- lose social interaction with kids his age

- not want to do homework when tutor is not there because he does it enough at home during the day

- not as many resources as a school would have

- dont see a variety of discussions on a certain topic

- become a bit anti social

- doesnt enjoy being home as much anymore

- tutor/you arnt going to be an expert on certains areas he needs to learn which is a variety of different subjects.

- expensive

- doesnt have the practice of leaving the house and getting in a routine that doesnt revolve around the house.

Hope this helped

Answer 17

To be closer and to help him in the areas he needs help.  In school and in life.

Answer 18

The argument that homeschooled kids don't learn to get along with others is hogwash. Does that mean that before everyone went to school, which was not so long ago, nobody knew how to get along with others?  If school is so good for social skills, we should by now have no one who lacks social skills, and we all know that's not true. Social skills come almost entirely from within the family, and a homeschooled kid can not only spend more time with their family, they can go to cubs, join special interest groups, get a job, go on excursions with other kids, play sports, and in fact will have more time for all that stuff because their days are not mostly taken up with sitting in a classroom..

Answer 19

Ever watch the news, 99% of it's about problems at school. He might think he's missing out on things...we'll honey it's better than getting beat up like I always was. Think bout it

Answer 20

It was great for our family. We were much closer as a family and had more quality time. Contrary to popular belief we had much MORE socialization while home schooling, because we were able to be much more flexible. My son learned how to interact with ALL types of people, not just 25 kids in his own age group. He was able to do his work at his pace, and not have to wait for the rest of the class to catch up. Because of this, he graduated from high school and was accepted to college at 16. He holds a job and does on line school and runs his own computer repair business. There are so many opportunities he would have missed had he remained in the public school system.

Max if you have No friends....No social life....Losing all people skills.... it is because of YOU, not home schooling.

Answer 21

The schools in your area are REALLY REALLY BAD.

Otherwise, I think homeschooling is a horrible disservice to a child.

Answer 22

Unless he has a disability that means he can't get to school or would be unable to learn at a school without a special program there is really no reason to home school your son.

If you live in an area with "bad" schools it might be an option, but an area like that would also have "bad" extracurricular activities and so being in school or not would not matter a great deal.

Going to school helps children to learn important social skills that they may otherwise miss out on learning. These skills can help them professionally as well as personally. It also allows them to experience having superiors that aren't related to them (i.e. teachers) which is useful as one day they will have a job and a boss.

Of course, there are arguments for homeschooling as well (e.g. the child gets more attention from the teacher) but I think that the negatives far outweigh the positives.

Answer 23

IT depends on what grade he's in and where you live, but with how bad the public school systems are now a days your better off teaching yourself, after like 2nd to 3rd grade class sizes got up dramatically. Not only that public school system is just F***ed up

Answer 24

i d k about your son but i am looking into Connections Acadamy for my child for personal reasons.

Answer 25

nothing really, unless he requires special attention for mental reasons, has been expelled, cant focus on work with other children in the classroom, or if he simply wants to miss out on life and having friends