What reasons caused you to want to homeschool your children?

Question

I am just curious. Thank you for your answers.

Answer 1

im homeschooled im doing pretty good. im still the coolest! hahaha. i love life more then ever now! and As are better then Cs. i get freetime still.

Answer 2

Well, for us, it was our public school district who told us we should HS our son...it wasn't our idea...at first.

Our son is profoundly gifted, and no B&M school setting will work for him.  He has too many courses stretched across too many grade levels.

So by HS'ing him, we can adapt the curriculum to his needs, and his pace.

His sister is in public school, because that is the best option for her.  We do what fits each student the best.

Answer 3

Well said, Banks! Blunt and to the point.

Tha'ts part of the reason I'm homeschooled as well. I wanted a better education than what I was being offered in public school, I wanted a better social environment, I wanted more opportunities for extracurricular activities and special programs, and I wanted the freedom to discover my learning styles and the study habits that work best for ME instead of having someone spoon feed everything to me and tell me how I should study. I wanted the freedom to discover my interests and talents and nurture and use them to my advantage. I wanted the freedom to explore new avenues and delve deeper into things that are often just glanced over in public school because "it isn't on the test"... pfft. I wanted to be better prepared for college and full independence. I wanted a say in my education. I wanted to build an impressive transcript and resume by learning and DOING as much as possible...EVERYTHING that interested me and that I had time for and could get in to... And mom wanted all the same for me, so we homeschooled.

Answer 4

I think they'll get a better education if they're homeschooled. And I also think they'll become better socialised - I'd prefer them out in the community socialising with a wide range of people rather than a bunch of bitchy school-girl brats. School-girl cliques aren't characteristic of the norm in the real world.

Answer 5

Better education

Positive socialization

Better use of time

More opportunities

Flexibility

Answer 6

First time I wanted to homeschool, I was teaching--and I didn't even have any children yet! The thought was just strongly there that I didn't want any kids I had to be in that situation. The primary reason was the social structure--I felt that the kids needed more time and guidance from their parents (I became fully aware that I was their stand-in parent for the time they were with me), that the mainly single-age grouping was not to their benefit (their role models are primarily each other instead of including more people who are older and would guide and model) and that it just didn't make sense for kids to grow up in what is essentially a family of 30 siblings the same age. A family could have 30 kids over time (with adoptions, naturally), but nobody in their right mind would adopt 30 kids the same age--the social structure of it would make it difficult to ensure they would grow up really well.

I also saw clearly how the school system is set up so that there will always be kids who lag behind and always kids ahead who get bored and don't have their needs met.

When our first was born, my husband was teaching jr high (still is) and he really didn't like what he saw going on socially and didn't want our daughter to be in that. As she grew, we saw how advanced she was (started reading and doing basic math at age 3) and knew that the system here would not meet her academic needs. Then our son came along, and he clearly did not fit the school learning model--I'm certainly he would be labelled LD, not because he has any actual disability, but because he has his own style and pattern that you just can't mess with.

Of course, add into all that my desire to raise my kids and not send them off to school for 35 hours a week after having given birth to them and raised them full-time for 5 years. I believe kids benefit from a gradual 'separation', if you will, not a sudden thrust into it. I could also add into that that I see now how wonderful of a lifestyle we have compared to what they would have if they were in school. I love homeschooling my kids, being with them, going out places with them, seeing them have fun with other kids, including those they've never met before...

Answer 7

This question is asked so often we ought to save, cut and paste our answers.

Long story short: My oldest was getting beat up on the bus and the PS didn't do anything about it and after a 1 and a half of 2nd grade she still couldn't subtract. She was sent home with about 4 hours of home work every night. It got to the point of what was the point of sending her. So we pulled her.

Our middle was in pre K and the teacher wanted him on ADHD meds because he is busy! Where is the Medical degree? They also wouldn't test him for speech (the reason we enrolled him in the first place)  until well into the second semester. At 4yo I (mom) could understand less than 10% of what he said and they wouldn't test him!

That is basiclly why we home school!

Answer 8

We started for quality of education reasons.  We continue because of the lifestyle. We're addicted to our freedom and living life the way WE want to.

Answer 9

Quality of education is the main reason. Sparing my child the crushing boredom and soul destroying pressure to conform and obey authority is a close second.

Answer 10

I had my oldest in school for K-1 and that was enough for me. One day she came in in first grade and wanted to know what "mary jane" was. She said some boys were smoking it and it made them act funny. Also in that same day she had been beaten up on the playground because a girl wanted the swing she was on.

People can say well thats life kids will be kids and they will have to learn to deal with it someday, well I will choose the day they need to learn anything because I gave birth to them and it is my God given right to do so.

All that did it for me, my preachers wife was homeschooling her kids and it was like  bell rang in my head and that was it my kids are home schooled now and they honestly feel safe and they get all the help they need from their teacher.....me!

Answer 11

Children are homeschooled because:

1. They don't want their children to have to travel far distances to attend a good school, or they don't them to have to board

2. Parents believe that the home is the best environment a child can learn in

3. Children are believed to be especially talented and far ahead of other children their age, but parent's don't want them to be learning with older kids

4. Children are struggling or mentally sick

5. Children are bullied at school