Would you ever home school your kids?

Question

why and why not?

Answer 1

Yes i would or private school is what i put my kids in and it's great because the g*y liberals have taken over public schools

Answer 2

absolutely,

i would not trade the quality education of home schooling for the social interaction of public school.

Social interaction can be learned through extra circular activities.

Our public school system in the USA is laughable these days compared to other, less prosperous , nations.

Answer 3

No for two reasons.

1. Children need to learn social skills, and how to cope with everyday life outside of the home.

2.  I don't think that the average mother is qualified to teach their child on the level that the child needs with today's modern technology, or the required benchmarks that a school can.

I guess it's really the parents decision. But in my opinion, it's better for the child to be in a public school setting. Home school seems to be a big choice among parents that want to shield their child from problems, and other things in today's society. Even with your child going to a public school, you can teach them right from wrong. I think it enables them to make better choices, and gives them more options for their future.

Answer 4

I'm considering it. I really hated public school myself and wouldn't want my kids to ever have to deal with what I had to deal with.

Answer 5

Yes and no.

I would prefer a good private school over a public school.  The quality of education offered in America's public school system is very poor.  Teachers have to follow state approved education plans.  These teachers are often not well educated themselves and many times do not fully understand the material they are teaching.  In order for their child to really learn a subject a parent has to get involved and teach the things not offered in school.  The quality of the teachers in a private school are about the same as public school, just that parents are movtivated to be involved in their child's learning because the parents money is on the line.  A well rounded, educated person would be the best person as a teacher.  Homeschooling offers that advantage over private or public schooling.  However the social networks offered through a public or private school cannot be equaled in a home school.

Answer 6

No because they need to meet other people and be able to socialize.

Answer 7

HECK NO!!!

I don't want a bunch of sociopaths for children. They need to learn to interact with others. They also need a schedule, with clearly defined work and play sections, in time as in place. Plus, I can't teach them everything they need to know myself, and I'd rather have them sample many kinds of attitudes from people, not just a couple tutors.

Answer 8

No, first of all I'm a single mom and work outside the home. Secondly, I believe that social interaction with their peers is very important for the kids.

Answer 9

I don't think I would consider home-schooling unless it was for drastic issues with the school system where I lived.  

Going to school provides a child with additional learning experiences that they can't get at home.  They learn how to interact with other children and even resolve issues with others that they may have.  Social experience and the ability to get along and present them self to someone is an important lesson that I unfortunately would not be able to teach.  Even if I do have several children, I want my children to learn how to react and interact to OTHER children and adults that are not related.  

I do know that when I do have children, I will most likely put them in a private school because of as one other poster said, the public school system these days (almost everywhere) has been going down hill at a very fast rate.  

Answer 10

no, i think they learn alot of lifes "day to day" activities, relationships, and struggles from being around kids at school.

my step daughters were home schooled, they really never learned to play well with others!

Answer 11

if i did not have an option to put them into a school i felt could ensure their safety and teach them what they needed i'd look into it as an alternative untill a solution could be found

but interaction is important, and in fact school in most cases keep them out of trouble while your at work, then rendering you able to do family stuff togheter when you come home

so no only in a situation of exception

Answer 12

No, because I don't have the patience to teach them.  

Answer 13

No. I don't think that parents have the necessary discipline and tools to do it effectively. And children need to grow up around other kids and adults, and to be in a consistent environment other than their house. I know regular schools don't always do the best job, but you can ALWAYS learn and grow. Social skills however are much harder to learn.

Answer 14

I've given it some thought in the past. With 4 kids ranging in age from 5--10 though, I simply don't consider myself qualified enough to do it properly. I would worry that I was not giving them the smarts they needed. Besides that, I just don't have the patience for it LOL. As it is, being summer and all, I'm really looking forward to them getting out of my hair and going to school...interacting more with other friends who aren't living within a block from our house. If I homeschooled, I swear my house would just go to h**l in a handbasket. These days now, with all 4 of them here, it's a difficult job keeping on top of it all. I can't imagine having to do schooling for them for the bulk of the day AND keep up with the demands of keeping house and cooking etc. I'd be even more emotionally and physically exhausted by the time bed time rolled around....and there would be less of me available for my partner because of that. It's just not something that would work as things are now. If one of the kids was having severe issues at school though, I would seriously consider homeschool one of them to help to keep that under wraps. But all 4 of them, no. I'm not a trained teacher. I'm a mom. I don't really need anything else added to my life resume anyhow, it's pretty full as it is.  

Answer 15

i've thought about it, and still might do so. depends. one of the main reasons would be due to the fact that public schools have eliminated a lot of things from it that i believe are essential to a well rounded education. a potential reason is how my kids deal with being a minority; i've heard from friends and their kids that it can no big deal to daily harrasment.

Answer 16

h**l no! Home schooling is for misfits and religious freaks! Half of going to school is learning how to socially interact with people both good and bad. Trying to hide your kids from reality doesn't help them later in life. In fact, it hurts them as the wind up with no social skills and not understanding how to deal with the many jerks they will encounter throughout there life!

Answer 17

no, i'd want them to be able to interact with other kids while learning.

Answer 18

no i wouldn't, due to not knowing it all at how my kid meant to make friends schooling the best but all parents are diffa each to their own but schooling is something we don't all enjoy but it gives u experience

Answer 19

No.  Social interaction is very important to me.

Answer 20

After having my children in public schools for 10 years I would home school them  in a heart beat!  They have picked up a lot of bad stuff from school and met some kids that I am not crazy about.  I am trying to raise 5 good Christians kids.  It isn't easy in today's world.  There are homeschooling groups where kids can meet.

Answer 21

No.. I like them to meet play with other kids..

  but I tuitor my kids  after school if they need any help..

I know some of my  friends home school their kids..

Answer 22

No.  The social aspect of traditional school-based education is far too important.  I work with a rec center and there are a lot of home-schooled events held there- my observation?  the children are odd and do not identify well with other children- being able to interact with other's is extremely important (IMHO)

Answer 23

Why is it that when people think of home schooling, they think of not being able to interact or have a decent social life? What if they were home-schooled just because the education at a public school is just ridiculous or not good enough? What if they teachers were just hard to deal with or didn't give enough attention to the students? If I could give a better education to my kids at home rather than being at a school, then yes.

Answer 24

I DO homeschool my children.  Why?  Here are a few of the reasons:

They get a customized education.  We can use the method and materials that fit their learning style, and we can work at their own pace.  That means that once they grasp a concept, we can move forward without waiting on everyone else, and if they are having trouble with a concept we can take a little extra time to make sure they understand it-because if they move on without understanding one thing, they are just going to fall farther and farther behind.  They can also explore their interests more in depth.

Family.  We enjoy each other, and I think that in attending public school there is very little time for quality family time.  The mornings are rushed with trying to get everyone up, fed, dressed and out the door on time and the evenings are filled with homework, and the rush of supper, baths and getting in bed to do it all again the next day.

Time.  There is so much time wasted in school.  At home, we get more accomplished in a shorter amount of time which enables our children to be involved in more activities, without being overloaded.  

Socialization.  My children get "real world" socialization, not the forced and unnatural socialization offered by public school.  Where else in life are you segregated with 29 or so other people, born the same year as you are and from roughly the same neighborhood?  It just does not happen.  My children participate in a variety of classes and activities with other children, but they also know how to socialize with people of different ages-whether it be a baby or an elderly person.  School is NOT the only place, and is certainly not the best place, for socialization to occur.  Would you expect your child's classmate to teach him/her the math that they are also learning?  Of course not.  Why, then, do we expect other children, who are also in the process of learning social skills, to teach our children?  It does not make sense.  

They can be themselves.  Are homeschoolers weird?  Well, they may be in the sense that they are more likely to express themselves as individuals instead of being like little clones-interested in "this" fashion or "that" music group because it is popular at the moment.  They might be weird in the sense that they are more likely to use manners and show respect.  I like that kind of weird, though, and the real world I live in likes it as well.  Homeschooled or not, I would encourage my children to be individuals.

Many of the other answerers are misinformed.  My children still have to deal with complicated situations (because they DO socialize)-they have disagreements with their friends, cousins, team mates, etc.  They are not sheltered so much as they are protected, which is our job as parents!  When teaching them to swim, I would not just throw them in the pool.  Neither would I allow them to be scared of the water.  Instead, I would stay with them in the water, teaching them how to tread it until they learn how to swim and are comfortable in the water-THAT is our job as parents!

Homeschoolers have access to all of the resources that public schools provide, and probably more.  Most of the high school homeschoolers I know take classes at the local community college as dual enrollment students-meaning they earn credit for both high school and college simultaneously.  ALL of the homeschoolers I know participate in an association or support group that offers coop classes, field trips and the like.  We discover resources and share them with others.  

My elementary aged children are learning Latin and Mandarin (Chinese).  Not only would these not be offered in the local public school, but they are also not available until high school!  Even though research shows that language is best learned and retained at a younger age.  Teaching French or Spanish in high school is a waste of time and money, because little of it is retained.

The only negative I have come across in regards to homeschooling are hte misinformed people that perpetuate the myths of a lack of socialization, inability to take higher level courses, lack of a diploma, inability to get into college...all of which are false and easily proven untrue.  The problem is, most people refuse to listen because they can not think outside of the box.

Answer 25

most the time their a lot more mentally developed, and if your in a big city you can connect with home school groups that can let your kids have a lot of the public school experience without the problems of public school...

i was home schooled for most my life, and i always wanted to try public school, but when i did i was extremely disappointed, and since i had the highest grades i kinda felt like i could be teaching my teachers!

the catch is...i was only home schooled till 4th grade...then because of issues i had to quit school, and didn't go back till 11th grade! and i guess i learned a lot from my siblings and reading and stuff...but i credit my love of learning to being taught by my mom...when i had one...I'm currently a college student, and I'm not half as far behind as i should be because I'm good at teaching myself a lot i guess...

overall i think i'm doing pretty well of for not finishing 4th grade, and i think its because of being home schooled...for my kids...i think ill home school them until 3rd or 5th maybe then send them to public school so they might have a little more of both worlds...

Answer 26

nah i wouldnt.they would be too shielded from real life.they dont get the chance to learn on their own n deal with things on their own