Would you home school your children why or why not?

Question

Would you home school your children why or why not?

Answer 1

I was homeschooled and thought I got a lot better education than my friends. my family was part of a homeschool group and did lots of group activities together and play dates so we learned how to interact with people of various ages not just kids our own age.  If I had the amount of patience my mom had I would definately homeschool my son. I also think it helped me in college with deadlines and doing the majority of the work on my own

Answer 2

Well, I know I'm not a mom, but I am a home schooled 6th grader who recently used to go to public school (about 4 months ago). I home schooled about 3 years ago, too. Anyways, I started homeschooling because the environment of my public school was so stressing!! I felt like a do-gooder in a world of criminals who were OUT OF CONTROL!!!  When I grow up I will probably home school my children in elementary and then send them to a private school when they are in middle school and high school.

Kids in public schools (well some, but most) are terrible examples for children. I can do a wonderful comparison with my sister and me. My sister is in 8th grade and in public school. She has started using a few moderate cuss words and her behavior is not too responsible. As for me, I have become even more responsible, I am using better vocabulary, and have become more forgiving, graceful, and loving. (Don't get me wrong of course I still love my sister and I am not trying to make her on a lower level...that is the only example I know of)

In home schooling, you can be as flexible as you want. You can learn at whatever pace you want! Sometimes public schools can hold you back or go too fast for you, but when you home school it is totally tailored to your speed and liking.

I hope I could give you a good idea of how home schooling is VERY fun!!!!

Answer 3

No, because it's important to learn how to interact with other children and be away from home for a little while.  Although if you're worried that they're not getting enough education, you can give them extra classes at home on the side.  If I ever have kids I think that's what I'd do.

Answer 4

We did home school all four of your children, and have done "private tutoring" for dozens of other children over the years.  We made the decision to home school after our oldest child refused to participate in a school activity in which the teacher wanted her to try to justify illegal drug usage. (The school system suspended for two weeks for refusing the assignment.)

We were also dealing with a second child who was very dyslexic and at 9 years of age still struggling to learn her alphabet.  After we switched to home schooling, we had her reading at her age level within 6 months, and today she is a book worm who reads three or four books a week.

Three of the four have completed college, are married with families, and own their own businesses.  (The last is still in college)

We were asked to help out another dyslexic boy in our church, and agreed to take him in for "tutoring" along with our last child.  Within a year we had taken in seven other children (all boys).  Each with a learning disablility or ADHD.  Over the next several years we would tutor dozens of kids, and have watched many of them graduate with honors and go on to live full, rich lives.

Not every parent should home shcool.  We have watched many fail over the years.  But for a parent who has the disciple and desire, it is a rich and rewarding experience for both parent and child.  With the many excellent courses and resources available today, most parents of even average intelligence can do it.  When we had students taking courses with which we were unfamiliar, we had the fun of learning right along with them.

Why would I home school?  Because I want my child raised around my morals and values.  Because I know better who they are and how they learn.  Because the factory approach to education fails more students then it helps. Because I can give them the special attention they need to the special problems they have.

Answer 5

I'm going to. The National Curriculum (UK) is rubbish and I know my daughter will get a FAR better education at home. She'll have more time to follow her interests and won't be stuck in classrooms bored out of her mind like I was for 11 years.

Answer 6

I do homeschool my kids. Why? Because I enjoy being with my kids, because I didn't have kids to send them to someone else to be with most of their waking hours, because I taught and didn't like what I saw as the social and academic structure of school, because my husband still teaches and really doesn't like the social structure in school, because my kids enjoy it, and many more reasons.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at some of the responses:

"No, because it's important to learn how to interact with other children and be away from home for a little while. "

--Would this person essentially keep her children hostage at home for homeschooling instead of doing things with other people, signing them up for lessons and camps and more?

"no kids need daily interaction with other kids "

--Despite this being touted a LOT, there is no psychological truth to this whatsoever. If it were true, then it would mean that for most of human history, people have grown up all wrong because they weren't with other kids every day.

"I would homeschool, but then i don't want my son to miss out on life experiences. It's better for him to go and see learn and interact, than to be sheltered and then not be able to handle entering society as an adult."

--Again, somebody else who would lock their child up at home!

Answer 7

As a home school student myself I find that homeschooling is a very valid way to go.

One of my parents original concerns with homeschooling is college. I have two older brothers, one on scholarship at a private school and the other a cadet at the United States Military Academy.

Another worry my parents had was social life. Playing sports, being apart of a church, having a vibrant home school community in my area with a support group including a whole lot of teens. Competing in Speech and Debate with a home school organization has been very fulfilling and I have many friends there.

I enjoy being able to learn at my own pace, and not be preoccupied with busy work. I enjoy hanging out with my mom and siblings.

When I am a mom I would totally home school my children.

Answer 8

no kids need daily interaction with other kids plus most parents out there arent smarter than a 5th grader lol let the teachers teach

Answer 9

I would homeschool, but then i don't want my son to miss out on life experiences.  It's better for him to go and see learn and interact, than to be sheltered and then not be able to handle entering society as an adult.

Answer 10

I do. She is getting a better education at home, does not "require" the medications the public school insisted she needed and she is happy. Our family has more time together and more time for fun with friends. My daughter has blossomed through homeschool.

Answer 11

According to smartgirl every child who goes through public school is a perfect speller.  LOL    My brother could refute that one.  :)

I homeschool my kids and love it.  We've been hsing for 5 years now and if we can help it we'll never go back to the school system.

Answer 12

I was homeschooled K-12 and I loved it.  I have been able to compare my homeschooeld friends with my public schooled friends and came to the conclusion long ago that public school was never going to be an option for me or my kids.  I am getting married in a few weeks so you bet your bippy my fiance and I have disussed kids/education before.  And even after being around me and my family it has taken lots of talking to pursuade him that our kids will be homeschooled.  He's just never been around homeschoolers before and seems to think that we are the exception.  (We're all social, outgoing, busy, and happy with our lives.)   When our kids get older they can go to private school if they want, but never public.

Answer 13

We began homeschooling after our child had an abusive teacher at one school and a classmate who attempted to choke her to death at another school.

We keep homeschooling because we have seen the superior educational and social opportunities homeschooling provides.  Yes, I said social opportunities.  Our child is in many classes and organizations and has more friends than she would in a typical school setting.  She also teaches.

The only thing we have to work hard at is finding time to get chores done and sleep at night.

Answer 14

We homeschooled our 6 children. 3 have finished homeschooling, with 2 at university and 1 truck driving. The younger 3 are still studying at home.  We homeschooled because it was a way to stay connected as a family and to develop our children individually into the little people they were designed to be. They have all learnt subjects according to their personalities and interests and have had the confidence to choose what suits them regarding learning styles and curriculum  choices.  I could not have imagined life any other way and homeschooling, while being an education choice, is also a lifestyle choice and commitment.

Answer 15

I do home school my child and the reason is because he was not learning in public school.  

I think it is very important for children to get an education.

It is also very important for them to learn how to interact with other people and this opportunity is limited  in public schools.

Homeschooling gives children the freedom to think and interact beyond 4 walls of a classroom.

By the way, I work for the public schools.

Answer 16

Interaction is the most common mis belief for not home schooling.

   The fact is most home schooling programs is they take some classes in a neighborhood with other kids and parents.  maybe a couple time a week.

   The question is do you think that you can handle the teaching.  Some can't,  some parents don't have the time and have to work.

   The benefits are so many if you can do it.  Almost all home schooled kids are far ahead of their public counterparts.

   When the go to collage they make far better grades.  They are taught the same basic curriculum and learn far more than a public school with routy kids and non English speaking kids to hold your kids back.  2 or three to one teacher is better than 30 to one teacher.   Good luck

Answer 17

yes, I would and I am. there are other, and I daresay better, places to learn to interact with people other than public school.

I can provide a better education for my child than what a public school has to offer.

Answer 18

Yes, I'm home schooled and I love it. We still get to interact with other kids at church, the park, and other places. I think I have learned better being home schooled than when I was in public school. I am graduating at the end of May, which is a year earlier then it would have been if still in public school. I have gotten national honor roll two years in a row. So don't let what people say about interacting with other kids, and about homeschoolers being dumb stop you from homeschooling your kids. Depending on the cirriculum you use, I think homeschoolers learn better than public school kids do.(no offense to those of you who go to public school)

Answer 19

We home-school our daughter for the reasons many people have mentioned here already, plus for religious reasons. It takes a commitment of time, energy and money, but we feel that it's worth it. Our 5 y.o. daughter isn't a prodigy and didn't read at 3 years old, but she's happy, learning a lot about real life and is working at an early-1st-grade level (without having to spend 7-8 hours a day in an institution.)

Answer 20

If I could I would , Public school is way to out of control for my liking, But being a Single Mom with 2 girls , I cant do that. I can only pay a ton of cash for a Private school.

Answer 21

All 5 of my children are home schooled.  We made this decision based on the educational choices in our area at the time.  The teachers were insisting that our children were ADHD and needed to be put on meds.  So taking the teachers advice, our doctor put them on Ridilin and they got worse.  We switched doctors and asked for his opinon and he said the only way to diagnose ADHD was to have a neuropsychologist  test the children.  He set up the appointment and after the tests were done we were told that they were not ADHD but a little above their class mates in thinking and just bored in class which is why they were having issues.  He suggested getting them more advanced work in school.  Well the school wouldnÊ»t do it and after a VERY heated verbal battle, we pulled our children out and my wife home schools them.

And they do have interaction with other children.  A GOOD home school parent will have their children in sports or activities with other home schoolers in the area or just let them play out side with the other kids.

Answer 22

Yes, and I have been HS'ing one child for over five years.  My other child is in public school.  We choose the best option for both children.

My son does not fit into the regimented, stair-step, one-size-fits-all curriculum of public school.  At home he can go at his own pace w/o waiting for others to catch up.  He can have courses from all different grade levels (currently 5th grade-college).  There are many benefits, but that's the main one, since DS is profoundly gifted.

Contrary to those who say that a public school is "real life" are sadly mistaken.  Where else in your life will you spend 7 hours a day with 20-30 other people within one year of your age?  Where else will they make you walk on the third floor tile from the wall, in a straight line, with your hands behind your back...umm, prison??  Where else are you told not to talk while you eat, while you line up, while you walk, etc.  The only place besides public school and prison is a nursing home.  A public school is *not* real life, nor is it a place to socialize.  My DD in the PS can only talk to other kids for 15 minutes at recess.

On the flip side, my son can do his lessons to match his learning style (which isn't the style at a PS), he can do them at his desk, on the floor, on his bed, at the kitchen island, on the swing set, the trampoline, the park, the zoo, etc.  He is out in the *real* life community many times a week, working with children from infants and many adults.  He learns how to be respectful to those of all ages, and to respect those of any ability.

Answer 23

I would except I know what it's like, and what harm it can do to a persons life....

Answer 24

Yes.

I would home school them only if they were being harassed, threatened or not being taught properly by the system.