What do you think about Homeschooling? And why?

Question

CAn you let me know if you would ever would have been or would be homeschooled and why??

Answer 1

I was not homeschooled, myself, but I am homeschooling my children. The biggest problem people seem to have is lack of social interaction. This is a hurdle easily jumped! My girls are very active in the youth group at our church, and play t-ball with a different group of children. We also know others who homeschool, and get together with these families.

My children can take their school wherever we need to go. It's much more flexible than a public school in this way. We do community service projects as part of the curriculum. We visit the local geriatric center weekly. We can take field trips to places that mean something to them. I can teach them the word of God as part of the curriculum. There are many wonderful curriculums on the market.

Being a homeschool teacher does not take any more dedication than being a public school teacher. I prepare lessons and teach. However, it's not for everyone.

I love it, and I hope that I can keep it up.

Answer 2

I'm homeschooling my boys and we love it. My older son (now 11) was in public school for 2.5 years and did pretty well. However, since beginning homeschooling, he has really excelled. He's reading WAY above grade level (about 6 years above) and in math he's two years ahead of grade level. Socially, he's well-adjusted, has many friends both within the homeschooling community and without (public school, private school), and enjoys a lot of different activities (Yu-Gi-Oh, tennis, chess). As far as I know, no one has ever given him a hard time about being schooled at home - most of the kids think it's pretty cool that he can have all his schoolwork done before noon and then has the rest of the day to play.



My younger son (almost 6) has some physical issues that require pretty constant attention. However, he, too, is doing work above grade level and he's quite social and has many friends.



Homeschooling is a great option to the public schools or private school. The attention my boys receive is much more individualized and appropriate for how they learn and what they want to learn and when. We are able to do some type of chemistry almost daily (my 11 year old has had an interest since 3rd grade), which would be impossible in any other school setting. We considered doing the public school/homeschool-after thing, but realized that would mean so much time devoted to school and would leave little time for anything else. In the end, homeschooling was a very personal decision, but also (in our case) a very good one.

Answer 3

I think homeschooling is a much better education and it has more quality of education. You learn better with one on one insted of one teacher to many students. Pretty soon in a public school you just become another student instead of a student with a name and feelings. Public schools can't tailor programs to a students strengths and weaknesses. Especially if they are on exact ends of the spectrum of education.They teach to the test not to the quality of education the student needs. I am doing Homeschooling for my son for the exact reason that he needs a different type of education than a public school can provide. He is behind in some subjects and he is very much ahead in other subjects the public school could not give him the balance he needs. I am an adult of the public school system and I was so far behind my peers it was not funny. Even though I have attended college and got my freshman credits I am still behind my peers. I am not stupid or anything I just had a harder time with subjects even though I was in special ed. I was still behind. I don't want to see that happen to my son who is gifted in some subjects but quit behind in others. The school could not base an education plan to help him and his grades have suffered as well.

Answer 4

I think homeschooling is a great option to public education. I homeschooled my sons for the last few years with wonderful success, but both of them wanted to go back to school this past year. My 6th grade son, who reads at an 11th grade level, was bored & unmotivated in his public school classes & my 2nd grade son, who completed 4th grade math by the end of his 1st grade year, was fortunate enough to have a very experienced teacher who gave him additional work to keep him from being bored.



We are going to try a local private school for the next year, as I view our public school experiment a dismal failure. As babysitters, the school system was barely adequate. As educators, they were below sub-par.



My sons have many friends & are exposed to the type of people that I deem appropriate. Both are involved with the youth at our church; both are involved in scouting. They love yugioh, pokemon, popular music, etc. But they are much more respectful than the average child & are able to carry on conversations with adults easily & intelligently.



In addition, both have ADHD & can complete schoolwork when homeschooled without medication as they are challenged & engaged on a daily basis. Neither could attend public school without medication as the teachers weren't able to handle them when they became bored & wanted to talk.

Answer 5

I was homeschooled... Not only was I valedictorian, I was also Homecoming King, I was also voted: Person Most Likely to Succeed, Most Athletic, Best Smile, Funniest Laugh, Best Hair, Most Charming and a bunch of other things.



I gotta go now... Mom wants me to empty the trash.



Bye!

Answer 6

Yes, I will be homeschooling my kids. I've already homeschooled a niece through pre-school and kindergarten and a nephew through pre-school, and am working on my oldest in pre-school right now. Why?

1. one on one education is better for any child than 1 teacher to 35 students.

2. Public school is geared towards passing tests, homeschooling is geared towards retention, or true learning.

3. public school is focused on the wrong type of socialization, ie. bullying, drugs, sex, lying, cheating, picking on kids for their weaknesses, and drama. Most of things I never encountered in the 'real world' as anti-homeschoolers like to say, and it doesn't make sense to throw young children into that kind of atmosphere and HOPE they don't turn into the kind of people who do deal with those issues.

4. When you're homeschooled, you're allowed to work at your own pace, not the pace the teacher sets. So, you can be behind your peers in math but advanced in english, based on your own strengths and weaknesses. This allows the kid to truly learn and it tremendously boosts their self-esteem, something that usually doesn't happen in public school unless the child is consistently a strong student.

5. Homeschooling takes less time per day then regular school, because your focusing more attention on doing the work instead of passing notes, etc., so you have more time for positive socializing like sports, church, field trips, co-ops, girl scouts/boy scouts, etc.

6. Homeschooling allows more time for bonding with your kids, as opposed to seeing them for a few hours before bedtime every day. This leads to less issues with smart-mouthed, disrespectful kids who will be smart-mouthed and disrespectful with other other people. You actually get to know your kids better, and them you.

7. Homeschooling allows more time for learning real life tasks like auto, home ec., finances, shop, etc. than spending one hour a day in high school.

8. One of my boys has special needs, and homeschooling him will be more beneficial than going to school because he's in a familiar environment without all the distractions that would hinder his learning process if he were to go to school. The more comfortable any child is, the better they are able to learn and process the world around them.



I could go on and on, but those are the basic reasons why my husband and I chose to homeschool.

Answer 7

Hello.I was homeschooled from 7-12th grade.I was very socially active.more than most ppl I know:)..went skating every weekend,went to field trips,4-h club president,4-H camp, and went to my jr and sr prom with my now husband.I am by no means dissing it..as far as that side goes...

I done very well in my grades!!!Above average!In 7th I had college scores.But,I honestly didn't like it. My granny done it only because my cousin was doing it, and she wanted to keep me sheltered...I used to love being around crowds, and now I do not..and I feel that all this "sheltering" led to my anxiety issues that I face today and am trying to overcome!I did do my school work..and sometimes would skip a few days,only to double up on my work...as I finished about 6 months early.The only issue is that when we frst started, the school system CALLED US and tried making it hard on us...keep in mine I am 23 now..and this was when I was first entering 7th grade.Also,the technology college I went to,had no issues about my transcripts or anything...it was no different than acquiring them from any other school...the only isue we had was I was going to go to public school my SR. year, and they said I was going to have to go to Summer school in order to get caught up????Even though I was AHEAD of everyone else!!!!So,my SR. Year, I stayed homeschooling...only because of this.



I begged to go back from 9th grade up and my sr.year my granny finally said yes, and then it was too late(according to the school)....but good thing...I still got to have sr.pics,a yearbook(thanks to my now husband) and etc...also the homeschoolers had a BIG graduation party in Nashville...so:)

Good luck sweety..and may the best answer win....

Answer 8

i know i don't have the dedication to homeschool my own kids. intellectually i could, but it takes someone who is highly organized and dedicated. i wouldn't be able to motivated EVERY day. i'd want to skip off to the pool too often.



i wasn't homeschooled, but my aunt tried to homeschool my cousin and she was tragically behind in her studies compared to kids her age.

she was at a second grade age and could barely read the simplest words. it was a shame. she ended up going to school a few years later.

Answer 9

nothing against its ability to teach or anything, but i work as a guitar instructor at the local music store, and it seems that most of the kids that come here that are home schooled are a little bit sheltered. a lot of them need to come here as a credit to their "music class" or whatever, and they're all cool kids, but they're just not really aware of life outside their spheres of influence. i know for a fact that some of them get picked on by neighborhood kids. not in a terrible way, but they just dont know how to handle certain situations in life outside.