What would make one home school and are for it or against it.Why?

Answer 1

I know a lot of people who homeschool. I'm one of them. Various reasons people choose to homeschool include:
-allergies or some form of health issue
-highly emotionally sensitive children
-gifted children who just wouldn't fit in or on the other end, kids with learning difficulties, or things like ADD, on the autistic spectrum, etc.
-family values
-religious beliefs
-parents just want to be with their kids and not have someone else raise them
-socialization: they don't like all the social stuff going on at school and they simply don't want their kids to be there and be influenced by peers (who don't actually know any better than they do)
-academics: they want their kids to be able to learn at their pace instead of a pace determined by the 'average' student; they want to have some say in what their children are learning, sometimes teaching things entirely different than what's usually in public schools, sometimes giving a far higher level of education than what is available in public schools
-they don't want the regimentation of schools for their children; or in some cases, they want something more structured than in schools

Those are just some reasons.

Why are people against it? The usual things I hear of are:

-socialization (silly reason because most homeschooling parents are aware of the lack of interaction and make sure the kids do interact with others on a regular basis with lessons, clubs, field trips, get-togethers, etc.; plus homeschooled kids tend to be exposed to a wider range of ages and tend to meet new people all the time, rather than just the same kids and same adult day after day after day)

-academics--they don't see how parents are able to teach everything (again, another silly reason since most homeschooling parents should be able to handle elementary level curriculum just fine and as the students get older, there are plenty of resources which 'teach' content and students become rather independent in their learning by using books and other resources; there are also homeschool co-ops, workshops, classes, online classes and more; I'll add that it is not uncommon here to have a teacher teaching a subject they did not study, and with school resources changing every 7-10 years, they are constantly learning something new)

-some people feel that homeschooled students are 'brainwashed' to the parents' mode of thinking; yet, of course, we have freedom of belief and this right should be defended--besides, the other alternative is to have one's child be with an adult (stranger) who is imparting THEIR mode of thinking

I am personally for homeschooling IF the parents are truly dedicated to making it work. Most parents are, so there's no problem there. They are the ones who care most about their child's development and learn all they can to make the homeschooling journey successful. They know more about the various curriculum programs out there than any school teacher as they've gone and researched all they can to find something they think will work for their family or particular child. They tend to be well-versed in styles of education. Because of the continual searching for resources as their children pass from one level onto the next, they are true models of life-long learning.

Answer 2

If you want the best education money can buy, you home school.

Except at first, the parent does not teach the kid. Get that out of your mind. After the kid learns to study, they study by themselves, only asking for help when they have a problem. This is the best way to learn. My favorited homeschoolers, the kids only studied an hour or two a day, and still advanced twice as fast as they had in the public schools. A lot of time saved not discussing environmental politics; the feminist view of the universe, and no dildo classes nor gay sensitivity exercises.

Answer 3

I have mixed emotions about home schooling, It can be very good for a child as far as book smart if the parents are committed to the process, but I know a lot of parents that say they are home schooling because they are afraid to send there kids to school or because they are just lazy, or other things and the kids do not learn.

My point is that kids can only learn what is being taught by the teacher (being mom or Dad) they are not subjected to different points of view. The home schooled kids are usually lacking in social skills because they do not interact day to day with other children.

These children may be book smart but are not normally street smart, and this can cause problems for them when they are growing into adulthood.

But this is just my opinion and opinions are like *** holes, everyone has one.

Answer 4

I went to home school
we lived way out in the country and by the time I got up went to school finally got home and did homework there would be no time for anything else
we knew this because I went public school through the 3rd grade

we also had racial problems in the school between some students and teachers
even though I was never involved it was becoming unsafe

I am for it if it is right for the child and they have the parents that are going to take the time and responsibility to do it properly

Answer 5

There should be as many decent options available to parents because there are all different kinds of kids. Kids vary in intelligence, learning style, health, behavior.

Some children are best served at home where someone actually cares about their educational needs, safety and well-being.

I home schooled my son this year, because the school he attended was not doing a good job. Now he is back on track.

Answer 6

It can either break you or evolve you. I did homeschooling and it went good. I started it because I wanted more focus on my subjects and unlike many homeschooling I've met I didn't do a school based on a religion. No, straight up give me the books and I'm good to go! Not only that but I was kind of teased in school and also middle schools looked like high schools! I did homeschooling from 6-9 and proudly going back to public school this year. It takes a lot of patience to endure such a method of schooling, I think, personally.

Answer 7

I Homeschool my daughter because she is very ill and being in a 'Traditional Classroom' is like signing her death warrant.
Many famous people have been Homeschooled(presidents,authors, etc)...it has to be the parents choice. Also make sure you factor in loss of income(unless you work from home) and the fact that whoever does the schooling will now be the Stay-at-home parent(can you handle being home all day with the kid(s)???).
Can you afford living on One income????

Answer 8

We homeschool and wouldn't have it any other way. The other answerers made numerous great points about it. The best part of our situation is that I don't have to worry about my children making it home alive and well. We live in a big city and the schools are terrible. 33% of them failed the "no child left behind" requirements. That was unacceptable.

Answer 9

When our son was 3, he talked about how he knew how Odysseus felt when he landed at the beach at Ithaca.

I knew then that Kindergarten was out of the question and just started enjoying the freedom of unschooling. It's the greatest life for us and our kids.

Our kids are so much more intersted in life, so much better at reading, talking, cleaning, helping, being kind, thinking, and understanding life than virtually every schooled kid we've met that I can not think of a single reason to want institutionalized, utterly inappropriate schools for them.

And, btw, socializing is having fun with friends. socialization is the process whereby adults instill in children the values and mores of society. so, you don't need school for socialization - in fact, school harms socialization. and, you don't need school to socialize, either. Our kids are in karate, theater, chess club, weekly park days, and we regularly host game tournaments and other gatherings. It's the life.

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