What is home shcooling?

Answer 1

when you have school at home

Answer 2

Home schooling comes in MANY different forms. There is a broad range of variety. Every home school is as independent as the people that are in it.

Each State in the USA has different laws about what and how you can *home school*. A great way to get really good information is to go to an home-school conference or convention. There are also local home-school support groups and co-ops in every community. Go to www.HSLDA.org and www.NHERI.org --- both of these resources will have a wonderful wealth of information for you.

I can tell you about my home-school: We choose a *curriculum* (some don't use any purchased curriculum --- they just use nature, books, the library, etc... an eclectic collage of material) Our "curriculum" is a collection of books and a teaching plan all on 22 CD's for the computer. We use a math text book, the dictionary, the encyclopedia and many other resources.

After breakfast and chores we begin our studies. First math, then writing, and next reading. Everything is done with the idea of striving for accuracy and truth. The rest of the day is open for music lessons, group activities, jobs, teams, etc......

The gov't does not dictate what we do or how we do it as it does in the public school. The reason the gov't dictates public school policy is because the gov't pays for public schooling.

We don't hire anyone in my homeschool. We do it all ourselves. Extracurricular stuff does cost money -- piano lessons, equestrian team, 4H activities.....

Home school means to us that we study all of our academic basics at home ---- in safety and privacy.

www.robinsoncurriculum.com

Answer 3

Freedom.

Who needs school when it is an innate desire in humans to want to learn? Edison did great despite the fact that he was only formally schooled for 3 months. Abe Lincoln, he taught himself and only schooled for something like 50 weeks...you'd be amazed at all the famous people and Founding Fathers of America that were home educated....they didn't have a problem socially either.

The public education system as we know it is fairly new considering that we humans have been around for thousands of years... so really, it's quite laughable to ASSume that people need it to learn and become productive citizens of society. Thousands of years of discovery happened LONG before people were forced to attend a public education system. In ancient times most children started 'formal' education between the ages of 8-12 and even then Greeks didn't have education in a little classroom but walked around and DISCUSSED philosophy and asked questions, etc.

Asking questions and observing is HOW people learn and is the best way to learn for most people. Most children love to learn until...the dreaded system steps in. Sadly, most children today have to sit down, shut up and listen...they must learn to test and fill in the little holes on the test properly, so the school system can get their funds, poor things. I've yet to see any anti-homeschoolers talk about how much they learn and how they 'love' learning in public school, seems they only care about socialization. I'm willing to bet that children who aren't in tons of actitivities and do not have a lot of friends have quite a different view of this 'must have' socialization experience that only the school system is able to give. ;-)

Answer 4

It's what you do to give your kids the best educational experience they can have. Kids who are homeschooled usually gradute high school at 14 or 15, college at 18 or 19, get their MS at 21 and their PhD at 22 or 23. There is no BS to distract them, so they tear through the coursework in no time. Their work is checked by administrators to make sure the kids are getting a good education. When your mom is the teacher, you better have your homework done...

Answer 5

Homeschooling is obtaining an education outside of the public school setting, that is montiored by the parent and is looked at as a private school. If you are interested in finding out about your state laws, go to www.hslda.org (Home School Legal Defense)
Homeschooling gives you the opprotunity to teach children as they learn and gives them the ability to master the skills taught, without the hectic drama of the public school.

Answer 6

You stay home and have school a few hrs. a day and than do what you want. The kids I know that have been home schooled are also problem children and do what they want without much of any supervision. I think parents take advantange of home schooling, so they don't have to have the responsibility of making sure their child "goes" to school.

By the way, it is "school" NOT Shcooling!!!!!

Answer 7

You teach your own kids at home I'm homed schooled I think it's better then public school

Answer 8

Means that you are taught at home usually by parents or relatives. The curriculum is approved by local government.

Answer 9

You teach your baby to eat, to talk, to walk...then you teach you toddler to use a fork, and how to count, sing a song.

And then you decide, you should teach them everything else.
You want to keep your child safe, loved, close to the family, you want to keep out bullying, swearing, peer pressure...yet you want them to be good people, with strong minds.

Thus you homeschool.

Answer 10

I didn't ask this question, but I am going to say thanks to those that actually understand homeschooling, that showed up to answer.
Maybe one of these days those that do not know anything about homeschooling will stop assuming they "know what they're talking about" and listen.