Parents? Public, private or home schooling ?

Question

Which would you prefer for your children if money was no object and what would be your ideal curriculum?

Answer 1

If other parents would teach their kids self respect and respect for others, public schools for the "intense" socialization. (No I don't live in an upper class neighborhood...there's a lot of parent apathy around here and they don't even know what their kids do, let alone care.)

At this time, it's home schooling. We're lucky to be involved with one of the best home schooling systems around. The curriculum is tailored to the student's needs while meeting federal/state standards adequately. Everything they do is structured with the maximum benefit to the child in mind. They are constantly holding meetings/outings so the children can socialize and the parents have an opportunity to express and discuss cares and concerns and exchange tips as to how to get the children to be better students. I've noticed no lag in their social interaction abilities from those of public school students. This, as well as the needs of the child, is individual and unique to each.

When choosing whether to place a child in public, private, or to home school...it's what best meets the needs of the individual child that is important--what is best for them.

Answer 2

Public schools
At private schools not all the teachers have degrees in what they are teaching. At a public school the teachers are required to have degrees in what they are teaching. Public schools prepare the kids for the real world. Do you think that they are going to get a job where they don't have to deal with difficult people?
Private schools may look better on paper, examples: have better test scores and a higher number of students that go on to college. Those schools do not have to take students that are in special ed or learning disabled classes (note: these kids get the same tests as everyone else and their scores are included in the school's overall testing scores!). They also don't have to take kids whose parents don't make them go to school.
I really don't care for home schooling. The kids just don't get the socialization that they get at a public school. They don't have sports, band, or learning how to work in groups (now many jobs require group tasks). Also the requirements to teach home schooling are not very rigorous. You don't have to have any degree in what you are teaching to your child. Sometimes the person teaching the home schooled child didn't even go to college. I just don't think that it is fair to your child.
The world is a bit more violent, but it seems much worse due to vast improvements in technology. There were bullies when I was in school. There were bullies when my parents were in school.
Ideally curriculum would be well rounded. It would include all the things that colleges require for entrance. I know I love my daughter's school. It challenges the upper level kids while making sure that it doesn't lose the kids who need the help. Each Monday the kids are given 10 spelling words. The first 5 that they miss are their words for the week with a test on Friday. If they get more than 5 correct then they get challenge words. Last week my daughter had government as a spelling word and she is in 1st grade. This is at a public school!
This is my opinion. I know that many think that public is awful. I know that kids have been shot recently at public and private schools and my hearts go out to them and their families. Some people (adults included) really just need help. I hope before they go to such drastic measures, that maybe someone notices and gets them help.

Answer 3

i think the private/homeschool options prefer the parent greater input in the transferring of values & morals. My child is in private school for this reason, among others. An ideal curriculum would include real-life application that shows why the things being taught are important/useful.

Answer 4

I've tried all three! My kids were good students so I had no problems with the public. They had more social activities and sports opportunities with the public then home schooling or private schools in my state. I'd either enroll them at the public or if they were having trouble then I'd enroll them in a private school which had smaller classes.
I believe that children need outside socialization and in the homeschooling I was limited for resources. It would be public for me my kidsthey both did very well.

Answer 5

I honestly think homeschooling would be a great idea if your child will never have to go out in the real world. I think children need to learn how to stand for what they believe in even when there is pressure from there peers. Public school socializes children and makes them well rounded. It would be great to shelter you children from all bad things but at some point they are going to have to deal with real world problems and I think that public school gets them ready for this. I go to church with many home schooled children and they are socially about 5 years behind they don't know how to interact with other children or adults.

Answer 6

Homeschool all the way! All my kids were in public (youngest is now homeschooled) and schools are going down rapidly.
Bullying continues with no disclipline, even with the 'zero tolerance' crap. The reason for this is that schools will get more money from the gov't if they have less disclipline problems. So instead of handling the disclipline problem kids, the schools IGNORE them and let the bullying continue. Even to the point of punishing the kid who was bullied, and forcing the GOOD KID out of the school. I have heard this happen too many times.
There is also too much pressure, sex, drugs, skipping school, cheating, disrespect of teachers just to look good for their peers, and on and on. Don't even mention the crimes in schools.
Homeschoolers have MUCH MORE socialization than public school kids. How that being in closed rooms all day with all kinds of disruptive, disrespectful kids is called socialization, beats me.
Homeschool kids get to go out and learn and experience the REAL WORLD. Public school kids don't.
Public school kids are at the mercy of the bullys, and teachers do NOT make them stop.
Homeschool kids have their parents to teach them manners and how to behave correctly, with parents with them at all times to correct them if need be.
Also, I have been thru too much crap that schools do to children in blatantly violating laws, rules, etc that they created themselves.
School sucks, no matter if the kids there are good or not.
Schools teach ONLY what is on their state mandated tests. Schools do NOT teach what kids need to learn anymore. Schools let the kids CHEAT and learn what is going to be on these tests, so it looks good for the SCHOOL. This is what the 'no child left behind act' is all about. Letting kids cheat on the tests so the SCHOOL LOOKS GOOD AND GET MORE MONEY..

Answer 7

i prefer homeschooling and no one can tell me that homeschooled children dont get enough interaction with other kids! they probably get more than kids who go to reg school as they dont have to sit in a classroom all day when they are done with their homework/assignments they can play with their siblings or if its a nice day you take them to the park or someplace

Answer 8

I've tried all three. I personally prefer homeschool, but it depends on the each individual child, and each set of parents.

Answer 9

home schooling