Homeschooling? Y do you do it?

Question

just wondering! Thanks!

Answer 1

In the beginning it was because...

1. ... it is what my husband wanted for the children.
2. ... my own public school education was "dumbed down" from what it should have been.
3. ... christian faith issues are often opposed in the public school system and we value christianity.
4. ... gangs were taking over the campuses.
5. ... we could not afford private school.
6. ... the professional teachers constantly complain that they don't get enough pay, the classes are too large, and the buildings are too old.
7. ... a group of strangers cannot possibly know my child enough to tailor a study program that fits his/her personality and learning style.

I continue to educate my children at home because I have learned that....

1. ... it is the right thing to do.
2. ... my students learn at their own pace and progress at a remarkable rate from one level to another.
3. ... math, writing, and reading are the basic skills of study that must be practiced and mastered over the course of 12+ years.
4. ... we have a large group of friends and a strong base of support.
5. ... I LOVE my children.
6. ... homeschooling works really well.
7. ... my students have all continued past my own level in math by learning the art of self-teaching.
8. ... my children are gifts from God and it is my resposibility to raise them, love them, and provide for their physical, spiritual and academic needs.

Home-schooling works!

Self-teaching works! Students are capable of so much more than the standard run-o-the-mill educational system has to offer. When a student realizes her/his own potential and pursues studies with a drive for accuracy and knowledge the options are endless as to how far one can go.

Supervised self-teaching in a quiet, well maintained environment with minimal aid along the way is a wonderful process of learning.

Math with a goal of 100% accuracy, writing to express one's thoughts, and reading from the best available books for a course of 12+/- years prepares any student for higher studies in college and the workplace.

Answer 2

Well, my reason is the quality of education. The schools in my area are in a steady decline, and I personally blame the "testing for dollars" approach.
Where I live, state funding is directly related to achievement test scores. Instead of creating an atmosphere where schools are actually excelling, it has backfired. Each year the standards are lowered because schools are howling that they aren't getting their funding because the tests are too hard.
When my daughter left the system, they would spend most of their time just studying for the tests. Most of the time was a couple of months before each set of exams (there were two) I realized this when all of a sudden the homework stopped coming home. Instead, she would come home with quizzes that "Tested her knowledge" on things like "what is a good snack to have on test day" or "how many hours of sleep should you get before your test" things like that.
Not a quiz, but quizzes.
In my state, a passing grade is 48 percent. 48 percent. Blows me away. To get a diploma in my state the student can fail the test with a 48 and get a diploma.
And the schools are still howling that this is too strict.
Even parents are complaining.
So the standards get lowered again, so more schools can get that prized "exemplary rating"
But does this sound like exemplary performance to you?
Didn't to me.
That's why I homeschool. I want more for my kids than 48% accuracy. I do not want them to think that less than half right is ok.
Also, I believe this testing practice actually limits their knowledge. They can do well on the information presented in these exams, but anything outside of that, and they are lost. Now, that is true anywhere, but they are tested on a very limited set of things, so you see where I get that.
Homeschooling provides us the opportunity to learn about absolutely anything we want. And homeschooling is such an efficient way to study, that we have time to pursue many more things.
Whew. off the soap box for me now.

Answer 3

We homeschool our children because we know what the schools are like--I'm a former elementary teacher and my husband is a junior high teacher. We did not like the social atmostphere at school and feel our home and the activities we choose will be better environments for our children to grow up in than what's presented at school. We also have issues with the one-size-fits-all model of the school curriculum.

Answer 4

We started homeschooling because our gifted child was not given more difficult work, just MORE work. This was not allowing him to work at his full potential. Being able to include religion in our curriculum was an added bonus, as we were already doing religious studies outside school.

I also didn't like the general atmosphere in junior/senior high. I prefer to teach my child manners and values by example and the examples he would get in the public school are not the values I want him to embrace.

Answer 5

I feel I can provide a greater quality and breadth of education than would a public school.
I feel the "socialization" that many mention when disparaging homeschooling is not friendship but the social darwinism of popularity, teasing, valuing materialism over character, and bullying. What many call "socially misfit" seems to refer to kids who don't relate to cynical kids who disrespect their parents and don't value education.

I don't understand why anyone would want that for their child.

Answer 6

If you desire a packaged Christian curriculum, then cross with the ones. But, no, you do not must purchase all that. Pick and select simply what you desire and what works excellent. Where do you are living? Do you must train grade degree components, same to the universities? If no longer, consider loose to do what your youngster desires to do. If you permit her or him decide upon technological know-how and historical past topics it's extra amusing, she or he will study and keep extra. What grade degree? You can do unit experiences and get plenty of loose strategies on-line. I have no longer been dwelling schooled, however I have dwelling schooled my possess for greater than 18 years. I have under no circumstances purchased a packaged or whole curriculum. I have purchased math texts, components, and so on. English workbooks and texts. Mostly used. I have additionally discarded (offered) the identical whilst it wasn't simply correct for my children. I do not consider I purchased something for technological know-how or historical past for years. If you desire books, check out the library free of charge! My largest expenditure was once for Adobe merchandise (dwelling schoolers get the schooling reduction that is ample) for my son. Flash, Dreamweaver, and so on. Then to discover he wanted a brand new laptop to run them! But, that's what he demands to paintings toward his lifestyles objectives, so I obtained it. Do a studying patterns quiz to peer simply how your youngster/youngsters (you?) study excellent earlier than you purchase some thing. It would no longer be the excellent for them, despite the fact that the ones right here swear by way of it.

Answer 7

Because I can and have very strong feelings against the public school system where we live. I use to teach and I know first hand what goes in the classroom. Besides I believe both my husband and I are the best Teachers for our daughter. I have a hundred and one reasons why, but I won't get into those. I love having her home to teach her all the things we believe to be important for her future.

Answer 8

PS is locked into a rigid age/grade system that doesn't fit every child. Homeschooling allows us to go at our daughter's pace and work at a variety of grade levels on various subjects. It allows us to nurture her love of learning and keep the learning process fun and exciting rather than the dull chore PS becomes. We have more time for extracurriculars and time with friends. Finally, we do it because it is fun for all of us!

Answer 9

My child is mentally disabled with multiple learning disabilities.I was informed he would only maintain the knowledge he had in a school setting.Since home schooling he is reading better.There are to many children and not enough teachers to give him the help he needs in public school.I want him to achieve what he can and not be held back by the lack of resources,

Answer 10

For parents who don't want their kids going to public schools. I tried to talk my parents into homeschooling just because I hated going so much.