Does home schooling really prepare your child for life?

Question

We can keep our kids safe from those bullies in school but the first time they step out will they know what to do when and if they face one alone? Is it really the wise thing to do for schooling them?

Answer 1

Are bullies what we are to consider "real life"? There are a few presumptions in your question. First off we do not home school to keep our kids safe from bullies. It is a nice bonus though. Except for the fact that as siblings they tend to give each other quite a normal hard time on a daily basis. Secondly, why would a home school child never step out until ... when???? Yes home schooling is a very wise thing to do for them.

Life is not full of bullies. As adults the bullies go to jail or get sued for causing pain or damage to another. In our community the bullies tend to keep to themselves and are very anti-social.

In the workplace -- who gets fired? The bully.
In the marketplace -- who gets arrested? The bully.
On the streets -- who gets to go to jail? The bully.

Why would a student be unable to handle a bully alone? I know some very big and strong muscular boys that have been homeschooled -- I doubt they would ever be bullied by anyone.
A student from public school is no more capable of handling a bully than an home school child. Any child can learn how to use self-defense and guess what else???? They even learn how to dial a telephone.... go figure, how hard is 911?

Such a funny idea is this that bullies are our future.....!!???

Two of our home-scholars have graduated. My 23 yr son was offered a job by the State Police after making a citizens arrest of a drunken driver that was very combative. His 20 yr sis has never faced a bully and she is in college. Their 16 yr brother was approached by a bully while fishing -- the jerk had a military fighting knife and told his growling black lab dog to "get him". My son looked at the dog and put his arms out and walked toward it -- the dog whined and ran home!!!! He then stood up to the boy with the knife and said Okay I'll fight you but without the knife. The kid said, Uh, no, I don't wanna have to go back to JDH..... -- voila' END of fight. This was verified by witnesses. So, YES home school kids know how to handle themselves. (The boy with the knife is known as the biggest bully at the public school).

Most of the people they meet are very friendly and helpful.

REAL life is full of kind and good people. Those that are criminals tend to get into trouble and it isn't difficult to figure out how to avoid them. Bullies are criminals-- that's the crux of the matter. Face a bully -- defend yourself, get out of there, call the police..... what else do people do?

We like our REAL LIFE. Education at home prepares a student for a very full and rewarding real life. They are able to study for mastery and accuracy for a required amount of time each day. Then they are free to work, play, rest, read, etc.... Lots to do -- the list never ends. Nobody in my house really knows the words "I'm Bored". There's no excuse for boredom cuz there is too much to do.

Answer 2

Homeschooling can definitely prepare a child for life.

If kids need to be bullied or be around bullies for 12 years so that they 'know what to do about them', then we should just make sure one of our own kids is a bully so that the kids grow up with a bully around them.

There have always been bullies, even before there were schools for the masses. Were all those people unfortunate because they didn't get a chance to be bullied at school?

Furthermore, homeschooling doesn't mean staying at home all the time. My children encounter bully-ish kids at the playground and in other places. Because I'm not an adult trying to supervise 100+ kids on the playground, I can see what's going on and coach them better. The difference is that they don't have to be around that sort of stuff every day. From a psychological perspective, it is not healthy for them to be around bullying every day.

So, yes, it is a wise thing to homeschool your children. Besides, preparing our children for life is far more than preparing them in how to deal with bullies. I think the life we lead now is far more reflective of adult life than sitting in a desk 5-6 hours a day, surrounded by same age peers, needing to ask permission to go to the bathroom or drink water, being forced to work on a specific project at a certain time then changing projects 'because it's time'...

Answer 3

Although I am not convinced Home Schooling is a viable or necessary option in nearly all cases (I would make an exception for severe medical problems) I will answer your question with a question: Can any school prepare children for life?
If schooling is all little human beings needed to become happy, useful, successful adults, we would drop our kids off and never see them again!
There is a lot of parenting that prepares children for life as an adult. There is a lot of socializing necessary, girl/boy scouts, church activities, little league, soccer, 4H, etc.
If you are a parent of a child with a bullying problem, maybe you can ask other parents how they address that problem

Answer 4

this question has created some very exciting communicate approximately homeschooling. i became a single homeschooling mom in the early '80s while all of this began. i became asked all of this and greater then and now that i'm homeschooling our granddaughter, that's yet another pass around with the comparable difficulty. i think there are as many motives to homeschool as there are youngsters. My son is effectual in his chosen occupation. His occupation selection became discovered while he became youthful. He went from fixing bicycles to small engines. Now, he's ASE qualified and works on huge engines. that's his organic potential and skill and he discovered it actual. If he have been in classic college he would have been like something of his siblings, a extreme college drop out. He, like them, is a palms on learner and intensely vivid. classic college lecture rooms do no longer decrease it for them. We tried deepest college and public college and went back to homeschooling. so some distance as state run and controlled public college, there's a rather good variety of doctrine being taught in the time-honored public college gadget that folk do no longer accept as true with. this would be a communicate that would desire to pass on and on as different matters, so i will't record any of those and open up those matters right here. Many, if no longer maximum deepest or non secular colleges have the comparable lecture room journey as public college, besides as being high priced.

Answer 5

Let's see.... my homeschooled daughter jointed the U.S. Army at the age of 17. During basic training, she fractured both legs in several places (hairline fractures) and suffered great pain. She toughed it out in a medical hold unit and it took her 7 months before she could pass the run and graduate. She could have gotten a medical discharge, but she had true GRIT and told me that she was going to see it through and if God wanted her to make it, she would make it. Then, when she was in Germany, some girl got drunk and started hitting her for no reason. She pushed the girl away several times, and the girl kept coming at her.... so she finally punched the gal and broke her nose. The blood hit the walls and ceiling.

I think that as a homeschool graduate, she proved that she can take care of herself. She was taught to never start a fight, but to always be the one to end it. :o) That's my girl!

Sue

Answer 6

There are pros and cons on both sides. I think if you are going to home school your child it is imperative that they are involved in lots of extracurricular activities. Get them involved in sports of some kind. Have them get involved in activities at your local boys or girls club. If all they do is stay at home they will never be prepared for the good and the bad that life outside of the home offers. I personally think home schooling is a great way to make sure your child actually learns, but social interaction is extremely important. Good Luck.

Answer 7

You teach them how to handle all situations.There are bullies among the neighborhood children.Bullies are every where and chances are he will encounter them in day to day life home schooled or not.

Answer 8

Absolutely. They learn more about relationships, household and time management, and the values necessary to make tough decisions. They are far more equipped to stand confidently for themselves b/c they benefit from healthy relationships and loving guidance from parents.

Answer 9

yeah, i guess, i'm homeschooled and i'm doing alright