Okay if your kids don't.......?

Question

Would you still home school your kids if at school they

Don't get bullied
Have good grades
Have good friends
Have good teachers
Doesn’t have an illness
Enjoys going to school

Would you still keep your kids to school?

If not, please list your reasons

And please don't start bashing

I’m not asking about what happened to you when you were in school. I’m asking IF your kids are currently having a great experience at school would you still keep them in school or would you home school them for your own benefit???

Please don't answer if your kids have been home schooled all their life.

Answer 1

I didn't ever consider home schooling my children because I figured they needed a break from me. I believed they needed other perspectives in addition to mine in order to be well rounded people. I also believed they needed to learn to cope with and get along with all kinds of people.

Answer 2

Under the conditions you described, I can't think of a reason for homeschooling that would be beneficial to the child.

I'm trying to think of a reason to keep the child home, and all I can think of is if the family desperately needs the child to help around the home- such as to aid a sick family member, help with a family business, or even earn money in a blackmarket job. My reply to this is, that you need to consider your child's future. Find a way to pull yourselves along while the child attends public school, goes to college, and secures a bright future for themselves. Don't prioritize the immediate needs of the present when they have over 60 years of life ahead of them.

Another thing to consider is, that if you need the children home to HELP in some way, the amount of time it takes you to educate them will take away most of the efficiency. If you want them to work at paying jobs, they'll wind up with a pretty crappy education no matter what you do.

Believe me, most parents would be THRILLED to have children who enjoy school as much as yours do. If what you've said is true, it's a blessing.

Answer 3

I don't homeschool my kids so that they don't get bullied (although it's a nice benefit). I don't homeschool my kids because I don't think they would get good grades (I know my dd would for sure, but would she be challenged enough?) I don't homeschool my kids because I don't think they would get good friends. I don't homeschool my kids because I think they would have bad teacher. My kids don't have an illness. They don't want to go to school.

That said, there's more to it than that. In the elementary years, it's the prime time for a child's development. There's more to their development than all that you have listed and it's for those reasons that I homeschool. I choose to homeschool them not for my benefit but for theirs. If they can have all those wonderful things while still being at home, why should they go to school if those things are there, too?

Now, let's assume I already had my kids in school and there was the situation you described. If my kids were developing bad attitudes or weren't being challenged enough or were getting good grades without actually having the skills or I wasn't comfortable with the socializing going on or any other problem that you have not somehow tied your list to, then yes, I would pull them out.

Your question sounds to me like it's 'school first, homeschool as an alternative if things go poorly', but I disagree with that. There's no reason why school should be considered first over homeschooling. And frankly, you could flip it around and see that there are parents who, despite their homeschooled kids fitting all the criteria you have, send their kids to school, often because they hit an academic level the parents don't feel comfortable with. Parents have the right to do what they believe is best for their kids.

Answer 4

My kids don't go to public school, so no I can't keep them in a place where they never go. My kids, however, do not get bullied, nor do they bully. They make good grades. They have a lot of good friends. They have 2 good teachers. They seldom get ill because they don't go to school with other kids whos parents send them to school whether they are sick or not. They enjoy learning.

Answer 5

There is no way to answer this.My son does have an illness.He has a brain stem tumor.If he didn't have the problems he has I probably would be sending him to school.His school did all they could for him so it was pointless to send him some place that would only baby sit him.At least at home I can help him discover things that school doesn't have the time or resources to do.

Answer 6

If I had kids at school who were doing generally or extremely well, had good grades, teachers, etc., I would see no reason to pull them out.

Answer 7

i didn't get bullied, had great grades, lots of friends, good teachers (who i still remember and admire), did have any major illness, and like going to school.
however, i was still homeschooled. why?
because that was what worked best for me. it's something both i and my mom wanted to do.
and now....
i still have great grades at a good university, i have lots of friends both from college and from growing up (i met my best friend in middle school when i was homeschooled), enjoyed having my mother help teach me, don't struggle with my teachers now, and still love school.

Answer 8

how can it be for your (the parent's) benefit? it is sometimes (money-wise) hard to home school. I haven't seen any good teachers or lack of bullies that would make me want to put my children in public school

Answer 9

Well,

.I get bullied alot
.Have great grades
.Have back stabbing friends
.Had the same teacher for 4 years
.Allergic to peaches
.Shcool is mean

Answer 10

You're asking to be bashed.

Reasons not to:

--Antisocial
--Never had a childhood
--Never was able to have the high school experience
--Ill adapated socially for college
--Still has plenty of illnesses, and those that were not introduced at high school will be introduced at college, where your child will have to go eventually.
--Potentially lesser education
--No one can say that the child will enjoy school, have good grades, have good friends, or be taught well.
--YOU CANNOT PROTECT YOUR CHILD FOREVER

I have been in the public school system for my entire life, and I can tell you:

--I've never been bullied
--I was 4.0 student
--Have great friends
--Had great teachers
--Had plenty of illnesses, but I caught more from being outdoors
--Loved going to school