So whats the big deal??

Question

Why do so many people that home school hate public school kids?
What makes a home schooled child better then a public schooled one?
Just because a child goes to public school dose NOT automatically mean their "BAD". And just because a child is home schooled dose not make them automatically "GOOD".
If you really think about it, MOST public schooled children are really good, well behaved kids.
Just because a few kids from public schools use drugs, smoke, have sex etc dose not mean all of them do that. Most of them are good.
I do not think all kids should be in public school, and I do not think all kids should be home schooled. For some, the public school system is better (depending on the area you live in) and for others home schooling is better. IT ALL DENPENDS ON THE PERSON!

Why do people stereotype public schooled or home schooled children?

And please don't answer if your gonna say the public schools are the problem. Its not the public schools, its those few parents who can care less on what thier kid/s are doing.

I like the answers given by Gypsy Girl, mummy, KED, and Melissa C

Answer 1

I home school my children and i in no way think they are better than public school children, there are well behaved and badly behaved children in both, i agree that homeschooling is not for everyone, but for some its what works. For us its the only option that has worked. So to answer your question i do not know why some people stereotype public schooled children....i guess its for the same reason that some stereotype home schoolers and say they are anti-social and weird.....what that reason is i would like to know

Answer 2

You may have a point. I think the problem may be that the "bad" kids from public school get the most publicity. I also think you are thinking in stereotypes. Not all people that homeschool hate public school kids. Most homeschoolers have a few friends that go to public schools. Based on what I have heard, it seems that most parents who homeschool their kids do because they don't want to take the chance of their child slipping through the cracks in a public school. By educating their children themselves, they are ensuring that their child receive a good education.

You are definitely right about one thing, it all depends on the person.

Answer 3

It's generally the parent, not the kid. I go to public school and in some ways, home schooling would be better for me and in other ways worse. The people that are homeschooled are sometimes taught by a parent who was home-schooled. I know a guy who is home-schooled with the exception of about 2 classes, which he takes at his high school.

And by the way, not all public schools are like that. I have been to one where none of the teachers cared worth crap about their job.

Answer 4

What makes homeschooling better, in a sense, is the fact that at least one parent is actively involved in their education, and that the amount of one on one attention they receive is considerably more than they would get at a public school. This being said, it tends to lack a lot of things too...homeschooled kids are not as independent, they don't get to socialize with other kids their age as much, and they are much more likely to be taught a narrower view of life and its meaning then they would be if they attended a public school (they are more likely to be influenced by their own parents opinions without developing the ability to decide for themselves).

Neither are necessarily 'Good' or 'Bad'...there are plenty of people that attend public school all their lives and end up with great educations....the best way you can increase your childrens chances of that is to involve yourself..whether it be in a public or a home schooled environment..

Answer 5

I don't know why, but I think most people just stereotype people in general, for example, people are surprised to find out my dh is a lawyer because he goes around in old running T-shirts all the time, drives a 20 year old car, etc, is nice and down to earth, but there tends to be a negative stereotype of lawyers out there. Why do people stereotype others at all? Maybe its easier than taking the time and trouble to spend an hour or two to really meet and talk with people and find out what they are really like, not just categorize them by their race or job or what kind of school they attend.

Also for the person that answered and seemed to be suggesting that public school might be less narrow-minded than homeschoolers, he must attend different public schools than I did. The public schools that I attended were narrow-minded, definitely had their own agenda, very political, forcing one political ideology on us, very conforming, etc. In our homeschool, each parent is from a different political party, one is Republican, one Democrat, and we try to present different viewpoints. Just because you homeschool, doesn't mean you necessarily have a narrow-minded view; and just because you are the government doesn't mean you have the perfect viewpoint on everything either. I try to present varying viewpoints to my children, and let them see there is not always just one viewpoint to things.

Answer 6

I didn't know that many people hated public schooled kids. From my observations in this forum, it's primarily antihomeschoolers making a big fuss about homeschooling! When homeschoolers share about negative behaviours they see in public schools, I've never understood them to mean that it's ALL public school kids, but enough to make the environment undesirable.

People stereotype because it's normal for us to categorize and classify things, as a part of self-preservation, but also because we live in a society where we are raised to judge everything. It's not just homeschooling, it's what the person next to us is wearing or doing or eating... Judgments are made about people's choice of cars, how they drive, how big they are, how thin they are... We live in a very judgmental society, so you combine that with the natural bent to classify everything and you get rampant stereotypes.

Answer 7

I don't know where these statistics come from saying how the home schooled kid is so much brighter or less trouble
I am certain the home school kids that are part of a network and become part of these studies are bright kids but I am convinced they would bright kids if they were allowed to go to public school anyway
I worry more about the kids that are home schooled so no one will find out how they are abused. I am sure these kids are not allowed to network, or take surveys, or are allowed to talk with outsiders. I am sure they are not going to college. I am sure that when they become adults they will certainly have horrible problems, but by then they will be adults and people will say 'guess that kid didn't care to instill her own discipline' or whatever euphemism they prefer.
I fear that there are many more home schooled kids, escpecially girls, being abused and used, and no one cares because the 'right' to home school is more important than these girls

Answer 8

It's not dose (3 times!!!!!) its DOES.

My children are homeschooled and they don't "hate" anyone.

And from my experience in the public schooled system (all my schooling life), it WAS the schools. All they cared about was how well the kids did on the stupid CATS test.

I do agree, however, that how well behaved the child is depends on the person.

Answer 9

I belong to two homeschool groups that cumulatively have slightly over 150 families now and I have NEVER heard one parent nor child say they hate publicschool students.
Not one.
EVER.
As a matter of fact, the students in both these groups have friends from all types of backgrounds, as they do not judge others based on how they are educated. My daughter has friends that are homeschooled, publicschooled, and privateschooled. She has friends that go to church and those that do not. She has friends that live in our neighborhood, our community, and surrounding cities.
Her non-negotiable on being a friend in a person's heart, not where their family chooses to pursue an education.
Now, on the other hand, I cannot simply go to the hair salon with my children during the day without someone I've never met judging me because my children "aren't in a real school."
So, in my personal experience with home education, which includes:
home educating my children for five years
belonging to two homeschool groups representing over 150 families and close to 400 children
serving as Administrative Director for one of those groups for two years

I would have to say, I see many many more people that criticize and judge homeschool families based on nothing more than the fact that they are homeschooled than I see homeschool families criticizing and judging non homeschool families.
And why is this?
Well, it is my opinion that anytime you are discriminiated against for any reason, you are more prone to make sure you don't do it to others.
At least that's true in my life.

Answer 10

I don't think public schools are all bad.Or are the children who attend them.I do believe the public school system is seriously underfunded and can't afford programs that are so desperately need for special needs students such as my son.There are good and bad aspects of life in all educational decisions.