public school vs homeschool?

Question

give props to witch one you like and chew out the other

Answer 1

Well, I liked public school while growing up. I even became a public school elementary teacher. I grew to see that that wasn't where I wanted my kids. Things were different than they were when I was a kid, different in a bad way.

We have chosen homeschooling for our kids, at least until high school. Perhaps all the way through. The pros for us are:
-our kids can learn at their pace and get a more advanced education at the same time
-less stressful schedule
-no bullies
-no stupid cliques (which are evident even in elementary)
-no spending most of the day essentially bombarded by 'commercials' of iPods, certain clothes, certain hairstyles, certain attitudes... I mean, really, there's so much advertising at school by the kids themselves, why should a parent worry about how many commercials their kids see on tv?
-more guidance in social aspects (public school kids tend to be left to figure a lot on their own, in part out of necessity because there's almost no way for you to know what's going on with all the kids in a classroom)
-they can learn more about what interests them instead of just doing what they're told to be doing
-they don't know it, but a pro for them is that they don't have to ask to drink water, they don't have to have permission to go to the bathroom--and won't be told, "No, you can't go right now, wait until recess."
-they're not sitting in the same position most of the day--they do some of their work at the table, some in a different position on the sofa, other work while sprawled out on the floor... This is much better for developping bodies than to be sitting at a desk for a large part of the day.
-less waiting: there's a whole lot of waiting at school. You wait for all the kids to be ready with their books open to the right page, you wait for all the kids to be in line, you wait for all the kids ahead of you to have their questions answered, you wait for all the questions to be finished before beginning your work... All this waiting takes up a lot of time. So, by there being less waiting, there's more free time for kids to be kids.
-for my dh, a junior high teacher, the major pro he sees is the social environment--what you see on tv (boys with their underwear showing, girls with low-cut jeans with their thong showing above while being crouched down (yes, I witnessed that the other day), 9 and 10yo girls with haircuts like a teen or adult, even clothes...) is pretty much what a lot of the kids here wear. We're in a large city, not some small town where kids are untouched by major trends.
-we get to raise our kids during the years when they are incorporating the most what goes on around them.

Those are some of the pros.

For public school, the main problem I have with what we have here is the social aspect. Part of it is that it's just totally developmentally inappropriate for children to grow up with 30 'siblings' the same age--kids learn a lot from older people, kids or adults, and that's how it was for thousands of years until the governments forced the kids into school and then had to group them in a way that made teaching the easiest. Part of the social problem though, too, is that we no longer have a cohesive set of values. Teachers are much more tied now in what they can encourage and discourage because parents have all kinds of reactions and a wide range of values. A large part of the social problem is just how a lot of kids are raise (or aren't being raised; take your pick) and unfortunately, it's the ones with some strong negative quality who seem to have the greatest effect on others. Even in my own class in school, the girl who could be seen as the leader, while having good morals in general, was quite snobby and judgemental. Guess what the rest of us girls started doing?

But I also have problems with how schools are academically set up. I have vowed to never return to teaching in a traditional-style program. It is very unflexible, doesn't really want all students to excel, just to get them through the program, even if they're barely passing, those who struggle always struggle, those who are advanced tend to get bored or don't know how to deal with challenges because things are too easy. But we don't skip kids anymore to a grade ahead because then they won't be with their same-age peers... Which brings me back to my original social problem with schools. :)

ADDED TO AN ALREADY LONG ANSWER:
I'm well aware that there are parents out there who do not properly take care of their children's academic and social development as they should when they take on homeschooling. This is something that my husband and I take seriously and we make sure that they get what they need. However, the chances are that they'll still be found to be 'weird' at some point because they will grow up to be a bit different than other kids. Good--that's exactly what we want.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I love glurpy's answer! We have a different situation. I am homeschooling two special needs children (autism spectrum and dyslexia). I tried having my oldest in school. First preschool for 3 years and then school. Preschool was fine, because it was very play-oriented, but school became more difficult and stressful each year. First grade my son was crying and having stomach aches each day. I was having to spend more and more time having to tutor him. I can't remember if it was my son that first asked me to homeschool because he was asking to homeschool at the end of 1st grade or if it was my idea, but it became basically something we felt we had almost no choice about, my dh, my son, and I. Now my 7 year old dd homeschools with us too.

At the time we thought we would evaluate at the end of every year and consider placing my son back in school, which was 6 years ago, but a few years ago, my son said he was never going back until college, so that's how we've left it. Homeschooling has been a huge relief, a huge joy, a lot of work, and a lot of fun!

Answer 4

Second Glurpy!!

Social is really the only thing people look at But there is so much more!
If social is what your worried about join a sport or club.
Public schooling is not a bad place but you can't go on what you need to learn and at your own pace.
I am 13 and been homeschooled all my life I have 3 older siblings and have never been in public school. one has been on the presidents and deans list in college every semester.
You can also decide if you need to do extra in something or if you can skip it and do something harder.
It also depends on you.
I take art but non of my siblings take it. I am not a very good speller but I do every well in math and science.
homeschooling also allows you to take different writers for example last year I took abeka science this year I am taking it from Dr. Wile. When I read it I fill like I am right there in his classroom.It helps me understand it much better I get much better grades.
It also lets you decide what kind of history you want to do.
American,World,or whatever.
I also get along with all ages of people.
But my Best friend is public schooled and she is great.
I also Have friends in private.
The different atmoshere fits different people.
One of my friends was in public but was not doing to well so her parents switched her to private and she makes much better grades.Like I said it all depends on the person.

It all depends on what better fits you.

Answer 5

I've done both and I like homeschooling better cause in public school the teachers really don't care about the students and at home your more one on one and learn more cause there are no disruptions! There are never substitutes at home! One time in 4th grade my teacher just decided she would rather go to the Mardi gras than teach so we had a sub and It was St.Patricks day We were at the lunch table and one of the kids asked his friend if he was wearing green underwear and the kid said no, but the sub. said I am and he like pulled his underwear up out of his pants and showed everyone in the lunch room! It was so nasty but funny! One more reason why I don't like public school!

Answer 6

Wow nice going Glurpy!!!

I strongly agree on what you say. especially in the issue of social development. I am a 17 year old home school student (i love it) and have been home schooled all of my life I have absolutely no problem relating to my pears and i relate better with adults than many other of my public schooled friends.



One thing, I have seen home schooling abused...where there is a certain massive deficit in the learning department...but on the most part i can say that Home Schooling is awesome It is what i will do when i have children for both social and academic reasons


ausitn schaeffer

Answer 7

It would be hard to add to glurpy's answer! I can heartily second everything she said! My kids are around other kids quite a bit, and they are public school kids because there are not many hs'ed kids in the remote little area we live in right now, and most of the other junior high kids mine know can barely read, don't know much science and NO history, know basic math facts but not how to apply them to real life, and don't even get me started on their poor social skills. No, I do not want my kids to be that way. I want them to be educated and ready to deal with real life, and they are already so much better equipped than the other kids we know.

Answer 8

We've been over this and over this. All you are wanting to see is people getting nasty and fighting. "Chew out the other"? Please. I'm not going to give you the satisfaction. What type of education a child receives is up to the parents. There are pros and cons to all forms of it. Parents must weigh the options and decide what is best for their own family.

Peace.

Answer 9

I was home schooled up until grade 10, and quite frankly it left me really screwed up, you just don't learn how to deal with people, and social interaction, not that I was a lonely recluse or anything, but there was a lot that was missing that I had to pick up in the last couple of years. My praents believed that home school was a better education, though it was really only better in subjects that they knew about, they also had both really hated school, espically my late father, and thought they were doing me a favour. But public school is so much more fun in general, we get extra curricular activities, dances, and all that good stuff.

Answer 10

i've done both and honestly public schools are better if only for learning social interaction with other kids and learning how to deal with society and the real world