Why send your kids to public school?

Question

Is it for the social skills they learn?
Maybe talking with the police officer patroling the halls.
Learning how to get the best prices for drugs.
Learning how to hide or fight.
Learning all the four letter words.
Learning to talk back to adults.
Learning how to put on condoms.
Learning to be tollerant of others actions.
Learning all the politically correct agendas

Or is it the academics?
Being one of the 60% who can read.
Being one of the 25% who know where Iraq is.
Being one of the 20% who make it to Calculus.
Learning how to wast billions in tax payers dollars.
Learning other countries spend less and achieve more

Conclusion. Most people were educated in the public school system so they don't know any better.

Until the libs get out of the public schools take your kids out and look at home schooling as an option.

Answer 1

You forgot they may get to see a fellow student killed.
They may also learn this country is a democracy where my home schooled children learn it is a Republic.

They learn ethics, absolutes, at home not whatever makes you happy. Man this is fun I could go On and On. Home schooling is not for everyone but most could do it.

I'm always being told how mature my kids are by other adults. They comment other kids are rude and don't know how to talk with them. My kids do fine. My 15 year old does calculus. They are all involved: Sports, 4H, Scouts, music. I don't know what social skills my kids lack but I know some degenerate habits they will never have. No social skill, what a farce, can only come from ignorance and those indoctinated by the power of the publik school growth industry.

Answer 2

I homeschool also, but I think there are several reasons why: it's free is probably the major reason; people work so they can't homeschool their kids or think homeschooling is something they can't do or don't want to do. They can't afford private school tuition. It's at least $10,000 per child for the good ones in my area and I have two kids, so that would be at least $20,000 a year!

Some people also view it as beneficial for their child to be exposed to influences like "bullies" so they will be prepared for when they get a job (I've seen that posted several times on Yahoo Answers). The thing about that is if you have a bully at your job, he would get fired (or if not you should get a new job) so I've never understood how that helps one prepare for the "real world". Additionally, I've never been bullied, and somehow made it fine through college and several jobs. It's really not a necessary prerequisite life skill, and I certainly don't think that seems like a valid reason for attending public school.

Answer 3

I, too, reacted to "Why homeschool your kids?" with "Why send your kids to public school?" If I'm capable and willing to do it myself and to provide them with wider--and developmentally more appropriate and healthier--experiences than they would experience at school, why wouldn't I? And if I choose to take that on, why hassle me about it? I don't go around telling those in public schools that they're doing their kids a disservice! You do what you believe is right, not what others believe is right.

Somebody left as answer something about how supposedly no presidents or anybody "important" had been homeschooled. If he's talking about people today, well homeschooling has only gotten re-started in the past 25-30 years, and has only really been gaining momentum for the past 10-15 years. Those kids simply aren't old enough yet to have become presidents or other major leaders!!!!

However, when you look a little further back than that, both Presidents Roosevelt were educated at home and not in schools. Other Presidents were also educated at home: Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln (who didn't learn to read until he was 14 yet still was able to educate himself to become a lawyer and later President), Benjamin Franklin had no formal education past the age of 10, I could cite others. Douglas MacArthur did not go to school until the age of 13. There are PLENTY of "important" people who were homeschooled.

Answer 4

You don't know what you're talking about do you? There is not a country in the world with a better public school system than the United States. Why do you think so many people with children immigrate to this country? I don't see people moving to other countries for their public schools. If you know of any please list them.

Where I live, our public schools have as good or better reputation than the very expensive private schools. One local public school principal told me the few problems they have had (with drugs or sexually promiscuous students) were all with students who had transferred or kicked out off private schools.

Answer 5

All I can say is what the hell.

That's like someone saying that all home schoolers are social outcasts, have no friends, don't get educated, have no life, don't know how to react in rough situations, etc.....

Okay so are you saying absolutely no home schoolers learn or are like that?

There are lots of great kids who attend public schools.

Okay why send your kids to public school is the same as someone saying why home school your kids. Your practicality saying everyone needs to home schooled their kids and if they send their kids to public school its wrong.

Look, I was home schooled up til 8th grade and now I'm a sophomore attending a public high school, and let me tell you public school is 100% better then home schooling for me.

When I was home schooled my parents didn't care about my education, I had no friends, I was lonely and because of that I developed a eating disorder.
Now I'm in public school and I'm getting educated, I have great friends who care for me, I play on my varsity volleyball team, I don't get bullied, and I just love school, oh and yes, I do get educated.

I don't know what your problem is but if you didn't notice EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT! Remember, just because home schooling works best for one child doesn't mean its gonna work best for another. And its the same in public school.

Why don't you be an example to your kids and stop criticizing public schools.

Respect others choice.

Your participially saying that all public schooled children are "bad", and home schooling them will automatically make them "good".

Sure there are some failing public schools but a lot are good.

Sure public schools are not perfect, and home schooling is not perfect either.

For most kids who attend public schools, both their parents work. Now think about it, what would happened if every single kid in the world was home schooled? In my opinion, I think that would makes things 100% worse.

Answer 6

Im at a public school I see all that and I know all of that. But I know where Iraq is, I have college level reading and so much more. Its true that I myself would love to be out of MPS but I love my teachers, well the ones that teach and dont spend the whole 45 minutes trying to get the class to shut up....


Good Point...
However my parents wont take me out I asked today about homeschooling and they said no.... So next year for highschool Im going to a Privite school or a charter school...yay?

Answer 7

You have a very warped opinion of public education. How about learning to socialize with others, to share, to work as a team, to learn that hard work bears fruits and sloughing off gets nothing. Not sure where you are that the illiteracy rate is 60%, but that may explain your thinking. The isolation of homeschooling is not the answer. By the way...what's so bad about learning how to put on a condom? It beats learning how to care for a baby at 14.

Answer 8

Yes!!!! Some one gets it!!!!!!! I was public schooled too and I do NOT think it is good FOR MY CHILDREN. I am homeschooling my sons but also looking into a great PRIVATE SCHOOL for them. It is the best of the best and I get to come in whenever I want. Class size is small 12 -13 and there is a teachers aid too. I love home schooling my children though!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

Talking with the police officer: Helping out the Neighborhood Watch Program, keeping us safe!
Best prices for drugs: If Medicare craps out, who will?
Hide or fight: Life's tough, get a helmet.
Four letter words: You mean the ones 'adults' say all the time?
Talk back to adults: No mindless automatons here!
Put on condoms: Sex ed for less STDs/pregnant teens!
Tolerant of others actions: Whoa, I guess people are different and we need to respect their beliefs!
Politically correct agendas: I like being a good person, and you should too!

60% who can read: That's right, and I'm gonna own you one day.
25% who know where Iraq is: Wow, you must be counting the First Graders who don't even know where our capitol is.
20% who make it to calculus: So those are our engineers and scientists. I don't think politicians need it. Nor do most doctors. Or most teachers. Or businesspeople. Or construction workers. Or factory folk. Or writers. Or artists. Or...
Learning how to waste billions in tax payers dollars: That's the politicians, who, as we've established, don't listen to us anyway.
Learning other countries spend less and acheive more: That's because they aren't Team America: World Police!!! Seriously, go be a world power and talk to me later. Actually don't, but still.

Conclusion:
You're labeling all the good things about public schools. If you're home-schooled, you may end up becoming 'socially retarded.' Sure, maybe you'll know how to calculate the dimensions of a Gaussian Curve by age 12, but will you know what it's like to be out in the real world?

Answer 10

This secular lib IS a homeschooler.

don't be so partisan. we most likely have more common ground than not about the reasons we choose to educate our kids at home.