which is better home-shool or high school?!?1?

Question

would mean alot!!thanks

Answer 1

Well, home-school is good cuz you can get away from all the drama at high school and plus, your at home the whole day. But I think high school is better cuz you get to see your friends everyday and you get a better experience from high school than home-school. High school basically helps you to interact with other people.

Answer 2

It really depends on different factors, like:

*what the schools are like where you are (this includes what's offered, the teachers, the students...)
*what the student is like

If you are a very social person and want to be a part of all the social activities that a school offers and that you can't get elsewhere in your community, or you just really like the idea of being with lots of people each day, then high school is probably the better choice.

If you want to focus more on your academics and don't care so much about the socializing, then homeschool may be the better choice.

I know two siblings who are very different from one another. The one is homeschooling for high school and does not feel she's missing out on anything and has no regrets. I could see the other really enjoying high school and potentially regretting having stayed in homeschooling.

There is no 'better' for everyone.

Answer 3

I can only speak from my own experience, but homeschooling is great for us. It is much better than high school.

My children are very social and we belong to several homeschool groups and go to teen nights regularly. No social suffering here.

I have also found that my children are much more rounded than other children in the public school system. We attend plays, concerts at the symphony, jazz band concerts, lectures, the ballet and other cultural events.

I give my children an ethical dilemma each day and they answer questions about them. This extends far beyond any character development than they would ever get in public school.

We also did an activity where they wrote their own code of ethics.

The kids play an active part in selecting vocabulary words for the week. I ask them what word or words they would most like to learn about and they tell me. We try to keep to 20 a week, but sometimes they beg me to go to 25 or even 30. They will add words that they have heard in songs, read in books or heard on TV. They also like to grab the dictionary and flip through it finding words to learn.

I am a freelance writer so I give them creative writing projects and use fun prompts.

One of the things that my kids love about their homeschool experience is that while they learn the basics, they can focus on particular areas of interest. For instance, my daughter in on the track to becoming a veternarian. I develop activities that incorporate math, spelling, Math and other subjects into the practice of Veternary Science. She is planning on volunteering at a local Vet clinic this summer.

With homeschool, you tailor the lessons to the child, teach the child as he or she needs to be taught and best responds.

With public school the child must adapt to how the teachers the children. If they learn in a different way they are often lost in the system.

Answer 4

I was homeschooled, so I may have a biased opinion. I can't say that I was unsocialized. I had so many friends that my mom had to keep me home just so that she would see me. I took piano, voice and art lessons. Ballet, tap and jazz classes. I was involved in theater and my church, all of which let me be with people and learn how to be a grown up.
I missed not getting to go to prom, but that wasn't because I couldn't go, my dad wouldn't let me :) I still went to football games at the highschool and never felt funny because I was homeschooled.
Being homeschooled allowed me to take part in so many different things, I learned how to design web pages and build my photography skills. I read constantly because I had little to no homework. I worked at my own pace through books that were specifically picked for the way I learn. I could get my school done in 2 hours everyday which left time for having fun and learning everything else I was interested it.
I think that there are pros and cons to each. Although homeschooling, contrary to popular belief, doesn't result in kids who are unsocialized (because everyone who knows me will tell you I am a social butterfly) nor a poor education (I had read everything by the time I was 16 and have an excellent GPA in college now). So don't let those stereotypes stop you from choosing what is the best way to learn.

Answer 5

IT ABSOLUTELY DEPENDS ON THE PERSON! Some people like being more social (like all the social butterflies on this site right now, telling you high school is better because it was better for them) Some people need a quieter, more comfortable learning environment. Its not like I know or anything, I just did both. If you decide to homeschool, make sure of these two things: You have the time available to commit (It is not easier than sending your kids away for 8 hours a day!) and: You have other positive outlets for socializing. It also depends on your school. Even the best school (Public, Private or home) can be the worst decision. And ASK YOUR CHILD they can tell you what they need better than anyone else in the whole world.

Answer 6

As a parent considering home-schooling, I find it ridiculous that people without a degree want to teach their children. I think it is outrageous when someone with a very non-related degree wants to teach and it can be harmful for the kids. I do not think you should have all the majors to home-school your children but you should be expert at one thing at least and take a mandatory exam of each subject you want to teach. I mean you can have 20 degrees but that does not make you an expert. I do expect a home-schooling parent to have at least one degree and relevant knowledge which gets tested according to FEDERAL standards. Like you said, some kind of certification should be the minimum requirement for a home-schooling parent. At the moment, I do not think they have strict standards regarding the parents, only the children. From what I've gained, home-schooling rather relies on children who are able to study on their own with some parental help. I mean the material is given, not the parents have to make it up. My problem with the system is that reading about something or learning with your kids does not make you a teacher because teaching is not only about the knowledge of the subject matter... not everybody can teach. That's why people should acquire a teaching certificate. Kevin: if someone is too lazy and bored to finish high school, it tells a lot about his or her character. High school drop-outs are bored? Oh come on, we went to college because we loved it? We had to do it, we wanted to be educated, we did not give up while high school drop-outs did. Should I respect them and tell them they would be much better teachers than me just because they did no go through the boring college years? Wow, what a logic. I didn't know I should be ashamed of my degrees...

Answer 7

I think both have pros and cons. As mentioned, in public school kids have more opportunities to socialize, however this can be achieved by other means such as enrolling the child in martial arts or some other group activity, sports etc. I think there are a lot of corrupt people in the world and based on my years in public elementary school, if I had kids I would home school them. The same books are used so the curriculum is the same and they take the same tests as kids in public school. The only difference (imo) would be that I would be certain that nobody was bullying, molesting, or mis-informing my child. I think the social aspect of public school is easily attained elsewhere.

Answer 8

"better" or "best" are subjective terms and you can't really get a definite correct answer to a question like that.
Which is better depends on what type of person you are, what you are looking for, what type of learner you are, and even where you live.
If you are homeschooled and you are unhappy, and you look at the local highschool with great longing and you wish you were there everytime someone even remotely mentions "school" and you cannot come up with a solid answer when someone asks you "why you are homeschooled" or "do you like being homeschooled" then I would say highschool would be "better" for you.
If you are at the local highschool and you are bored, and there are many things you would rather be able to research in depth, or you just feel like you don't want to be there, and you have looked in to what homeschooling is really about (and not just listened to someone else's opinion of what they think homeschooling is about) and you have discussed it with the people that will be helping you pay for it and hold you accountable, and you know people that homeschool so you won't be alone, then maybe homeschooling will be "better" for you.
that was a really long way of saying, it totally depends on what you are looking for and what you want. But, make sure that if you are in a position where you are having to choose one or the other that you RESEARCH both options and don't depend on a bunch of strangers on a public Q&A forum make the decision for you.

Answer 9

It really depends upon your situation and you haven't given enough information for me to give you a definitive answer.

As for social skills, homeschooling allows more time for socializing and the interactions you have will include a more diverse group than that found in a public or private school.

On the other hand, you must seek out opportunities to socialize when you home school since you don't have a built-in set of peers to make friends with.

Answer 10

I did two years of both...i preferred homeschooling, and I did better homeschooling. And homeschooling does not make you socially retarded...I became more social after I was homeschooled.