why do teachers have problem with homeschooler?

Question

other than they lose money( as long as the parents actually tecahing them something)

Ps. I WAS homeschooled

Answer 1

The problem is that many teachers think that parents aren't able to teach their kids what they need to know and are unable to make sure their kids keep up with school. They can be so indocrinated to think that only by going through post-secondary can you have the necessary skills to teach. Which is just silly.

As a former school teacher myself, married to a school teacher, I can say that our post-secondary studies ensured a certain level of education and how to work with large groups, but did not really address teaching the individual child. My husband even ended up teaching grade 7 science--he had not taken a single science course at university and actually had a French major and math minor for his degree. He knew NOTHING about the subject and did what homeschoolers do: use available resources and study guides.

Private schools here do NOT require teachers to have teaching degrees. And the kids do very well. Obviously, a teaching degree is NOT necessary to actually know how to teach a child something. If you can teach your child the names of objects and how to count and even how to add, you can do so much more if you are willing.

They also have mistaken notions about 'socialization'. If teachers would HONESTLY look at social structures of the past, they would see that there is no need to be with tons of people--all the same age--for most of your childhood. That a lot of problems actually came about when this structure, and the increased hours at school, became the norm. The socialization issue isn't an issue for homeschoolers because they have looked at both sides of the picture and seen which one makes the most sense.

ADDED: To the former teacher: Look at the one-room schoolhouses of the past, with 16-yo's becoming teachers without any special training. The kids learned LOTS of things in multi-age settings just fine. The current structure of single-age groupings came about because of convenience, not because it was in the best educational interests (nor best social development interests) of the child. When schooling became mandatory, and in some/many places it HAD to be private or public school you went to, then you suddenly had a ton of kids. The bureaucrats decided it made more sense to have them grouped according to age. But in the process, it meant that the kids no longer had the behaviour modelling of the older kids, no longer had the opportunity to help out the younger kids and were no longer being exposed to higher level things before they were actually expected to learn it (this type of exposure is so helpful in the learning process).

Answer 2

I don't know a lot of public school teachers personally (only the three my son had before we withdrew him to homeschool and my sister-in-law). His first two teachers (K and 1st) were supportive when we told them of our decision. His second grade teacher (the year we withdrew him) was not at all supportive (which kind of explains some of the reason we withdrew him!) My sister-in-law is wary, but since she lives across the country, I don't have to deal with it very often.

I think some teachers (like the second grade teacher) do feel threatened by parents assuming they can do something that they themselves have trained for, although much of the training elementary teachers do is classroom management and administrative tools. When my boys reach high school and I do not have the specialization they need, we will either find co-op classes (taught by specialists in their fields) or take courses at the community college (taught by specialists in their fields) or use homeschool resources designed for self-teaching (created by specialists in their fields).

Interestingly, after reading many of the previous posts, there seems to be a lot of animosity between homeschoolers and public school teachers, not just from the public school teachers, but from the homeschoolers, as well. Perhaps it is because the public school teachers so often look down on those teaching their own. Oh, well, just an observation.

Answer 3

It is because of the homeschoolers we meet. Think about it. A family chooses to homeschool their children. If the parents are educated, responsible, and organized, the children will do very well in homeschool. In fact, they will probably excel. But for the most part they will be in their own world. They will be involved with other homeschoolers in special classes, activities, and often church groups. Rarely will they meet children and adults that are in the “schooled” social circles. They will often go all the way through high school without interacting with people in the “schooled” areas and so we never see how educated, active, social and so on they are.

Who do we see? Two main groups. The parents who tried to homeschool, but couldn’t. Either they didn’t have enough education themselves and/or weren’t organized and disciplined enough to truly work with their children. These children enter either public or private school behind their peers either academically or socially, or both and are sadly become the baseline the “schooled” world uses to judge all homeschoolers.

The other group is the “late in life” homeschoolers. They are the parents who consistently find fault with every school, program and teacher that their children come in contact with. In the case of one of mine this year, I had a 7 year old child who had been through 5 schools and 11 teachers. (Think- that is in two years!) The child’s father, who can’t read, constantly stormed into my classroom screaming at the top of his lungs complaining about everything; the other children, the other teachers, the homework, the schoolwork, lunch… . When he didn’t get an answer he liked, he screamed at the other 19 children in the classroom , “Say good-bye to your teacher cuz she ain’t goin’ be your teacher no more, I’m goin’ put her in jail!”

Eventually, the child was removed from my classroom and after 3 weeks the father started to do the same thing to the new teacher. When he was informed that there weren’t any other options left for his daughter, he took her out to “homeschool” her. Do you really think this child will have any real social skills? Besides social skills, I worry greatly about her academic skills. How can a man who can barely read and write himself teach his own children?

Yes, I know you are thinking, “But that is an aberration, something out of the ordinary, an extreme case. I wish that was true, but in my school we have at least one situation like this a year. Sadly these children, and the ones for whom homeschooling didn't work, are the only homeschooled children we have experience with.

A fair assessment of the average homeschooler? No. But sadly realistic examples of our only experiences.

Answer 4

All of the above good reasons, plus, homeschooled students don't fit the "mold." Homeschooling parents tend to read to their kids a whole lot and then encourage them to ask a lot of questions and discuss things. (That can be pretty disruptive in a classroom.) They push their kids to move quickly through material and "get ahead" academically, when they can, and to take their time with subjects that are difficult for them. So, if the child enters school for some reason, a fourth grader might bbe doing third grade math but seventh grade reading. How does the teacher who wants to stand up and teach a fourth grade lesson cope with that? And that is the crux of the matter. The teachers teach lessons and parents teach students. Homeschooled students are not "all on the same page. "

Answer 5

I grew up around educators. My grandfather and my father are both former public school teachers. My grandfather is retired and my father is now an administrator at a private school.

My dad and many of the teachers I know are in favor of home school. I know others who have reservations about it (primarily that a lot of parents try to homeschool without doing any research on it). I've only met a couple of teachers (in recent years) who are opposed to homeschooling.


The bottom line here is that it is no one's business to decide how, when, where, or by whom children are educated unless they are the parent or legal gaurdian of the child in question. No one else has the right to make that decision. No one else's opinion counts even if they are a "certified teacher"

Ignore bttrflyfairytale. Since she graduated in High School in 2000, had to spend at least 4 years getting her degree and student teaching, and is a former teacher I am assuming that she burnt out in less than 2 school years. Her list of reasons for opposing home school are merely a display of her ignorance and (I assume) her frustration over her failure in the public school classroom.

Answer 6

some teachers think that thier education makes them better at all of the aspects of teaching however most parents who home school do get more education while their children grow. Even a little at a time gets someone the same the BA that most teachers have. Parents have the right to home school and they take the responsibility seriously. Your not so subtle intimations that the parent isnt capable of teaching is rude. My personal opinion is that every school district should be able to count home schooled kids in thier count for funding, and to allow home schooled children access to afterschool activities such as sports, music, drama, scouting, etc. I am a retired person and I have to pay for the schools I say we should count them and let the homeschoolers use the facilites.

Answer 7

I have a year left before I am a teacher. My whole purpose of this degree is to home-school my own children when that day comes. Unfortunately home-schooling is looked down upon. I feel that that is because of the few bad apples that give it a bad name. Not all parents are successful at homeschooling and do not use it for the benefit of their child. If you homeschool correctly with organization, consistency, and love- it is a success. I also think that teachers and society are highly concerned for the social interactions that home-schooled children face or do not. It is important that all children interact with other children to learn how to interact with the world. But after saying all of this, does it matter what they think? As long as you are doing what is right for your children and you and you are doing it out of love, and doing what God is calling you to do...

Answer 8

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Answer 9

To the teacher who corrected the poster's question (which could have easily been a typo):

If you need to feel superior by correcting someone else's grammar/punctuation/spelling, you should first make sure that yours is correct. In your post, you used an ellipsis at the end of a sentence without adding a period - there should be a total of four dots. You also managed to connect three independent clauses with commas when you should have used a combination of semicolons and periods.

For example:
We are the "experts;" we have degrees in specific subject areas. We have master's degrees and beyond in many cases.

OR

We are the "experts." We have degrees in specific subject areas; we have master's degrees and beyond in many cases.

I don't normally correct people on discussion boards and such, but insulting someone for using incorrect grammar while using it yourself is pompous and hypocritical. I'm glad I have the good sense to teach my children at home instead of sending them to someone like you.

Answer 10

I think it's just because they lose money, and homeschoolers prove that they could do a better job because homeschoolers get better grades.
And we are NOT socially retarded....people stop saying that if you don't know what you are talking about....there are very few homeschooled children who dont get any social involvement...they are very rare
and there are many distance education courses, so the parents do not always teach their children (and when they do, they have help)