Americans hold a negative stereotype of homeschooling. How do you defend your decision to homeschool your children to those who criticize that it is not in their better interest?
thanks for your input.
2007-02-22 06:55:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
Okay, I'm not homeschooling my daughter yet, but I'd like to in the future. Her teacher and principal made the comment that my daughter has to learn to adjust to the "real world", refering to a classroom situation of 20 kids the same age. My comment was, "No, thus is not the real world- you don't work with people only your own age. The real world is that we need to get along with younger siblings, older kids, parents, grandparents- people of all ages."
What real benefit is there to having children of the same age in an unstable social environment- education has to take a back burner, there are too many distractions. I don't know a single socially awkward adult who DID NOT go to school, so where is the supposed "beneficial social interaction"? My point is that just because it's normal to send kids to school, doesn't mean it's our best option. I went to school, did poorly, my sister was on homestudies- her grades were good she had a great, morally beneficial social life with friends of all ages.
2007-02-22 07:14:32 · answer #1 · answered by AMEWzing 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well im homeschooled now i went to public school until the 8th grade and i had a realy dorkie image of homeschoolers because i thought that they never left their house or had fun, but just tell people that homeschoolers are just like kids that go to public schools some are hermit crabs and some have fun and are well rounded with have lots of friends
and actually colleges auctually look for homeschoolers because the score higher on test and alot of schools give 1000 Dollars for each year your homeschooled pretty cool! lol
2007-02-22 09:20:46 · answer #2 · answered by andy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of people really have different views of people who homeschool. I just don't bring up the subject usually unless something specific is asked. By that time they have gotten to know my child, seen that he's advanced, and also seen he is not weirdly shy or anything so they really don't have anything to bring up or try and argue about.
another great spot is this website. They have homeschoolers in the news who have achieved great things (like the home schooler who won the national geography spelling bee, a homeschooler who won the congressional gold award or a homeschooling teen who opened her own store!)
These are some great public examples to see home homeschooler succeed better.
http://nche.hslda.org/docs/brightspots/default.asp
I also like to mention how its the leanring proccess, and lots of people learn better in a different setting. And how the majority of the richest people in the world dropped out of school either in college or before. (including bill gate, steve jobs, michael dell, and the creater of oracle.)
http://www.pennylicious.com/2006/10/09/billionaire-dropouts/
2007-02-22 08:00:03 · answer #3 · answered by slawsayssss 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. I'm homeschooled and it's the best thing in the world for me, because I was made fun of and I had medical problems which caused me to miss a lot of school. Americans criticize only what they do not know, because homeschooling for most kids is in their better interest.
2007-02-22 11:15:57 · answer #4 · answered by himnbamluvr 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't really defend myself against people. If someone is on here and spouting ignorance about homeschooling, then I'll post facts about it. In real life, if someone says something bad about homeschooling, i usually ignore it, or say "Sorry you feel that way". I have the proof that it works well, two years and going strong!
2007-02-22 08:46:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Online, I just state my opinion, provide some facts, try to offer a chance to reason. Face to face, it's a little tricker. :) I actually don't really bother defending myself. I don't see it as an attack, just a difference of opinion. If it really got to the point where somebody was being annoying about it, I might say something like, "I hear that you have a lot of concerns. I've done my research and this is what we're doing for now." Then change the subject. :D
2007-02-22 08:00:34 · answer #6 · answered by glurpy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats the same as American home schoolers (mostly the parents) holding a negative stereotype on public schools.
2007-02-25 13:27:05 · answer #7 · answered by Blank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't. I think homeschooling has gotten too glorified by many in the conservative and Christian communities. There are solid conservative teachers and Christian teachers in the classroom. Not all of them are teaching kids to be prostitutes and communists.
Public schools have better resources and better training. Homeschooling only acts to drain those resourses as they have to monitor students that are homeschooled.
If you're homeschooling your children because you assume they might learn evil from other students' influences, why do you not assume that your child is a leader and will influence moral and righteous behavior in other students?
2007-02-22 09:06:42 · answer #8 · answered by penhead72 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Most stereotypes are founded in truth. If you children are truly well educated they will impress that upon others and the stereotype will go away on its own. If they are not well educated they will feed preexisting perceptions. Good luck.
2007-02-22 13:28:43 · answer #9 · answered by kazak 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My family is a living, breathing contradiction to the stereotype of homeschooling...we're liberal atheists.
I've managed to rebut my father's objections, and we're networking socially with other home schoolers of varying ages.
My son's skills are quite advanced for his age.
The quality of my son's education is of so much more importance than the objections of others.
2007-02-22 20:04:46 · answer #10 · answered by answer faerie, V.T., A. M. 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋