would u home school your child? if so, why?

Answer 1

no i wouldnt, because school teaches other valuable life experiences, like socialisation, making friends, and learning independence away from you
in certain cases i would, like if my child was severley bullied, or ill, but in normal circumstances i wouldnt, my daughter starts school in september, and she cant wait, i think all in all its a important part of life

Answer 2

I home school because I think it provides the best education for my children. For example in languages, we start Spanish at birth and plan on starting Latin in 1st grade. Plus US schools don't do much World History and we cover world history, the first time, grades 1 & 2.

For the socialization aspect, I think true social graces come about within a community of people of varying backgrounds and ages. A class room may be able to provide different backgrounds but not different ages. It is a strange thing to place 30 people all born within a year of each other in to a classroom for 6-7 hours a day, then after graduation place them in a world where they will never have the same situation again.

That said I think it is good that you are asking because you need to make the best decision for your child(ren).

Answer 3

If I were the parent I would not personally do it, because that can become very frusterating for you and the child. There are lots of people available that can do the homeschooling though. The decision for homeschooling all depends on the child though... is he or she getting bullied? Do they have lots of problems in school/or do better one on one? Are they getting involved with a bad group of kids? If the child is having a very rough time, it is a good idea- especially if they are involved with a bad group of kids. There are so much drugs and sex and fighting, and it's good to not let your child become immune to that. However at the same time, by depriving them from the school scene they will miss out on things such as prom and homecoming and school sports. If you do decide to homeschool your child, make sure that he or she does have good and solid friends in which they can hang out with.

Answer 4

I would if the level of education the would receive in the local public school is not to the standard I wanted so long as I made sure that they had interaction with their peers on a regular basis such as on a house-level sports team or another community activity. Home schooling does remove a lot of socializing in children, which is not a great idea.

I went through public, private, and religious school systems as a child. My favourite was my first school which was a small community public school out in the middle of nowhere. It wasn't because of the level of education I received, it was because of the level of community in it. All 200 kids knew each other and respected one another. A rare thing nowadays.

Also, make sure you are willing to teach and able to teach your children what they need to know to succeed. And that they want to be home schooled.

Answer 5

Yes... we do homeschool. There are so many reasons why. Academics at the appropriate level for the student, more social oppurtunities, more time to pursue non-academic interests/hobbies, more time to dig in deep to the academic topics that really interest the student. It's work to make a good homeschool setting work well for the student, to prepare them for the world. Often, in the public school setting, there isn't time to dig in deeper to topics of interest, and discipline can take away from academics. People always say homeschool kids don't get enough socialization. Mine get more, and it's better for them, than when they were in the public school system. I know of many schools where the prime time for socialization (lunch) is taken away with silent lunch as a discipline measure. There's minimal time to talk between classes. There's a whole lot more negative socialization going on at the public schools than socialization that promotes postive growth in a child. Since we've spent more time in the public schools than in a homeschool setting, this is based on personal experience and information gleaned from teachers and others I know.

Answer 6

Yes to homeschooling.

We have 1 daughter. First off, we believe that we can do it. Her mother and I are electrical engineers. With our educational background we do not fear any classwork through high school - especially not math or science, the classes that most parents cannot handle at the high school level.

Secondly, we want our daughter to LEARN. I have reviewed the public school curriculum and I am not impressed - at least not favorably. The "no child left behind act" works to the advantage of Forest Gump and to the detriment of the top of the class. Our daughter's test scores place her at the borderline of the "gifted and talented" category. Public school is not a good fit.

Finally, my own experience in public schools was negative because I was grossly overqualified for the classwork. I was EXTREMELY bored in school. I had to conform to the class. Neither teachers nor parents had patience for misbehavior from a bright student. In short, I had my own Hell for 13 years. I do not want that for my daughter who also appears to be overqualified for public school.

Home school is my 1st choice. A demanding private school is my 2nd choice. Public school is the school of last resort.

Answer 7

I do homeschool my children. Why? Because I saw enough while teaching to decide that I was able to provide something better through homeschooling, at least for the early grades (elementary). Dh teaches in a junior high and feels strongly that our children should NOT go to junior high. What with the clothes, the materialistic focus, the parties and drugs and drinking (yes!! we heard through one teen about a party some parents threw for jr./sr. high kids and they were passing around alcohol and joints), the smoking, the focus on socializing, the stupid fads like spraying Axe on your arm and lighting it, I feel the same way.

We've added to our reasons to homeschool the academics, the family focus, that I get to be the primary caregiver rather than some strange adult each year, that they get to be kids because they get their school stuff done much faster than if they were in school so they have a lot of free time, that they have time to participate in outside activities without us going crazy driving them around and never seeing them because they're at school all day. There are probably others, too.

Answer 8

Americans are very lucky that they get the chance to homeschool their child.
In the country that I live in homeschooling is allowed but, only until they are 10 years old and with very strict regulations. They are so strict that it is nearly impossible to follow the guidelines so, many people do not homeschool.
I would love to do it if I could. Who says education is being locked up in a classroom the whole day with a bunch of unruly rowdy kids? I'd like to instill my own values and manners into my children and teach them in what I think is a more free and fun way.
Unfortunately, I don't have the choice and my children suffer because of this. They say public schools are good for children to socialize but, I don't know how good learning to bully, fight and curse is.

Answer 9

We are just starting to home school our youngest. Why? because Publicly funded schooling in Britain is now about achieving targets, league tables, health and safety (and I am a governor!). We can target the teaching to the child, what her interests are, and fulfill the education through that interest.

We can visit family and friends, old and young and learn from their direct experience; whether it be being evacuated from Singapore in the WWII, teaching in Ghana, or in Chengdu University, or for being arrested for peaceful demonstration outside an American listening base.

She can even have a daily act of worship

She can be taught maths properly!!!

She can choose her sports activities; dance, tennis, swimming and she can learn the other side of history, the bits they dont teach you at school; slavery, empirialism, suffragettes.

Remember schools are to produce good citizens, not good education, its why they are vital for governments to control it

Dear me, who said I was an aging anarchist!!

Answer 10

Don't have any children ,but if I did(when I do) I would definitely home school. Reason being is, I can give my child a better education than he will ever receive at any school, public or private.

Answer 11

Yes, I would but not because of bullies. I would homeschool my child if I felt that the education they were being provided was not up to my standards. Even then I would work it out with the school so that they could take their electives their and come home early to continue with their base classes. Children need social interactions with kids their own age on a daily bases in order to be socially normal.