so do any of you homeschooling critics?

Question

criticize the parents who send their kids to boarding schools?
you're so quick to condemn parents who are trying to be involved, loving parents who diligently pursue the best for our kids, what's your position of parents who ship off their kids for most, if not all, of the year?

or is that your idea of some first-rate "socialization"?

edit: yes, I'll admit to being a hothead. I get annoyed when I read some of the idiocy posted here from people's imaginations and/or limited experience with the subjec of homeschooling.

I'm also not necessarily condeming all who chose boarding school, just making a point. It's a dangerous, messed up world in many ways, and I'm tired of criticism directed at parents who are just trying to steer their kids through it with their values and well-being intact.

Answer 1

There are critics of everything. Some people criticize boarding school, some homeschooling, some public schools, some private schools... there will always be very outspoken critics who will only point to the most negative possibilities they can think of associated with a thing and repeat them and talk about "what if" and "most likely" and "I'll bet". They'll ignore a hundred cases of success and focus on a handful of percieved failures.

People who criticize other people's choices are usually insecure about something. After all, how does it take away from your choices or what you're doing because someone else chose something else that is working for them? People who constantly look for opportunities to criticize, IMO, are not people whose judgement I trust.

For my husband, daughter and I, we did have problems in public schools; of course, not everyone does, and I know many children-- and adults for that matter-- who were successfully public schooled. So why should I criticize it. It's not for me, but I don't have to try to discredit it like some homeschoolers I've run into have. There are many, many successful homeschoolers, but people with limited experience with homeschoolers will still criticize it rather than admit that for some it may be a great opportunity.

Same thing with boarding school... I had an acquaintance who sent her middle school son to a boarding school-- he was an extremely bright and confident child and really wanted to go; and she was a wonderful mom and let him. Though I don't run into them anymore because I moved to another city, I'm sure he's doing well; I don't think I could ever send my kid to boarding school, I seriously doubt my shy daughter who likes to think and do things "outside the box" rather than live with a great deal of structure would enjoy boarding school-- so I don't send her. But why criticize someone else's choice?

I can see criticizing a particular run-down school, or curriculum, or teacher, or family, or states laws on homeschooling-- but criticizing the whole package because you can prove it isn't 100% effective for everyone, as if anything is-- that just speaks of a person's own negativity and insecurity.

MSB

Answer 2

You seem to have a little anger thing going on here. If you feel homeschooling is the right thing for your children there is no reason to let critics get under your skin. Learn to give a vague smile and say something about homeschooling working well for your family at this moment and thank you so much for caring enough to ask.

Some families, income brackets, and communities do send their children to boarding school quite young. I have taught in a boarding school. Generally speaking, I think sending kids away is barbaric. The younger the child, the more at risk they are for abuses of all kinds. The saddest were the kids who had divorced parents who were both remarried and were unwanted in the "new" family.

Socialization IS important no matter how your child is schooled.

Answer 3

I believe homeschooling and public institution each have their locations. Yes I taught my baby approximately God and Scripture and religion, however I think my baby taught me extra, and this now younger grownup has freedom of alternative and could be very balanced and a fine peace employee. I've been worried in each house and public institution from the guardian finish and from the instructor part of it. Homeschooling: It is not just for devout lovers nor for the problematic ones who have been allow pass through the 'approach' You could be surprised on the country wide chances of what number of do homeschool. Works first-class whilst the homeschool has a few accreditation and presents a co-op of licensed academics in locations guardian-academics aren't trained in. I believe homeschooling will also be tailor-made to each and every baby, whilst public or even personal education needs to be broader situated to serve the institution as a complete. Both of those have their well facets and downsides, like whatever does. Students gets a well schooling in the event that they research study and observe themselves, anyplace they're. Easier in a relaxed atmosphere without the myriad distractions occurring in a public discussion board, nonetheless, the general public discussion board isn't an unattainable drawback. It would use more cash and extra parental interactive help at house (public associations). How approximately this bumper sticky label I noticed the opposite day: Imagine what it's going to seem like whilst colleges have the entire cash they want and the navy has to preserve a bake sale to shop for a bomber. I do suppose that during both enviornment, house or public, institution has 'stepped up' and is over pressuring the younger folks to participate in. A enormous shift is starting to take position and we can simply have got to watch the results. It saddens me whilst institution kids have got to be frisked earlier than getting into institution, and in which police have got to track the hallways. There is a enormous shift taking position. And we're all side of it and feature have an impact on on it, whether or not we have now kids or now not.

Answer 4

I'm not a critic, but I have had many. People criticize what they don't understand. Children do it all the time, stating how strongly they dislike something they have never tried.

Base animal instinct or learned behavior, it's in all of us, I think. Unfortunately, it seems like there are a lot of people that feel that homeschooling somehow makes what they do cheap...so they criticize. That's the way I think it is.

Answer 5

I think it is a very noble thing to raise your children properly instead of sending them off to someone elso to care for.

I beleive that child rearing has changed too much to empasize what can be accomplished by children to become "sucessful" adults.

Society is forgetting empathy, communication, and people skills are important too.

Answer 6

oh please, socialization??? I am homeschooled, I think its the best way. All my friends are good friends, not the "cool popular kids" that in school you feel you need to hang out with and be JUST like them!!!

Answer 7

Boarding school can be cruel in that most of the people there are subject to the herd mentality, but at least they're being socialized amongst a large population, unlike some other forms of alternative education.

Answer 8

i am homeschooled and i think its the best way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!