Do you think Homeschooling is best? Christians only please!!!!?

Question

Do you as a christian believe that it is better to homeschool your child rather than put them in a public school , where everyday God is getting pushed further and further away?

Answer 1

If you are homeschooling, or considering it, you'd better figure out soon how you're going to respond to those who throw the "socialization" thing in your face. It can be very intimidating. It is also a myth, perpetuated by those who have a vested interest in wanting your children warming the chairs at the local school; public school administrators and the NEA foremost among them. Homeschooling is an insult to them, and a perceived threat to their own jobs.

Yes, I think if a parent can make the commitment to homeschool, it's much better for the children than being packed in an age-segregated classroom and learning from a curriculum that teaches to the lowest common denominator. Homeschooled children consistently outperform their public school-educated peers in standardized testing. As for socialization, visit a local middle school or high school for a couple of hours and ask yourself which "socialized" behaviors you see that you'd want your child to emulate.

You can certainly homeschool for religious reasons. However, many do so who are not particularly religious but have seen what their local public school system produces and are not impressed, and believe their children deserve better.

Answer 2

As a Christian and a teacher, I cannot tell you that one is better than another, since there are elements that of each that differ.

Homeschooling offers greater opportunity to emphasize morals and principles that public schools won't allow us to share. ON the other hand, why can't these morals and principles be shared after a child arrives home from attending a public school?

Public school offers a commuinty of peers learning and sharing the very same experiences in an open forum. These experiences are more effective in a group setting where the field is more diverse and energetic. But then, why can't home schooling include other children of the neighborhood that wish the home school experience, but do not have the trained parent available?

Yes, it is true that a homeschooled child will never be able to experience the joys and comraderie of a classroom, gym class, joyous lunch periods, recess and of course listening to their peers read aloud. They won't be able to grow from hearing and seeing their peers give speeches, or show and tell, or explanations of answers/problems in a public setting.

But, we can't overlook the advantage of rearing a child with the very character traits that we admire and wish for our children. Don't we all want a child who speaks with respect, a civil tone and a gentle spirit? Of course!

Sadly, we cannot guarantee this is public schools if we open the doors to children of a less caring, less loving household.

So, both have redeeming qualities that the other cannot compete with on a daily basis. There is no BEST of the two, All we can do is partner with our schools to mentor the BEST student that we can. Give the child everything that the school cannot offer and we will help to develop a more successful student and greater servant in God's kingdom.

Answer 3

As opposed to public school-absolutely yes. I home schooled 3. On average (not everyone) most children will do far better at home than in public school-there is not doubt about this. However,I feel that a good Christian school may be even better that home school-if one is available and affordable. Then there are the Academy's that work from a distance yet handle all the school work-most of them are great. By far, the best curriculum is the 'Abeka' from Pensacola Fla. Academically they are the best in the world. Many private schools use their books and curriculum. Then there is Alpha Omega, and many others. Abeka though is the absolute best of the very best.

Answer 4

No Ma am, If that's your reason {God being pushed away further} They can teach as much as they can about Christianity in home school but that do not guarantee they will be well rooted. I understand your fear and it is indeed sad to see this happen. You have to go around it. The most important thing is You. You are the example to them. Children follows the parents. If the parents goes to church and prays regularly with thier children , the bonding is better. And you must not contradict what you preach to them.

Answer 5

Yes, I do, and we do homeschool. Though not necessarily because God is getting pushed further and further away from public school, but because of the things that are being allowed into the schools.

Answer 6

Homeschooling is typically the best option available, for Christians. While Christian private school is the next best option, can be expensive. For homeschooling, there are many resources available in most areas, and even online homeschooling resources. Some state homeschooling organizations share special speakers, go on field trips and even have their own sport teams.

My younger brother is homeschooling his seven children, and they love it. They are able to do a great deal of world traveling, because they can arrange their school work around their schedule. They are amazingly smart children and have no problem interacting with people socially.

Answer 7

I'm not sure homeschooling is the best answer. I do think private school is a good answer when it is available and affordable. I think that public schools are teaching a lot of moral issues that they have no business teaching and unfortunately, they are not the right issues! My husband is dead set against either private school or homeschooling though. My only option is to make sure my children are taught moral values at home and at church.

I think homeschooling does not give children enough of the social skills that they need to function in the world. It also can keep them from becoming self-sufficient. This is if you do not live in an area that helps those who homeschool by providing outside activities.

Answer 8

We have homeschooled our 4 kids through High School. My oldest, 23, just graduated college with a degree in Aviation Technology; my second oldest is a Paralegal - the other two are still in high school.

All have maintained a healthy relationship with the church and with God, are active in service, and are well respected by the adults and their peers who know them.

We feel homeschooling is the best option for many Christian families.

Answer 9

The only thing I found wrong with homescholing besides keep kids away from gansta kids and swearing and rapper music and sexist attitudes of todays youth was that the homschoolers don't seem to be so socialized, they see to be princess girls like paris hilton. WE took some homeschool girls on a spanish missions trip and they did not want to clean up after themselves, they did not want to take their sunglasses off to talk to the poor people, they got the hand sanitizer out when twe went to the dump, were people lived, to greet them and give them cloth, this was fine, but they did it in front of the people, and I found it offensive, they could have done it before the people saw them do it, or after we left. they did not seem to want to meet and greet people, which was what we were there for. We weren't on a site seeing tour, we were on a mission trip and it was part fo the leaderships fault to, because the leader did nothing to corret the problem. As I see it, homeschoolers are not use to being around the ganstas, ansd the kids that live in the projects, so when they go out to the mission field, they are not prepared for the poor people that live in the dumps to evangelize them. Its good to keep our kids from evil, but some of the home schoolers were so spoiled, that they were not effective as missionaries.

Answer 10

I homeschool 2 of my 3 children (the other isn't school age yet). Sometimes it is frustrating, but as bad as things are getting in public schools, I wouldn't have it any other way. In the elementary school where my daughter would've been attending, they caught 4th & 5th grade kids smoking pot in the restroom. I don't blame the kids, the parents are the ones at fault. To me, putting my kids in a public school would be the same as taking them to the zoo and asking the wolves to keep an eye on them for me.