am just thinking which is most expensive and hard, why?
2007-09-26 14:51:47 · 7 answers · asked by hila_lila16 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
With home schooling, you will do the teaching yourself, instead of a traditional teacher.
Therefore, you will not have to spend money on a private school.
2007-09-26 15:00:10 · answer #1 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biggest cost of homeschooling is your time and commitment. You can homeschool pretty cheaply if you use your library and all the resources around you like the parks and rec for classes like guitar for music, or arts and craft stuff. Most public school districts are required by law to let your kids do the music and sports as well, but you would have to see if that applies in your area. Sometimes it's simply not worth the hassle if there are alternatives such as homeschooling sports programs. Even things like a homeschoolers bowling program and karate are part of P.E. Bowling for our homeschooling league is only $6.00 a week per child. Also, kids learn a ton just from doing everyday things with you like the calculator at the grocery store and paying bills. It also helps them learn how to budget when they do that. You can do science at home with stuff from your kitchen. Even everyday stuff like why you shouldn't mix bleach with certain powders or liquids. Why shouldn't you freeze things in glass containers. They can learn measurments by helping bake and cook. Homeschooling can be done for little to nothing, but first thing is to make sure you know your state laws and what you have to cover and if they have specific requirements for what if anything needs to be turned into the state. Go to the website of the Homeschool Legal Defense Association to get specifics. Read lots of books and network with homeschoolers to learn the tricks. Good Luck with whichever you choose.
2007-09-26 15:08:17 · answer #2 · answered by Lenora2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our children have done both, and I didn't see any cost differences.
I will say, however, that finances should have absolutely nothing at all to do with the decision to teach from home.
Edited because I misread the question. We didn't see a difference between homeschooling and PUBLIC schooling....not private. Private is much more expensive.
2007-09-26 15:00:48 · answer #3 · answered by Dictatormama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The major expense in homeschooling is not the money you spend, but the wages you could be earning if they were at school so you could work all week. If that isn't bother you, go for it! Remember, you can give them their new pencils and things like that for Christmas. My mum did that to bulk things out. You can also ask relatives to buy them books on the topics you're intending to study, or jigsaw puzzles, board games, craft items, magazine subscriptions, pay for sport or art classes etc. They won't need as many clothes, since they won't be wearing an expensive uniform or having to keep fashionable. As they grow up they can learn to make their own clothes, and you can grow your own veggies. You have the chance to turn many of those things we were obliged to learn from books, into practical activities. Looking at a picture of the different parts of a flower in science is all fine and dandy, but going out into your garden to try and identify those parts on different flowers is far more interesting and will seem more useful to the kids. You can also go on "excursions" during the off peak times. Things may be cheaper, or they might just be less crowded so you have more access to the tour guides or whatever.
2007-09-26 15:13:02 · answer #4 · answered by Rosie_0801 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can spend anywhere from nothing to a million dollars on homeschool-it all depends on how you choose to teach. Private schools pretty much have a set cost-last time I checked about $4000 a year-so it depends on how you plan to homeschool which one is less expensive.
As to which one is harder, it depends on your personality. Homeschooling requires you to stay at home with your children all the time, gives you a ton of extra responsibilities, and takes a lot of patience, time, and energy. For your children to go to private school is just like if they were in public school as far as your responsibilities go. Both of them have their pros and cons and it depends on your personality and the needs of your family which one would be better for you.
2007-09-26 15:23:03 · answer #5 · answered by lovelymrsm 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Homeschooling is free if you want it to be. There are millions of ways to homeschool and you can spend as little or as much as you want.
2007-09-26 15:00:30 · answer #6 · answered by Terrible Threes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homeschooling is FREE! Private school is NOT! We have our kids in private school, and it costs us approx. $3,500 per child, but worth it! :)
2007-09-26 15:05:46 · answer #7 · answered by boxerlover_96 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋