Home School or Public School?

Question

as a student of a home school i was out to see which one you would pick. thank you!

Answer 1

Homeschool definitely... we have homeschooled our kids for 7 years except for one (a family illness required us to put them into traditional school for that year). And that one year my kids daily said how fortunate they were to be homeschooled. And they gladly do without so I can stay at home and school them. Believe me, money is an object when you choose to live on one income in a two-income society. My husband doesn't make a lot but we make it work for the kids sake.
When my kids were in traditional school, they brought home cursing, knowledge of things in life that were not age appropriate and other 'stuff'. Plus they got sick about 3 times that year whereas when we homeschool, they are rarely sick.
They are now homeschooled again and LOVE it. They are very active in their community, have oodles of friends, and they love each other's company. They are rarely bored and have even done some school work voluntarily this Christmas break because they wanted to! Public school produces students that can not study or teach themselves independently. Also Public schools do not hire professional teachers. A professional teacher is one that is 'called' to be a teacher. Over 40% of the teachers in the United States have only a 2 year diploma and most of those are in fields that are un-related to teaching. My sister is a CPA. The CPA field is flooded so she is teaching high school biology. She only has a 3 yr CPA certificate and flunked her science classes in college. But since there is a shortage of science teachers in the United States, most school districts look for 'warm bodies' to fill the spots. They enticed her with a signing bonus if she would commit to a 3 year contract to teach high school science.

Answer 2

We started with public school because it was the norm... Then considered a private boarding school because the public school wasn't cutting it anymore, especially once highschool came about... But that wasn't going to work for us either. So it's homeschooling for me! I'm a junior now and graduating this year. (only a junior according to the state's records. The little number 12 on all of my textbooks begs to differ.) and while there were some good, challenging moments in public school, they were few and far between. Looking back, I do wish my parents had thought of homeschooling MUCH sooner than freshman year. There's just so so much we could have done, so much more I would have gotten out of it, but we just never thought about it because it wasn't the norm. I do think that once I have children of my own I will homeschool them, especially if they're blind like I am. Might send them to a preschool though. That wasn't so much an educational experience for me, but more of a "play group" sort of thing... though it was socially isolating at times to be the only student that knew how to read. I'm not trying to sound like a show-off, but when public schoolers talk about how homeschoolers are "weird", I think a lot of the time the problem is they are just more advanced than the public schoolers tend to be, and ridiculed because of it. That's why it's better to NOT be grouped with people who are all your age, but rather be exposed to all sorts of people of all ages and intellegence levels so that you can find your own place in the world...instead of having a teacher put you in your place... And now I'm rambling.

Homeschool for the win!

Answer 3

I attended private and public schools and I was also homeschooled for a short period of time. I felt that I learned the most by being homeschooled. My parents made sure that I wasn't sheltered at home all the time, however many outsiders disagreed. I would definitely choose the same for my own kids someday if private school was not an option. I would never put any children of mine through public school based on my personal experiences with it.

Answer 4

We love homeschooling.

We have so much freedom of our schedule, it's a beautiful thing. We can work when we want, go out when we want, plan lots of field trips and activities, take camping trips and vacations in the middle of the week if we want, take a break if we're sick and get a jump on doing a lot of work in the dog-days of Summer. The kids get a lot more free time to pursue productive activities.

The kids get to be involved with so many different children and people, working and educating and socializing together. It's much broader and more diverse than they would ever get in a public school.

The kids are all learning at their own pace, being challenged without being overwhelmed or frustrated or turned off, given a lot of opportunity for hands-on education and experience rather than the majority being bookwork.

There are just so many reasons homeschooling has been great for us, I couldn't imagine our lives with the kids in school, we'd lose out on so much we love.

Answer 5

I would pick home school for sure! You have so much more free time to do what you what. Home school is much more efficient than public school because there isn't a "teacher" spending 3/4 of the day trying to get everyone's attention. Socialization is not a problem at all, if you are willing to make friends & talk to people. There really are no drawbacks to home school!

Answer 6

I did homeschooling and took electives at the local high school.( photography and drama). I think homeschooling is a much much much better choice than public school. I graduated at 16 and i am 18 now and already have a year and a half of college under my belt. I am starting EMT training in March so I will 19 years old and already have a career. Public schools dont teach you to get yourself ready for the world.

Answer 7

As a student of public school ; thank your lucky stars that you are being Home Schooled. Public School did not efficiently prepare me for college or the outside world. Google the drop out rates... Yes I know your missing out on certain things but your education is so important.

Answer 8

If I were able to I would choose home schooling for my kids. There are to many distractions to learning in a public school. Focus on individual needs is clearer at home. That said the enviornment of home schooling needs to be very well structured and support from professionals is important. Involvement in community programs is necesssary to personal growth as well.

Answer 9

Home school.


If I wasn't home-educated, I'd go to a private boarding school. I would never go to public school (anyway public school is an irrelevance to me and my siblings because, where we live, there aren't any public schools).

Answer 10

I think a lot depends on the home situation. Home schooling from a trained and educated parent can put a child miles ahead of any public school kid in book smarts...but care needs to be taken in fostering social skills or the kid will end up being very socially inept.
However, an involved parent can also promote and support a public education in the same way and raise an equally intelligent child. The downside is the negative affect of peer relationships later in schooling (eg falling in with a bad crowd).

I think if I had a stay at home parent situation in which money wasn't an issue, I would prefer home schooling.