What are some pros for Homeschooling?
I am a homeschool mom who majored in Secondary Education, but instead of teaching in a public institution, I chose to homeschool. I think that the general public is very uninformed about homeschooling today, and still relies on the old stereotype of the “shy unsocialized hermetic homeschooler” who never leaves their home and has no friends. It is so inaccurate. My kids are very social and anything but shy! We live in a suburb of Kansas City, and there are hundreds, maybe thousands of other Hschoolers in our small area. Nationwide, there are millions of us. We are active members of several local groups for homeschool famlies, and we take part in at least one social activity every day, outside of our home. Activities are set up and organized by moms through yahoo email loops. Our local homeschool groups offers the following activities to name a small few; Girl and Boy Scout troops, 4H, campfire, bowling, gymnastics, swimming, horseback riding, art, choir, and gym classes, holiday parties
You don’t have to drag your kids out of bed early every morning to get them to school at 8 a.m. My kids are not early risers so it is a fight every night to go to bed and every morning to get them up. It takes your kids less time to do the work they need to do and then they can spend the rest of their time doing enrichment work such as cooking, gardening, computers, art, music, field trips, or just playing and being kids. You can spend more quality time with them instead of working around a school schedule. You choose when you want to visit Disneyland instead of during school breaks when the rest of the world is there, too! I called my son’s school that he wasn’t coming in one day and asked his teacher for the work for the day. It took us about 1 hour to do what he would normally do all day in school and then we went to a museum, park, read together and snuggled. It was a beautiful day. I wish I could do that every day with him. You choose what you want to teach your kids and at what p
Here’s some info that may help: Pros and Cons http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/… Disadvantages http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/… Statistics http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/… Benefits http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/… Homeschooling vs. Public School http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/… Hope this helps!
Parents are the best teachers for their children. We were given children by God, not the state, and it is our responsiblity to raise them in all things, including guiding them in their educations. We may ask for help from others such as grandparents, other trusted family and friends, and those in the community whom we know, but the full responsiblity in raising a child falls upon parents, which is how it is supposed to be. Those who would argue that “it takes a village to raise a child” forget that if a child gets arrested the “village” is not going to come to their defense, nor will the “village” be held accountable before a court of law for the child’s errant ways. The “village” is important in the fact that we are not individual islands, but social beings, and the “village” provides the social interaction and accountability we all need from our communties in always being on our best behavior, but the “village” does not raise anyone’s kid. Homeschooling is not a burden on the taxpaye
