Homeschooled? how come there are so many on here?

[farmerlor]

It's a cult man!!! LOL! I started homeschooling when the public school, which did an admirable job on my oldest kids, was just not up to the task of handling the special needs of my youngest children so here we are!

 

[Henrietta23]

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My sons first grade class is 35 kids... And the poor teacher is in her 60's

Holy cow!! My son's first grade class has 20 and that seems overwhelming. Next year they are cutting staff and his 2nd grade class will have closer to 30. I thought that was crazy!
For a number of reasons homeschooling isn't a great option for us. I'd never rule it out though. I have nothing but respect for people who can do it. We're hoping that the magnet school we voted for about three years ago will be built before our son is ready for the middle school (grade 5 here) and that he gets in to it. I work at our district's middle school and I would really prefer he not go there. It's just too big. A large proportion of the kids are very disrespectful to adults. The classes I've observed have not shown me that a whole lot of learning is going on in there. To succeed in this school I really feel a child has to be very motived and disciplined and I don't see that in my own child right now. He's very bright, but impulsive and somewhat a follower. It would not be a good place for him.
Even though we don't home school, I feel my values are a lot more like those I see on here, compared to those of the parents I've met whose kids go to my son's school.

 

[hollymh]

Maybe I'm crazy, but after seeing how a public school functions and having gone through it myself, I just plain and simple don't want my daughter exposed to you... It's not safe anymore, kids learn very little and it seems like the schools focus on teaching the kids how to take test in order to get government grant money$$$

I may be over-protective but I'm mom, that's my job...

 

[Scoop]

Why not homeschool? I sleep better knowing they have been safe and away from all that peer pressure junk. I know what's going on in the schools today. That's WHY I homeschool. My second one to graduate just took his last test today. Boy oh boy will I miss him!!

 

[Tala]

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That's what I think. Plus they're HOME a lot to be on here all day

 

[Boyd]

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That's what I think. Plus they're HOME a lot to be on here all day

Exactly! We are practical and think we can do it better than the state run organization. Most of the time we are right too!!!!!!!!!!

 

[EricShane]

I was learned evry thang I Node from Home! *hillbilly teeth*

haha! seriously.. I went to Public school through elementary and then I was home schooled! it was great.. if I had kids I would home school them as well without a doubt..

 

[chickaddict]

We stayed poor sending ours to a Parochial school where we are church members. I have three large sons close in age. In a public school they would have been bullies and I have no tolerance for bullies. Best decision I ever made, I know several teachers who feel they are nothing more than daycare providers. With so many students per class at the high school level they spend more time on crowd control than actually teaching. Most teachers will tell you that they have more problems with the parents than with the students. The police officers say the same thing. One of the local drug officers told me that there are far more drug problems and addictions among the 30-45 year olds then they ever have with the local teenagers. VERY VERY SAD

 

[astylishgirl]

My grandkids are homeschooled, one of my daughters goes to a private school, and the other goes to public school. They are all doing well!

I am a middle school teacher and our kids get a GREAT education at my school. The teachers really care. But there is a lot of stuff that goes on with the kids that stresses me out. All kinds of kids just thrown together.

Private school - expensive. GREAT education. Motivated students. Not much room for differences

Public school - free, Education is what you make it. The teachers are there and they work their tails off, but you can't MAKE a kid want to learn. IF your kid is in AP classes and wants to work, they can get a GREAT education

Homeschool - has room for LOTS of creativity. Depends on how structured the parents are and how dedicated. Works great for some and not so great for others.

 

[SophieLain127]

Any kid can pick up a book or read online about the grand canyon but if you want to see it and go to a school then you have to let the teachers know get their homework and make sure they do it, then turn it in afterwards and cross your fingers that the teacher didn't change the course of study....

Home schoolers can just get up and go when ever they want... And parents can beat the peak season traffic...lol.