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Yes, it’s true I am not a fan of home schooling. I do think people home school for the right reasons; personalized attention, no danger, time with their kids and a different quality of education. I just don’t think it is best for the kids in the long run.
Let me back up and explain how I got the idea for this post. I come home the other afternoon and some of the next door neighbor kids were outside playing. My neighbor has 5 kids and home schools.
They are sweet, well-behaved children but they seem so immature compared to other neighbor kids or kids I know in the same age bracket. The 4 year-old talks like a one-year-old or 2 at best. We know all the neighbor kids and they will say hello or chat with us. These kids seem so hungry to have someone new to talk to that it is hard to get away.
I wonder about the quality of education they are getting too. This neighbor has 5 kids, their ages are 3 months, 2, 4, 6, 9. How do you take of a baby, entertain a 2 year-old and educate the others? When could you possibly have time to plan lessons, teach, do laundry, house clean, cook dinner or just have a quiet moment to yourself.
I know her husband helps a lot when he comes home from work but that can’t possibly be enough. I know she is up to midnight many nights a week trying to keep up with it all. How do you teach and watch the smaller kids and be so exhausted.
I can appreciate the sacrifices she is making for her kids. I just wonder if they are getting all they deserve out of an education. And what makes some of us Moms so qualified to teach? I was terrible at Math and didn’t like it. How could I effectively teach that subject?
She plans on home schooling through high school for each child. I imagine they will be very unprepared for the world at that point. I’d love to shelter my daughter from every bully, brat, kid who isn’t a team player or cliques but that doesn’t give her a view of real life. I think it is much easier to learn to deal with these things early on. How do you handle it if at 18 you encounter the first person who wasn’t nice to you or didn’t have your best interest in mind?
How will they possibly be prepared for college? I can’t imagine the difficulty of going from Mom’s living room to a large college class or even a small college class for that matter.
I feel as parents we would do better to send our children to school but teach them to accept all people and how to handle things positively with people that aren’t nice. You can still be very involved in your child’s education and I think they will benefit.
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I find it so distressing that people choose to judge something they have no knowledge of. You have obviously not homeschooled your children and that is your personal preference. You have done what is right for you. I am not going to get into a debate of the pros and cons of homeschooling vs. sending your child to a public or private school. I have 4 children and homeschool two of them. The other two are still too young. I don't know how long I plan to homeschool, I guess until I don't feel qualified to do so anymore, but that decision will be based on their educational needs. It is very possible to go to any school, even any classroom and find children of almost any age that are social misfits. You don't have to know a homeschooled child to know a misfit. They are those in public schools that are too quiet, don't fit in, are attention "needy", or simply get lost in the crowd. What a true misfortune because what truly happens is those kids get lost in a system of overcrowded class rooms and schools. Bullies and cliques, popular and unpopular is a fact of life yes, but who says that an elementary level child or even middle school level child needs to be subjected to that on a day to day basis? My oldest is in 6th grade and has great outlook on life. She can grow up feeling like the most popular and most liked girl around. She will never have those self esteem issues that other kids have. Those things definitely carry over into adulthood. I am sure we can all admit that some of our adult perspectives come from things that happened to us in childhood. As for being qualified, just because a person is bad in a certain subject doesn't mean there are not avenues available to those of us who may fall short in some areas. In todays modern world there are classes online, online tutors, dvd course, co-ops where moms get together to help one another because everyone has shortcomings somewhere. I recognize that the above was posted several years ago, but I found this post and so others probably do as well. I simply want to offer a different perspective. Homeschooling can be a great avenue for those who want to devote the time and attention required to homeschool. The truth is anyone can do it, and there is so much help out there, that if it is your heart to do so it is possible! :-) Homeschooling can be a fabulous option if you are willing to take the time. Is it a sacrafice for the mom turned teacher? Yes. I guess that depends of your view of sacrafice. Many find it very fulfilling. I am sure there may be someone that comes along and tears this apart piece by piece, and then again maybe not. That doesn't bother me though because I am doing what I think is best and I simply hope that is the path everyone will take for their own children. Homeschool, public, or private.