Opinion.... Homeschooling

alyss0nl · March 2013

I was just wandering around on the bump and noticed the homeschooling board. I have a friend I see once in a while who keeps talking about homeschooling her kids. I can't give her the opinion she wants. I was wondering what your opinions are on homeschooling, and if you plan to send your LO to school or homeschool.

I have an incredibly biased opinion. I am a teacher, my mom has been a teacher for years, and I feel that yes there are flaws with our education system, there's something every child gets from being in school that you cannot emulate through homeschooling. I teach first grade. At this age, they are still learning how to be in school, how to follow a schedule, how to sit at a desk, how to walk in line, and even how to talk to classmates. I feel students gain the social skills needed to function in any school or work environment, etc.

I'm starting to ramble, and yes I know my opinions are biased. I just wanted to get reactions from other moms.

authorofdreamz · March 2013

FI and I have not made a definite decision on this yet. Part of me wants to homeschool DD and our future children and part of me doesn't. I agree with you that school teaches children many skills beyond that of just reading, math, etc. but I do think i

lilpenguingurl17 · March 2013

alysson.lawless:
I was just wandering around on the bump and noticed the homeschooling board. I have a friend I see once in a

RedCamaro · March 2013

Public/Private education for us. I don't have the confidence in myself to teach my kids every subject very well. That being said, I know that in some areas, you can work with a group of homeschoolers. So if you are great in one area of teaching, y

mcvgal · March 2013

My mom watches DS and I keep joking with her that she will be homeschooling him. However my siblings and I all went to a parochial private school. My nephews are now following the same tradition. My husband and I have already decided that DS will keep

gina2433 · March 2013

I think homeschooling works if you DO IT THE RIGHT WAY! I teach 3rd grade and would consider homeschooling LO if we could afford it. Some people think it is really easy and it is not. You need curriculum, materials, a good library and a support group. My

LittleMommaBlueHen · March 2013

DH and I are planning to homeschool our children. We see it as a normal extension of parenting. I taught in a public school before getting married, and while I believe that there are excellent teachers in many/most public schools, I know th

gracefulruby33 · March 2013

I pretty much agree with all you've said OP. "There's something every child gets from being school that you cannot emulate through homeschooling." That said, we live in an area with VERY good schools and if we lived in an area with terrible schools and co

StefB28 · March 2013

LittleMommaBlueHen:
DH and I are planning to homeschool our children. We see it as a normal extension of parenting.&nbsp

alyss0nl · March 2013

StefB28:
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smwiggle · March 2013

It will depend on what the public school system is like and/or if we can afford private school. With DH in the Army, we have no clue where we are going to end up when DSs start school.

knottie198f1ac43570b6c2 · March 2013

I would love to homeschool, it will all depend on if we can afford for me to stay home. I am not super religious or anything, but I disagree with the things children are learning from other children.

mama&baby · March 2013

I've thought about it but I don't believe it is something DH or I will ever seriously consider. The few people I know that were homeschooled were smart (with the exception of one, who clearly wasn't taught properly) but all had severe social issues at

mbgreenwalt · March 2013

I have no interest in homeschooling and they would have incredibly poor math skills if I tried. I will be sending my children to public school. There are events and learning from my school years that I love and would be sad if my children m