I forgot to add this in my last post..
They are just the negative reasons.. and they are just the ones that have been caught.. YIKES!
But to give you a little bit about us... some"positive" reasons.. We are a homeschooling family for 5 years now. We have an only child, just turned 10 y.o boy in the 4th grade, and we are a very close family. No, we are not hermits. We do everything from play hockey, karate, orchestra, field trips to just about everywhere... and we have alot of friends in our HS groups where we get together weekly and do crafts, year books, parties, 4H meetings and more.
Our son can relate to a pre-schooler all the way to an adult. Not just those in his age group. We get up in the morning around 6am, and start school around 7:30 ish. We cover all core subjects [Math, Language arts, Reading, writing, history and electives] At the end of every year, we do an End of Grade [EOG] test, which he always tests above average. We generally finish school around 12:30 or 1, and that is when I get my things done around the house and our son goes out to play, or we do something that was scheduled for that day.
No, he's not some little boy who dresses up in argyle socks with big glasses, and sits in the corner of the room reading Shakespeare. He's the type of kid who adores Rod Brind'Amore ['Canes hockey], scrapes his knees climbing the front yard tree, and gets into mischief once in a while... He's your normal 10 y.o child that rolls his eyes to fractions, homework, and book reports, but we sit down, and get them done.. He learns responsibility with his work and at the same time, consequences.
We HS because we want to avoid the terrible influences that is in the schools. I won't even go to "They took God out of schools", because the evidence in my previous post is a witness to that very fact... We do NOT, however, keep our son in a bubble. He's out there daily, rubbing elbows with the public school kids... He's more socialized than the PS kids.. because he has a well rounded environment.. not just the 4 walls of a class room.
Am I going all the way through? You bet'cha! The blessings far out weigh the stressings, which it is stressful at times, I cannot deny... But it's so worth it when your child looks you in the eye and says "Mom, Dad, Thank you for caring enough to HS me"... He sees the news every night, and asks us where we think the next school shooting will be.. Now THAT'S SAD!
I can honestly say, I have seen my share of "lazy" home schoolers, and not everyone can or should homeshool. It takes dedication and determination and you can seriously hurt your child if you are not dedicated and set goals for yourself. You need to be loving yet forceful... and know that there will be days that you question why you do what you do... but when you see the fruit of your labor, it's definitely worth it.! :o)
Thanks for letting me share!
Melissa
Parents want the best for their children, but what’s the best way to educate them? Dr. Phil’s guests face off in a debate about whether to school, homeschool or unschool. Dana and her husband, Joe, call themselves radical unschoolers. They say education happens as a side effect of life, and they don’t believe in tests, curriculums or grades. Are their three kids learning what they need to know? Then, RaeAnn says public schools are death traps and wants to homeschool her children. Her husband, Steve, says their kids are safer at school than they are at home. Can this couple reach a compromise? Plus, Nicole feels like an outcast at 26. She says she hated being homeschooled, and couldn’t relate to other kids. Share your thoughts here.
