Mariyah

if schooled in a public or private school Aadin would be more social. if schooled at home he will have no social /people skills for later in life, he will be alone and lonely. in school he will make friends…even just one that will be a friend for life. God bless.

India

The main pro is that your family is going to have a closeness that most people don’t experience, and can’t experience because everyone in the family is going all different directions.

The downers, sometimes the kids fight, you have to know that this is a reality, sometimes I put them on time out from eachother, one in the living room one in the family room, sometimes it’s cause someone is hungry, sometimes if I’m exhausted I pop in a video. It can be a great time though to discuss family relationships.

The toughest part can be isolation, it’s really best to find a local group to go on field trips, the kids make friends and so do you. I sometimes feel burned out and that is time where I call my homeschooling mama friends.

Overall, it is a journey with some incredible highs…my 9 yog is reading her first chapter book and can hardly put it down. My 7 yog, the same at a lower level, said to me yesterday, “I love to read”

Edit to the other poster

People assume that homeschooling means you never go anywhere…well, most of the homeschoolers are out and about more than they are at home, co op classes, sports, lessons, bowling leagues, play dates. The kids actually have MORE time to be out in the real world doing real stuff. It’s ridiculous the things people say who have no experience at all.

Melvin

Up side - NO MORE BUREAUCRATS than know what’s best for you and your family. You get to make the decisions about how your children are raised. A personalized education that is an exact fit for each of your children, not one-size-fits-all the children in that particular classroom. No distractions for your children who want to learn. The harmony of family without school distractions or schedules. The joy of spending time with your children, really getting to know the great people they are and watching them grow and learn.

The down side would be other people, but they are easy to ignore with all the upside things you suddenly realize were there all the time but you couldn’t see because you were so busy dealing with all the other silliness.

Try it. Worst that can happen is the kids have to go back to school, where their fully funded little heads will be more than welcome. Best that can happen is your family becomes whole and your children learn and grow.

Rashad

Ups-

1. You get to learn what you want.

2. You see your family more.

3. And please visit this site:

Downs-

1. You don’t get to see much friends.

2. You get fights sometimes with your son.

3. Visit this site:

You see, I’m homeschooled an I love it, because I learn what l want to learn, and I have tons of friends because my mom is a piano teacher and her students always come over to our house to play with me and have a piano lesson. I also go to tennis. In tennis calss, there are lots of children that are my friends, and they’re all friendly, even if you have been born with a cleft pallet, they’ll be the nicest kids you’ll ever meet. I hope I helped!

Aubrie

Find a home school group in your area. The only downside non-home schoolers ever list is socialization, & that problem is easily remedied through activities & getting involved in a home school group in your area. As a home school “graduate,” I can tell you that we have higher test scores, better study skills, & can be very well socialized- I did more activities (in greater depth) than a lot of my “mainstream” school friends did combined. You have to be very diligent about records. You also need to continue standardized testing. I always had better luck with private schools for getting my tests, but public schools should be able to administer them as well. Just contact a counselor at any school in your area & ask what you need to do for testing. Good luck!

Carolyn

Hey x

aww bless:x
i’d defo homeschool as a kid its all i want i feel sad and lonely at this school and forced into something i don’t want its hell there but thats me not you or your kids:( but these are good things.

more time with him!

studying what he wants to learn

going too after school clubs or support groups

not bullied

being happy

having a choice

there is no bad thing i’d say yes socializing but its easy after school groups,groups,support swimming club , holidays ,college when he goes , neigbour hood these are easy and the main thing is age difference dosent matter because it can happen at any age!

good luck x x x

Orion

home schooling is hard and its easier to get distracted and fall behind. your kids may also loose part of that child hood experience of being around people thier own age. but the one may benifit from it. there are ups like early graduation but in home school the child also does not recieve an actual degree

Tanya

The ups are that you have control of the environment. The home school children tend be be more advanced then others.
You will need to be willing to spend time with them each day, they will get one on one instead of 30 or more to one education.

is one christian one that have DVDs .
Also google home school for your area there are free local ones in many areas.

Darryl

The only down I encountered was trying to do school at home instead of homeschooling and idiots who think their misguided opinions about homeschooled families are fact. School at home is dull, keeps kids passive and did not correctly address my child’s learning style. We corrected that. Closed minded people who insult families and kids based on preconceived notions get ignored. So, now there are no downs!

Once I learned to trust my child to learn naturally and without any pushing, coercion or prodding from me, everything went easy like Sunday morning. There is no need to fight with your kids. You are a mom, not a warden. There is no need to fret about socialization. Kids free to follow their own interests do not sit home. They get out, meet new people and became a part of the real world. They have fun and so do you!

I recommend The Teenage Liberation Handbook to everyone starting down the path of homeschool. Seriously, it opened my mind to what my child really needed from me.