Homeschooling Dilemma
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:56 pm
My wife and I are torn as to whether we should homeschool my 7 year old son. He is the brightest child in his class and maybe even the 2nd grade.
A little background. He is not challenged with his class work or test. His midterm report he had 99% math which is not challenging to him since at home he works multiplication problems of 3 and 4 digits. Where his classroom math is at most 1 and 2 digit addition and subtraction...99% reading which he has tested above grade level for this subject...99% spelling ... 99% writing, his hand writing is a little poor but his ability to give cognative answers to what he reads is above his grade level I believe. He has been a very well mannered young man and a very social child, everyone seems to be his friend.
All of last year which was his first year in public school he had the same type grades and never got in to trouble. His teachers loved him. This year however is a different story.
He has been in trouble more than he has not. The coursework the teacher is assigning out of class and in class is not challenging him. He has been in trouble a lot this year for not paying attention and he is falling prey to pressure from other kids doing things they shouldnt.
We have spoke to his teacher and she has recommnended him to test for the gifted program. His teacher seems to think that some of the trouble he is getting in to is due to the fact he is bored when she talks about subjects he already knows and this is the reason he does not pay attention in class. However we see no advantage to the gifted program compared to his regular class. The gifted students only meet once a week.
So our dilemma is, do we leave him in public school and allow him to not be challenged academically and allow him to fall victim to social pressures of misbehaving, which will send the wrong signals to him in later years or do we choose to homeschool him to challenge his academic growth.
On a side note, we have considered private schools but there are none around this area. Maybe we are going overboard with this, but this is our only child and my wife and I are both very well educated and want our son to receive the best education possible.
If we could could we get your opinions and responses to some of these questions and our post please.
Do any of you see a positive sign of academic growth in your kids that were once in public school and now being homeschooled?
How hard is it to manage your work schedules and schooling?
How do you deal with the social aspects of socializing your child while being homeschooled?
Have any of you found it difficult to place your children back in to public school if you deem it appropreiate?
Big Question: Do your kids feel as if they are missing anything by not being in a public school with other kids their age?
Thank you in advance for the responses. We can use all the feedback we can get.
A little background. He is not challenged with his class work or test. His midterm report he had 99% math which is not challenging to him since at home he works multiplication problems of 3 and 4 digits. Where his classroom math is at most 1 and 2 digit addition and subtraction...99% reading which he has tested above grade level for this subject...99% spelling ... 99% writing, his hand writing is a little poor but his ability to give cognative answers to what he reads is above his grade level I believe. He has been a very well mannered young man and a very social child, everyone seems to be his friend.
All of last year which was his first year in public school he had the same type grades and never got in to trouble. His teachers loved him. This year however is a different story.
He has been in trouble more than he has not. The coursework the teacher is assigning out of class and in class is not challenging him. He has been in trouble a lot this year for not paying attention and he is falling prey to pressure from other kids doing things they shouldnt.
We have spoke to his teacher and she has recommnended him to test for the gifted program. His teacher seems to think that some of the trouble he is getting in to is due to the fact he is bored when she talks about subjects he already knows and this is the reason he does not pay attention in class. However we see no advantage to the gifted program compared to his regular class. The gifted students only meet once a week.
So our dilemma is, do we leave him in public school and allow him to not be challenged academically and allow him to fall victim to social pressures of misbehaving, which will send the wrong signals to him in later years or do we choose to homeschool him to challenge his academic growth.
On a side note, we have considered private schools but there are none around this area. Maybe we are going overboard with this, but this is our only child and my wife and I are both very well educated and want our son to receive the best education possible.
If we could could we get your opinions and responses to some of these questions and our post please.
Do any of you see a positive sign of academic growth in your kids that were once in public school and now being homeschooled?
How hard is it to manage your work schedules and schooling?
How do you deal with the social aspects of socializing your child while being homeschooled?
Have any of you found it difficult to place your children back in to public school if you deem it appropreiate?
Big Question: Do your kids feel as if they are missing anything by not being in a public school with other kids their age?
Thank you in advance for the responses. We can use all the feedback we can get.