I think online public schools are good for people who pulled their children out of public school and do not yet have the confidence to homeschool. Most--not all, just most--of the people who have used such programs in my area, only use them for a few months to a year. Often they have the confidence to use a curriculum of their choosing and homeschool more independently. Plus, they are just so structured! They do not take into account that I will be having my daughter add up the cost of the groceries while we are shopping and it leaves little time for that kind of real life application of the knowledge acquired.
I am admittedly biased. I think homeschooling is far superior for so many reasons. One, my daughter spans three to four grades in various subjects and levels of interest. I can encourage her potential without being boxed into a grade level, which would be one of many reasons I am not interested in any curriculum based on grade levels. I can talk to her in another language we both are learning while I am driving the car. Homeschooling is not school at home for most of us, it is a lifestyle, intertwined in our daily routines. It is not seat work for a few hours and then they are done for the day. Homeschooling happens in the kitchen, out shopping, in the car, on a trip, in pajamas! Statistics: Posted by seekingmyLord — Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:28 am
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