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why do you want your child to be homeschooled?

2012-02-13T21:29:15-06:00

I ended up homeschooling out of necessity. My son's public school wasn't teaching him how to read. In the 4th grade he was reading at a 1st grade level due to his severe dyslexia, and his school's inability to teach him how to read.

Statistics: Posted by Llola — Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:29 pm

I think its simply saying no to the old method

2011-09-25T14:02:21-06:00

Statistics: Posted by jinger — Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:02 pm

why do you want your child to be homeschooled?

2011-09-14T01:28:26-06:00

Statistics: Posted by gloriacollins — Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:28 am

why do you want your child to be homeschooled?

2011-08-05T09:27:49-06:00

I've been homeschooled my whole life, because the Holy Spirit through the Word of God was showing my parents that something was wrong with the systems of education that he had in this country. And when I start homeschooling my children, it will be for the same reason; the discipleship of the children is the primary responsibility of the father aided and supported by the mother is the ONLY Biblically acceptable method of education of children. Family, family, family. That's what it's about. The fact that the public school system is so corrupt is not even relevant to the debate of, "Should we or shouldn't we homeschool". We should all do it because that is what the Lord desires and commands of us.

If we are going to win the fight, we must stand on the Standards of the Lord, not on our own wisdom and ideology. Not trying to sound all fancy here, but seriously, if you started homeschooling for whatever reason, that's great(!), but don't continue to do so for the same reason, continue to do it for the Glory of God!

Statistics: Posted by Fireside — Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:27 am

why do you want your child to be homeschooled?

2011-05-18T03:56:27-06:00

Statistics: Posted by philipsteele — Wed May 18, 2011 3:56 am

why do you want your child to be homeschooled?

2010-08-10T23:52:19-06:00

I'm not home schooling yet, and I don't know for sure if that's the route I'm going to choose right now. My son won't even be a year old until September 21, lol. However, I'm doing a lot of research now as the concept appeals to me.

There are some good schools in my area, and they're very close to home. However, they are grossly overcrowded. If my son does average, I don't want him to get lost in the chaos. If he's behind, I don't want him LEFT there. And if he's advanced, I want him to be challenged. I feel that I can better tailor to his educational needs (whatever they may turn out to be) at home.

I also think I can make learning a lot more fun. Due to underfunding, schools around here are losing field trips, and next on the cutting block are going to be programs like art and music. I want him to have a well-rounded experience with plenty of opportunity for hands-on learning.

Statistics: Posted by TheresaHPIR — Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:52 pm

why do you want your child to be homeschooled?

2009-05-16T13:35:01-06:00

Statistics: Posted by sartasd — Sat May 16, 2009 1:35 pm

why do you want your child to be homeschooled?

2009-05-14T06:23:23-06:00

We didn't settle for PS either...we choose HS due to the behavior of OTHER kids towards mine. It makes a big difference in a life of a kid if all you here all day is "your a jerk" and I'm being nice with my word Jerk also as that was not the word used! My ds didn't know what being straight was and so he said no...that blew up a huge problem that the school didn't do enough to stop. Kids can be very cruel and so can their parents.

We choose HS because we love and care about our children and want them to feel good about themselves!

Also want to mention that our schools are far apart, so it's a hour and half bus ride also!! And in NC that can get hot!!

Take care!
kelly

Statistics: Posted by roo — Thu May 14, 2009 6:23 am

why do you want your child to be homeschooled?

2009-04-04T13:47:02-06:00

Statistics: Posted by RodeoMom — Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:47 pm

why do you want your child to be homeschooled?

2009-03-29T22:12:06-06:00

Statistics: Posted by Reepicheep — Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:12 pm

why do you want your child to be homeschooled?

2009-03-26T12:16:14-06:00

We chose to homeschool to give our kids a solid Bible based education.

Statistics: Posted by kgianforti — Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:16 pm

why do you want your child to be homeschooled?

2009-03-26T10:42:47-06:00

Homeschooling is fun, our kids learn more, they are happier, they don't have a zillion negative influences, they don't waste lots of time on nonsense (well, they do, but it is THEIR nonsense, for fun, not pointless drudgery).

Homeschooling is a lot of responsibility. It's a lot of work. We give up a comfortable second income. My kids are out of step with their peers, which is mostly good, but has its minuses. But overall, well worth it.

Haven't regretted it so far, and we've homeschooled from the start.

I assume from the smiley you "get it"--but we didn't settle, we chose.

Statistics: Posted by Matt Conrad — Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:42 am

why do you want your child to be homeschooled?

2009-03-26T08:28:10-06:00

I didn't "settle" for homeschooling. It was a choice that was made after much consideration and research. We considered homeschooling to be a better option than public school. The education being provided by public schools is not a quality education anymore. I won't settle for a public school education, I want something better for my children.

Statistics: Posted by Ophelia — Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:28 am

why do you want your child to be homeschooled?

2009-03-15T11:29:16-06:00

What an interesting way to frame the question. Coleen, why did you choose to use the word settle?

Statistics: Posted by bookletgeo — Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:29 am

why do you want your child to be homeschooled?

2009-03-12T05:56:22-06:00

Statistics: Posted by Theodore — Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:56 am