Home schooling is not a form of punishment. It’s a choice we make because we feel like our children will get a better education if we teach them ourselves.
I home school because I am a better teacher than most teachers in the school system. I can provide a better, more individualized education to my children than the system can. Schools do not teach kids how to respect other kids. They only teach kids how to respect and submit to authority. Socialization in schools is more about conformity than social skills. I feel that it is much more important for children to learn how to interact respectfully with all kinds of people, regardless of age and race.
The school classroom is not the only place where children can find exposure to outside influences and outside ideas. Most home schooled children get far more exposure to the outside world than public schooled children simply because that is the nature of home schooling. You teach your children by exposing them to the outside world.
Very few home schoolers have a “classroom” in their homes where they sit and lecture all day. Learning takes place everywhere.
That does not mean home schoolers think everybody should teach there children at home. Most of us realize that there are many people who are not suited to a home school environment – be that the parents or the children. Most of us do not even believe that every one of our children must be home schooled. The decision is made based on the needs of each child.
The biggest problem I see here is that many people are against the idea of home schooling simply because it is not what they would do for their family. Being against home schooling has little to do with the valid research that has shown home schooled children do not lack for friendship or social skills. Most people are against home schooling because they grew up in public / private schools and that worked just fine for them. And, should those of us who home school make an attempt to provide our reasoning and research, then we must surely feel the need to defend ourselves because we know our choice is wrong.
Home schooling our children is LEGAL. We do not need permission or approval from anybody. Those of us who choose to home school are not concerned with seeking approval from our own families, much less random strangers. We have a clear understanding of what IS the right decision for our families. Many home schoolers have already presented our cases to various family members who may or may not agree with us. We are accustomed to having our choices ridiculed and we still choose to do what we feel is best.
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