My short answer is... Because I can It makes me so sad when I see the bus go by the house a little after 4 in the afternoon. I can't imagine not seeing my kids for the greater part of the day. Not knowing their friends, not knowing how their day went, not knowing what made them sad, or happy, or what funny thing made them laugh, not knowing what they excell at or what they struggle with.... and hearing about it all second hand. And then rushing through homework and supper and all the little things that have to be done so they can get to bed early in order to catch the bus before 7 in the morning. So I guess I do it for a better life. For happy, care free kids who get to sleep in when they're tired, get to play outside as much as they want, get to spend the night at granny's in the middle of the week, and know what it's like to be best friends. Lisa
I never set out to homeschool. I even had both my kids in preschool when they were little. But last year one was in kindergarten, and one in 1st grade and something seemed very, very wrong. While public school is geared for the "median" child neither of my children fell into that. My dd barely passed kindergarten and her teacher wasn't even concerned. I think she figured it would be the next teachers problem. My first grader on the other hand was at the top of his class and would quickly finish his work and spend much of his day sitting, waiting for the other kids to finish their work. If he talked to someone he was told to "pull a card". Day after day he'd come home complaining about how boring school was. We are now loving this way of life and not once have my kids asked to return to public school!
I was "forced into it as well---long story! BUT, I am THRILLED that it happened, and 10 years later, I am still homeschooling and LOVING it! I am going to be so lost when my kids aren't home anymore! I am just THRILLED that I have had this opportunity to be with them---they ARE mine after all! :love: :love: :love:
Without reading more than just the 3-4 posts, and I promise to read more later, here's my *very very short* answer! Because public schools don't TEACH socialization! Plain and simple.
Yea! Incoming freshmen have to have their own "Special School" because they do not know how to socialize with children only 1-3 years older then themselves... even though they have been "Socialized" in the same system that "They" want our kids to be in.... Geeesh! And you (The proverbial "They") want me to sign my kids up when>>>?? hahaha!
Well bad day to ask me as ds5 is driving me crazy this week. But simply put I dont want the negative influences on my kids from the ps system or the other kids. I want them to grow up in a Godly home and know the Truth. Jill
Oh various reasons lol. 1. the curriculum they use in the schools here is way below what dd was doing. Long story short- they were doing patterns with shapes and colors in Dec of K last year and at home we were doing patterns with 3 sets of 3 digit numbers. They did patterns for 4 months. Reading wise they were learning 1 to 2 sight words a week and working on learning letters. Dd was reading at a 1st grade level. 2. A normal classroom is not set up for and abstract thinker- which dd is. She was bored, there were problems with her behavior because of her boredom and the school would do nothing to challenge her. 3. Now, almost a year later after pulling her, we do it because it's what we feel is best. The public school system is more of a dictatorship. Don't ask why or question what they do, it just is. You have no say in anything.
We HS for several reasons, though when we pulled Elianna out last year we thought it would only be for rest of the school year. Well, she likes it so much she does not want to go back at all. Elliot started this year and seems to like it alot as well. So we hope to keep on truckin' for as long as we can.
I was blessed with my ds 9 years before I was blessed with my dh. I originally began homeschooling for the same reason that I became a stay at home mom.. because I finally could! We were very deprived of one another for the majority of his young life because I had to work several jobs to keep him fed. We managed to be very close somehow, but we both feel much better now, being able to finally be together all of the time. Since the onset, I discover new reasons daily, ranging from the idiosity of the ps system to the benefits of having so much family time. Ds is thriving, and I will never go back!
