A woman at church was asking if I was still homeschooling. She has 4 kids from 16 all the way down to 6 years old (I think). She doesn't think she could ever do homeschooling and one of the reasons is that her youngest is struggling with phonics. I didn't have time to go into to detail, but when I thought about it later, I thought that is actually a great reason TO homeschool. How much better is it when a child can learn at their own pace instead of feeling behind or stupid or frustrated because of the unnecessary expectations place on them at school.
I don't know the whole story here but she would/should have a lot of help if she has a 16 year old. The other great argument here is she knows what her children are being taught. She could also have a greater relationship w/ her children. The list goes on and on. The hard things in life are the ones worth doing.
I know that my struggling readers do much better when I teach them as opposed to when the school teaches them. As long as I can maintain my patience we're good. :>)
If I could do it all over again, I would have started ALL my kids from the beginning in homeschool.. I see the difference it makes in my youngest who has never been in a public school setting.. She LOVES learning!! And the reading that I was afraid of the most has actually been one of the easiest things for me to teach her.. I was surprised that it was this easy. I'm not sure she would be doing so well if she had been taught in a classroom setting. The one on one is what a lot of kids need.. I say she should homeschool, but I'm biased
Honestly, when my son went to public school, he didn't learn a whole lot IN school. It was when I helped him with homework that he really learned anything. So, essentially, I WAS teaching him...the school was just providing the textbooks.
I decided to homeschool my son for that reason. He was having a real hard time with reading. (He is in 7th grade!) I pulled him out of PS this November because the school wasn't helping him. I felt the way LisaLuck did above. I have gone back with him and focused on the phonics and going at HIS pace and WHAT a difference it has made! I only wish I had caught it sooner and done it a long time ago.
That is a great reason. I feel the exact same way. I also wish that I would have just started them all from the very beginning. My middle child has been having the hardest time with some things and it is so sad to me what she has been taught in the last few years. She is so mad about it. She feels for every child that is "forced" to go to PS. (Her words)