Public School or Home School?
Home school is not for everyone. Like everything else, it has its pros and cons.
Josh R. states the only reason why his parents chose home school was because of his bad choices with the wrong crowd.
"I was 14 years old constantly lying and doing all kinds of drugs. My so called friends were just pulling me into bad times, and encouraged me to make stupid choices. It was kind of rough in the beginning, but looking back, I'm thankful that my parents helped me out."
13 year old, Ross K. sheds light on the opposite end.
"My sister and I were home schooled until I was about ten or eleven years old. My sister did it until her freshman year, and we hated it."
Every parent is different, so that's when I asked him for his reasons.
"We had no real social life. My only friend was the neighbor across the street, and the only time we left the house was to go somewhere to practice our violin at music class."
A similar response was made from 32 year old Denise Y. of Broomfield.
"The greatest loss I felt that I had from being home schooled was that I never had a prom." she recalls. "other than that, I feel like I've lived a normal life. After I graduated high school, I went to a regular community college, got my own place, a job, and lived my life."
Lara A., a mother of five, disagrees with the home school issue.
"I am my children's mother, not their educational teacher," she says. "I don't feel like it's right or fair to shelter them away from all their social time from their peers and other life experiences."
The social time. Does home school really cut out a child's playtime? Do kids now have no choice but to learn from their home under the guidance of their parent? Now, there is a helpful place for any who are in this situation.
In Northglenn, Colorado, a place designated just for home schooled kids has been created. "The Hangout Center" is just one of many different businesses inside the former Northeast Jr. High School, and is designed to let the home schooled children have a social, safe, as well as an educational experience. They also offer other classes such as sports, drama, art, and other activities for the kids, as well as the whole family. This news provides relief for some parents like Kris Dermott.
"I've been debating about home schooling my 3 year old son, and the last thing I want to do is to deprive him of living a normal life. At the same time, it is difficult because of his anxiety problems. I want him in a more nurturing, patient, as well as understanding environment. If there is assistance to help me provide it, I welcome it!"
So, when it comes to home schooling a child, don't be too quick to judge on the issue until you research all of the facts. For more information, feel free to check out their website at www.hangoutlearningcenter.com
Published by Lisa K
Stay at home mother two, married for seven years and searching for legit ways to earn extra money without having to leave the family life. View profile
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I guess I'm too wordy, and I had a lot more to say, but I guess the gist of my 'speech' is that home-schooling works for me, and for many people that I have met, and I have no regrets. Soli Deo Gloria!
P.S. On the social matter; I consider myself to be a natural introvert (you know all about these artistic types, right? lol), but my siblings, as a general rule, are extroverts, and are very well-adjusted. As for me, I may be shy, but I do not consider myself socially deficient; I can get along reasonably well in social situations, even if I, personally, have trouble initiating them.
I am sixteen years old, and I have been home-schooled for the entirety of my school years. I believe that I have greatly benefited from my parents' protection of me from all the pressures of a normal school. I am the fourth of five children, and all of us have been home-schooled since my eldest sister was in kindergarten. I am extremely musical. I have taken piano lessons since I was seven years old and consider it a passion of mine, along with writing fictional stories. I have also taken voice lessons and now participate in a professional chorale group. I have written a few Christian songs and even composed a contemporary classical piano piece that won second place in my division at my state's annual fair. I love to write; I have been writing poetry for longer than I can clearly remember, and my friends and family say that I am very good at it. I have also branched out into writing fiction, and I believe that's what I want to do, not when I graduate, but starting now, beca
This is a good subject to explore. I know of some parents who have home schooled their children and have found the experience to be very rewarding.
Sophie
That was a good article. You posted views from both sides.
Boy is this a controversial issue. I know kids that were sucessfuly home schooled and some that were ruined by the home schooling. It depends on both the student and the educator.
It seems to be a trend, especially among young christian families, to home school thier children. The want to shelter thier kids from the "wordly influences". Protect them from bullies, peer pressures, and non-christian behaviour. However, don't you think that maybe thier christian influences might rub off on the kids that the parents are keeping them from?
We can not keep our children protected from the world forever. They will have to deal with the bullies at a ball game, peer pressures at work. If the child doesn't learn to deal with them, how are they expected to survive in the adult world.
So it is not just what the child learns from books while in school, but how a child learns to cope with life.
I enjoyed this Lisa. Love how you interviewed hs'ers and mentioned The Hangout.