Homeschooling?

[Matymus]

As a victim of the public school system, I married a woman who was a homeschool graduate. I think homeschooling is way better than the public system; however, it TOTALLY depends on the commitment of the parents doing the schooling. Personally, I've seen some bad examples of homeschooling and GOOD examples of kids from public schools. Everything being equal, I think homeschooling is better........because homeschooling caters more to the indidual student. Every kid is different in learning style, pace, etc. Though there are some great and committed teachers in the public school system, the material is set up in such a way that everybody is supposed to learn basically the same things. I don't think public school kids (generally) are truly taught to think for themselves. In my own experience, I know I wasn't. We were basically taught to swallow whatever it was the school taught....hook, line & sinker. Biology, for example....not once was the theory of evolution ever taught as such...a theory. In every aspect, it was taught as certified, empirical fact. Nor was the biblical view ever presented and the student given the option to choose for themselves which view seemed more valid. That's only one example.

Again, it all depends on the commitment of the parents. If parents aren't committed to their children's education, homeschool or public school...it won't matter, that child has already failed, unfortunately.