Homeschooling?

[DixieGirl]

I am 14 and the oldest of three. We have all been homeschooled the whole way. I also plan to eventually homeschool my children.

I should point out, that the majority of homeschool are not homeschooling for academic reasons. That adds an entire perspective that isn't considered in the question.

Most of the families I know homeschool out of religious convictions. On the other hand, I also know some families that homeschool because they don't like the school system or their kids didn't have enough time to pursue their talents/intrests while they were in the school system.

While there are good teachers and "good" public schools (I live in a rural area where there are still some left) just as there are good professors and colleges, the very philosophy of the public school system, as it currently is, is one of protocol and not the holistic, inititive producing approach that other methods can afford.

I can't think of anything to add to this.

On the flip side I've met other homeschoolers who's parents don't have it together and are completely dropping the ball to the child's disadvantage.

I have seen this as well, and I think that it really gives homeschoolers a bad reputation.

And people that say that as a homeschooler you don't get the social experience that public schoolers get... They don't even know...

It really strikes me as humurous when I hear somebody say, "But what about your social life?"!!!!hilarious I am so busy some of the time that my head spins! I am constantly talking to people. Also, public schoolers only have social experiences with their own age groups. They can't stand to be around their slightly younger siblings and will hardly even try to form friendships with older kids and adults. That is a pity because there is so much to learn from people that are older and wiser than you. My younger sister and I are best buds and do almost everything together. My cousins, who are older, have also been homeschooled the whole time. Regardless of our span in ages, I enjoy their company, which I partly attribute to our common experience of never being age seperated, and have learned a lot from their experiences!