Would you homeschool?

I am seriously thinking about homeschooling my son. Right now he is 3 and isn't old enough for regular school, but I would like to homeschool him when he is old enough to start kindergarten. I think my son would benefit from the one-on-one attention that he won't get in a classroom. He can get socialization from a variety of clubs and extracurricular activities, as well as at Sunday school at our church. One of the benefits of homeschooling during high school is that some colleges will allow the students to take college classes that will satisfy the high school requirements while allowing them to get college credit at the same time. One drawback is that a student has to be very focused so he/she doesn't fall behind. If your son is motivated, I think it would be a great option. Good luck to your son in whatever route he chooses to take.

I won't, but that is because I only one child. I think at high school age, if he is motivated and has other things in his agenda it could make alot of sense. online charters are very popular right now. The public schools don't have the money to give kids the education they need and private school is impossible to get into at the age. It might amke sense for you.

My eldest was home schooled from 6th grade through graduation. My only regret is that I didn't do it sooner.

I don't think I'd have the stamina for it. I have three though. I guess just teaching one might be okay. Then again, when it comes to teaching concepts I have very little patience if people don't get it. I think the only reason I would decide to teach would be if the school would not do the right job of teaching my child. Which could indeed happen. My oldest is ahead of her class and I fear that if she gets bored she might start to goof off. She is only seven. Right now they are still allowed to color when they are done with a test or some other work and the rest of the class isn't done yet. But in a couple of years, who knows.. There used to be a gifted program to challenge those kids, but they cut it down to one teacher for seven elementary level schools. There is not much coming from there. So, if it would be academically, I would homeschool. Now for other problems, no. Unless they have to stay at home for health reasons, they better learn to deal with the situation. It will not get easier in the 'real' world. Better they deal with issues now while I can still provide some guidance. I would think the same way at the high school level.

Well, we are expecting our 1st baby, and we definitely wil not be homeschooling. We plan on sending our daughter to school. We wouldn't have the time for something like that. I'd also really like her to have all of the experiences of attending shool, and getting to know all kinds of other children. I'd rather send her to school where they have qualified teachers who have chosen teaching as a career and true passion.

Hi chameleonsdream, I'm not married yet so I don't have any kids. But if i were, I wouldn't considering to homeschool them. Unless if they really have to be, for example say, transportation problem. Because the kids need to understand the concept of learning at the school and to be able to socialise with other kids since they are young. So that they learn from an early start and learn as they get old.

I don't have kids yet, but this is something I have thought about. I am considering homeschooling them at least when they are younger. I would think they could learn a lot more with the one on one, and maybe even learn things that they don't get in school. But as they got older, I would put them in a school. They would need the interaction with other children, and shouldn't miss out on all the fun things at school.