Home schooling vs public or private

Well it's a good thing that both you and your wife are smart enough to teach your children. I think that's an excellent decision given your circumstances. The only reason I would choose to send my child to school is so that he or she will learn to socialize with other kids. Nevertheless, your children seems to be bright enough. And if they can attend Sunday school once in a while and be exposed to other kids their age, then everything should be fine. Good luck!!!

My son is now 9 and goes to private school. Prior to starting school I had a live in nanny that worked with him since he did not go to daycare. He attends Woodward Academy. Public school was not a voluntary option for me, though I am a product of public schools and faired well. I just wasn't interested in my child having a "minimal" education. Which is also one of the reasons that I didn't want to home school. I didn't want his education to be limited to what I knew, even though I have a college degree. But I am not a teacher and not trained to teach. Over 80% of the teachers at his school hold a masters degree at minimum. I also don't like the teacher to student ratio in public schools. Another reason for my choosing private school was the facts that I am both a single parent and business owner. The time required for home schooling is a lot less than the average school day it would mean that a large portion of the "school day" I would need to make other arrangements for my son, that just didn't coincide with my schedule.

Hmm.. Homeschooling is good given the circumstance,though yes, you'd have the capability of teaching them the subjects, I'd doubt they'd really see the whole school experience if you yourselves would be teaching them. I certainly have nothing to be against homeschooling, but remember that you are their parents, and there will always be a confusion of when the teacher ends and the parenting begins. Plus, they'd have no experience of how life is with other children. Maybe for the meantime, you can homeschool them, but I think it would be best if you attended the church instead. There they can get the 'values' they need to go through life, after all, you'd never be always with them when they grow up. Sooner or later they'd need the values and skills they could acquire from adjusting to crowds and interacting to different children and attitudes.

When our daughter is old enough she will be going to public school. I think it is pertinent for children to interact with other children. It's a good way to teach sharing, and communication skills, along with problem solving. I went to public school and I thought it was a good experience.

Well, I have read a lot of news and articles that have proven that home schooling produces better results as compared to public schooling. Basing on what you have shared, I do believe that you are both more than capable in doing so. I wish you and your wife the best. I would have wanted to do it for our child who is currently in Nursery 2 in private school but both of us are working and it would be difficult to give our attention for such home schooling.

I am A young mother of 3 and with the experience that i had in high school i was talking to my husband about homeschooling our 5 year old. With my husband having such a good experience in school he wanted her to have some of those experiences. So we decided on a compromise we would send her to school and see how her reaction was. Well needless to say it wasn't very good. She had a very inexperieced teacher which granted how are you going to learn what works for you. so i understanded that, also my daughter was only 1 student out of 46 children we thought that was a lot of children for a beginner teahcer. So we tried to switch her out of that class and come to find out each teacher had at least 41 students up to 51 students. so we decided to take her out of school and homeschool her. Which was the best i think she learns so well on a one on one basis we have already covered have of the year in a short period of time. We also have a group that we meet up with once a week to once a month and have field trips and such. My husband was worried she wasn't going to learn or stick to what mommy was teaching her everyday but everyday when he gets home she surprises him with something new. I think homeschooling was the best decision for us.

I've been homeschooled from the start and I'm wrapping up my education here soon. I've gotten our equivilent of honors, I think. Offers of people to write my biography and crazy but flattering stuff like that. I think there's data to suggest that homeschoolings tends to have a higher success rate that public and private schools. I think it's mostly one and one time with parents and the fact that homeschooling fits the child's individual needs...instead of the schools as a collectives' needs. But of course, I'm a bit biased, lol. Why was I homeschooled? Well, Mom watched the decline of public schools as she grew up and wanted me to have better chances. She wanted to make sure she could look after me without worrying about me being at schools where I could get shot, where kids and adults could influence my developement instead of me growing up without that, and where the education itself may not be top notch. I'm pretty glad she made that choice now, because I'm something of a free spirit and I'm not sure they would've recognized or appreciated my creativity growing up. Too many bad stories of schools, and with people as they are in general in my state...my faith in the school system's pretty low lol. Again, I'm a bit biased, lmao.

i never home school but my friend home school 5 of her children and they are doing fine i think it would be hard to home school if you work a full time job she don,t work her husband does one of her children go to regular school but it all seems to work for her she has a set time when she teach the kids everyday.so good luck with that

I am a primary school teacher. I feel that I have the necessary knowledge of all subjects from 3 to 11 years old. I would manage to teach subjects that I like from 11 to 18 years old like English, History and Geography. I wouldn't have the necessary subject knowledge for subjects that I am not interested in like Maths, Science and PE. I think that children develop social skills at school but they may also see poor behavior there. They might hear poor language at school and copy that. Girls that go to school tell their parents about their day but boys often say to their parents they can't remember what they did. Your wife is very well qualified in Science and her knowledge of history would be valuable for home schooling. I know a lady that home schools her two children and have grown up speaking fluent French. They do cooking and design projects. They have an excellent education and luckily they meet other children at weekends. Personally I wouldn't wish to do home schooling but I think that is very worthwhile if parents have sufficient subject knowledge.

hi! nice to see you here. well, for me it really depends upon the location where you belong. As what you have said that observed that your kids learned a lot when they were in a smaller place which is not applicable here in philippines. We go to public schools and we have also in private yet still in a bigger area. No offense but for me homeschooling is somewhat boring. You can't learn different ideas coz' you are limited only with the idea of yours and your teacher. Unlike in a classroom which you can communicate with your classmates and can argue what they believe and what you believe. It can balances also if you were in a school coz' you're learning and the same time you are socializing with people.

My best friend, also a friend of the family, homeschool her children until they were old enough for middle school. I think most of her efforts went into vain because she spent so much time and money invested in teaching them but she just lacked the discipline. She would teach them off of a schedule and when they did start public school they took it pretty hard as they have never been exposed to problematic situations. They did have one family that they often played with and thank goodness their mom is such a chatterbox who will talk to any stranger she bumps into in the stores. I believe this helped the kids to eventually branch out and make their own friends. Because when she first put them in school the oldest was being bullied and the youngest was running into clashes because he's already outspoken himself. Not nearly as bad as the oldest also because he's a pretty boy and the girls loved him. I say her efforts were in vain because the many hours and time invested in networking with other homeschooling familys over the year her kids grew up not valuing their own education. They did not go to college and instead just moved into their fathers old house and got girlfriends and the oldest had a baby soon out of high school and the youngest stays with a friend and works but they just have no need to further their education. I wish their mom would of steered them to seek a higher education but after she divorced It seems like thats when she kind of stopped focusing on their education (thats when they started public school). I tried to encourage the youngest and make college life sound appealing to him but he just never sounded interested in that. They live in a small town so really many kids end up graduating school, having kids and getting minimum wage jobs so its normal but I just always seen more for them and found it disappointing because they are like family to me. They call me their stepsister.

I WANNA GO TO A SCHOOL LIKE "ONE TREE HILL" OR "THE O.C."..but they do not exist..i work now....so no problem about school..

I have nothing against home schooling. But since I studied in both public and private schools, could say there are things you cannot learn from home. One is the interaction with other people. This is where I think one will develop other characteristics such as team work, confidence, and communication. You can view life in different forms. You'll have a classmate that is poor, some are rich, others are well mannered, and some are not to be idolized. You can learn from your classmates experiences and share your thoughts too. But at home one is sheltered from the harsh world, which is either good or bad, just be prepared once they go out there.

I have never thought about home schooling, and I never thought it was a good idea. But reading your response, maybe home schooling for some particular families are better choice rather than public or private schooling for some reasons. I was never home schooled k-12, and main reason was that because my parents really didn't have so much time to teach me the materials I will need to learn. Also, none of my parents even attended a college, so I really didn't think that they had an ability to teach me some things. Personally, this is what I think, and know: These days, the kids who go to the major public or private schools are cockier than ever. Not all of them; only a few of them are actually nice, well-raised good kids, but most of them who grew up in the cities or urban areas tend to be more cockier, from my experience. If you don't want your kids to be like one of those cocky kids, which I figure you DON'T want them to be, then I really wouldn't bother sending them to public schools, and instead do the homeschooling. I also think if you are considering homeschooling, I think it would be better for your child to be homeschooled along with some of his/her close friends. I just feel... not bad but just weird and strange when a child is being homeschooled alone. Well that's what I think, and it looks like you really want to home school your children, and wish you a luck with it :)

I don't have any children yet, I'm still too young to have one. LOL. But I know friends from church who decided to homeschooled their children. I think it's an excellent idea. You get to focus on your children more and you know what they are doing 24/7 and more importantly you have more time to teach them the right values. But I think it's also very important that they get to socialize with other kids from time to time. ;D

I don't have any children and graduated from high school before home schooling became popular, but I think it's a great idea. Public schools have been giving children such a bad education, so anything you can do to give your children a leg up, I say do it. Children who are home schooled usually do better than children in public school. You want your children to do the best they can because it will help them to make more informed decisions in their adult life.