Why do so many people Home school their kids?

Well said crowefamily! I, too, have done both public school and homeschool. Absolutely depends on how you handle your homeschooling. It is important to have well rounded children. I think my kids and I have more fun homeschooling than public school because we get our work done, but have fun doing it and do field trips to really "remember" what we learn.

people have a ton of different reasons for homeschooling: religious convictions, avoidance of school violence or bullying, special needs children's educational plans insufficient at public schools, things like an 'overachiever' 5th grader who NEEDS to study 5 foreign languages at once to be happy are some examples. but of all the homeschooling families I've known, they all had outside activities and events for their children, things like a community band or sports team, study groups, field trips, that kind of thing and I think that the concern over lack of adequate socialization is way overestimated.

Homeschooling does not mean no social interaction. That's a huge myth. In fact, your kids will get quality social interaction with homeschooling that they might not get plugged into a situation with the same kids day in day out doing the teacher's chosen routine. With socialization it comes down to what you think positive social interaction is. Is it sitting in a specified place learning what someone else thinks should be anorm with kids you are forced to deal with day in and day out, or is it exploring quality interaction with children and people of like interest while you learn hands on with a variety of different teachers? I've homeschooled and public schooled my kids. Public school is simply a supplement to my homeschooling activites.

I know one kid that get home schooled and they are doing it because he did not want to attend his new school. If I liked in a rough city I probley would home school my kids. And sometime I think they learn more the schools are going down hill.

There are plenty of ways to get socialization but sitting in a classroom facing the blackboard all day with kids your exact same age isn't socialization.

I homeschool my children and they had no problem with social interaction. As far as missing out on the more fun things at school, I would take my children on field trips. We would make frequent stops at the reptile store that was next door because the first time that I took them there they had a blast! They would request to go back so that they could learn more about reptiles!

I thought about it and then realized that i would be doing my kids more harm than good, children need social interaction in order to have good relationships with people in the future and to be able to interact with society. If you keep kids away from others too long they will have no idea how to cope with all the people and different ideas out there. This is just my opinion so don't anyone get offended please.

I homeschool my 3 kids. They have friends and enjoy social events. They are less conserned with what is popular, have good self-esteem, and make new friends easily.

i dont knoe why they home school them i feel that more children that are home schooled are more whinny.

If I have a kid I will not let him home school. I think being in a proper school with other peers his own age teaches him how to socialize. Socializing is a very important skill needed to survive in this world. Without the skill, many people will fail in their life miserably.