Homeschooling

@Meggan (347)
United States
January 22, 2025 6:14pm CST
After 4 months of my son being physically and verbally abused by other kids and then a teacher choosing to make inappropriate comments to my son, I decided the best decision was to homeschool him. I feel like a fish out of water, but I am trying to give it my best. I have started adding my journey to my blog in case it helps someone else if they are trying to decide or if they make the decision but feeling alone in it. Do you homeschool or would you give it a try?
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@rakski (128955)
• Philippines
10h
I am homeschooling my youngest.
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@kaylachan (73694)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11h
Personally I don't think I would. Children need a more structured environment the I could provide aline. And they need to learn to socialize.
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@KristenH (33417)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
12h
I don't have any kids. But a fellow church parishioner had done the same thing to her daughters for bullying in high school, a few years ago. She made the same call you're doing. Hope It works out for your son.
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@NJChicaa (120822)
• United States
12h
Very few parents can homeschool competently on their own. You need to look for blogs, online communities, and all sorts of resources. I'd love to see a study on how well homeschooled students do in college/university/military environments. I am a teacher with over 2 decades of experience. I've taken MANY courses obviously but a lot in science. I would NEVER attempt to teach a child chemistry or physics despite the fact that I've taken many courses in it let alone trying to do literature, history, math, etc. Again I passed Algebra2/Trig, Pre-Calculus, and then Calculus in college. I wouldn't ever presume that I could properly teach it. I know a small handful of students/parents who did well with homeschooling but from what I have personally seen it is either a failure and they send their kids back to school or they just lower the bar to basically breathing and say their kids are geniuses.
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