Homeschooling is the best, but it is also the hardest

Homeschooling may be a notch above the rest when considering academics, but it prevents kids from learning how to socially interact in life. It also takes away freedom of choice--the freedom for the child to choose what to do and how to think. If they're homeschooled, then they're just being molded by the parent into what the parent wants them to be. In public school, the child is exposed to life, and is given the choice to adapt however they feel fit. Although homeschooled kids are fairly intelligent, they lack important social skills, and are fairly ignorant and close-minded. But, if you think that's how your child should be, then more power to you--I just think the child should have the opportunity to think, act, and learn of their own volition.

I think homeschooling is a viable, valuable option, but I also think homeschooling is as good and effective as the parents that are utilizing the method. I've seen the pros and cons of homeschooling. I've seen children raised and taught through homeschooling that achieved great successes academically, while I've seen other children that were literally dumbed-down by parents that did not have the skills or know-how to effectively mentor their children in a homeschooling scenario. Face it, not every parent can be a teacher, which is unfortunate because parents are supposed to be the first teachers in our children's life. Some parents just jump on the homeschooling band-wagon and are clueless to how to consistently encourage their children in a learning atmosphere that is filled with quality curriculum. It is definitely not something to enter into lightly or you can do harm instead of good. I use to belong to homeschooling club (it's defunct now), because I supplemental homeschool my 7year old. She has been attending the local Italian school system for 3 wonderful years, but I have to make sure she is on target and level with other content curriculum she would be expected to know if in the American school on base. The school works wonderfully with us as well, allowing us to have our daughter tested with the other children. It is very challenging to keep up with.

most families would not have parents with time to really hep their kids in schooling...I homeschooled and I was teaching myself and eventually that method ends with a lot of cheating..ha ha

In addition (sorry, I was just going back and checking my posts I've made!) I do not feel that this would work AT ALL in city and low-income areas. I live in NYC, and most people have to work 2 jobs just to feed there kids, let alone teach them at home. I don't think it would work very well here, and I don't think that a stipend or voucher can make up for the lost wages some of these parents will face. We have to fix the problems where they start, at home. If you can home school your children, you are blessed that you can afford to live today and not have to work.

oh yes it can be more demanding but as its always said "home is ur first school" but like everything it has its opwn pros and cons,,despite being very demanding in time and attentions, parents needs to be very devoted, displined and well educated with all measures to literate their kids in all possible forms and inculcate all gud things like school do.

homeschooling is the best we have all the freedom to do whatever we want to do and we could study the subject which we want to study but it is the hardest way for schooling because we have not much guidance of what we are doing.Anyways it is the best as we have enough time playing and doing such activities which we want to do,I like to play cricket most of the time, thats why I love homeschooling

I agree with you in some respects, but the thing that homeschooling frequently lacks is the social development. I had found the time and energy when I went to a regular school to do many things, too. There are sucessful people from both kinds of schooling. I feel that homeschooling may be appropriate for some children, but it doesn't do the best job at preparing them for the real world. Than again, neither does public school. I do not feel that homeschooling is the answer to our education problems. Afterall, parents do not know about the many complicated things of biology and every topic kids learn in school. I think that there needs to be reform in our public schools DRASTICALLY. But, homeschooling is not the answer. Then again, it all depends on the student.

Yes I think home schooling would be the best but mainly if you lived in the rural areas, home schooling would be difficult is some ways if the parents did not have a good educational background to be able to help their children with their school work, and to be able to understand it more clearly. I do not believe somehow that this would solve the dangerous and unpleasant enviroment that is developing in schools today, as I do believe that this starts at home and should be implemented that the parents teach the children the right way.

I don't have kids yet, but I plan to. As I'm reading your post I'm thinking "WHAT?!! And not have the satisfaction of sleeping in again, going to the spa again, travelling again etc etc?!" But that being said, I see your point in emphasizing one-on-one involvement. But wouldn't the kid get bored with me? Or vic versa? I don't know, I loved high school and think that my kids would too. Of course we don't have shootings and killing sprees in schools...

I think it is better for children to be homeschooled. I think you should be able to have money towards resources so that you can help your child like they would have in school. However school does teach important social skills but also horrible ones too. Perhaps schools should just be set up in a different way.