Is homeschooling better for children?

They'll have less bullet holes. They can learn at their own pace. Most areas have support groups for special topic studies and field trips. They will have an excellent student-teacher ratio. You can schedule their education around your families specific needs and desires. There are many studies showing that homeschoolers are better behaved, better educated, and better prepared to meet life's challenges than non-homeschoolers. They have less emotional scarring inflicting by the meat grinder that is modern public education. Most importantly, they'll know that you cared enough to sacrifice so much to give them the best education out there. All the best and you will not regret it.

I'm 14 and I've been home schooled all my life and I personally don't like being home schooled. One of the reasons is my parents don't have the time to educate me so they expect me to educate myself. And if I don't know something they always yell at me for not knowing something but how am I supposed to know something if no one had the time to teach me it. Also I don't have many friends and in the home school groups in my area they all mix the ages together when we have an home school activity. And you can't expect a 14 year old to be friends with a 8 year old. Also home school doesn't have JV or varsity sports teams. Now I'm not saying home school is bad, that just my opinion. I know other home schoolers who absolutely love it, and I know some who don't (like me) it all depends on the person. Everyone has there own opinion on home schooling. Have you asked your children if they want to be home schooled? How are your kids in school? Do they get picked on, do they have good grades, do they have friends? All I can say is home school is not for everyone and school is not for everyone. But if you think home schooling is better for your kids then yeah go for it. Try out home schooling and if it works well with you and your kids then home school is probably the best thing for them. Good luck!!

Here's a bit from a homeschooled kid's point of view. I'm nearly thirteen, and have been taught by my mother since I was in fourth grade. The public school I was in before that was quite good, but moving to a different state caused us to start homeschooling. It's convenient in ways, such as not having extra work to do when you've finished the lesson - it's all "homework." And, your kids can learn at their own pace. I have one older brother who is also homeschooled, and it is fine for us, but if you have 4 children they will probably start getting a little tired of being together all day. It IS hard to get along with your sibling(s) all day every day. I really dislike hearing people say that homeschooled kids don't interact enough with other people, in most cases it really isn't true - look into getting involved in a homeschooling group if you choose to teach them at home. Hey, best of luck! I believe it's a fine option.

It depends on where you live, but most states now allow home-schooled children to participate in extracurricular activities (sports and clubs) at the school they would otherwise go to, so you can get some of the interaction that way. There are also an expansion of curriculum you can buy for homeshooling, and some states offer funding for online/cyber-charter schools.

Personally I would definitely send my children to school. There is no point me exalting the good things about this system, because everyone already has. Home school does cut off a social life and normal school provides vital skills. If you are worried about how well they are doing at school then give them extra lessons, tutors, and ask their teachers. Do not take them away from school. You will regret it and so will they.

We have found homeschooling to be a great option for us. We have an active local homeschool group, so we are out several times a week for field trips, park days, skating, etc. We also get together with another family one day a week for some group school activities. We meet with 3 other families 2-3 times per month for art. Our daughter also takes dance, soccer, and piano. We are thinking of adding on choir and after soccer she will go back to gymnastics. I really like that we can go at a pace that is best for our child. We can take the time to delve deeply into subjects of interest. We can really spend time on critical thinking skills and on developing her abililty to communicate well both verbally and in writing. She gets to forge ahead in her areas of strength and get extra time to work on her areas of weakness. She is learning to be confident and certain in who she is and what she stands for. She has developed friendships with many children both in public school and from her homeschool group, as well as many adults. I believe she will be much better prepared to handle the world after high school with a strong sense of self, confidence in her ability to learn and communicate, and the support of her many friends and family. Your children can still have plenty of interaction with others, but they will also gain the ability to entertain themselves, to have the time to imagine their futures, and to feed their natural desire to learn. If you are willing and able to homeschool, you will find it quite challenging but immensely rewarding. You will find you develop many more connections to your community than you had before or even imagined were available. Your children may stand out as being well-spoken, well behaved and well read, and that will serve them well as adults. I think my goal is to raise a happy and successful adult and homeschooling seems the easiest way to do that.

Yeah homeschooling does have educational benifits but it does not have social benifits that non homeschooloing does. You should look into some private schools if you are not happy with the public schools. In the end it depends on which is more important, social interaction or thier education.

I am a mother of five, and will begin home-schooling my three oldest children next year. Our church has "small groups", and some of them are geared for home-school families. They do field trips once a month and various activities throughout the year. As far as athletics (team sports and such), nearly every city here in Louisiana has local or district teams sponsored by youth associations; I paid about $50 for my son to play T-ball, before he went to Kindergarten. There are plenty of options if you look.

If you do your homework and find the very best resources to fit your family then yes, homeschooling will be better for your children. There are so very many resources available that make it very worthwhile to homeschool. There are millions of children that are currently homeschool students. You will not have any problems finding those that are a good fit to be friends with your children. Start with www.hslda.org and find your state organizations -- talk in person with other people that are home-schooling their families. Local people will be very helpful. Ask questions and meet as many as you can. Educational material can be found in many places. You can buy it new and used. Some people even give it away or trade among themselves. Home-schooling is by far better for children.