Home School or Public School?

[*redneck* *woman*]

First I know this question probably has been asked alot, but I haven't been here that. I was just wondering what y'alls view was on home school and public school? Around here alot of people home school their kids. I can see both sides of the coin. With the home schooling they get the one on one and don't learn bad stuff so early on. Even though I know they will eventually. With public school they get the social interaction that they need. I also think they learn more things in public school than home school, I just want to see what everybodys views are so thanks is advance

[Kasi]

I grew up switching back and forth and I am going to homeschool my kids. You still get the social interaction. Shorter school year and school day. You can start a homeschooling pe group, everyone meets up to play baseball or soccer. Or maybe one of the other parents would. You can get credits for everything. I got credits for owning a pet and my Brother got credits for being on the soccer team

[pinkpiglet126]

My kids get a lot more good social interaction homeschooling then they ever did in school. Between fencing lessons, field trips, skiing, film school, golf lessons, playdates, band, etc., we are rarely home. School often gets done in the van on the way too and from social activities.

I wouldn't go back to the system for anything. We love homeschooling and the lifestyle that comes with it.

[TotalRecipeHound]

I think it depends on your child and the particular public school that you have.

In my family, my brothers and son both had problems learning to read. If I have future sons, I would homeschool at least until my son could read. Being in special ed classes is often detrimental to kids socially and nearly always, they are in those classes because they didn't learn to read early on.

Homeschooling can actually make an introvert more introverted, but the same effect can happen if you are in a HUGE public school. My sister did far better in the smaller school system that I graduated from (grad. class 200) than the one she ultimately attended (grad. class 800 plus).

Distance from school is also an issue. I know of some kids who travel more than an hour just to get to school (often due to district consolidation). This is just a huge waste of the child's time in a completely unproductive way.

[iamhis0]

Why people think that home schooled children don't get social interaction, is beyond me!

I will be home schooling my children. I believe that the one-on-one is best for them, as well as the fact that I can go at their pace, we don't have to adhere to some strict curriculum that loses my children's interest, and I can adjust the schedule to their interests. I also do not have the school deciding what morals to teach my children, teaching them what is acceptable and what is not, etc.

[Miss]

I say public to get to know other kids and how they act.

[Pami]

First, if a lot of parents are home schooling, you need to look at the quality of the public school in your district. If its a good school, i believe public school is better. The social interaction and structure will prepare them better for the 'real world'. However, if the public school is not so good, home schooling might be a better alternative.

My child is currently in public school, and I attended public school. I turned out fine, and my daughter is very well adjusted. However, my sister-in-law homeschools her two boys and they are shy and will only play with each other. of course that could also be because they are minister's children Also, there is a girl in my daughter's dance class that is home schooled. She is shy and afraid to leave her mother (she's 8) however, she seems to be coming out of her shell a bit with the dance class. So, that shows that with homeschooled children, its important to have some activities with others. Some neighborhoods have homeschool groups that go on field trips and such together. If you decide to homeschool, you should definately look into something like that.

Also, having someone other than you teach your children will help detect disabilities earlier. My daughter had a speach disability that I was able to see myself, but most parents don't notice these things because they don't want to believe their child has a problem.
So, if you homeschool them, make sure you keep your eyes open so they can get early intervention help.

hope this helps.