Homeschooling: Have You Considered It For Your Children?

The Islamic Garden (women oriented Muslim site) ^ | 2002 | The Islamic Garden staff writer

[tutstar]

They have more sense than a lot of people I know.

[SpookBrat]

My children's dentist won't allow me to go back there with them, and I'm ok with that. They do better without me back there. They aren't afraid. But when it comes to a doctor speaking privately with my child about their body, without me present, I draw the line. I'm their parent, and they are my "babies". I need to know what's going on with their bodies and mind to be able to effectively and lovingly be their parent. My children love me and trust me and don't mind me being in the room. They want me there. And so far, I've never had a bad experience with a doctor.

[davidosborne]

There are many MAN=MADE religions... I prefer just to take God at his Word as revealed in the Bible and with a daily walk with Him.... I don't need any "titles" to do that...

FReegards,

David

[AppyPappy]

There are many Christian religions that believe they are the only true Christian religion (ie Seventh Day Adventist and Jehovahs Witnesses). You can't escape other religions.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

We homeschooled our 2 children and it was the best and most rewarding thing we have done as yet for our family. We are self employed, my son who is now 24 is running the crews of our business and has been since he was 19. He is slowly taking over more and more of the office work.

My daughter, 21 went on to cosmotology school and works in a chain and makes good money.

They both are married, own their own homes, and have been good kids all through the growing up process:)

Becky

[davidosborne]

I prefer to use the term Denomination or "local church"... The leaders in every local gathering of Christians or denmoniation are accountable to God if they mislead their flock, however each individual is separately accountable to God.. so I guess you can argue that EVERY CHURCH regardless of denominational or other affiliations with other churches are separate but equally accoutable...

'The Jeb Bush Nobody Knows' -- Part 16: A young FL homeschooler's interview with FL's Fabulous Gov

[Kaslin]

I do support Homeschooling, but not everyone is qualified to teach it. I for instance would not have been as I was born and raised in Germany and was educated there. So how does anyone go about it if they want their children home schooled, other then send them to private schools? Also my children are all grown and there was no homeschooling when there were small.

[davidosborne]

If you are educated enough to post on FR you obviously are qualified to read/follow the simple elementry school material.. Government has really out done itself if we really believe we need a "stamp of approval" from the government to say we are qualified to teach our kids basic skills..

FReegards,

David

[rejoicing]

Total crap!!!!!You'd rather have the gubmint have total control over your child? Out of all the homeschooling parents I've had contact with (100 or more families), onlly ONE was interested in controlling their kids. Homeschooled kids are delightful, comfortable with people of every age, and extremely well socialized, because they are part of the REAL world rather than being shut off in an artificial, age-segregated environment. Sorry, you are totally wrong.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Anyone can homeschool their children if they are the authority figure in their childrens lives. The biggest problem I have seen most parents run into, is getting the kids to do the work.

As far as the work there are numerous programs that have been developed to help any parent homeschool.

I used a program called ACE (Accelerated Christian Ed) The only "religion" that is taught in this program is bible verse memorization.

This program was developed specifically for homeschooling. It actually involves almost NO teaching on the parents part. It is a self learning program, which actually makes the information stick better and longer when it has been learned. You can teach a child all day, that does not mean they will learn it.

I used the program through a satellite school, so they got report cards, we were mailed standardized tests to give the kids at the end of each year, and the results were sent back to us. Upon graduation they were given a diploma.

By the time my children had completed the end of the 8th grade they were both scoring post high school on the standardized test.

I believe there are other programs out there now, but we found this one easy to use and gave a good all around education in Math, English, Word Building Science and Social Studies. There were also some electives to pick from that were very good when they reached high school.

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

It also prevents kids from devloping social skills. Kids need to have friends. Homeschooling is a menschausenesque gesture that serves only to satiate a parent's need for total control. If you are indeed worried about public schools, send your kids to parochial schools. Then again, your kids would be ruined by papists.

You really are wrong on this. Children that are homeschooled properly are usually more well rounded as far as social skills. We never tried to isolate or protect of kids from being around any kind of situation. The difference is we were always there with them and they saw how we handled the situations. They learn by example. My children ages 24-21 now, can converse with any age person. Most adults think they are way older then they are, and little kids love them.

We tried private schools before making the jump to homeschooling, I found them not any better then public. Who has more interest in your kids then their own parents.

I will say though that there are extremes in homeschooling as in anything. You have parents who don't maintain discpline and see that the work is done, then you have parents who as you say just want to control to much. As with anything a balance is required.

Becky

[hsmomx3]

If a parent is truly committed to homeschooling the child, they will teach them well. There are so many curriculum providers that cater to homeschooling. The lessons are well planned and give great instruction to the parent who is teaching.

Being properly qualified is a myth that has been created by those teaching in govt. schools.

If parents were deemed not qualified, then homeschoolers test scores would not be as high as they are.

[hsmomx3]

If one has known their doctor/dentist for awhile, then I have no problems with being in the waiting room. However, I have been so turned off by some of the dentists today that were highly recommended and had good reputations.

While sitting in the waiting area with the other parents, the dental assistant would come out and talk to each parent. It was always the same speech: Consider dental sealants, they need this or you should consider setting up an appt. for that. In other words, it seemed like a good way to bring in extra $$$. Also, I noticed that they had high turnover in assistants and some of them I would not trust with my kids. As a result, I stopped taking my kids there.

As for doctors. Again, I do not allow my kids to be left alone with a doctor and/or assistant. I can remember this one time I took my 2 year old daughter in as she had an infection. I was told that she was lacking in social skills! Yes, my child was two years old at the time. Another turnoff from a well known, and respected pediatrician.

There is an article or two floating around about the questions they are asking children but I am still unable to locate it.

[Kaslin]

If you are educated enough to post on FR you obviously are qualified to read/follow the simple elementry school material.. Government has really out done itself if we really believe we need a "stamp of approval" from the government to say we are qualified to teach our kids basic skills..

Thank you, but when my children were small I could not even help them with their home work as the instructions I received in my school in Germany was completely different then the American instructions. Perhaps thing will be different for me when my grand son is going to school

[ACross]

I thought it was evident in my posts that I support private, and specifically, parochial schools. I cannot imagine having been isolated from school classmates for 15 years or sacrificing the relationships I cultivated and the memories I shared with them. I also doubt any "home schooled" kids are able to score hot chicks at will.

[Salman]

I must admit, though I am officially a "product" (hideous concept that) of the public schools, I am "de facto" a home schooler.

For example, when I was in elementary school in the early 1960s, it was the era of "new math" and the multiplcation tables were not taught. My mother, a public school teacher herself, made damn sure her children learned the multiplcation tables. She also taught her class, but not officially.

She also drew the shades, looked close ways, and read her class the Bible when the question of organic evolution came up. She could have lost her job. What is significant is that my mother was not a fundamentalist in any way and believed in evolution. The question was what is one's cultural heritage and making up one's own mind.

She quit teaching because of what now would be known as "political correctness". That was thirty years ago. I shudder to think what is there now.

[davidosborne]

Thanks for your post...BTTT

FReegards,

David