nono Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 you mean your royalty cheque? :lol: You got it, backwards. Best publicity I've had in some time. ;) So, it is yours! Eta today can not type on kindle fire. Mind of its own... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in MI Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I first started homeschooling because my 1st husband wanted to homeschool our kids, so I wanted to follow his wishes after he died. I actually thought the idea was crazy when he first told me about it. Now its because I want whats best for each of my kids and that is homeschooling for some of them. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Because I want to get school done and still have time for other opportunities wihtout being stressed out. (I first became interested in homeschooling after meeting a 16yo legal secretary. I never could have done that when I was in school.) I want more time to spend together with my family. I firmly believe that my kids get along better than siblings that go to school, because they are at home away from the poor examples they see at school. I want to get enough sleep. I and both kids have sleep issues of various kinds. It is nice to make sure we are all well-rested. I want to make sure that bullies do not have access to my children. I do not care to try to work with a school administration to keep my kids safe. The best prevention is to preemptively cut off access. I want my kids to have a more diverse social life. I want them to have friends and get along with all different ages, races, and socio-economic statuses. The other day, my dd6 told her grandma that she has some grown-up friends--people from church that have become sort of like surrogate grandparents. I love that she considers them her friends. But schools train children to think that they can only have friends their own age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Because I wanted to and thought it sounded like it would be fun :lol: (well I did get one child out of three that makes it fun:glare:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Other. We do it because it's lovely to have our children at home with us and to be a part of their years of learning academics. We have no religious reasons for homeschooling. As far as academics, I'll confess I have no wishes to be a tiger mom so I do not homeschool to provide some absolutely fantastic superior education. I believe our choice is public school or homeschool and as long as we do as well as public school then our choice is valid. However, I am positive that we are actually providing more than what they would get in public school but we consider that to be an awesome benefit, not the cause of our homeschooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellers Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 We decided to homeschool DD15 because she was having school related anxiety attacks. I was having to dope her up every morning so she could go to high school. That's not right. We decided to homeschool my DS11 because his school wasn't teaching him how to read. He has dyslexia and had an IEP but still wasn't learning to read so we pulled him out. One of my girls attends our local public high school. She comes home everyday complaining about how vulgar and rude her peers are. She can't stand group assignments. She says all she's learned from working in groups is that her peers can't be trusted to complete any assignments. She ends up doing the work for the entire group. Now that I see all the benefits of homeschooling, I wish I had known homeschooling was possible when my oldest was little. I would have kept them all home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Many reasons already stated, but one that comes to mind: because we don't live in Finland. If we did, I would gladly not have ever homeschooled. I love the Finnish education system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pehp Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Academics....I remember being quite bored in ps, and I want my children to get a more thorough, rigorous education than I received. I also want them to be able to get their work done and have some free time for pursuing interests in depth. And I want them to be with people who adore them!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommy5 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Religious beliefs, customized education, family bonding, loving being with my kids, child with special needs whose needs apparently can not be met in a PS. I also don't like the culture of public school (I was educated in the public school system). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I homeschool for socialization reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I voted other. It was a total lifestyle, family relationship thing. Back when they were ready for Kindergarten I was having too much fun exploring the world with them and did not want to stop. I thought, 'just until 6th grade' then 'just until high school'...ha. It has been a fun road and we (the entire family) are the better for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappypeople Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 This thread piggy backs onto the one I started yesterday.Today's survery question is: Why do you home educate? :) Other. Because public school led to older DD hating herself and hating learning. :( Because younger DD works at a different pace than a typical classroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Blessings Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 So I can go to Disney World in October. :lol: I love it!! Actually, this coming year will be our first year of homeschooling alone and our family has a WDW trip planned for October!! In seriousness, I have desired to teach my own children from the time that my first was born. I'm an educator- it makes sense that I'd want to teach my children first and foremost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheApprentice Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 How much time do you have.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgialee Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Really? Because I love being around my kids and can't imagine not seeing them for 8ish hrs 5 days/week. Secondary reasons - I can choose the curriculum and how fast or slow we go with it; I don't have to get my butt (or theirs) out of bed at the ungodly hour of 5am; I can use Christian curriculum and incorporate God into their schooling. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Because I am not happy with what the schools available to us have to offer. And that includes academics, and a vision of what it means to be educated, and what kind of people they are hoping to help form, and a real sense of community and healthy relationships, and time for family and non-academic pursuits, and serious academics. I think right now homeschooling is the best option for us to get those things- I feel it is not all I'd like it to be in terms of academics - I have some talents as a teacher but some limits as well - and community - family is important but I think a larger but still tight community beyond that is also a great gift. So I am going to do for my kids whatever can provide the best balance of with the resources available. And it sure isn't public school, and I don't much like the private options either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Researcher Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 So I can go to Disney World in October. I'm with you on this! October is our favorite time to go. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourcatmom Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Because my kids asked me to. I always wanted to do it, so I jumped at the opportunity. Now there are so many reasons why they will never go back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Both, not other. So I didn't answer the poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 100% academics. Dds went to ps in the beginning but when I was able to volunteer all the time I became more aware of the problems. Their teachers even said it was good that I was going to homeschool. :glare: Oldest goes to our zoned middle school, which is excellent, but I don't know if that will continue through high school. We will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I voted with two answers. Academics and Other, other being continuity. DD is/was in ps 4th grade, she had already attended 5 different school buildings in 3 states, and 2 countries by the time we pulled her out of public school at Christmas time. Right now I'm kicking myself in the butt that I didn't start sooner as far as the academics goes. I didn't realize exactly how poor it was until I already knew I was pulling the kids out of ps to homeschool and started researching. All I did know is that I refused to allow her to do homework when she brought home "Everyday Math" homework. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Freedom. I wrote about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Academics. Gifted children. ADHD-combined child. Food allergies. In that order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Because we tried school and it proved wholly inadequate at best and downright dangerous at worst for our gifted son with autism. I guess you could say academic, but also social, health and safety reasons. School is not nice to kids like my son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Academics. Gifted children. ADHD-combined child. Food allergies. In that order. This is me too, but my order is, Food allergies, gifted, ADHD, academics (but the academics are part of the gifted ADHD, so they aren't really at the end) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Home education runs in the family blood so to speak. On my paternal side, I am related to Charlotte Mason. On the maternal side, my grandmother was home educated with CM's philosophy of education. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I know that all I would do is fight with the school. I would have to put in more time fighting with them, or volunteering, or making up for them not getting things done, than I do into homeschooling. I am too lazy and non-conformist to deal with all the bs, and I just feel like my dd would waste her time there. I also don't feel that the government run schools in general share my values, at all. Plus, honestly, I feel like my dd has been able to develop better relationships at home, ironically. So, I guess it's a better quality of life for everyone involved (including the people at the school who should be grateful I don't send my child there :lol:!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIE! Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I voted academics and other. the other being freedom - if we want to take a month long vacation on october - by golly we're gonna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awisha. Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 DD went to school for Prep/Kinder and only laste and 1 semester. She was verbally, physically and emotionally bullied by boys in her class. That was main reason for hs, but now it's academic. DS won't be going to school either. So I voted other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I know that all I would do is fight with the school. I would have to put in more time fighting with them, or volunteering, or making up for them not getting things done, than I do into homeschooling. I am too lazy and non-conformist to deal with all the bs, and I just feel like my dd would waste her time there. I also don't feel that the government run schools in general share my values, at all. Plus, honestly, I feel like my dd has been able to develop better relationships at home, ironically. So, I guess it's a better quality of life for everyone involved (including the people at the school who should be grateful I don't send my child there :lol:!!!) :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujsky Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I don't home school for just one reason, but if I had to pick a main reason it would be NCLB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Me too! And me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Military family always on the move. :auto: It's just easier to homeschool and fit everything in that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 For us: flexibility--in scheduling and curriculum the freedom to customize each child's educational program according to their strengths/weaknesses and interests our desire to help the children become grounded in their faith before having it challenged by opposing views Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Academics....I remember being quite bored in ps, and I want my children to get a more thorough, rigorous education than I received. I also want them to be able to get their work done and have some free time for pursuing interests in depth. And I want them to be with people who adore them!!! :iagree: I was in a gifted program, but it was only 2-3 days per week in elementary school. By middle school and high school the gifted program basically consisted of going on extra field trips. I really never learned how to work hard because I was rarely challenged. I got to college and realized I didn't really know how to study. I thought I was "studying" in high school, but what a joke...I really had no idea how to buckle down and study hard. When we are working, we work at a high level. But my children are young (newly 8, newly 5, and almost 2). I want my kids to have lots of time for free reading, tinkering, experimenting, nature, outdoor play, etc. For us, homeschooling allows a great mix of rigor and freedom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 For us: flexibility--in scheduling and curriculum the freedom to customize each child's educational program according to their strengths/weaknesses and interests These are also big for us. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker25 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 So many reasons. The top two being Biblical belief and academics so I voted other. I also have a child with attachment disorder. Sending her to school would have been a nightmare for me. Having her home I can keep her under close watch and know she is not spreading all manner of stories around a school. Another big reason is because I have 6 kids. This year I would have had two middle schoolers, a fourth grader, a second grader, and a K'er. Do you know how many teachers I would have had to deal with???? I can just imagine my control freak head exploding all over the place. Bonus is being able to do all the fun stuff during the week and avoiding the crowds. Disney in October? On a weekday? Absolutely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I voted other. I homeschool for academic reasons, for personal reasons, for religious reasons. I want my kids to have a solid education, I want to be with my kids (though there are days.....;) ), and I want the opportunity to show how our faith intersects with everything else in life (I admit I'm not great at this, but I try). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 So I can go to Disney World in October. :iagree: Travel, in general, while other kids are in school. Spend time together as a family, help them develop their talents without the restraint of 8 hours a day in school. Religious, sort of; but on the flip side. Our local public school is not tolerant of anyone other than evangelical Christians. I voted other. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma23peas Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I voted other. I homeschool for academic reasons, for personal reasons, for religious reasons. I want my kids to have a solid education, I want to be with my kids (though there are days.....;) ), and I want the opportunity to show how our faith intersects with everything else in life (I admit I'm not great at this, but I try). Bingo!! I am home schooling for character...character without faith or education is a struggle...I believe the current educational offerings (public schools) are lacking in these areas...I believe I can do a better job at helping my children grow their faith, character and knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delaney Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Neither reason totally. I am sick of the crap in public school. The low standards, the celebration of mediocrity, peer pressure, bullying, lack of morals, lack of free times, the overuse of homework as a teaching tool, lazy teachers, teachers who hate what they do and do it anyway, 20 minutes for lunch, going out the door in the dark to catch a bus, following a preset schedule that interferes with family time and the freedom to vacation off-peak.....the list grows on. Add the shooting by the 9 year old today.:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I've thought about this, because it's truly up to me, and I could do whatever I want with the time if I put my son in school. He's 8 and has no desire to go, even when his sisters point out the kids having recess.... he could care less. He's extremely hyper, incredibly good at math, allergic to pencils, and if history isn't about Ancient/Medieval.... history... he could care less. (Seriously?? Cutting out little things about Pilgrims?? BORING :)) For science, he's pretty much at level. SO, I am trying to bring him up in writing and I'll reevaluate when he goes into 6th. I would like the free time; kids are exhausting. But, I don't think it would be even as good as "slightly less" than the best to put him in school. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 LOL! That's partially one reason for us...in a way. Not Disney World every time. So I can go to Disney World in October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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