tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848928637170996205.post6138943496948303554..comments2023-10-23T10:35:30.097-04:00Comments on bam: Adult Homeschoolers Speak Out: Do former homeschoolers want to homeschool their kids?Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07614967059342736522noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848928637170996205.post-51082215793573867442013-06-11T09:36:50.081-04:002013-06-11T09:36:50.081-04:00Thanks for your comment! I am really interested to...Thanks for your comment! I am really interested to hear about how you are a working AND homeschool mom because this is what our family would do if we decided to homeschool in the future. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652859099436360862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848928637170996205.post-44884768447049145912013-06-11T07:14:31.626-04:002013-06-11T07:14:31.626-04:00Although I am homeschooling my kids now, it wasn&#...Although I am homeschooling my kids now, it wasn't my initial choice. But after the negative experience two of my children had with both Public and Private education I started. It works out for our family but it's difficult because we both work and have to be creative by using a nanny and finding ways for our kids to meet other kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848928637170996205.post-62435813338463362402013-03-29T03:01:41.315-04:002013-03-29T03:01:41.315-04:00I think that deciding to Homeschool after having b...I think that deciding to Homeschool after having been homeschooled really does depend on both the experience while being homeschooled and whether or not you have children yet. For us,we have decided to homeschool our 4 year old this fall. In our situation, I was homeschooled and my husband was publicly educated. Since we now have children, we have looked long and hard at the public education in our area. On a side note, recently or county scored second to the last for test scores on the standardized testing for our entire state. What is even worse is the standard that the school system has in place are not even half of what I had while homeschooled. Both my husband and I agree that if our public system is testing that badly, then we can give a better quality of education at home. Fortunatly we have two great private christian schools in our area and we are both ok with sending our children to one of them if we feel that we need or want to later. But for now we both know and feel that our desire is to teach them at home Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848928637170996205.post-27352290898379852052012-10-05T13:03:51.181-04:002012-10-05T13:03:51.181-04:00Although I'm still a long way from having a fa...Although I'm still a long way from having a family of my own, I already know that I will want to homeschool my children if at all possible. I see how (sad, but true) stupid the college freshman are these days, and because I work at a public library, I see all types of younger kids, too, and I just don't want public school for my future kids. The only thing I would probably do different would be try to find a good support group (this has always been a struggle in my area, groups coming and going all the time).Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722707505716662772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848928637170996205.post-64113108306641619792012-06-27T22:00:20.475-04:002012-06-27T22:00:20.475-04:00These are all very interesting and enlightening co...These are all very interesting and enlightening comments from people who were home schooled. I have a couple of thoughts: 1. I've so often heard "my child wanted to be home schooled" or "my child wanted to go back to public school." It really is not up to the student. The parent is the one who should have the perspective and know what is best for that child. So -- be strong and make the decision yourself (as parent). Don't leave it up to the student (or use the student's decision as a cop out). 2. Home schooling is a sacrifice, no way around it. But you only have one chance; they are young only once. I sacrificed my job and money to stay at home and teach my kids. It was a time commitment and a loss of income. Yet, I gained a whole lot more in the long run by my relationship with the kids now that they are grown. I know it's not for everyone. But I'd urge people to make the decision based not on what is either convenient or less scary. Make the decision on what is best for that child.Doc4Himhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13804951669496962646noreply@blogger.com