Aren't we busy enough in our lives with all that we think we must do or get accomplished to even consider homeschool for our children? By all accounts, homeschool done right is hard work and takes dedication to do it right. It's better done on a full-time basis, which means curtailing a regular nine-to-five job in order to get it done. Our income is going to take a real hit because of it. We might find ourselves having to work nights or weekends just to make ends meet unless we can find something decent that can be done from home.
It's also going to cost us more in out-of-pocket dollars for the course materials and supplies that must be purchased to homeschool our kids. We pay for public school education with our tax dollars, but there will be no refund of this money if we choose to teach our kids at home, only more money to spend instead of less.
Would it be so bad to just let the School District continue to take care of educating our children? After all, they have trained professionals teaching and they've been doing it a very long time. Why would we think we could do it any better than them? We didn't even graduate college. We didn't even take any classes on teaching, yet we're thinking about a homeschool for our kids. What could we possible be thinking?
The answer to all of these questions is a very simple one. It's all about the kids.
It's about what every good parent should be considering, the welfare of their children. Not only for the best education they can possibly attain, but also for their safety and personal growth along the way. Removing them from institutions that have become so controlled by the government that they just run the kids through the best they can while dumbing-down the curriculum so they can graduate as many students as possible and still receive their funding. Schools these days are all about conformity and abiding by the inane rules of mass education. Spending hours cooped up in a room of 30 or 35 kids of the same age all learning the same old tired information instead of learning in new and fresh ways that are actually a more natural way of learning for the human mind.
Starting a homeschool for your children would allow them to learn about things they would likely never get to learn at a public school. They would be out of the rat race days of buses, classes, cafeterias and getting bussed once more, No more staying away from home every day for six or seven hours. They could learn in the quiet of your home or on a meaningful field trip to a museum or historical site. They could read outside on the back porch on nice days. They could also avoid the inevitable emphasis on popularity rather than academics. Extracurricular activities also would be taken out of the picture and stressed as being so important like they are in public schools. They could be learning at their own pace, in safe and controlled surroundings and learning about some of the things they want to know about. They could be learning what you want them to. They could become well-educated and confident young people by staying out of the public school system. They could become young adults who would have a solid foundation in both education and life to tackle any situation head-on. They would have the tools and self-esteem to be happy well-adjusted human beings.
Nobody said a homeschool would be easy, but when you break it down, the why suddenly becomes why not? It's a no brainer.
A J Adams has had a keen interest in home schooling for a number of years. With several public school teachers in his family, he has had many discussions regarding current school problems. He's heard many suggestions, one of which was the growing number of children being home schooled. After a thorough period of research, he decided to write a series of articles about what it is like to homeschool. He also owns and maintains http://www.elementary-home-schools.com with his wife and family.
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