Does anyone homeschool

"Does anyone homeschool?"

I'm sure that somebody does.

 

Hi,

We homeschool because of the mess in our public school system. And Christian school is cost prohibitive right now.:wavey:

That avatar pic is a cutie!

 

I homeschool my grandson. He was falling through the cracks in the public school and also, by homeschooling him, he is not exposed to the same things he would be in a public school.

If our Christian school wasn't so expensive, he would be going there.

This is a slow forum. Unless someone has a question or a problem, we don't usually get new threads.

 

We have homeschooled all of our 4 daughters at one time or antoher - mostly in the elementary grades. We did it because, after praying about it, we were convinced that it was God's leading for us. It's not for everyone, but it was right for us. Homeschooling did give us the opportunity to build a strong Biblical foundation for our children. We used mainly the ABEKA curriculum, and found that it works well.

We are not anti-public school, per se. One of our daughters graduated from a public school and the next one is a senior this year at a public school. More than likely, the other two will do the same. We have also hed them in Christian school, so we have covered all the bases.

Most of the problems we have seen have to do with behavior and language. The sad part is that the church kids behave the same way - there seems to be no difference.

I think the main question you need to ask is, "what does God want us to do."

 

We have homeschooled all six of our children for various reasons

 

Christian schools are expensive? Yes!

.........but not those where there is no paid teacher, no paid staff. Home schooling moms simply assemble themselves together at the church building, the logical place for Christian "home schooling." Mom's teach their kids there just as they would at home. It obviously won't work for all families. For some it will work just fine. Someone asked what one does with the baby, the 3-year old, etc. What do you do with them now, if you and your husband both have to work to make ends meet? Those options are still out there. If mom doesn't have to work outside the home, what's wrong with the nursery and small child center at the local church? Volunteers staff those. We're talking about getting out of the public school system completely, when possible, for all the children in the family. We're talking about a viable, free option, not establishing a "private" school. Sure it needs some work, details that only you can work out in your local church. Rather than reject it out-of-hand, I'd sit down with the mothers in your church ~~ without letting the naysayers torpedo the idea.:1_grouphug: :flower:

 

We homeschool our 4 children ranging from 1st to 9th grades. We used a Christian School previously and would consider it if there was an acceptable one in our area.

 

I am a homeschooler. Why? Because I have 2 children that just went through the public school system. Just Graduated this past June. And they know NOTHING! Plus, metal detectors, constant picking, overwhelming peer pressure, a constant issue of fitting in, fights, guns, drugs... That is just to name a few.

So now I start over with my son. As long as the Lord allows me, he will never see the inside of a public school.

 

We homeschooled our three boys last yr because we were not satisfied with the quality of education they were getting in the county we used to live in.

This yr. they are back in public school, and are doing great.

My 7th grader last yr was reading on a 5th grade level.
This yr when he entered 8th grade, they tested him, and he is now on a 12th grade reading level. Something worked.
We used the School of Tomorrow curriculim.

Would I do it again...probably not... But I do feel God led us to last yr.

 

We have been homeschooling our four children from kindergarten. The oldest is now in 8th grade and the youngest in 2nd. With public schools and many Christian schools the way they are we can do nothing else. I am just glad that I love teaching. My kids hear about all the school shootings and everything else that goes on and never want to be taught any other way.

We use a variety of curriculum. My favorite comes through "Keepers of the Faith". We use McGuffy Readers which have workbooks that go with them. Great stuff! We also get our math books (Practical Arithmetic) from this company. Two years of math including tests and answer keys for $14.00. These books were published in 1934 and are very good .

I could write pages about homeschooling but won't. It is something I love and believe in very strongly. Teaching my kids is my favorite thing to do and I look forward to each day. It is so exciting to see them learn and I am learning much right along with them.

 

I've been homeschooling for 18 years. I chose to homeschool when my oldest was 4. I felt it was my place to teach my child. I have successfully taught three through high school. I am currently teaching 6 at home. Gets busy, maybe that's why we don't post so often. I find time to look, but little to post.