Would You Homeschool?

I think this thread just died naturally.

From old age?? :P

It's only a month old!

well…how else would you die naturally?

I have no words for your comment. (Oh, I guess I do :P )

:-)

I think this conversation died gradually at Carissa’s recommendation (from what I read anyway).

Hmmm… would you home school even if the government out-lawed it? (Never mind. I didn’t ask that.)

I would move to somewhere that did allow us too, unless God told me to stay here.

I don’t know what I would do… I guess it would depend on my husband.

(P.S. I’m not married)

My recommendation????? Ummmm…no…. I just said that I was leaving…I didn't say they had to stop.

I would homeschool, but I don't know what I would do if it was outlawed. There aren't very many places left… Maybe we need to start a Christian community on Mars :P jk

But there will always be sin. Taking the Christians out of this world and trying to go to a place where everything will be right just isn't going to work. I know you were just joking, but that's actually a thought that some people have.

Well,I'm so thankful heaven will be perfect- we won't have to worry about any of those things! (I wonder if we will ever do school or work?)

Yes! Heaven will be wonderful! I think we will work. I don't know about school, but I think we will always be learning things.

I SO agree with you! And then, when they finally get all their homework done, they just sit around and watch TV…
I love having time to draw, read, write stories, drink tea, play outside, knit, cook/bake, ect. And Hannah, you LIKE long division?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! shudder That is the worst! I like angles and fractions. No offense meant. :)
I am definitely going to homeschool my kids!

My mom was 17 when she got engaged. When they got married, she was 18 and my dad was 20. (I think). I'll have to clear that with them, though. :)

I will definitely homeschool my kids……..my kids are going to be perfect
JK

tries to remember what long division is but can only think out nasty long algebra xyzqbaodhfdkeieidi equations

I most likely will have to send my kids to public school, since i´m living in Germany.
But i think this post is very interesting. I have, as you will find out when you read my questions, almost no idea about homeschooling. Just if i offend somebody with my questions, it´s because i don´t know better.

Do you really spend only one hour a day for school? How can you learn equally if you spend so few time? I thought that you would spend at least four hours for school (which would still be nothing compared to the 8+5 hours day of public school).

How much help do you need from your parents?
I would imagine, that my kids wouldn´t learn too much, if i had to motivate them. They would soon learn how to distract mommy, and together it would take us hours until the worksheet would be done ;-)
So i doubt that homeschooling is best for all kids and for all parents.
On the other hand, homeschooled children might be able to manage theirselves earlier? because they don´t have timekeepers, who think for them.

How is the situation for homeschooled children after graduation. Is it valued the same in society or do they have difficulties to do the next step? Are there prejudices against homeschoolers?

Hm maybe after thinking it all over, i might want to homeschool my kids, too. But therefore i would have to move…. Well if my love (who i don´t know yet) will like that…? questions over questions ;-)

Here are my answers to your questions :)
It normally takes me from 9 AM to 1 PM to do my school…though with BB it now takes me longer. And though I spend less time than public schoolers "at school" I'm still able to finish all my subjects and learn. When I was younger I needed help from my mom so we sat at the kitchen table and I worked on it and she would tell me first off what to do and then if I had questions to do I asked her but it definitely didn't make it take longer. Now that I am in highschool I can do it on my own unless I don't understand something and I then go ask my older siblings to help.
I don't exactly understand your question "Homeschooled children might be able to manage themselves earlier?" Could you please explain what you mean by that?
After graduation…at least in my family…my two older siblings went to college and now one is graduated from college and working a job (the other one is still in college). For me after I graduate I will hopefully be getting my real estate lisence and I'm going to be working on intense Bible memory and study. Also serving more and more.
Over here I guess there are what you would call preudices…like saying that homeschoolers are not socialized (which isn't true!!), or that they don't learn as well as public schoolers, etc….

While a really good day might get done in an hour, I normally take several hours to complete my school work. Yes it is less time then the average public school kid, but I find that with the extra time, that I'm not technically doing school, I'm still learning a lot. Here in America, statistics say that Homeschoolers actually score higher on their average tests then public school kids do. I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that as a homeschooler, if I don't understand something, I get dad or mom to help. I find that I remember things that I learn in real life much better than what I learn in a class room, so my parents, have turned my every day life into a learning experience.

I don't require hardly any help from my parents now that I am in high school, but there are times that I really don't get something, like algebra, and then my parents can help me, but I normally can do a days worth of school without any help.

When my oldest two siblings graduated they spent a few months helping some missionaries and doing college courses through the mail. The rest of my family, has either done college through the mail, or taken up some kind of a career.

In our home town, there is a very large percent of homeschoolers, so it is very acceptable where we live to homeschool, however when we do go to the city, or some where out side of our normal paths, people do raise their eye brows when they find out that we homeschool, but when I start going through the list of all the places I've been and the things I've been involved in, they normally are more in awe over the freedom I have to learn out side of the box.

Personally the biggest reason for me why I have enjoyed homeschooling, is because I have learned how to learn. That sounds so simple, but it's true, I know how to learn. When I'm stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire, I don't have to call for help, because I can figure out how to fix the tire on my own. When the chicken coop door needs to be fixed I don't have to wait for one of my brothers or dad to fix it because I've been taught to be able to figure things out on my own. I enjoy the freedom to think for myself and not have to worry about peer pressure, I can be my own person, and if everyone else thinks I'm weird so what, I don't have to prove myself to anyone because I know what I can do, if they don't believe me, who cares.

I usaly spend 2-5 hours in school each day, and I am in 5/6th grade. I usually need an average of 10 minutes of help a day. ( Some days I need no help and others I need lots). What do you mean by the next question?

<> Do you really spend only one hour a day for school? How can you learn equally if you spend so few time? I thought that you would spend at least four hours for school (which would still be nothing compared to the 8+5 hours day of public school).<>

Funny, I always thought that getting through schoolwork quicker meant you understood it better, and could figure it out more quickly!

<>How much help do you need from your parents?<>

Simple equation. Homeschoolers = Independent Learners. If you really need help, you can ask a parent, but homeschoolers learn from an early age to learn for themselves.

<>On the other hand, homeschooled children might be able to manage theirselves earlier? because they don´t have timekeepers, who think for them.<>

I don't like people thinking for me. Then what am I gonna do?

<>How is the situation for homeschooled children after graduation. Is it valued the same in society or do they have difficulties to do the next step? Are there prejudices against homeschoolers?<>

People seem to think that if you can homeschool through college, and actually know how to survive in the outside world without sounding like a fool who knows nothing, that you're pretty cool! :D I've seen it before.

<>Hm maybe after thinking it all over, i might want to homeschool my kids, too. But therefore i would have to move…. Well if my love (who i don´t know yet) will like that…?<>

I sincerely hope you work that out before you're married.

How much help do you need from your parents?
Not a lot, like you said, yes we are very independent learners. You could compare us to Abraham Lincoln, I took my college entrance test as a sophomore in High school, and scored in the 90th percentile. Countless studies have shown that Homeschoolers score higher than average. When we aren't doing school, we are doing more school- home economics as we cook dinner or geometry with dad as we figure out the angles on the wood flooring.

I most likely will have to send my kids to public school, since i´m living in Germany. But i think this post is very interesting. I have, as you will find out when you read my questions, almost no idea about homeschooling. Just if i offend somebody with my questions, it´s because i don´t know better. Do you really spend only one hour a day for school? How can you learn equally if you spend so few time? I thought that you would spend at least four hours for school (which would still be nothing compared to the 8+5 hours day of public school). I usually start at 7 in the morning, and end at about 3. But, really, at least here in the US, what they teach in the schools only is 6 minutes of actual teaching. And a lot of us are often ahead of our equivalent age in public schools! And, in AIaska, it's nice that we don't have to stand in -30 F for 20 minutes! How much help do you need from your parents? I would imagine, that my kids wouldn´t learn too much, if i had to motivate them. They would soon learn how to distract mommy, and together it would take us hours until the worksheet would be done ;-) So i doubt that homeschooling is best for all kids and for all parents. On the other hand, homeschooled children might be able to manage theirselves earlier? because they don´t have timekeepers, who think for them. Well, my family all are great readers, so except for a few things, for me algebra, we don't need our parents very often. And we older siblings teach most of the younger kids school. How is the situation for homeschooled children after graduation. Is it valued the same in society or do they have difficulties to do the next step? Are there prejudices against homeschoolers? So far, I don't think there are prejudices. But then, I haven't started working! I hope I won't ever have to, because I would like to farm and raise a large family, and I think most Christian homeschooled girls have similar goals. I have started my own business, but that's kind of at a stand-still right now. Hm maybe after thinking it all over, i might want to homeschool my kids, too. But therefore i would have to move.... Well if my love (who i don´t know yet) will like that...? questions over questions ;-)

I normally go from about 8:30, to about 1:30. As for how much help I get from my parents, well besides my mom correcting things not much. I still need her help in some things, but there's not much. When I was at elementary grade level however, my mom helped me in almost every subject. As I got older and things got more complicated I started to do things on my own.

Thank you for answering in detail. It´s so interesting.

This sentence about "managing youself" was a try to express what you put in the words of "indepent learners" or "Personally the biggest reason for me why I have enjoyed homeschooling, is because I have learned how to learn." "to be able to figure things out on my own"
Homeschoolers organize their day and learning. They have to be responsible for their learning.

And i have to admit, i´m a bit jealous that you can study biblebee as a part of your "schoolday".

<Funny, I always thought that getting through schoolwork quicker meant you understood it better, and could figure it out more quickly!> Well, if i read five pages of something, i don´t know as much about the topic as when i read a book about it. And i will probably need longer for the book. And if i spend more time on practising a language, i will be more fluent in speaking. But of course it can be very annoyingin (public school) if your classmates just don´t understand something and your teacher explaines it ten times, and you are longing to learn the next thing ;-) <>On the other hand, homeschooled children might be able to manage theirselves earlier? because they don´t have timekeepers, who think for them.<> <I don't like people thinking for me. Then what am I gonna do? > That´s exactly what i thought while i was writing the post ;-) It´s not good. If you have a teacher who always tells you what to do, you don´t learn to be in charge of yourself. <People seem to think that if you can homeschool through college, and actually know how to survive in the outside world without sounding like a fool who knows nothing, that you're pretty cool! :D I've seen it before. > Sorry i don´t understand this sentence. Do you mean, that most people know, that you learn a lot more about surviving in life than public schooled children? <>Hm maybe after thinking it all over, i might want to homeschool my kids, too. But therefore i would have to move.... Well if my love (who i don´t know yet) will like that...?<> <I sincerely hope you work that out before you're married. > That was supposed to be merely a joke. It is very unlikely that i will raise children outside of Germany(But proverbs 16,9 applies), and we are not allowed to homeschool here.

Just saw this question and figured I'd give you my answer… :)

I typically get done with my school around 3:00, but some days I do extra so I end up spending less time the next day. Also, being homeschooled, we have a very flexible schedule. When my friend's family had just had twins, we spend several entire days at their house and caught up on school the next day.

I learn just about completely on my own. My parents give me the textbooks, I go into my room, and I study. Then when I'm done with a chapter/section etc., they give me the test or quiz. Sometimes they help me if I'm having problems, but I'm pretty much a totally self motivated learner.

What you said about that the kids would "soon learn how to distract mommy" - my parents cured me and my brother of that when we were young by good, biblical discipline and teaching us to honor them.

And about the situation after graduation - sure, there are prejudices, but from what I've seen, many employers are eager to hire homeschoolers because they know they typically have a stronger work ethic. Quick personal example: my cousins were both homeschooled, graduated, and attended NDSU, one of North Dakota's biggest colleges. One graduated this last spring and is now going on to become a Certified Public Accountant, as well as pursuing a career in professional golf. The other was just offered a (rather prestigious, as I've heard) job as an accountant in a large city. Not saying they didn't face prejudices - but they handled them well and didn't let them hinder their careers. They are both pretty well respected around here, even by quite a few public school teachers!

Hope that gave you some information to think about - sorry if I got a little off track with that example. :)

We usually start school at 8:15, and go till 4:00.

As homeschoolers when do you normally wake up in the morning on a school day? I wake up at 4 (if I'm feeling good). My other siblings wake up at 5:30… so i have a good hour of quite time. ;)

Well most of the time I get up around 8 and start pretty much straight into schoolwork, but if I have a 5am swim practice then I'm up at 4:30am

Why would you have a swim practice at 5 AM???

Cause that's how hardcore highschool athletics work. ;) yeah we're not normal.

Wow. Okay.

Yeah… :)

Wow. Okay.

@The Danielle ^^^^exactly :P

wait….do you go to school danielle or homeschool and do the sports with a school??