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My daughter will be starting school next year, and my wife and I have been looking into the idea of home schooling. We both attended public schools but I moved around a lot as a child and going from school to school often caused overlaps or deficiencies in topics covered. Since my children may be dealing with similar issues, I wanted to get the thoughts of the RallyPoint community on this. What do you guys think?
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Something to be said for public school just to get them around other kids. My cousin home schooled her kids and they're just strange now. They don't know how to act around other people.
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SPC(P) Jay Heenan
Just some added food for thought, 'home schooled' kids can participate in public school extra curricular activities...
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Not sure I want my kids to socialize at some of the public schools out there. I'd rather find other times and opportunities to have them spend time with kids their age as well as with adults.
Also, with our 5 home schooled kids, they appear to be socialized well with church, neighborhood kids, extended family, our weekly co-op school, youth events, sports, orchestra, music lessons, etc.
Also, with our 5 home schooled kids, they appear to be socialized well with church, neighborhood kids, extended family, our weekly co-op school, youth events, sports, orchestra, music lessons, etc.
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SGT Justin Singleton
The question needs to be asked, do I want my children to be like me or like their peers? "Socialization" is a myth. Homeschooling is more "real world" than the public or private systems, where all children are placed in an environment where only children of their own age are present.
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Years ago, I was a high school teacher. Even after teaching in a classroom, I do not think that I would have been able to effectively teach my children at home. I also think that children learn valuable social skills going to a formal school and having to learn to deal with their peers. That being said, I believe a private school has some distinct advantages over a public school, and given a choice between the two, I would pick a private school over public school.
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My wife and I Home Schooled our children until high school while we were in the Army. There are costs with the curriculum but you can tailor it to their needs. Socialization is always a concern but never an issue for us. We had them active in church, YA-Youth activities on post, boy and girl scouts, little league, etc. The most useful group is to find a home school support group where ever you are. They are everywhere and not hard to find. Most public schools will allow home school kids to participate in extra curricular activities. And I highly recommend being a member of the Home School Legal Defense Association. Our children have excelled. My son and daughter finished in the top 5% of their class and excelled in college.
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