Home schooling or not?
By coolmailraj
@coolmailraj (2460)
India
December 4, 2008 1:02am CST
What are your views on home schooling. Do you think this could be detrimental to a child's ability to have a normal social life with other friends or do you think that it would not make to much of a difference not being in a school atmosphere?
I'll always go for a school rather then teachers at home.
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14 responses
@chandu245 (647)
• India
4 Dec 08
I think it will affect on the child. So it's better to send him out side to learn so that he can know more about social life. It's important to know about the society and he has to lead his life in the society. so it's better to send him out side school rather than home school.
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@silverglint (2000)
• Philippines
4 Dec 08
i have met several kids who are homeschooling and they are quite smart kids. I think they are actually more advance as compared to those attending regular schools. Or maybe it also depends on the parent who is in charge of the homeschooling. And they are also good with dealing with people, their social skills are good and they have no problem interacting with older or younger people. They says its because they are not confined in the classroom so they are able to interact with people of different ages unlike in normal school wherein they get to talk to kids their age only. I would like to homeschool my boys too if only i had the time, but then I have to work so I opted for regular school instead. I guess both system has its pros and cons. you just have to choose which one fits you and your kids better
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
4 Dec 08
I have some dear friends that home school their boys and those boys are very social and very well behaved. The boys play with the other children in their neighborhood and are in other activities that allows them to interact with other children. Home schooling allows a child many opportunities that they can't get in public school. How often do the kids in public school get to visit a museum other than at the end of the school year. These boys are learning about nature out in nature not in a class room. The home schooled child gets to learn at their own pace and and can have some control over how they learn. With home schooling a subject can be expanded on more so than in the public schools.They do have to be tested to be sure that they are getting the education that they need.
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@busyB4 (874)
• United States
4 Dec 08
I think that homeschooled children may be getting more training in the things that will affect their REAL life than some who sit in school and learn subjects they may never use again in later life.
I did not feel qualified myself to homeschool my children. I do think if they are homeschooled they need other outlets to socialize with other children. They could do this through church or with groups who also homeschool, or activities like ballet or soccer or scouts.
I have seen some though that homeschool until their children get to high school age,then send them off to school. That would bother me to think at the time peer pressure could be so great that they have had no exposure to the outside world.
I admire those who are willing to homeschool, but I think it has to be a personal choice. These days I am sure it is more to keep them away for safety and moral issues and I cant blame any one for trying to do their best for the children whether in school or homeschooling!
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
4 Dec 08
From m understand you can get a lot of help with home schooling. My understanding is that once they get the basic down they can pretty much learn on their own. there are support groups to help if there is something that the student doesn't understand. I wish I had been able or even knew about home schooling when my kids were young.
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@violeta_va (4831)
• Australia
5 Dec 08
I would personaly never home school my kids but I have no objections to people that do. School has changed my son 1000% and he is now a much better child then he was before. He listens better, obeys, takes turns, does what he is told and has lots of friends that he feel comfortable around. Something that we were not able to do with him for 5 years they managed to do it in 1 year (mind you he goes 2 times a week at kinder).
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@Hyakkimaru (436)
• Philippines
5 Dec 08
Home schooling is just for sick people or for special reasons. For me it's a temporary only and if possible, will have to transfer to a real school. It can affect the schoolers social interact towards outside. It's not a good idea... Home Tutorials only after school is accepted for me.
@morningstar369 (495)
• United States
5 Dec 08
I homeschooled my younges Son from 2nd grade to the 7th grade. It was really rewarding and fun. It was also demanding. He was really smart and grasped new things really quick. I did get to the point where I couldn't teach him math anymore. He was taking the book away from me and figuring out how to do the advanced math and then teach it to me. One day I said honny you have to go to school, I can't teach you anymore. Fortunately his plan was to go to school when he reached high school. At the time I knew alot of people that were home schooling their kids.
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@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
4 Dec 08
I think teaching at home is wonderful if a person can, and is willing to do it. At the least some private schools or schools of one's choosing I am in favor of, for more and more I think the public educational system (as with at the university level) is very slanted on some of its views and thus teachings, which I do not think are honest/accurate, nor good for society.
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@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
4 Dec 08
well I don’t know. At least in Indian perspective this would not work. From where do these kids get their school leaving certificates and how do they sit for their exams? This is of paramount importance in India as the school certificate and the affiliated board can actually make or break a child’s future prospects. The idea seems good enough and I would have loved to have my son around me and homeschool him, but as I said, I don’t think this is possible in India. The funniest part though is now this concept has caught up in the west and in mylot I come across many who are homeschooling their children, but many decades back, this was the norm in India, at least in wealthy families.
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@michael_nonan (384)
• Philippines
5 Dec 08
We'll i feel for those people enrolled in home school, their life could be so boring and i can't even call it life. we'll unless ofcourse you home school because you have a job or you really can't get up the bed everyday, but for those people who chose to be this way, i pity you. life is fun, life is short, don't try spending your time inside your room.
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@chiaeugene (2225)
• China
4 Dec 08
there is a lot more to learn in school than just from the books. going to school and learning in a community or classroom is more than just studying. We learn to make friends, learn to socialize, learn to share, learn to respect each other and many more so i think learning at home may be good academically but not good for an overall development for a child.
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@ladynetz (968)
• Canada
4 Dec 08
I find that education tools did not change very much in the last decades.Boring - is the word most students use to describe school our days.
But from a social point of vew, this is the best thing you can give your child.If he/she's going to work outside the house, they need to have the social skills that they get from school.
Otherwise, they'll get hurt a lot more than others.
So, yes, my opinion is send them to school.
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@MizzLadyB08 (1174)
• United States
4 Dec 08
My views on home schooling is that it do seems to have a little something to do with a child's social life. I honestly think that a child should be around other kids and socialize with them. My child goes to public school and I can tell a difference in her social skills from a friend of mine niece who is home school. Her niece tends to stay to herself while other kids are socializing with others. Maybe everyone is different but I prefer public school.
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@suzzy3 (8342)
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4 Dec 08
As hard and horrible as the outside world is they must learn to deal with it on their own.I sent my little ones out into the world and beleave me I wanted to go with them but you cannot. That is a big part of their education it is not all book learning you can have a brilliant child but if he is to frightened to go to a job interview on his own you are doing him or her no favours.I agree with you school prepares them for life andit can be tough so the earlier they are out there the better for them not really for us.
