Some Great Things Parents Say About Homeschooling

The decision to homeschool is weighed against two options: a great education or a healthy environment. Parents suggest that perhaps it is not that simple though. Perhaps homeschooling can provide both a great education as well as a healthy environment. Self-motivated, hard-working individuals thrive off of homeschooling. More advanced students are able to work ahead of the class when given a one-on-one learning environment. Similarly, students with disabilities are able to benefit from a personal approach to education by the one person who knows them best. Parents of children with special needs can adapt their teaching style to best reach their kids. They are able to filter what their children are exposed to as well. Kids usually hear about politics, sex, and other topics in school, but homeschool parents are instead able to address these issues themselves. By reducing the influence of negative peer pressure, children grow in an environment with less bullying that fosters more attention to learning.

One homeschool parent attested to his experience in a panel with these moving words, “Do I think my kids are learning more [than in public schools]? I don’t know. Are [my kids] going to be good citizens and good human beings? Absolutely.” In many cases, like with advanced students who can work further ahead, homeschooling is a better option academically. But now parents seem to suggest that in all cases, homeschooling is a better option socially because it produces children of excellent character. Rather than being surrounded by peers on a daily basis, homeschooled children are forced to socialize with adults. A skill lacking in many children, the ability to converse well with adults can be developed through the different socialization process of homeschooling.

To clarify though, homeschooled students do not need to be ostracized from their peers. Numerous homeschool community groups exist so that students can meet other kids their age who are also homeschooled. They can still participate in public school activities, even if they learn at home. Some are invited to school dances, or participate in clubs and sports so they can stay involved with kids their own age. Parents similarly can find a network of support with other adults who have chosen to teach their children at home. Homeschooling does not have to be alienating. In fact, many children have a larger web of support because they remain close to their peers being taught in traditional schools as well as those in the homeschooling community.

Parents seem to agree on all counts. Homeschooling is hard work, but it pays off in the end. It gives them more time with their children, to watch over their development and nurture them to become upstanding citizens. School doesn’t have to be boring or go against a family’s values and beliefs. Homeschools have the flexibility to take their students on a trip to the zoo or a hike through the mountains when learning about wildlife. Homeschooling parents choose the hard work so that they can provide the type of education that is best for their individual child. And they all say it’s worth it.

Homeschooling is a challenge, but it can have outstanding rewards for yourself. At the same time, it can be reat for your child. Just be sure to take it very seriously and try to make an effort to separate your roll as an everyday parent with your roll as a home school teacher.


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