My husband was not homeschooled, he dropped out of high school, got a job at a local factory and now is welding for a living. He earns a good wage and is able to support us. I guess I could want that outcome for our son but I don't, the school system failed him, treated him horribly and he hated his high school experience. I KNOW I can do better for Colby and give him a far better education then Abe got.
I was homeschooled. My parents reasons were more along the religious line but there were other obvious ones as well, one being CF.
I know I got a good education, I had no problem going for my GED and passing it even though I didn't study for it.
I know I had better health being homeschooled. People send their sick kids to school all the time, we had the same issue with church but my parents were great with keeping us home if we felt even a little sick.
The social aspect:
I have 9 siblings, we went to church 3+ times a week, I was in 4-H, we participated in homeschool groups, gym night, I have my red belt in Tae Kwon Do (from age 14-19), had piano and violin lessons and took part in recitals.
For my son, I want to encourage his passions whether it be sports, dance, music, martial arts, guns/hunting... hopefully he'll be willing to try all of those at least once!
Why I'm going to homeschool my son:
I can give him the best chance at a great future this way. I will have no problem sending him to school as a teenager if he so chooses and wants the graduation experience and diploma, my youngest sister did this and is an honor student (I'm so proud of you Sara!)
These may be other people's reasons for homeschooling but they are not mine:
Religion - I'm not homeschooling to shelter them from "evil" and keep them isolated from "the world"
Evolution - I'm not homeschooling so I can teach them creation instead of evolution...
Tolerance - I'm not homeschooling because being gay is now tolerated and taught as a sexual orientation in the schools
Colby is only 4 months old so his educational activities include Baby Einstein and Your Baby Can Read youtube videos.
With the internet, homeschooling is so much easier then it was for my parents. All the information we need is right at our finger tips.
Before my son is school age I plan on completing Khan Academy, I already have 15% mastered.
The social aspect:
I have 9 siblings, we went to church 3+ times a week, I was in 4-H, we participated in homeschool groups, gym night, I have my red belt in Tae Kwon Do (from age 14-19), had piano and violin lessons and took part in recitals.
For my son, I want to encourage his passions whether it be sports, dance, music, martial arts, guns/hunting... hopefully he'll be willing to try all of those at least once!
Why I'm going to homeschool my son:
I can give him the best chance at a great future this way. I will have no problem sending him to school as a teenager if he so chooses and wants the graduation experience and diploma, my youngest sister did this and is an honor student (I'm so proud of you Sara!)
These may be other people's reasons for homeschooling but they are not mine:
Religion - I'm not homeschooling to shelter them from "evil" and keep them isolated from "the world"
Evolution - I'm not homeschooling so I can teach them creation instead of evolution...
Tolerance - I'm not homeschooling because being gay is now tolerated and taught as a sexual orientation in the schools
Colby is only 4 months old so his educational activities include Baby Einstein and Your Baby Can Read youtube videos.
With the internet, homeschooling is so much easier then it was for my parents. All the information we need is right at our finger tips.
Before my son is school age I plan on completing Khan Academy, I already have 15% mastered.
