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From Lainie on May 26, 2008 at 4:25 pm. IP Logged, 24.174.249.x Report Abuse Discovered our 13 yr old daughter's aches and pains were actually a form of chronic arthritis called "JSA" (spine and several other joints). Even w/ mod. she couldn't stay a full day at school. After much soul searching, we brought her home. Now, she's much healthier and happier. Off all meds and getting exercise as needed, she's even grown an inch w/ in six months (she hadn't grown that much in over 2 years!). Life is good! Just decided to homeschool our 10 year old son next year, too. I should learn a lot between teaching these two, amazing kids!
From Angela on May 4, 2008 at 10:44 am. IP Logged, 72.222.166.x Report Abuse Choosing to homeschool was extremely difficult for us! Our kids went to a private school and the teachers, staff, and atmosphere were warm and wonderful. HOWEVER, it's expensive and inclusive. I can't afford tuition and the 22 birthday parties per kid per year and social functions. Also, I think it's important for my kids to understand that it's only a tiny percentage of the population who can afford the luxuries this school's children all seem to have. My kids need an appreciation and understanding of how well they have it in this country and this family!
From Carmen A on March 12, 2008 at 1:55 pm. IP Logged, 72.173.99.x Report Abuse Chemical reasons. Our middle child displays sensitivity to inhaled chemicals present in the typical indoor environment. Fumes from such common classroom poducts as play-doh, marker pens, detergent residue, new carpeting, body care products, hair gel, soaps/perfumes, etc, predictably resulted in mood-disordered behavior. No doubt she could have been prescribed a drug-combo to sedate her into pseudo-functioning in an indoor public school setting, but we preferred to remove the cause while her immune system and brain matured. PS. Could the good christians tone down the gay bashing? -I had a celibate gay friend years ago hang himself because of such hateful comments. WWJD?
From Shawna on March 8, 2008 at 11:35 pm. IP Logged, 75.85.97.x Report Abuse I decided to homeschool D as a direct response to the chaos and time-sickness that seemed to be everywhere we turned:
"Rescuing the next generation from the cult of speed means reinventing our whole philosophy of childhood, much as the Romantics did two centuries ago. More freedom and fluidity in education, more emphasis on learning as a pleasure, more room for unstructured play, less obsession with making every second count, less pressure to mimic adult mores." From In Praise of Slowness
This best sums up the reasons I chose to homeschool... and of course there is also a list of specific reasons that I could add as well.
From Lisa on February 2, 2008 at 10:10 pm. IP Logged, 70.111.247.x Report Abuse We homeschool so our children can be themselves, and not evaluated by aset of standards that are useless and serve no one. I want my children to do things at their own pace, enjoying learning, and not worrying they are behind, or feeling like they can drift because they are ahead. I want them to not sit and read books under their desk at school because they are bored in class, or watch the clock so they can leave a class with a teacher who bores them or hates them or worse-ignores them. I want their spirits to remain unscathed from the sometimes brutal mob mentality of peer led societies, and have always one foot in a 'real" world, where they can see all types of people can succeed and be happy, and looks don't have all that much to do with it!
From Barbara on February 2, 2008 at 8:56 pm. IP Logged, 68.5.12.x Report Abuse In terms of number 2 about family being more close with homeschooling I would say no; however my daughter has much more respect. Also in terms of moral or religious instruction our situation would be more like not having so much contradictions between our society's morals and the life inside of a middle school. My daughter now has new real happy friends!
From Dawn on January 3, 2008 at 4:35 pm. IP Logged, 69.1.45.x Report Abuse I love the flexibility of home schooling. I also love that I know what my kids are doing, what they might need help with, and what their interests are. Home school is so cool.
From Deborah S. Hembach on December 14, 2007 at 3:11 pm. IP Logged, 71.102.158.x Report Abuse We are in the military and we move often. Homeschooling provides continuity and stability. I did not homeschool my oldest and though she did alright I know her experience could have been so much better at home.
From Lis on December 9, 2007 at 6:58 pm. IP Logged, 68.198.87.x Report Abuse God told me to.
From Marcia C. on December 8, 2007 at 9:25 am. IP Logged, 209.50.27.x Report Abuse Great poll. I would add that a main reason we home school is because it is a better social environment for our kids.
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