Discriminating, Elitist
and Racist
AN A to Z ARTICLE
How can you respond when someone calls you these things?
Socialization:
The "S" Word
AN A to Z ARTICLE
Commonly asked questions about socialization, answers, and lots
of links.
Academic Issues
You aren't qualified. The education is inferior. How will they
get into college? And "liberal guilt" - it hurts the
other school children. - Fred Worth
Advantages
and Disadvantages to Homeschooling
These are some of the advantages and disadvantages to think about
if you are considering homeschooling your family.
Are
there Valid Reasons for Homeschooling?
Is it wrong to choose homeschooling because you are running from
the public schools and not for some "higher" reason?
Karen M. Gibson, July 1999 HEART to HEART News.
Answers to
Objections
This is a new idea. How do you know it will work? The shared
government school experience is essential to our nation. Government
schools were good enough for us, so they should be good enough
for our children. By Fred Worth.
Are
Homeschoolers Selfish?
Anti-homeschooling perspective #5,439: Homeschoolers are selfish
for not letting their kids go to school. By Tammy Takahashi.
The
Benefits and Disadvantages of Homeschooling
Here you'll find a brief discussion of the benefits and disadvantages
of homeschooling. After reading it, you should be able to better
identify whether or not homeschooling may be right for you and
your family.
Common
Objections To Homeschooling
Answered by John Holt. Help for those facing too many objections
to their decision to homeschool.
Dear
Uncle CHiN
I'm jealous of my friends who send their children to school.
They have so much time for themselves. I never have a moment's
peace. HELP! From Harried Homeschooler.
Dear
Uncle CHiN
But what about the prom? Signed, Gloria Mundi
Does
Home Schooling Hurt Kids?
CNN Crossfire. Aired September 3, 2001. Host Bill Press, on the
left. On the right Tucker Carlson. In the crossfire, Michael
Ferris, general counsel to the Home School Legal Defense Association,
and Gerald Tirozzi, executive director of the National Association
of Secondary School Principals.
Doubts
I seem to be getting along just fine in life without these particular
bits of knowledge, but who knows if my life might have been different,
somehow richer, if I'd learned those things? How can I not want
the very best for my children, and how can I not worry about
the potential for doing them educational harm by taking them
from school? Answered by Helen Hegener, HEM 5/6 2002.
Educators
Criticize Homeschooling
Schools list eight homeschooling concerns and parents address
these concerns on subsequent pages.
Emotional
Aspects of Homeschooling
Are you convinced about the value of homeschooling as far as
education goes but uncertain about whether you are temperamentally
suited to the task? MHLA.
Homeschooling,
the chance of a lifetime!
I would encourage anyone to homechool if it "feels"
right to you. Make a list of pros and cons, judge whether or
not you (or whoever will be teaching her) can work together and
try it. If the child is not being happily socialized now, you
have nothing to lose. By Martha Kate Downey.
Homeschooling:
Petrified Fries and All!
Concerned that you are just not the "organized type"
and so can't possibly homeschool? This can be a plus! By Debbie
Strayer.
I,
too, Cry in the Night
I remember the first time of many times I cried, certain that
I was ruining my son's life with my oddball ideas and non-traditional
approach. By Gail Nagasako is a homeschooling mother of one and
the founder of HAPPY, a homeschool support group in the state
of Hawaii.
The
Ideal Placement
Though this article is about the pros and cons of homeschooling
a deaf or hard of hearing child, many of the concerns are faced
by all parents considering this move.
Illiberal Education: Constitutional Constraints on Homeschooling
The paper relies on federal state action doctrine and state constitution education clauses to argue that states must - not may or should - regulate homeschooling to ensure that parents provide their children with a basic minimum education and check rampant forms of sexism. By Kim Yuracko, Northwestern University School of Law.
Is
home education time-consuming?
Many people assume that home education is extremely time-consuming
for the parents. In a way this is true, because education happens
all day long.
Is
Home School Right for Your Kids?
The first and most frightening thing for parents is that homesechooling
places the responsibility for their child's education squarely
in their lap. By Laura Pickford Ramirez.
Listening to the Heart
When the woman came to the man and said, –LetŒs homeschool our daughter!” she thought he would support her in her decision. But he did not. He thought homeschooling was a very bad idea, and he told her so. By Celeste.
10
Reasons Why You Shouldn't Homeschool
This then led to a long discussion about what makes a homeschool
family unsuccessful. So much for supportive, helpful comments
about homeschooling by experienced parents.
The
Pros and Cons of Homeschooling
To help other parents who're considering homeschooling, I've
compiled a new list of pros and cons. This list is based on both
my experience and the experiences of dozens of families who've
shared with me the ups and downs of their day-to-day homeschooling.
By Isabel Shaw.
The
Real Cons of Homeschooling
You've read about them in homeschooling articles, you've heard
them brought up in conversaion, and you may have even written
a letter or blog entry defending against them - that's right,
we're talking about the CONS OF HOMESCHOOLING. (Insert suspense
movie music here.) By Tammy Takahashi.
Reasons
to Homeschool
NHEN's 55 reasons, from "Spend more time together as a family,"
to "Family will not be forced to work within school's traditional
hours if it does not fit well with their job schedules and sleep
needs."
Teachers
Who Have Seen Homeschooling Fail
Jill Manty writes: As a public school teacher, I never met a
successful homeschool family. Why? Because they were busy homeschooling,
and their kids weren't in and out of the school system.
They
Don't Have to Go
What was school like for you? I usually get one of two responses
to this question: either general memories of intense boredom
and frustration, or an enthusiastic description of one or two
really good teachers who provided an inspiring, enlightening,
mind-expanding experience.
To
homeschool or not to homeschool
The most common questions are along the lines of: "Will
they get a good enough education from their parents?" or
"What if the mother wants to work?" and--the clincher--"Won't
home-schooled children be socially inept?" By Joanna K.
M. Bratten
Why
I Shouldn't Homeschool
It's up to the family to decide in which direction reasons to
homeschool or not to homeschool take them as individuals. By
Carol Narigon, HEM J/F 05.