How many Freepers out there home school your kids?
My baby is due in a few weeks. My husband and I are taking care of her and homeschooling her. She will never set foot in a "daycare" center or a "government" school. If I have to read another article about a teacher having sex with a student I will puke.
Ping. We homeschool.
Lots and lots.
I homeschool"ed" my children, does that count:). They are grown adults now, married, working, raising their own children, in their own homes:).
They plan on homeschooling thier children. Their spouses have been completly won over to the idea, having been public schooled.
Becky
Rhode Island homeschoolers here.
We made the decision when our daughter was only 2 years old. The local school districts were applauding their 64% average for 4th grade level math, and 62% average in reading on their regional school Report Cards.
I simply cannot abide the public school's "Celebrate Mediocrity!" mantra.
Add to that the secular, anti-Christianity, pro-sex ed, pro-homosexual, liberal revisionist history curriculum they foist upon children, and it's a no-brainer that people should homeschool their kids.
If you're thinking of doing it, do it. Whatever it takes to afford it. Your kids are worth more than a 2nd car or family vacations to Disney World.
We have been homeschooling since 1989, and I am a high school drop out. We are reaping the harvest while still planting the seeds. I just started a latin course so I can teach my last two still at home...just returned this weekend from dropping off #2 son in DC so he can work at CATO! Homeschooling has been very, very, good to us.
I do!
I homeschooled the two younger ones starting when they were in 6th and 8th grades. Our son went back to school for high school, to the school our older boys attended. It is an all boys school, and a good one, though he'd like to go to a science/technology magnet school next year, which would be a good fit for him. Our daughter has remained at home, and is a 'Senior' this year. She's taking classes at the local Community college as well as doing some courses at home.
In my case, our family moved to an area with excellent schools, so mine are public school educated--but that doesn't mean my husband and I allow the schools control. We review text books, request teachers, supervise homework and assignments. I am not the most popular mom around, but my kids are awesome and it was worth the effort.
Good luck to all those out there--parenting is a joy, but also a never ending effort of vigilance to fight the influences our culture places on young minds every day.
I don't homeschool,but we do send her(soon to be them) to private school.I'll never forget the public school principal telling my wife what a mistake it would be to transfer her to private school.The only mistake was not doing it earlier.
We homeschool our two. (Daughter started highschool this week.... I'm so old! lol!)
We homeschool! I have also talked to people I knew back when I was in high school. Many of them are or are planning on homeschooling.
We do. I'm generally anti-school (not anti-education), especially god-free schools.