[theoutsideman]

Every responsible parent home schools their children.

[TXBubba]

I'm not surprised. It's like people think the public school system has been around forever. Look how much was learned and accomplished before it was instituted.

[gramho12]

And they learn better manners....

[afraidfortherepublic]

Bttt for later perusal!

[afraidfortherepublic]

Bttt for later perusal!

[Nitro]

These days the Public Schools don't even teach the "gazintas."

As in 2 "gazinta" 4 two times!

[Clive]

Here is a link to the Fraser Institute.

[Artist]

PING :^)

[MasonGal]

We have just entered our tenth year of homeschooling. Our oldest is now a freshman in college (boy, oh boy - do we miss him - and he is only an hour away!), and the other two sons are ages 14 (a freshman in high school), and 9 (will be 10 on Wednesday--4th grade).

It has been such a privilege to be able to homeschool. They (my youngest 2 sons) do take some classes outside of the home, such as Latin, Classical Studies, Logic, etc.

They keep me hopping with outside activities - orchestra, scouts, tennis, YOuth Group, on and on...

Again - I am so thrilled to have been able to homeschool all these years.

[SuziQ]

We finally decided to homeschool this year with a 6th grader and an 8th grader. We realized that a lot of their time at school was wasted, and they are doing A LOT more work at home!

Mainly, Sir SuziQ just wanted to be able to spend more time with them. After the two older boys had gone off to college last year, he realized just how little real time he'd spent with them because they were in school and doing school activities. Now he's the Math and Science teacher, and spends a couple of hours a day just with the younger two. Both he and they love it!

[joathome]

Beware. There are now liberal idiots who think maturity is something to be pitied in a child. :(

One of the greatest advantages of homeschooling is how little our children are affected by peer dependence. No, they're not immune. One of mine is less immune than some others.

There's nothing "real life" about being surrounded by 25 other ten year olds who are no more mature than you. It's truly a situation where the common group tends to sink to the lowest common denominator. Very, very few ten year olds have the ability to bring out the best in other ten year olds ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. Of course, I know countless parents who think their kids do. :)

[Egg]

Kewl. Of course, I already knew this. Too bad it won't change the minds of the socialist elite that want to keep America's kids worshipping the state.

[WillRain]

I am a homescooling dad who is also, among other things, a free-lance writer and I have the privilge of writing and producing PSA programing for a local Christian TV network. But since this is for FCC liscensure aproval, we strive to make them balanced, rather than presuasive in nature.

The episode we are currently putting together is on homeschooling, and, in the intrest of the aforementioned "balance" I have sought in my reserch to find information on "both sides".
I have been shocked to find that it is almost impossible to find credible anti-homeschooling information on the web, or in libraries.

Now, mind you, I am not shocked that there is no credible evidence against homeschooling, I already knew that, but I was suprised that there weren't more ATTEMPTS to pass of psudo-scientific "reserch" in order to discredit homeschooling.

If anyone can point me to a site with something other than pure opinion speaking in the negative about homeschooling, please post a link.

Oh, BTW, 3 cheers for homeschooling and a big ol' BUMP!

[Lizavetta]

One of the best things about homeschooling is that siblings grow up LIKING ONE ANOTHER.

[lute]

True. But not all are! I would like to see some stats.

The few I know that are home schooled are about average or a little less.

[EternalVigilance]

What!!??

You mean the NEA types have been lying to us all these years?!

/sarcasm ;-)

Every argument of the government school advocates continues to crumble before reality...

[Slyfox]

"In a home setting, that same pressure is not there, so it helps the children mature."

I have three boys that I homeschool. I am in control of socialization. I know exactly when they are having a problem with other kids. I don't have to wait for the principal to call me on the phone and arrange for a parent-teacher conference. I handle it right away. I have worked it so that by the time they are teenagers they are good jugdes of character. Kids really need to have that ability under their belts by the time they enter the high school years.

[biblewonk]

We homeschool our 8 kids but my sister had to quit due to a divorce. fShe sent her 3 kids to public skrewl and the 13 year old was in a class with quite a few black kids. The black kids were very militant and disruptive but the teachers were afraid to discipline them for fear of the NAALCP and ACLU so the classroom was total chaos every day. My sister demanded to be allowed to send her daughter to a different school or she would homeschool and guess what. They allower her to have her way and send child to a different school.

The first year a 5 yearold goes to public school is about the end of their positive social development until they either join the army or try to earn a living on their own.

[Sloth]

Private and public students perform, on average, in the 50th percentile on mandatory tests in the same subjects.

The author was probably not home-schooled or she'd know the difference between average and median. :)

[Aquinasfan]

Thanks for the bump.

Maybe homeschooled children are better "socialized" because they interact with people of all ages? Ya think? We need a study to figure this out? Sheesh.

A great critique of mass-schooling here.