We have made the decision to home school. We have already started (preschool).
This decision was not an easy decision for us. Both of us are products of both private and public schools. We both received a better education from the public school arena than the private.
We have friends who are involved in both. Both sides have very strong opinions!
Weighing the decision:
Are we capable of teaching?
Can we afford it?
Will our son be able to participate in sports?
How will he make friends?
Where do we start?
The list is long.
Once we made the decision life became easier. we spent 2 months practicing teaching and play learning. Our son is 3.
Why we chose to home school:
We want our child to be a child as long as possible, to carry the innocence of a toddler for as long as possible, to follow his curiosity with different learning types, and to encourage his imagination.
One day Tim came home from Awana club night using words that he should not have been using. He is in the preschool cubbies class. The kids he was in class with do not have as big of a vocabulary as our son does, but they use foul language easily. Not really what we want him exposed to.
This is hard to express, but there is a huge difference between his home school friends and not home school friends.
Being around public school kids and troubled teens for over a decade exposed us to the ins and outs of the school districts. It was amazing what we learned as care givers that teachers never knew.
We also wanted a say as to the content of what is taught.
We both have family members that are teachers along with friends. Good teachers are so necessary and there are many in our family. This decision had nothing to do with them, but everything to do with what they wish they could do in their classroom. The creative side, the play learning, not worrying about standardize tests.
Our decision has nothing to do with politics, religion, or avoiding certain theories taught in school.
This is the beginning......
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