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We will home school our children. They're not old enough but my wife is not planning to go back to work until all our children have completed their home schooli
by xupybd 3y ago
We will home school our children. They're not old enough but my wife is not planning to go back to work until all our children have completed their home schooling.
We've seen friends do an amazing job and their children have done very well academically and socially.
I have friends who work in our public school system. They tell me how hard it is. Most of their time is spent on a few problem kids. I respect what they do but think my wife can do better as she will be better resourced to teach when compared to one teacher with 30+ students.
It's our dream to give our children the best we can. We might sacrifice on our income but we think it's worth it.
- sparrish 3y agoI commend you. My wife and I homeschool our 7 (3rd just graduated) and it's a lot of work but we've found it worthwhile. I sincerely hope will too. Homeschooling is not the right choice for every family but for those who are able, I encourage it. The biggest mistake we see new homeschooling families make is trying to replicate the public school experience (same class times, text books, tests, etc). I've never seen that succeed. Successful homeschooling is usually a very different dynamic and one of the greatest strengths is the ability to optimize everything to how the child learns best - while balancing that with time and effort constraints on the parents. I love seeing my kids get excited about a concept, historical figure, or skill. When it happens, we run down that road as far as want to go. Watching their faces shine as the light bulb comes on is priceless. Helping them learn how to learn is one of the greatest joys I've had as a dad.