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Each year more than a million children are homeschooled in the United States, and that number is steadily growing. While some parents believe homeschooling is an ideal situation, others fear that a student's education can be severely hindered in such an environment. When making a decision about your child's education, which is the more reasonable school of thought?
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I can't take a chance with my children's education
Marty Hittleman writes: "The CFT supports the right of parents to follow their best judgment in the supremely important task of seeking education for their children. But we also know that our public schools need involved parents to help them work properly. We would prefer that highly motivated parents keep their kids in public school rather than place them in private schools or home school them. We need all of the community engaged so that we can assure all students receive a high quality, research- and standards-based education."
I can see how this argument works from a teacher's point of view, however, as a parent, it just doesn't work. We don't have the opportunity to "do it all over" if we make a mistake with our children's education. I cannot put my children's education at risk by putting them in the failing public schools in my area just so that I can give my time to try to make a difference in public schools.
From what I've heard from parents in my community, their input in our public schools is limited to the peripheries, their skills are not utilized to the fullest. In my homeschool, my skills are utilized to their fullest and my children, plus those I interact with, benefit.
- Shez September 17, 2008 5:27PM
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Where is the government help for us?
I can't even think to a level that I can't do my job so the people I work for need to help. When I went to PS my parents did't have time to help in school. Now the teachers are so trained that they are stupid. My daughter in PS 1st grade was taking home packets every week that took an average of 8 hours a week to complete. We spent all her free time working on school work. What are they doing all day in school? If they can't teach in an entire day then they need to be replaced. That is what we did. If I have to spend that much time teaching her anyway, I might as well do it all myself.
- purelabor
September 25, 2008 11:12PM
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