Comments on Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers: Top Ten Benefits of Homeschooling

I loved your list! I feel like these are the exac...

2010-09-05T00:25:59.974-04:00

I loved your list! I feel like these are the exact reasons I chose to homeschool, you just put them more eloquently than I could.

great list!!! I think my Top Ten Benefits would be...

2010-09-03T08:54:46.828-04:00

great list!!! I think my Top Ten Benefits would be the same if I were to list them.

I love all the things you listed plus my own benef...

2010-09-02T23:34:54.536-04:00

I love all the things you listed plus my own benefit: being a single mom and thanking God that I can work part time and homeschool full time. I am able to ensure my daughter gets a quality Christian education without all the distractions and seemingly the routes my daughter will take in life. Single moms usually have to work full-time and put their children in a lot of daycare or after school programs leaving the children at heavy influence with their peers, getting into trouble and possibly repeating the pattern of single motherhood. I am doing everything I can in my power to curve that destiny and hopefully she will walk a better road than I did. :D love your blog by the way.

Amber

I love this, great article! Getting more sleep is...

2010-09-01T11:21:31.086-04:00

I love this, great article! Getting more sleep is HUGE for my kids too.

Here's my link to WHY we homeschool...

http://www.oneshetwoshe.com/2010/04/homeschool-why-i-decided-on-it-what-im.html

I always enjoy reading your blog! My favorite on...

2010-09-01T02:32:26.603-04:00

I always enjoy reading your blog!

My favorite on the list is... the relationships that I have been able and will be able to develop during our journey. I get told several times a day (by my little ones), how much my girls love me. There really is no greater happiness than to love and be loved!!!

Also, I totally got that subtle sentence about your "Mom" asking the question about the kids getting a job one day... I thought I was the only one whose "Mom" questioned the decision to home educate their kids :)

Enjoyed!

Awesome list - and I agree completely. Thanks for...

2010-09-01T00:04:02.221-04:00

Awesome list - and I agree completely.

Thanks for sharing!

OK I don't homeschool, but I still want to mak...

2010-09-01T00:01:51.668-04:00

OK I don't homeschool, but I still want to make a comment if that's OK? The thing I think I would love most about homeschooling if we did it would be number 5. I miss my kids when they're at school, and I want to know what they've experienced and they're too young to really tell me in great detail. Also, they miss each other. I love my kids' school, but that's the part that I would love the most about homeschooling, I am sure.

yes! I love this list!!!!

2010-08-31T22:17:36.865-04:00

yes! I love this list!!!!

Agreed. #2 in particular. My husband is not a mo...

2010-08-31T21:52:51.767-04:00

Agreed. #2 in particular. My husband is not a morning person; never has been, never will be. But when he needs to get up, he gets up. And our kids do the same thing. It may not always be easy, but it works out.

These are inspiring! And all of the things I'...

2010-08-31T20:08:58.184-04:00

These are inspiring! And all of the things I'll miss so much when my kids start school. I'm interested in homeschooling but not sure that I have the constitution for it. I love reading all the posts about it on Amanda's Top Ten Tuesday!

Kris, What a great article! Being the pragmatic ...

2010-08-31T17:52:57.873-04:00

Kris,

What a great article! Being the pragmatic sort, when I think about the benefits of homeschooling, I immediately think of being able to set our own schedule. My daughter is so close to a Junior National cut in the 50 Freestyle so I went ahead and scheduled our school year with that trip already on the calendar. She won't have to worry about missing school or making up missed work. I LOVE setting our own schedule - I can't imagine doing it any other way now.

My middle son has always needed a bit more time in language arts. Homeschooling has allowed me to give him that time while not holding him back in areas in which he excelled.

I know what you mean about homeschooling just being a part of our lives. For the most part, now, it's just what we do and what the kids expect.

Samantha

In one awful, weak moment last year, I threatened ...

2010-08-31T14:27:43.152-04:00

In one awful, weak moment last year, I threatened to send my then 3rd grade son to school. He burst into tears saying, "But then I wouldn't have any time to cook!"

It was funny because we don't actually cook as a part of school all that often, but apparently when we do, it makes a big impression on him... and he was right, with school and then homework, he wouldn't have time to cook.

So, we moved past that day, we're still homeschooling, and I've vowed to try very hard not to make empty threats again, because when it comes right down to it, I wouldn't trade homeschooling for anything - for all the reasons you mentioned and more!

Say what? My homeschooled kids cry if we show up ...

2010-08-31T12:35:51.592-04:00

Say what?

My homeschooled kids cry if we show up to an empty playground. The more other brats the better!

So during the school year (10 full months!) I can't go to the park until about 3pm, when their age-mates are furloughed...

This list was very, very good - so much of it I ca...

2010-08-31T12:26:29.020-04:00

This list was very, very good - so much of it I can agree with wholeheartedly - relationships developed, opportunity for growth, freedom of flexibility. I'm so thankful that God led us to homeschooling! What a privilege! (even when Mom's tired and the kids are bickering....)

Thanks for this! Gwen toliverstotexas.blogspot.com

I love being able to travel whenever we want.

2010-08-31T12:00:12.840-04:00

I love being able to travel whenever we want.

I agree 100% with all of your reasons. I love bei...

2010-08-31T11:13:34.841-04:00

I agree 100% with all of your reasons. I love being able to sleep and go to bed later than we would if we were in public school. My only additions would be the fact that my kids stay healthy and well without all the school germs. Haley had pneumonia twice her first year in public school. That was a major reason for pulling her out. I too love the fact that we can take time off for vacations on our schedule, not the school's. Lastly, as a public school graduate, I love the fact that I'm learning all the stuff I missed along side my kids. I've either forgotten it or missed it altogether. Now, learning is fun and something I enjoy doing. I never felt that way as a child. I hope to instill that same love of learning in my children through homeschooling.

I love all your reasons! I'd have to think fo...

2010-08-31T10:14:35.414-04:00

I love all your reasons! I'd have to think for awhile to come up with my list, but it would be very similar to yours! And I love #9 too. Yesterday we took our kids to the zoo (we haven't started school yet), and I remarked to my husband that our older 2 were the only school-age children there! There were a lot of older people and parents with toddlers, but it wasn't near as crowded as it normally would be.

Even though this is our first year (second week!) ...

2010-08-31T09:44:11.463-04:00

Even though this is our first year (second week!) of homeschooling, I was nodding along with each point you made. These are exactly the reasons we decided to homeschool, and so far, we were right! Yay!

#6, Relationships, struck a chord with me. Our oldest daughter attended kindergarten at our local public school last year, and the difference in her demeanor with the rest of us (especially her younger sisters) was surprising. She was so tired after a full day of school that she rarely played with them anymore. It was sad, and something that has completely changed since she got out of school -- she's back to being the fun, playful big sister she always was :-)

Love this post! And yes, I love being able to go ...

2010-08-31T09:39:01.310-04:00

Love this post! And yes, I love being able to go out places on a weekday and have nobody else there!