Re: Homeschooling

[Guest guest]

Hi Trista,

I think each of us knows what is best for our families. If you believe HSing is right for your son, for you family, then it most likely is. It is certainly worth finding out. Many educators will discourage HS, though some will not. Most often it is simply a misunderstanding. Many times people are merely ignorant when it comes to HSing and their concerns just aren't what they fear it could be.

You asked if I think my child gets as much from HS as PS. I believe my children get more. Their education is tailor made. They have one on one time. They follow their interests, are able to take all the time needed to fully grasp a concept or subject, they can delve more fully into something they enjoy, they are able to move on once they have grasped a concept rather than finding themselves stagnant and bored, on and on it goes.

In my opinion, the greatest benefit to HSing is in it's flexibility. It is amazing just how simple it can be, or how "individually set" it can be. And with disorders, such as your child has, such as my children have, this is essential.

My sons both began in PS. Each had their own struggles. Some of these struggles were great. Not one of those remains since moving to HS. That is not an exaggeration <g> My girls will never attend PS.

I ended my school years HS. Don't know why I didn't start my boys out there. LOL I thought it would be harder, more complicated, I guess. I worried I would fail them. <shrug>

More offlist, maybe. LOL

Challis

Question for all of you who homeschool : Do you think your child gets as much from HS as public school?

My 12 Yr old DS has Aspergers Syndrome among other things. Every time I mention HS to anyone at his school they discourage me. I plan on homeschooling next yr for junior high. With all the distractions my son faces at school, along with being teased and tormented at times, I feel he'll do better at home. Not to mention that he's only in 6th grade now. In jr high, they'll eat him alive! He won't even be able to get from one class to the next without help. I shudder to think of him in a regular jr high setting. He's very bright, but quirky and his peers don't appreciate his good points.

What do you think????

[Guest guest]

FWIW, some HS family utilize IEPs and such (some for their homes, some in conjunction with their PS). I don't know the ins and outs of it, but I've seen it discussed many times. LOL

We left all of that behind. )

Challis

We homeschooled our children for one year only, BUT we did it with

ten other families with even more kids than we had and created our

own home-like school. Worked fine for Kindergarten. For my kids,

they integrated well into public school which also had the advantage

of the first IEPs and later 504 plans. Love to the kids, n Rojas