Home Schooling

[Admin]

Would you ever consider home schooling your children to ensure they do not fall prey to the worldly ideals of the yuth of today?

[Happy_LDS]

I'm a homeschool mom. It wasn't really by choice but I have a child with special needs who I think cannot cope with this new system of "inclusion" into a regular school plus I live in a country that does not have the facilities.

[Raveth]

there are good reasons to homeschool, and bad reasons to homeschool.
protecting children from 'worldly things' is a horrible reason. 
children will one day become adults.
they will need to cope with the reality of this world.
having attended a cooperative homeschool for the entirity of my middleschool career for that very reason, i can say from a first person perspective that it caused social and ethical damage.  i was unable to experience the normal challenges that most youth experience - this caused me to learn many consequences too late in life.  it also hindered me from understanding what dangers may exist, and how to appropriately approach such situations. 
the very best thing you can do for your children is ensure that they have a strong sense of ethics, morals, and stratagy - teach them to deal with the real world and make it a better place - not to hide from it. 
i believe homeschool, for the right reasons (such as better education, family strength, reduced costs, etc) can be beneficial - but it must be done in conjunction with social activities outside of the family unit in order to best prepare those children to make the best lives for themselves. 

happy's situation, of course, does not fall under the same logic - for a child with special needs who may not have the ability to cope in the real world regardless of social interaction, the best thing is to live their lives to their own fullest potential - and sometimes that just means being given the attention they need instead of sat in the back of a classroom and ignored. 

[Happy_LDS]

happy's situation, of course, does not fall under the same logic - for a child with special needs who may not have the ability to cope in the real world regardless of social interaction, the best thing is to live their lives to their own fullest potential - and sometimes that just means being given the attention they need instead of sat in the back of a classroom and ignored. 

My son is high functioning autistic, meaning if you see him you will see a regular kid that talks, reads, do math like any other child. It is his social aspect that is awkward. He is extremely social and the perfect victim for a bully, hence we decided homeschooling is the only option. He is a 9 years old boy but emotionally a much younger child.

[quaper]

In some ways home schooling could be ok. In my opinion public is better. If your just trying to home school to hide them from the wickedness of life your not protecting them you would just be hurting them even more so. God will send trials weather or not your go to public school or are home schooled.