Would you homeschool your children?

I would definitely consider it as an option. I was home educated myself, and I seem to have turned out alright. I am currently in sixth form (Home educated from age 7 to 16).

Home education provides several benefits, including greater freedom to pursue your interests, it can develop self study skills, (Which are extremely important) and you get to spend more time with your family. Also, the child (or children) are basically being taught one to one, which is very helpful.

A misconception is that home educated children find it harder to make friends. While this can be the case, if the child is able to join clubs or take part in other activities (Martial arts, Scouts etc) then they will make plenty of friends, so this isn't a problem.

I want to but my boyfriend doesn't.

I don't like how schools churn out nice little drones and stamp the individuality out of people. I also don't like the bullying culture, pathetic social norms and childish games. I hated school.

My boyfriend wants to give them the choice of school or homeschooling

I think you should offer them a choice.

A close friend was home educated till college and I feel really bad for him - he missed out on so much socially and says he wishes he'd been properly schooled. Some kids can socialise through clubs etc and his parents did provide those but he says it was no substitute for normality.

No. It should be made illegal IMO. Allowing parents to socially deprive their kids like that is horrendous.

"Normality" isn't a good thing, normality is the sporty kids terrorising those of us who have an interest in art and refuse to play their popularity games to the point if severe depression.

I'd send them to college at 16, at that age kids aren't like that at college!

I agree with this. It's not just the "arty" kids though, it's usually anybody with half a brain that can get bullied.

I'd seriously consider home schooling my kids to be fair, I reckon I could give them a better education than my useless teachers did. I may have to have a private tutor for them but homeschooling is a viable option.

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"Normality" isn't a good thing, normality is the sporty kids terrorising those of us who have an interest in art and refuse to play their popularity games to the point if severe depression.

I'd send them to college at 16, at that age kids aren't like that at college

Actually, my friend was bullied at college (and we go to a good one) and clearly had some "catching up" to do re: social skills despite being a very nice kid. We go to a good college too.

Unfortunately, life is full of social situations, and there are plenty of bullies even in the workplace and among adults. The sooner kids learn how to deal with both those who like them and those who don't the better.

I have no doubt my friend would've coped with the bullying much better had he not been home schooled.



Aware of those, wouldn't say it's worth the trade off.

What benefits would you say are so great?

I don't agree. No situation I've ever encountered outside of school has been like that. Id have been much happier being homeschooled.