Originally Posted by MyTrixie143 I just want to give you a look from someone else's point of view.:D
I am so glad I was not home schooled. I admit, high school was not always easy, people have their own cliches (sp?) and then you have teachers and homework and exams and so much other stuff. You had your rich and spoiled kids and alot of people looked down on you for not being rich or having nice clothes or expensive cars. It was really hard and some days seemed impossible to get through, but I woulden't have even for a minute trade it in for home schooling.
I did have alot of home schooled friends though. High school gives kids alot of things that home schooling can never give them. Socializing and experiencing new environments, situations and just alot of other stuff that you can't get from home schooling. It prepares you for the real world. My friends who were home schooled missed out on all of this stuff and alot of them had a hard time dealing. They were many times sheltered from the real world so when it came time to be out their on their own in the real world, many of them just were not prepared for it. I was actually home schooled for a year due to illness and I hated it. I missed out on so much and realized you have to take the good with the bad to experience it all. I was also hard for me to be motivated to do the homework, it seemed like since I was in my home environment and things were more relaxed, it became harder to get motivated to do the work. Now that I think of it, alot of my friends had the same problem, you tend to slack more when you are being home schooled.
Have you talked it over with your daughter, what does she think??
I am not saying home schooling is a bad thing, just that there is alot to consider. You are such a great mom to consider home schooling for the reasons you listed, alot of parents would not take anything in consideration. I know my mom would never have home schooled us, she just would not be able to handle it. What ever you decide, I am sure you will make the best choice;any choice you make will be great since you really care about your daughter!!:thumbup: :thumbup: |