what are the pros and cons of home schooling your child also tha child has no friends just a brother and?
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I had homeschooling and I really don't advise it. It gets boring and then he might not finish. In my case I did not finish. I think it is better of going to  Public School or even better a Catholic School.
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Don't let anyone fool you it is very hard work, the education department will send out a specialist to come and visit you once a year, this person will make a report, talk to your children and give you advice also put you in touch with other people home educating too, as a rule they don't like you doing it but there is nothing they can do if you chose to and your child is happy.  Education otherwise are a group who home educate, have local groups countrywide who meet up and socialise you should contact them they can be very helpful.\n\nAs far a curriculum you can either choose to follow the national or choose to follow what your child's interests are.  you should be looking at 25 hours to 32 hours depending on the age of the child, and cover at least English, Maths and Science -with the view that if you ever wish them to go back to school they can slide back in easily.\n\nDepending on your organisational level and how much and well you want your child to do it can take over your life but it can also fit right in, when all is said and done it is your choice.  All you need to do is put in writing to the school your child currently attends that you wish to take them out of school and educate them otherwise.  It is the school's responsibility to inform the LEA who will contact you for an initial visit then annual visit. if you never regisered your child for a school place then you don't need to do anything.\n\nGood luck with that e-mail me if you need anything else.
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it is always best to send your son to school rather than home study. i agree with others that he will have more balance student life in a school whether private or public. i still go for private school.
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GOOD POINT..\nLiving at HOME, isnt REAL life.\nGoing to school has nothing to do with real life or what sociaty IS'.\nParents are there to TEACh you(they HOPE), and for you to learn..\n\nUntill you reach 25, and have spent AT LEAST 5 years on your own, paying ALL your bills, and HAVE a job, and NO DEBT.  Your parents will not/should not acknowledge that you are a success, and THEY have done there best.\n\nYOU, are their experiment.  IF they did it ALL right, you will leave their home, and be suited to life life WITHOUT THEM, and they wont need to worry about you.
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If you want to connect with other home school families I have found the library is a great place to start. Talk to the librarians. Most of the time they will know of the home school families. They may have a contact name and/or number. If you are concerned about social skills get them involved in activities and church. \nIf you are looking for curriculum do a search and start researching what would be best for you children. Also try EBay to help with the budget.
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I have homeschooled for years now.  I hear from my old fart neighbor "When are you going to let them go back to school?"  Ugh.  It never ends.  I just don't broadcast it to the locals because THEY choose to be close minded and to not educate themselves about hsing.  Consider this 'comeback' as it's my best one:  My son gets a one-on-one education.  It's better than a private tutor.  He is fully socialized as he can go to church, soccer, chess club, library groups, the local rec center programs, 4H and scouts."  Folks that flip out and bring up socialization usually just grab that word because everyone that knows little about it uses it.  Good luck and you can email me for any help you need.
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There is nothing wrong with homeschooling. Plenty of people do it. I am homeschooled. I think it's a good idea. Kids will pick on him at public school, and it's not fair to put a normal kid in special ed. I think it's best you homeschool.
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It might be best to let him have his last year in elementary school in public school, so that he can arrive at the next school with friends and start off there with at least that worry out of the way - you know, someone to do it with.\n\nReally though, it is probaby too hard to tell from this vantage point what will be best.  There are those who say children are better suited for friends an socialization at 7 - but as your child grows and develops you will see more of what his nature is, what will benefit him and how well he learns on his own and in social situation.  You know your child better than anyone else - and as you get to know him even better over a couple more years of having him at home, I am sure the right choice will make itself clear to you at the right time.\n\nI personally am homeschooling all the way - well, that's the plan now anyway.  We will just have to see how it goes and were life takes us!
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Research has repeatedly shown that home schooled kids do better on every measure the researchers think up.  As to the "general opinion," as in public opinion, I think sometimes people who send their kids to public school consider home schooled kids to be a bit weird.  "Why do their parents want to keep them home?" they ask.  The answers are as varied as the parents and kids involved.  Most, I think, simply do not trust the public schools.  If they cannot afford a really good private school, but can afford to be home enough to do home schooling (which can include involving grandparents and other relatives, and possibly parents who work different shifts so one is home at a time), that really is their best choice.  Usually the kids get enough socializing with their peers from other contacts in their lives, such as clubs and religious organizations.  I suspect some home schooled kids do get rather shy and unaccustomed to being around others.  I'm not convinced that is a bad thing, if they at least learn good manners.  "Shy" can be translated "reserved," or "quiet," and not necessarily a bad thing at all.
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Make sure you are socially ready for home schooling. Will you have the best teacher at home? You will not gain all the social skills as a student of public schools?\nHow old are you? If you are a teenager and have gone to public school you might be ok.
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I go to a private school and  like it a lot better than public\nPrivate: Pros:\n1) better education\n2) 1 on 1 attention with teacher\n3) God/Jesus\n4) most of the time your friends with a LOT more people than any public school.\nCons:\n1)money issues (I.E.: Tiuation)\n2) Not as many people as a public school\nPublic: Pros:\n1) more people\n2) lets just say different\n3) not as expensive\ncons:\n1) not learning as much\n2) not as much 1 on 1 attention with the teacher\n3) more peer pressure\n4) hardly NO Jesus or God\n5) etc...
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i home school my daugther and find it alot better but it will be time consuming at times. there's a website for $8.95 a month etap.org  good curriculum. then theres also American school that will give him credits and graduate. if your children decide to stay in homeschool you will have to notify the school superintendent that you are establishing a bonafide school for ________ and it will be based at this address. also another book is Homeschool your child for free theres more than 1200 smart, effective and practical resources for home ed. on the internet and beyond. i wish you and your children the best of luck and feel free to email me.
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I think the quality and experience of homeschooling depends upon the parent giving the instruction.  There are pros and cons that have to be considered.\n\nWhile a parent might be more observant and patient with her own child, she also might become impatient or frustrated if the child doesn't understand her explanation.\n\nWhile it does protect a child from negative social influences, it also doesn't necessarily give a child practice dealing with those issues.\n\nIt's a tough call, and should only be entered into like parenting itself, because it's a long term commitment with huge responsibility.
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Yes, I can tell you.  I have been homeschooling my daughter since Kindergarten through a charter cyber school.  They send you all the equipment and text books you need and it is free.  Check out www.k12.com \n\nAs far as what other people say about socialization, my daughter interacts fine socially and they do have get togethers with the other kids pretty often.  \n\nI do feel that it has made me much closer to her; and now I am working full time so Grandma teaches her.  I like the strong bond that she has with my mother.  She is more empathetic, compassionate and let's face it...she just doesn't pick up attitude from the other kids like she did when she did go to regular school.
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I wouldn't say one is 'better' than the other.  \n\nOne advantage to being in a school rather than being home schooled is that you have more social contact with people your own age.  You learn skills that some kids don't learn when being home schooled.  You get a broader range of people who have different opinions...you have a better chance to form opinions that might differ from your parents.\n\nOne advantage of home schooling is that parents probably have a greater 'investment' in the success of the student than most public school teachers do.
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I have had several students from private and homeschool.\nThey have a very difficult time adjusting to a much larger group of students in class.Some have no social skills.One of my students was homeschooled all the way thru 6th grade and could not adjust at all.He did not like to share things and was always cutting in line for everything.I spoke to the class and they all made an effort to help him adjust.\nTry to get your child back into regular school ASAP
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Most home school students are better educated and have higher test scores than those at school. As long as the children are doing well the state needs to keep their nose out of it.