Home Schooling is not for everyone, but it is a choice that is rising in popularity in the US. We recently moderated a discussion about it on #PTChat. We also facilitated a discussion about homeschooling at the Type-A Mom Conference, where we talked to a lot of moms that home school their kids. The tribe was led by our Community Manager, Amanda Henson. Through these discussions we learned a lot about myths commonly associated with homeschooling. We have complied a list of top 10 myths about home schooling that we would like to share with you.
Let’s debunk some of these myths together.
- Myth: Home schooled children spend their days in isolation. They don’t get to play with kids their own age and miss out on social interaction. Fact: Home school kids have the opportunity to participate in many activities with other children, particularly if they are in a home school network.
- Myth: Parents are not formally trained teachers so the kids aren’t getting good instruction. Fact: Many home schoolers hire and engage teachers for specific areas and subjects. The parents act more like a principal of a school rather than the teacher.
- Myth: It is harder for kids that are home schooled to return back to schools and colleges. Fact: Most children interact just fine in a traditional school setting and tend to do well in college.
- Myth: Kids don’t learn as much. Fact: Kids usually learn more since they get plenty of focused attention. Home school kids don’t “slip through the cracks.” and generally have excellent test scores.
- Myth: Parents are allowed to teach whatever they want, that there are no standards for Home Schooling kids. Fact: There are many regulations and standards, which can differ by state, that need to be followed by home schooling families.
- Myth: The main reason for home schooling is religion. Fact: There are a myriad of reasons for choosing to home school, ranging from developmental issues to overcrowding in classrooms to the children’s personality, etc.
- Myth: It’s difficult to find curriculum and support. Fact: There are many choices of packaged curriculum that meet or exceed state educational guidelines. Many communities also have local home school networks for support.
- Myth: No one in your area does it and your kids will be ostracized. Fact: Home schooling is growing popularity, and your child will make friends at activities other than school.
- Myth: Homeschooling is only for special needs children. Fact: Gifted children, children talented in more artistic areas, and children who prefer one on one attention rather than a big class setting all are excellent candidates for home school.
- Myth: Home schooled children will be less marketable as job-seeking adults. Fact: There seems to be no difference.
Please feel free to add any other myths that we missed in the comments section. Also, please share what you think about the myths/facts listed above.
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I read through all the “myths” and it’s true, those are all myths. Mind you I’m a mom with two children in public schools. However, my younger (and amazing I might add) sister has 5 kids who are all homeschooled. My niece is the oldest (16) and she’s been HS since around the age of 6. All of the kids are definitely advanced for their age but what I love the most about them is their resourcefulness and resiliency. They are extremely well-rounded kids but appropriately well-rounded if that makes sense. I often wish I had my sister’s tenacity and admire her commitment to teaching her kids immensely. — Excellent post. Thank you for sharing.
We have LEAH a home school network. When kids were little we met once a week for playtime. We ice skated on Wed. for fun and then went on and did ice skate lesons. LEAH sponsored a band, practced once aweek and had concerts twice ayear. Chargers Track and Field welcomed homeschoolers which my kids did for several years. My son did dual work at Community College at 15 went into Marines at 17 and came out of boot camp with PFC insteaed of Pvt. My daughter spent her spare time training and grooming dogs, now works in dog day care and dog shows.
LEAH sponsors graduation for senior, kids don’t miss going to school.
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We live in a rural town with no homeschool group or activities…yet my children have friends, socialize, communicate, help with the Awana program at church, and have jobs: pet care, lawn care, radio station, grocery store. They are doing well in their studies and life in general. My sons have recently enrolled in College Plus which is one of the unique opportunities brought about by the homeschooling movement. They are thinking about majoring in Communication. One of my sons is particularly interested in technical writing.
The myths about homeschooling did intimidate me at the beginning of our home studies, but as the years have flown by we have seen them debunked.
Yes, I agree. The myths make it seem scary to home school kids. Thanks for stopping by.
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