Q&A:Archive

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Why do YOU Homeschool?(Mar,1999)

Here is what people had to say...

We homeschool 3 kids, technically two are not "school age"; however, our belief is that learning is a continuous process. We have and 8 year old boy, a 2 year old boy, and an 8 month old girl.
About 4 years ago when my oldest was attending the pre-school that my mother owned, she suggested to me that homeschooling may be a good option for my son. I didn't really pay too much attention to her words, I mean after all, I was just a secretary and I wasn't trained to teach him.
During these past four years it was becoming more and more apparent that homeschooling was just exactly what I was supposed to do. He has such a love of learning that often he would complete his class assignments ahead of others and would become disruptive. During this past year as we were preparing to move we did further research, legalities, fact finding, etc...
Once we settled in and our oldest had started his 2nd grade year, we started to notice the patterns again. Our request for gifted testing was slow to be filled and acted upon. Restriction on materials that he had access to had changed, making him bored.
These were our deciding factors. We didn't want him to lose that love of learning. Scared though we were we jumped in with both feet, totally unsure if what we were doing was right. We received some flack from other family members, however, over these past 6 months they are changing their attitude. Our son talks constantly of what he is learning and how much he enjoys homeschooling.
In a nutshell that is why we homeschool. If you have any questions please ask me. Good luck,
Barbara. Colorado Springs, CO.



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