HOME SCHOOLING VS. TRADITIONAL SCHOOLING
There are credible sides to both but I lean towards Traditional Schooling. My reason is for social skills since my child is entering high school next year. You get to meet new people, extracurricular activities (ie. sports, clubs), interact with peers and adults, graduation ceremony, and prom. This is where Home Schooling does not measure up to Traditional Schooling (my opinion).
But in defense of Home Schooling, you get a more structured setting. There's more one on one time, more areas to delve into (like learning foreign languages other than the basics offered in Traditional Schooling), you get to choose who your child learns from and if you don't like the methods you can fire and hire someone else, you can also hire someone to teach what you are not able to.
Ebony magazine did an article on this subject in December, 2005 issue (www.ebony.com). I am finding that more and more African Americans are considering and/or taking the Home Schooling route. I would consider Home Schooling if I had another child.
There is a book called Morning by Morning-How we Home-Schooled Our African-American Sons To The Ivy League by Penn Nabrit. Would love to hear your take on this subject. I am also including some links to check out.
But in defense of Home Schooling, you get a more structured setting. There's more one on one time, more areas to delve into (like learning foreign languages other than the basics offered in Traditional Schooling), you get to choose who your child learns from and if you don't like the methods you can fire and hire someone else, you can also hire someone to teach what you are not able to.
Ebony magazine did an article on this subject in December, 2005 issue (www.ebony.com). I am finding that more and more African Americans are considering and/or taking the Home Schooling route. I would consider Home Schooling if I had another child.
There is a book called Morning by Morning-How we Home-Schooled Our African-American Sons To The Ivy League by Penn Nabrit. Would love to hear your take on this subject. I am also including some links to check out.
LoveLinks:
National Black Home Ed. Resource
National African American Home Schoolers Alliance
Ebony Magazine
Home School Zone
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2 Comments:
Our oldest daughter has homeschooled for more than eight years, and I am so proud of her! Of course, as her mom you would expect to say that. But I was afraid in the beginning when our oldest grandchild was being homeschooled. Who would make sure she was learning? Who would make sure she was making friends, and learning social skills? Who would make sure she could "line up"?! Don't we learn that stuff in public schools?! Well, now eight years down the road, I am no longer afraid of any of these things, or millions of other things. Our daughter makes sure her four kids are well socialized,she makes sure they have friends (and nice peers, too), and believe it or not, they know how to line up! They are all bright, and smart.
My husband and I have adopted one of our foster children, and I thought of homeschooling her. But I don't feel qualified to do that. Because of the birth mom's drug use during pg, our daughter has some issues, that we feel she may need more help with than we can give her with her education.
All the reasons you listed for going to high school are still available to homeschooling students. :) But what about the education level in high schools?
My oldest has already graduated from home and is going to college in September. Actually our homeschool envorionment is pretty UN structured and very child-led.
I just wish I'd done it sooner, and it's been almost 12 years.
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