Homeschooling

Parents choose homeschooling for many reasons. Some wish to instill certain values that they feel they will not get in traditional public schools while others wish to remove students from an unsafe public school environment and some feel that they are better equipped to provide a superior education. The most common reason for homeschooling is the well-founded belief that it is ultimately better for their child. Whatever your reason is there are many advantages to homeschooling. There are also many tools and resources that can help you overcome any obstacles that may arise.

'Better' can mean a variety of things, but it incorporates as many absences as it does positives. The absence of peer pressure or bullying are two prominent features of public school that many homeschooling parents want to remove from their child's life. But the positive aspect is equally important. The view that a better education can be gained by homeschooling over public or even standard private schools has been well studied.

There are many that have strong opinions for and/or against homeschooling and traditional schools. My personal belief is that there is no right or wrong answer. I have found that it is not necessarily which is better but which is better for my child. Children are unique and while homeschooling may be perfect for one child it may not be the solution for another, and visa versa. I am homeschooling one child and I have two others in our local public school. For now it is working out well for all of the children. If circumstances change we will certainly reconsider and evaluate our options. As long as you are doing what is best for your child then the option you chose is the "better" choice.