Monday, November 28, 2011

My Thoughts On Homeschooling

I have my own disagreements and dislikes about our school system. Like, for example, how they are trying to cut out having students stand for OUR Canadian national anthem. Or how we don't celebrate christmas in the schools anymore. Also, suspension rates for children in kindergaten (JK/SK) when kids are just 3-5 years old!
I dont agree with how many teachers these days favor certain kids or use excuses like ADHD, ADD, or other behavioural disabilities to make handling them easier. --i recently had a heated discussion over facebook about our teachers.
Im not racist in anyway at all but about 8 years ago my cousin was in grade 1, so 6 years old. He got suspended freom school for pushing a little East Indian girl, when she actually started it and punched him (i know this because she admitted it to the principal). The reason for his suspension was because he fought back.

As a child i went to about 12 different schools. I know people who have only gone to 2 different schools and lived in the same how since they were born! I wish.
I want stability in Leah's life. Even if we homeschool her until highschool. Who knows where life is going to take us. Matt wants to go for RCMP, which the school is in Alberta. And one day we would love to live in Eastern Canada, where the rest of my family is. I'm not even ready for a house yet because i want it to be a forever home. I want to live there until im an old lady, and my kids are long gone and visit us with their children. I want us to make roots for our kids.

Everytime i bring up homeschooling to friends or co-workers they laugh or say "have fun with that!" or "so, you want a social retard?!" (yes, im aware i work with rude dumbasses) or "you don't want to do that! She's going to need to socialize and your going to want a break, trust me!".
Yes, i couldnt agree more. i will need a break. But this is a lifestyle preference, not a sanctuary of isolation. I completely understand its not for everyone, and i don't look down upon people who put their kids in public schools.
I just feel uncomfortable not knowing weather or not my child is being trated fairly, or having a label stuck on her head for being a little too hyper once and a while because she had Corn Pops or a pop tart for breakfast instead of a yogurt and buttered toast. Kids are going to be kids. I refuse to put my daughter on any medication to zombiefy her into an emotionless, zoned out robot. If she happens to be diagnosed with a hyperactive or behavioural disability i will make alternative decisions. My sister was diagnosed at 3 with all sorts of behavioural and hyper active disabilities. Shes been on every medication, phramacutical and homeopathic. She is an extremely hard child (well, now almost teenager) to cope with on an hourly basis.
And i know sometimes for your own health and sanity you really have no other option, and i understand. I'm just trying not to offend anyone, ive seen a lot and dealt with a lot. If Leah was in a situation like my sister then it would take some serious thinking.

With homeschool i love that you have the capability to work one on one to your childs needs and learning level.
As for socialization. Leah is almost 2, and shes joining dance in January, and i also want to get her into swimming. She goes to play groups and also plays with some of my friends kids. I know kids who have gone to public school and have problems socializing. I understand there's a lot to think about and consider but its been plaguing my mind for almost 10 months now. My mom thinks its a cool idea and wishes she could have homeschooled my sister. Other then that all of Matts family is more or less, against it.
So, if you or someone you know has been homeschooled, or you are homeschooling your kids or are thinking about it, PLEASE leave me some love! :)

Plz save yourself the time of writing a negative comment. Because weather you like it or not there ARE kids who are homeschooled.

1 comment:

  1. I am no expert on homeschooling, I've only been kind-of homeschooling
    year old since May (since 3 year old really doesn't need to be in school yet, you know what I mean) before that I worked off and on as a pre-k teacher for the past 8 years. I also work at a nursery with infants and we get a lot of volunteers who are homeschoolers. The children I meet are 12-15. When considering homeschooling one of the main issues I feared was the socialization part, and these children seem completely fine, happy, very polite. I have asked many of them how they liked it, and they said the LOVE being home schooled and most of them are involved in some kind of co-op where you get to go to other children s houses who are homeschooled and do lessons together. I thought that was VERY cool.. I think its a wonderful idea. I used to want to be a public school teacher , for most of my life, I thought that's where I would end up. now, there is NO WAY i would consider it. I wouldn't send my kids there either.. Best of luck :)

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