Testimonies: The decision to homeschool

by Emma Riley Sutton

The decision to home school our daughter was made long before she was born. It started for the basic reasons. Public school is no place for children and many private schools in our area have turned into reform schools. ...read more

by Cindy Berger

My Content Choice To Home School In today's society, parents have come across many concerns when it comes to their children. One being, is it safe for our children to go to the area school...read more

by Mary Paliescheskey

I'm stupid." My son said. "I can't learn." He throws his backpack to the floor. "I have to go to school extra because I'm a retard." "No, you're not. You just get distracted so you go extra for quiet away from the grou...read more

by Alexa Payne

Every homeschooling parent knows this: the decision to homeschool is not made once, but every day. Just about every homeschooling parent I know has threatened their child with sending them to school. "Kaylee, I just gi...read more

by Chrita Paulin

When I began to home-school I had two children, ages 5 and 7. I had both of my children in the public schools system and they loved it. They enjoyed the school friendships, the classroom parties, the field trips and even...read more

by Joyce Sethman

To educate or not to educate hasn't been the question. But how to educate, where and by whom seems to be the big dilemma. I think we can all agree on one thing and that is: everyone's mind visualizes differently how to acc...read more

by Richard Collins

Parents may need to think more carefully about homeschooling their children in light of recent California developments. In California, if you lack a valid credential you must hire someone who is credentialed, which could g...read more

by Zuzie

As I sit here and watch my seven-year-old son write a media reaction paper on Mutiny on the Bounty I begin to retrace the steps that led to our decision to home school. I remember the whole night like it was yesterday. T...read more

by Lisa A. Goff

The decision to homeschool, this time around, was one that just seemed natural as it sort of fell into place. My adult child went to public and catholic schools. At that time, as a single working parent, the thought...read more

by Mary Deanovic

Before my husband and I got married we went through premarital counseling through the church we were attending in Honolulu, Hawaii. We discussed just about everything throughout that time, both in the counseling sessions a...read more

by A. Kyles

I had thought about homeschooling long before we ever had children. Once we found out we were pregnant, I set down and made the decision to definitely do it. However, I had a slight road block - my husband wasn't entirely ...read more

by April Nourse

Throughout school, I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up: a teacher. The grade I wanted to teach fluctuated as I progressed through college and as I learner more about children. I have worked in several different pre...read more

by Lauren Taylor

Throughout basically my whole childhood growing up I thought that homeschooling was the best choice for me. I knew always that for some kids it wasn't the most beneficial choice for the simple fact that most kids need the ...read more

by alyce

You would think with all the advancements in technology that today's American children would be more knowledgeable than their counterparts from 20-30 years ago. They know how to use the disk defragmenter to compact the har...read more

by Summer Minor

Like many homeschooling families my reason to opt out of the public school setting is multi-dimensional. There really was no one reason why, but instead numerous reasons that built up to my decision. I am a product of t...read more

by Jan Matthews

The Agony and the Joy of Homeschooling It's that time once again for homeschooling moms to ask themselves, Do I homeschool the children this year or should I send them to school? Can I do it another year? Can...read more

by Kathie Scarberry

I believe the decision faced on whether or not to home-school an older child should be based on whether the child will reap any benefit from it. My sixteen year old daughter started homeschooling about 3 weeks ago and...read more

by Edyta Tehrani

My decision to home-school came as a result of my own experiences with public school system. I always had a drive to understand the world and people around me, but I didn't have parents who would care enough to nurture...read more

by Kristen Rice

My decision to home school came from several years of watching my children struggle with public school. Constantly watching them get pushed through the system wither or not they know the material being taught is heart brea...read more

by Emma Rayanne

"Your kids will be socially inept if you home-school" said a gray haird woman. This pretty much sums up the responses I get when I tell people I've decided to homeschool my kids. Almost no one is worried that they won'...read more