Moms please can you help?
How was your experience?
For how many years did you home school your kid?
What are the positive aspects?what problems you faced?For example
home schooling with an infant…?
Would you recommend home schooling to other moms?why? And why not?
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I am not home schooling and dont plan to. Here are my reasons:
1.if you are home schoolig urself it may become difficult to set a rouine and maintain discipline cuz child may not listento you or c u in that role like he/she would c a teacher. Also a mother/farher whoever is homeschooling will have to put off doing chores n other thinga while u teach ur child n u mentioned ifant. So i would rething becuz infants can b very demanding, dont have routine and this can vause ore difficulty in maintaining discipline wid ur child.
I think when kids goto school they get more exposure socially. Not all exposure is good but i think more of it is positive. They learn from peers, they get to make frinds, they share knowledge, their is positive competition, you cant have all that if you are homeschooling because homeschooling gives that seclusion. I like classroom learning.
You may have reasons to homeschool so at the end of the day i wont for some of the reasons menttioned above.
All the best.
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I have a friend who home schooled her kids in the initial years.
It does require a lot of work, patience and dedication on the parent’s part is all I know. Her kids are pretty good MA, confident and good in studies too.
I do not have any more details but I hope you can find support groups that provide more info and help, may be try meetup ???
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I have a colleague who is home schooling his 6 yo son. He was always determined to do it (hates the US school system and wanted more control over what his kid learns) but admits that providing a social experience like a school is tough. He has signed up on a homeschooling support forum where parents can arrange play dates and group learning sessions so that the kids get a chance to interact with other kids their own age. His wife is not too happy though and finds it a huge challenge to be a mother and a teacher at the same time… it’s hard to enforce boundaries.
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I have joined tons of communities and fb pages…and read many articles as well as experiences and I can easily summarize them by saying that homeschooling is.much much better than regular schooling…interms of?everything…confidence…intellect…gaining knowledge…health…being social…sports n other activities…and so on…
I am not sure if I could homeschool my son as it is.a hard work lots of dedication is.needed but after reading all this I really want to homeschool my son…
So there isnt any guppan (homeschooling) here right?
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can you please explain how home-schooling is “much much better than regular schooling” in terms of social, sports and other activities?
I find this very difficult to believe…
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home schooling equation.
smart parents= very smart kid
dumb parents= extremely dumb kid.
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in my opinion no matter how much educated and dedicated the parents are towards child education home schooling can never be as good and beneficial as the real/conventional schooling. No matter how much parents try they cannot give their child what school can give.
looking at my own daughter , what she learns from school and the schedule they make the kids to follow which a combination of fun , learning , arts and sports etc I can never do that for her at home plus the social factor , they need to mingle with people and communicate with them & manage to survive amongst all different type of people… and one more important factor “competition” this a child can only get and give to his/her peers and it really helps them to grow.
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i was home schooled myself. i can tell you my experiences. i went to school for the first time in grade 10 at age 14. that was in India though. what i’m writing below is my first hand personal experience.
Pros:
-you can fast track to higher grades in half the time
-you larn at your own pace
-you can skip things that you really don’t need in pursuing further studies
-you can help family in house chores and learn a lot in dealing with challenges in life
-you become self reliant, self dependent and more responsible
Cons:
-you lack skill to conflict resolution because you haven’t dealt with other kids in a classroom setting
-lessons are not always on time…you miss days sometimes because you or the family member is busy
-you don’t follow the syllabus as prescribed by school boards
-you fail to face challenges that other kids learn through writing exams
-in science courses, you don’t get hands-on experience
i’ll add when i remember more.
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That was soooo helpful KKF!!!
Please do add more!
Muzna…it took me more than a year to believe it too but its true…
First of all I am not homeschooling so others who do might give you a satisfying answer…
I am just in learning phase right now and what I have learnt from blogposts…communities etc is that homeschool kids get more social exposure than real school kids…because they usually have more time for sports n other activities than real school.kids…they have a set time for studying everyday…usually moms teach them at daytime and for the rest of the day they join clubs for sports and other activities n communicate with other children…so it really is not an issue(in homeschool parent’s opinion)
Monk!! Exactly!!!
Diamond…‘competiton’ is a valid point…but the thing is every kid learn.at their.own.pace…some parents take their kids out of school and homeschool.just because they cant get higher grades! And most of them even graduated at home(which is.too.much IMO) and have a successful.career and jobs…
Higher grades.might indentify that your kid.will.excel in.his.further highschool university studies.but it doesnt clarify if your kid will.have a good job position later…(its a quote i will.find and copypaste here for you all who are interested)
Maintaining a schedule…other than house chores is a tough thing but people do follow a strict schedule n their kids are doing great! So at the if you cant do that you can start real schooling.
Homeschooling is common.in US…so.I am telling about homeschool.moms of US only…i will add some pros n cons too…
KKF…wonderful points!!!
I want to discuss more with you!
I will write another post based on.your experiences(only) in a while…
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This might be helpful :
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/parenting/434782-homeschooling.html
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thankyou LP that was so helpful!
That is so true…being overprotective is really bad…
And I never thought about muslims mixing with others…And I dont think this should be an issue…
And Hats off to.Hareem!!! You are a super mom! It really do seems like a lot of work and dedication…but in the end you children are happy thats what matters…
Such an encouraging response and ideas!
I wish I could discuss more with you Hareem…but I think she doesnt come on GS anymore?
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KKF…some questions for you
1.Do you regret being homeschooled or you are perfectly satisfied?
2.As you said you studied on your own…was it difficult for you?what if you couldnt understand some topics?
3.Why did your parents decided to.not send you to school?
4.Was it hard for you to struggle in your career life?
5.Would you recommend Homeschooling to others?
6.Anything you would like to say to those parents who are or want to.homeschool?
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oo.. now we know the reason.. 
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I have a question of my own. Is it worth it to get some sort of teacher training to do homeschooling?
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these days, things are a bit different…i would NOT recommend any parent to home school his/her child because it’s simply not fair that he/she is denied the joy of growng up with other kids.
at the end of the day, it’s parent’s decision…good or bad, they will have to live with that. personally, i would never recommend.
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My girls start kindergarten this year and until now, they are being home schooled. It was difficult to just get them to sit down and set the silliness aside to actually learn but I started off with just worksheets printed off the internet and moved onto books. Academically, they are doing well and I work hard to ensure they are not left behind but I do think they missed out on being around other kids and being used to a setting other than one found at home. Being a mother/teacher is tough and for the mother and children, I personally think it is good to have some personal space from their designated roles. When A child is at school, he gets to be a student, a friend but at home and with mine, they are just my girls. Sure they are students for a bit, but I feel like them being themselves without my watchful eye is something they missed out on by being homeschooled so far. When on playdates, I am around and they know I am around but when you are at school, you learn to sort of fend for yourself and I personally think that is also very important for a child.
Mothers who have homeschooled for years or are beginning to take on this difficult task are doing a great job and I am no way denying that. We all do the best for our kids. Had to put it out there!!!
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Peace Sister Peppermint
My wife is hareem01 … she has read your thread … and she sends her regards to you … 
I would not take KKF’s advice on homeschooling - His was not an intentional endeavor and where parents are forced to do it due to some external matter then they will not do it whole-heartedly … and those sentiments will permeate to the child. This is giving him the benefit of the doubt that he truly was homeschooled … because in my personal view he does not show the traits of homeschooled children and he definitely does not live in a culture that views positively to it either. The mass schooling system - which is a class based system was actually based on the class structure in India. You will see how the modern classroom and achievement based classification came about after the British Empire extended its banners in to India.
Read John Taylor Gatto for more information on the history of modern schooling …
How Hindu Schooling Came To America (I) - John Taylor Gatto
If you read the response given to you by KKF - it is very inclined in the opposite direction - even the positives have a negative bent, except his last point. In his negatives the very first point is not true … classrooms are on the whole silent forward facing material absorbing environments - they are neither set-up for conflict nor conflict resolution. Conflict will take place in the playground for all places … as you and I know … I for sure was schooled in accordance with the modern schooling system. I was what you would call a “high-flyer” - so I didn’t have a problem in school - I never used to study and I used to pass my exams … I was never trained to excel because I met the quota that the teachers needed for the school. Most effort was given to the late developers in school.
If you have time I can try inshaAllah to answer some more specific questions from the angle of one who CHOSE to homeschool his kids. I will of course ask my wife to give me some points too.
After many life changing events - I am now choosing to re-study and re-learn things … and one great benefit of home education is that as parents we keep abreast of the latest knowledge and keep our own minds in tune. People often ask me that I turned out okay after being schooled … but I know where I could have been better.
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Thankyou KKF!
I am really impressed by your struggle with learning and being all alone…still you succeeded in your college/university education…
I can understand your situation was very different…obviously its very difficult for a child to live without friends fellows and also missing out on fieldtrips and other outdoor activities…it is very stressful indeed…this has made me concentrate more on these parts if I (or anyone else) decide to homeschool…
Moodie Foodie…thankyou for your input!! I have some questions for you 
what were the reasons or behavioral changes you have noticed in your kids that made you feel that they need to go to school?
Or was it just you dont want to.supervise them.for sometime so that they can become independant?
Do you think your kids are learning(not taking good grades but learning)more at school than they can by being at home?
What are the changes in Your and Your Kid’s daily routines after admitting them.to.school?
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Yayyy I have finally found Hareem and Psyah
Please specify why.you chose to homeschool?
What are the benefits?drawbacks?
Why would you recommend HS to others?
Are your children.happy with.this HS system?
I have tons of questions…lol