home schooling, what do you think?
I'm thinking about home schooling. I've always wanted to spare my children middle school, but i've also read that formal schooling before ages 8-10 simpply frustrates and burns out children's learning processes. So maybe until high school, perhaps with a year or two enrolled before middle? would it be worth switching around? maybe see what they'd
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I love the travel bit because it means that what i want to do in life doesn't have to stop with kids, which is really why i haven't wanted the little buggers anyway. It's a purely utilitarian choice, by and large, as is when to have them, which I set at 28 since it's old enough to run around first, young enough to both keep up and have fun after. Homeschool, now that i'm reading about it, sounds a lot less like my life would stop.
Socialization sounds like a stumbling block many homeschoolers have, but I'm reading that there's so many options. The studies show that they are often better socialized, but everyone remembers the awkward homeschool kid. Definately something we'd want to stay on top of. I'm pretty sure all school did for me (positively) socially is how to not get hit in the face. Still a valuable lesson, and i think 9th grade would be a good place to phase back in. I'm seeing some upsides to homeschooling all the way, and i do think the highschool schedule is unhealthy, but i also find it worth it.
I also like the idea of homeschool co-ops, with a few families, more kids, and more importantly, more perspectives from parents.
I think I might do a free-learning type thing, establishing knowledge over the school-type learning format, transition to a more structured program for the middle school phase and/or enroll in school abroad, where the pace can be gentler, but the content still good, then back for high school. the UU network will be a good structure for socialization for teen years, what with all their youth empowerment whatnot. More to think on, definately.
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