Homeschooling Rocks

Homeschool, home school?

In the past couple of weeks, I realized that people often confuse home education with home imprisonment. Of course this is a bit of a joke but many do think homeschooling is restricted to learning at home. In this logic, doesn't it mean that you stop learning once you're home if you go to a public school?

A quick recap for newbies,

Homeschooling is good for...

-personalized learning

-limitless resources through technology

-instruction & observation

-developing one's interest

-larger social circles

-mental health

-bully-free

Are we prepping our children for the future or the past?

This is a question that has come to my mind more and more often. Let's assume most, if not all, of us received public school education. More or less we were bored with the subject, pushed to study another, scolded for creativity and never get to learn enough of what we actually wanted. Public schools are a big melting pot; it takes all in (in fact, force) with one goal and one goal only, to conform, making everyone fit for their standard.

Standardized test is an unfair game for all.

We all have them, pop quizzes, level tests, midterms&finals, entrance exams. The meaning of them was to reflect how well we learn but they've long been twisted into a game of losers- NO ONE WINS. No matter how hard you try, how well you do, there's only going to be one on top and everyone else lost. How is that a motivation for learning? If anything, it's

de-motivating.

Your savior is heeeeeeeere!!!

Homeschoolers not just have whatever students in public schools have, they have MORE. It isn't saying no to public, it simply takes the big dome out of the picture and allow people to make choices based on all the resources gathered. For instance, a homeschooler could still have access to libraries, private learning groups created on social media, and even more resources from different schools. It's also possible to choose just some days to homeschool. You could literally say

"sky is the limit". You child will gain however much there is available in the whole world, countless learning methods, teachers, materials...etc.

Would you homeschool your own kid?

Of course yes, and the reason is simple enough... because I am capable of it.

I, myself being a teacher and a huge supporter of alternative education, have become very fond of home education. In fact, it's difficult to imagine it otherwise. What best to guide my child if not my methodology? Yes, it does sound like I'd be suffocating him/her but that's if you don't understand yet. Allow me to explain starting with this analogy:

Homeschooling is when I am the principle of the school, handpick lessons and teachers according to his/her needs and development(with discussion) whereas in public school someone does all that and we are done upon. The former is personalized and the latter is forced. Would you choose to buy a product or be pushed to buy one? I may not be perfect but the best education my kid could have is still mine. It is my responsibility, not random luck from others. To some extent, the moment we enroll children into public schools, we surrender our rights to choose, to be free from a limited knowledge.

Besides, too many who choose public schools have shown that it's almost inevitable to fail to maintain the parent&child bond, which is one of the most essential aspects. My kid doesn't have to be a genius as long as we're friends with each other.

We are not raising another generation of spoiled brats (mommy's boy/daddy's girl); we are correcting it. The schooling system now is outdated since elementary school, training more and more people to be dull, dependent, and even stupid. We cannot, nor need to revolutionize/overthrow the existing mainstream education; we just need to take up the responsibility to better educate our own children.

It's interesting to have found what I believe about the concept of home education rooted deeply in even my everyday preferences and decisions, namely package tour vs backpacking, company vs freelance, self-reliant vs government. In short, this is a matter of individualism and collectivism. Below is a short video for you to understand briefly about the two concepts.

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