- #2: When one of my children were in the public school system for the last time, they were studying about Man-made and Earth-made products. But her teacher, who was a very christian woman (I am not bashing any religions, you'll understand my point), decided to tell everyone that it was either Man-Made or God-made. This I have a problem with. So I contacted her and told her that religion didn't have a place in public school. And that she needed to be teaching it the way it was suppose to be taught which was Man-Made or Earth-Made. She told me that she didn't have to. So I contacted the principal and the school board. Still, nothing was done about it. So I basically re-taught my child about the right lesson on it. Also, the same teacher, refused to teach her 4th grade class their multiplication tables. She taught them the easy ones (2,3,4,5,6,10) and stated that they would learn the rest in 5th grade. She was very lazy and no one would do anything about it. She would also play on the internet games and be talking on her cell phone instead of teaching. She would have one of her students take over reading, etc if her cell phone rang. I could on and on and on. But I will leave it at that.
- #1: The top reason why I decided to homeschool was because my county in TN, which is mainly farmland and country folks, decided to implement a uniform dress code. Claiming that it would get rid of the gang affliations that were going on in the schools. Which is a total lie. But anyways, in order for your child to attend the public school, you would have to go out and purchase specific clothing for them. This may not sound like a big deal, we like I said we are a sort-of small town where 90% of the people where jeans and T-shirts. However, with the new uniform dress code, jeans and tees are not allowed. They must have khaki pants, shorts, polo shirts of a specific color depending what school your child goes to. The pants cannot have any different colored thread, designs, etc. And as of this year, all shirts MUST be tucked into their pants so the teachers/principals can see their waist and rears to make sure "they are not carrying any guns". And the best part is that none of the stores in our town carry the clothes that are required. So you have to go to the nearest big town which is about 30+minutes away to purchase the clothing. I have 3 kids, so it would cost us approx. $300 and that is not counting the school supplies, room fees, lunch, field trips, etc. We are a one income family, so there is no way we could afford around $500 to send the kids to school. So we decided to homeschool. We now spend roughly $50 maybe a little more to school all 3.
Everyone has different reasons why they want to homeschool. Neither one of reasons may seem a good enough one for you or someone else. And there are reasons why others homeschool, which I don't understand. But that is the best thing about homeschooling, YOU control what you teach and when and why. No one can make the decision for you. Homeschooling is a full time job that you will not get physical pay for (except for hugs and kisses). But it is well worth any trouble that you may face.
