In my country, once a child enters public school they don’t have the option of switching to homeschooling anymore. So I’ve often thought once I have kids, I should definitely start with homeschooling to preserve the option, and if we/ the kid(s) find out it doesn’t work, they can always switch to public schooling. With your experience being that second path, how do you feel about this chain of reasoning?
That’s too bad you have to choose so early on. The kids I saw who seemed the most successful in homeschooling were the ones who started in traditional school, and then left for a specific reason (child actor, competitive figure skater, wanted to write a novel, got bullied, etc). Many kids went back and forth and seemed to do well. A lot of parents homeschool their kids because they want to engrain an ideology on them (whether that be religious or not). I’d encourage you to stay grounded in what’s best for your kid and will make them happy and satisfied, and not what lifestyle you want your kid to live.
In my country, once a child enters public school they don’t have the option of switching to homeschooling anymore. So I’ve often thought once I have kids, I should definitely start with homeschooling to preserve the option, and if we/ the kid(s) find out it doesn’t work, they can always switch to public schooling. With your experience being that second path, how do you feel about this chain of reasoning?
That’s too bad you have to choose so early on. The kids I saw who seemed the most successful in homeschooling were the ones who started in traditional school, and then left for a specific reason (child actor, competitive figure skater, wanted to write a novel, got bullied, etc). Many kids went back and forth and seemed to do well. A lot of parents homeschool their kids because they want to engrain an ideology on them (whether that be religious or not). I’d encourage you to stay grounded in what’s best for your kid and will make them happy and satisfied, and not what lifestyle you want your kid to live.