Homeschooling is not bad to do

"This is not always the case. I personally know many homeschoolers who feel behind because their parents didn't teach them everything they need to know. Home schooling does provide for a flexible schedule, but if the parents and the kids don't take it seriously, it becomes easy to take advantage of the flexibility and not get as much work done. " Yes, true. You know how many homeschooled kids who have fell behind? I would like a number, s'il vous plait. But if, yes, but if the parents don't take it seriously, will the child not get a proper education. More than likely, a parent who is going to teach a child themselves will try to do the best job they can. You go by the small number of people you know who weren't taught properly by parents and some how think ALL homeschoolers are like that. "However, the social activities they participate in are often very different from the social activities kids who participate in public school" Just wrong. I'm sorry but are you saying Boy Scouts of America is not as "good" as PUBLIC school? Serious? You think Boy Scouts or even Sea Scouts is worse than, let's say, a chess club in school? No. They BOTH are good and beneficial. ""The truth is if you shelter your kids from "the real world" they are going to wonder what you are keeping from them and many will run at the first chance they get." " You think having your kid participate in Boy Scouts is sheltering them from the "real" world? I am getting a bit offended here Having participated and being a part of Boy Scouts, was the best decision I have ever made. I am now an Eagle Scout, by the way. You also mention how homeschooled kids will not make friends when transitioning to highschool. Not true. I made 3 friends, almost on the 3rd day of school. However, I was very lucky. Or was I? AS I SAID, BOY SCOUTS HAS HELPED ME IN THAT. The rest you have to say is irrelevant. That chart, is it implying that 66% Homeschoolers are emotionally abused? Because I was never abused. And all homeschoolers I know were not either. At first when I joined Highschool, I WAS TERRIFIED. But about after a year of school, I was used to it. I made tons of friends and got Honor Roll. It took less than a year, YES, but I did it. Kids who transfer from homeschool to regular school will or not struggle. But it is on THEM to try to cope with it and do the best. Which most do and will. I AM still upset how you some how think PUBLIC school social clubs are better than THE Boy Scouts of America. Don't get it. All in all, homeschool is and can be good for children. It all depends on if the parent(s) want to teach them right. Just because some of the few friends of yours were homeschooled and turned out bad, doesn't mean they are ALL that way. You have generalized there. "The biggest problem is that often former homeschoolers have not been exposed to opposing viewpoints. This can make them feel clueless of isolated" False. What do you mean by that? That homeschoolers do not know how to defend themselves in arguments? Or that they are not fully capable of defending their own opinions? Really? Because I was and so were all the homeschoolers I know. We are not clueless. Believe me. It depends if the child is out-going or shy. If he is shy, maybe or maybe not. Depends on the individual. "Qualification of the parent to teach: What makes someone a qualified teacher? Washington State defines a qualified teacher as this: "Someone who holds at least a bachelor degree from a four-year institution, is fully certificated or lisenced by the state, and demonstrates competence in eacher core academic subject area that a teacher teaches." A parent does NOT need that qualification to teach his own child. NOT IN MY STATE. Nor most United States. About Psychology, some parents might not be able to teach that but some might be able to. To fulfill this, most children will take that one class at highschool, because the parent cannot teach it. I had a friend who would take Biology and Music at HighSchool and take her other classes at home. That would be the best thing to do in that very case. Okay? That is why, in my state, my parent had to make a big, HUGE, binder full of every thing I was taught in one year and then turn it into an offical Homeschool "employee" person. I forgot what you call it, but you get the idea. I think she was part of the HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) https://www.hslda.org... OR I could take a standardized test to see if I learned everything I was suppose to. SO BELIEVE ME, in my state, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND INFO AND IF THERE IS NOT ENOUGH GIVEN, THE PARENT BETTER FORGET TEACHING. AND my parent graduated from college and highschool with degrees. SO she was capable of teaching ME. Please read this article about reasons it is good to teach your child. ----> http://www.homeeducator.com...