will public school be safe for my child?

[Gratefulheart]

I know this is a much asked question but there seems to be a greater need to think about it, esp with such a liberal President.

My daughter is not even two but I'm trying to figure out what my best options are for her when she is old enough to go to school. I have heard pros and cons about public school vs Christian private school.

I don't want to isolate my daughter but I also don't want her to be exposed to the sickness of the world, which is not being filtered through in schools, it seems.

I fear things will only get worse and I want to protect her as much as I can.

any thoughts? thanks

[BelovedChild]

If any schools in your local area have open days, now is the time to visit them and speak to the teachers/principal. This would give you some idea of curriculm(sp?), values, etc taught. Open days are big here in south east Queenland Australia.

[Lucy]

Home educated children are not ISOLATED, they are INSULATED! There is a huge difference.

[vmoon]

I NEVER post but felt like this would be a good place to start.

Homeschooling you child is a blessing. I've homeschooled my child from the beginning. He's now in the ninth grade.

I know where he is. I know what's he's doing at all times.

In this world THAT'S a blessing in itself.

:hat

[Gratefulheart]

Home educated children are not ISOLATED, they are INSULATED! There is a huge difference.
that's an awesome way to look at it! i have heard so much from people that homeschooling,etc. was not fair to my daughter but you helped put it into perspective. thanks so much.:hug

[MidnightCry]

that's an awesome way to look at it! i have heard so much from people that homeschooling,etc. was not fair to my daughter but you helped put it into perspective. thanks so much.:hug

I agree -- that's a very accurate way of looking at it. My girls are homeschooled and not at all "isolated". They attend several out of home activities and have many friends. Often, seeing the way public schooled kids behave at these activities confirms our commitment to homeschool.

Your little one is young, but preschool starts at 3 or 4. Pray and seek the Lord's will for your family.

[lisaann]

The kids who are forced to spend 12 years with the same age group are the ones who are ISOLATED. They don't learn to communicate with other age groups therefore they don't have a taste of what 'real' life is like. It's no wonder they treat younger siblings like they are inferior and parents/elders like they are clueless.

Homeschooling is a wonderful blessing that I pray the Lord protects. :pray

You might find this link helpful: :hug
http://www.youcanhomeschool.org/starthere/default.asp?bhcp=1

[NewWorldOrder]

Home educated children are not ISOLATED, they are INSULATED! There is a huge difference.


Exactly! I noticed a huge difference between homeschooled children and public school children the other night at church. My 9 year old daughter is in Children's Choir and AWANA at church. On Wednesday the choir had to go to a retirement home to sing for the residents there. I rode on the bus with my daughter because she really wanted her mom to ride with her. These 4th and 5th grade kids were all talking about the boys they had crushes on, and who was going with who. These kids are 9 and 10 years old! My 9 year old daughter never talks like that, and I attribute that to the fact that she's homeschooled. She's not interested in boys at her age. She would prefer to be outside climbing trees, making club houses, and playing with her Webkinz.

She is not isolated at all. She has several friends she plays with, and she gets along very well with the children at church. She also attends classes at our homeschool co-op and has friends there, so there is no isolation, but there isn't any kind of "hooking up" among them either.

[booklover]

My kids have the best of both worlds I think. They go to a classical Christian school that is 2 days a week for the 2nd and 5th grader and 2 1/2 days a week for the 8th grader. I love that the kids take turns praying at lunch! My 2nd grader's teacher prayed with her on her 1st day of school when she was a little anxious. The upper school is reading through the Psalms for their devotional in the morning. When we did all homeschooling last year, the kids were in a lot of activities. Alabama Shakespeare theater class for homeschoolers, homeschool karate, praise ballet, gymnastics, boyscouts, AWANA's--they had plenty of socializing. I loved the homeschooled kids I got to know too.

[txmomof3]

After having my kids in public schools for years (my son is in 6th grade and my daughter is in 4th grade), I am in tears as I begin to comprehend just what I have done in sending them to school over the past few years. Unfortunately, I have been very ill and needed multiple surgeries throughout the past five years, which put homeschooling on the back burner for me. Praise God, I am finally to the point where I am sincerely :pray about homeschooling and feel very convicted to pull my children out of school. I am going to wait until after the Christmas break...hopefully they won't go back to public school after the Christmas break :yeah :yeah :yeah