Homeschooling and education
Monday, February 13th, 2006The Learning Circuits Blog: Homeschooling and the Creative Class
Hm… Until a few years ago, I didn’t know much about homeschooling. Then I met my wife. Her brother and sister were homeschooled. Her family has unfortunately endured a certain amount of ridicule because of that. It became a topic of conversation between us, and though still not resolved completely, was important in the decision to marry.
I have absolutely nothing against homeschooling. I do still have some questions about it, but the biggest thing holding me back from being gung-ho about it is me: I’m not sure I’d be a good homeschooling facilitator.
I barely have the self-discipline to do my work. I see how my sister-in-law and my friend handle homeschooling their kids, and it takes a lot of work and organization. It’s a job, really. Very rewarding, and certainly worth the effort if I’m to hold those kids up as examples, but I don’t know if I have that kind of energy. And that’s a depressing thought. If I don’t have the energy to teach my kids,
- what does that say about me and my relationship with my kids?
- I have to pay for a private school, or
- I have to send them to public school
Honestly, I’m not too thrilled with spending the extra cash for a private school. And I’m not sure I trust the public schools anymore. (In general, I do support public school teachers. After all, I almost joined their ranks myself. But the environment in a public school is getting worse, both culturally and academically, and it worries me.) So, that leaves me with homeschooling. And I’m not sure I can pull that off either.
hmm…. good thing I have a few years to noodle this one over some more.
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