One of the reasons we started this blog was Janine and I were kicking around an idea for a book. The title was going to be "101 Reasons to Homeschool. For several years I had collected various reasons why people should homeschool their children.
Today I pulled out the 3x5 cards for a chapter that might have been on side benefits to homeschooling. In doing research I had found lots of cool advantages of homeschooling. Below is a partial list. Most of them were based on real life instances:
Children have time for charity: One girl raised $1400 to purchase a bullet proof vest for a police dog. One student wanted to grow his hair to make a wig for a sick child.
More life style options: A family homeschooled so both the parents and children could do motocross together. I've heard of several families which travel around by boat or RV. Sam & Lucy Black traveled around the world in their boat for years. One family biked across the 48 states.
More opportunities for business: A 13-year-old boy spent a year making a movie. The last I heard there was a chance the movie was going to be shown on Cable TV. A father worked with his two sons to make history games. (Think of all the history the boys were learning while building the games!)
Children have time for service: A 12-year-old girl collected blankets for the homeless. Another young girl helped at a retirement homes. She would refill water glasses, sort records and deliver flowers. (Talk about great socialization!)
Vacations are better in off seasons: Someone once said you can see more of Disneyland in one off season day than in a week in August. Janine and I have noticed that we often can have a museum all to ourselves in off seasons.
4 comments:
Basically, kids can have a life because they are not incarcerated all day long and tied up with homework at night.
I couldn't imagine not having all the freedoms that we have as homeschoolers. I love it!
Some of my kids are busy building businesses at home - we use this as a platform to learn from, making our learning process more like real-life. Money management, customer service, sales & marketing, and even creating new offerings. This takes learning to a whole new level - something you cannot recreate in a classroom.
Fatcat - Yep!
Mom as Doctor - I agree. It is nice to be able to do what we want without having to ask the school for permission.
David Stelzl - That is wonderful. You are right, the real world experience your children are getting is priceless.
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