r/facepalm • u/Innej5 • Jul 11 '24

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Mom needs to go back to school.

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u/datsoar Jul 11 '24

I’m not defending shitty homeschoolers, but there are curricula and teachers’ books/aids to teach it. That doesn’t mean all homeschooling is good or should be done, but there are resources.

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u/acidwxlf Jul 12 '24

Problem is those resources are controlled by extremely conservative Christian companies backed by a strong lobbyist group. So you end up with books teaching kids that dinosaurs and humans coexisted and fun stuff like that

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u/datsoar Jul 12 '24

Very true, that is often the case. Not always, but often.

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u/MrMichaelJames Jul 12 '24

Not all of them are. We use all non religion based curriculum for all the subjects. You just have to look harder to find them.

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u/PeeledCrepes Jul 12 '24

The thing with that is, the parent also has to understand said resource lol.

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u/Username_000001 Jul 12 '24

The simple fact someone is homeschooled does not determine the quality of their education.

The quality of the education given to them determines that… it’s feasible to be homeschooled and have a crappy education or an amazing one. It’s feasible to go to public, or private schools and have a crappy or amazing education.

There are also homeschooled children who regularly achieve 99th percentile on standardized tests achievement tests. There are also some who go through twelve years of nothing.

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u/Alejandro1984 Jul 12 '24

Appreciate your comment. It's reassuring to see someone entertain an alternative stance on the subject considering it usually boils down to left vs. right political opinions.

My wife and I aren't political at all and decided to homeschool our daughter for various reasons, such as health and school district. We follow a set curriculum and don't treat it lightly. My daughter is extremely bright and has truly benefitted from the one-on-one attention and education she receives. However, we are constantly met with criticism from friends and family due to the fact that we've chosen an unfamiliar path.

At the end of the day, we know we are doing what's best for our family and hate to see that there are people out there who are giving homeschooling a bad name.

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u/MrMichaelJames Jul 12 '24

Don’t let the naysayers get you down. We homeschool our 2 kids and they are consistently doing work 2-3 grades above where they are compared to the local public school kids. The education they are getting at home is way better than our current elementary schools.

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u/DMJesseMax Jul 12 '24

Right on! We homeschooled both of our boys and the certainly benefited from it.

Keep up the good work of doing what’s best for your family and ignore the naysayers.