Comments on: Misconceptions About Home Schooling http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/07/27/sahms-and-sahds/misconceptions-about-home-schooling/ Stories of extraordinary every-day women, stay-at-home moms (SAHMs), and adoptive parents. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:51:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Portrait of a Writer…Interrupted » What I love About Blogging Tribute http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/07/27/sahms-and-sahds/misconceptions-about-home-schooling/#comment-3315 Portrait of a Writer…Interrupted » What I love About Blogging Tribute Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:21:55 +0000 http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/07/27/sahms-and-sahds/misconceptions-about-home-schooling/#comment-3315 [...] anywhere I want to go and connects me with people I never would have dreamed of meeting. And as a SAHomeschoolingM, connecting with people is very [...] [...] anywhere I want to go and connects me with people I never would have dreamed of meeting. And as a SAHomeschoolingM, connecting with people is very [...]

]]> By: Meredith Efken http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/07/27/sahms-and-sahds/misconceptions-about-home-schooling/#comment-77 Meredith Efken Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:49:40 +0000 http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/07/27/sahms-and-sahds/misconceptions-about-home-schooling/#comment-77 LOL! I know. What the teachers used to gripe about was that our district apportions money to each school within the district based on that school's student population. So when a family in that school's neighborhood pulls their kids out, it supposedly lowers the school's funding. But this was about 20 years ago, and they've gotten used to it since then. Not much griping these days. In fact, the principal at our neighborhood school GAVE us some student workbooks for free when I was visiting and she found out we were homeschooling. And some of the homeschoolers attend the public schools for certain classes or electives. So it's actually become pretty supportive. LOL! I know. What the teachers used to gripe about was that our district apportions money to each school within the district based on that school’s student population. So when a family in that school’s neighborhood pulls their kids out, it supposedly lowers the school’s funding. But this was about 20 years ago, and they’ve gotten used to it since then. Not much griping these days. In fact, the principal at our neighborhood school GAVE us some student workbooks for free when I was visiting and she found out we were homeschooling. And some of the homeschoolers attend the public schools for certain classes or electives. So it’s actually become pretty supportive.

]]> By: Gina http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/07/27/sahms-and-sahds/misconceptions-about-home-schooling/#comment-76 Gina Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:30:10 +0000 http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/07/27/sahms-and-sahds/misconceptions-about-home-schooling/#comment-76 Stealing tax dollars? We pay our school taxes and our kids don't go to public school, plus the neighborhood kids hit us up for the public school fundraisers. Seems like as a homeschooler I have to pay for everyone's education! Stealing tax dollars? We pay our school taxes and our kids don’t go to public school, plus the neighborhood kids hit us up for the public school fundraisers. Seems like as a homeschooler I have to pay for everyone’s education!

]]> By: Meredith Efken http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/07/27/sahms-and-sahds/misconceptions-about-home-schooling/#comment-75 Meredith Efken Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:09:27 +0000 http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/07/27/sahms-and-sahds/misconceptions-about-home-schooling/#comment-75 I totally understand, Gina. I never had a chance to have misconceptions about homeschooling, because when my parents decided to homeschool me, I was in fourth grade and didn't even know that kids could go to school at home. But it sounded SO cool! We were among the first wave of homeschoolers in Nebraska, and it was fun to be part of getting it going. My public school teachers, though, were very resentful about our decision because they felt like we were "stealing" tax dollars from their school. I totally understand, Gina. I never had a chance to have misconceptions about homeschooling, because when my parents decided to homeschool me, I was in fourth grade and didn’t even know that kids could go to school at home. But it sounded SO cool! We were among the first wave of homeschoolers in Nebraska, and it was fun to be part of getting it going. My public school teachers, though, were very resentful about our decision because they felt like we were “stealing” tax dollars from their school.

]]> By: Gina http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/07/27/sahms-and-sahds/misconceptions-about-home-schooling/#comment-73 Gina Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:16:45 +0000 http://meredithefken.com/blog/2006/07/27/sahms-and-sahds/misconceptions-about-home-schooling/#comment-73 I love your take on homeschooling misconceptions. I admit before I started homeschooling, I thought a couple of them. I've had my kids in two private schools, and several preschools around town. Couldn't bring myself to putting them in public school because of the horrible experiences you described so well that I experienced. And we homeschool for lots of different reasons. Do I often wish they were in school so I could have more free time and less headaches? Almost every other day during the school year, but the thought of putting them in any enviornment where they won't be able to reach their full potentional academically, emotionally, and spiritually keeps me going. I love your take on homeschooling misconceptions. I admit before I started homeschooling, I thought a couple of them. I’ve had my kids in two private schools, and several preschools around town. Couldn’t bring myself to putting them in public school because of the horrible experiences you described so well that I experienced.

And we homeschool for lots of different reasons. Do I often wish they were in school so I could have more free time and less headaches? Almost every other day during the school year, but the thought of putting them in any enviornment where they won’t be able to reach their full potentional academically, emotionally, and spiritually keeps me going.

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