Is this completely ridiculous?
Hello there, I'm brand new to this forum. My husband and I (along with our two little boys) currently own a 1700sf home in upstate NY. I have to tell you, I thought I would enjoy home ownership, but I...
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To me, with all due respect, this should be about the children not about you. While traveling is one of the best educations a kid can get, opening their minds to new places and people and ideas, doing so full time also robs them of some important childhood experiences.
Home schooling, no matter how good is IMO a poor substitute for the real thing. A child needs to experience the daily give and take of building relationships both personal and working that being in a public or private school affords. Most teachers are professionals who know what they are doing and know their subject matter. The classroom also provides a window into other ideas and opinions which home schooling by definition is meant to avoid.
Think ahead of the SAT and college entrance for your kids and where they will stand if home schooled. I truly believe you will be shortchanging them and their future.
Doing this for a year is one thing, that would enhance their education immeasurably, especially if done well with an emphasis on using what you visit and see to teach the kids. But full timing for the duration of their elementary or longer years?
I would say a serious examination of the possible repercussions to the children would be your first order of business.
Home schooling, no matter how good is IMO a poor substitute for the real thing. A child needs to experience the daily give and take of building relationships both personal and working that being in a public or private school affords. Most teachers are professionals who know what they are doing and know their subject matter. The classroom also provides a window into other ideas and opinions which home schooling by definition is meant to avoid.
Think ahead of the SAT and college entrance for your kids and where they will stand if home schooled. I truly believe you will be shortchanging them and their future.
Doing this for a year is one thing, that would enhance their education immeasurably, especially if done well with an emphasis on using what you visit and see to teach the kids. But full timing for the duration of their elementary or longer years?
I would say a serious examination of the possible repercussions to the children would be your first order of business.
