DH has the creds, an MIT PhD, to cover secondary STEM. I'm a writer who could cover LA. In medicine there is a culture in which physicians don not treat their own families. I think there is wisdom in that.
As for socialization, any parent who thinks and hour of Sunday School and Scouts can teach a child how to finesse difficult peers and adults or manage daily social interaction is delusional.
Post by Anne Blythe on Jan 20, 2013 23:31:32 GMT -5
No, because.... I'm a trained teacher. In one subject. It took me 2 years of advanced study to feel comfortable teaching that one subject. I cannot teach my child math, science, a foreign language, social studies / history, or anything besides literature and composition, at a pretty advanced level.
Teachers at the worst public schools still have to be state certified to teach in most districts here in Texas. I am not trained to teach all those grades, all those subjects, etc. Could I do it? I guess. But it would be a detraction from my career and from Jack's education.
Post by ElizabethBennet on Jan 20, 2013 23:41:20 GMT -5
Yes, I would consider it. If the public schools are horrid in whatever area we are in and we can't afford private school then homeschooling would definitely be an option.
Unfortunately we will most likely never have the opportunity to decide where to live based on school districts.
I don't want to homeschool unless absolutely necessary so we are going to make an effort to go the private route if need be.
Under the right circumstances, absolutely. The right circumstances would be something like sailing the world for a year; living for a year in a remote part of the amazon; that sort of thing.
Post by ElizabethBennet on Jan 21, 2013 0:19:11 GMT -5
I will add, that I would only homeschool if it could be done through some sort of program or something like that. I wouldn't feel comfortable teaching the more advanced maths and sciences.