Other opinions welcome too. When I add feminist in the question it automatically goes to the place.I cannot be bothered with the extra steps.
I think it should be a last resort. Like if you have a child that just can't be publicly schooled because of a severe disability or something that major, yanno? We're social beings, unless there's a bunch of other kids being schooled in the same home as well, who are NOT blood relatives, I think it's pretty much child abuse, to be honest. I've known a few people who were home schooled at points in their lives, and it was because of overbearing, overprotective parents who isolated them via homeschooling. I can't support anything that churns out social cripples, I just can't. If there are no other options though for public or private schooling, or if the child has social issues where being around other kids is detrimental, then of course those are exceptions and homeschooling is best. That's not the typical though in my view, it tends to be parents who just refuse to let their kids have lives outside of their controlled environment.
Feminism has no bearing on what your plans for your children's education are. I'm sure some feminists are for home-schooling, but I'm not. Home-schooling implies that I have to be at home...something I am in no way willing to do. I want my kid to experience school with other kids their own age and go through the ups and downs of school.
i don't comprehend if it has were given something to do with feminism yet i do no longer help living house preparation. genuinely, i'm very a lot adverse to it. it really is used as an excuse to stress faith on human beings, and children are in an enclosed surroundings, no longer in a position to question what they are taught. I ought to imagine that the large tutoring must be sure a more beneficial performance. i'm no longer confident it ought to provide a more beneficial education, even if.
This feminist doesn't think much of it. I have had some home schoolers as students. 1/3 are great, they are good students, work well on their own, and have had a good foundation to go forward. Parents set aside their egos and can teach and give constructive criticism. Another 1/3 are poorly prepared simply because the parents as educators don't know enough to teach them what they need to know. They rely on a (usually Christian) based education curriculum that leaves out many basics. They aren't urged to think for themselves- but told what to think. Another 1/3 were home schooled because they have other issues and floundered in public education. They don't get the basics either. The public school teachers and parents couldn't control them.
I'm intrigued by you're interested in feminist views on this? :) I am a feminist and was home schooled. My parents taught me and my four sisters in our own home/garden in nice weather and we received tailored, intimate tutoring. Home education isn't suitable for everyone but my sisters and I have all gone on to do extremely well both academically, socially and career-wise. I think the benefits of being taught at home range from one-to-one tutoring in a relaxed atmosphere to the absence of bullying and peer pressure. Many people worry that home schooled children miss out socially, but if they attend social meetings outside of home lessons then this isn't an issue. I went to ballet lessons, drama lessons, swimming lessons, pottery-making lessons, youth clubs... Anything that caught my or my parents' eye, and I also spent time playing outside with children in my area. When it comes to doing formal tests it is easy to get correspondence courses from local or national colleges and sit exams in local schools. My sisters and I all did our GCSEs at home then went to further education colleges for A levels before university. Apologies if you're from the US and not familiar with these terms! Hope I've helped you. :)
