Homeschoolers?

[7391N]

Anybody here who homeschool their kids?

Or anybody here who were homeschooled when they were kids?

I'm thinking of homeschooling my 7 year old son but I'm a bit hesitant. Can you please share some of your experiences with this method. Thanks.

[n2knee]

sino ang teacher? one of the parents? or private teacher ba? pag parents, one of them has to be at home full time (and must be smart too). both have pros and cons. advantage ng home schooling, your child gets the undivided attention of the teacher. diasadvantage of home schooling MAYBE poor social skills when your child becomes an adult (it's only my guess).

[7391N]

dapat nga siguro fulltime yung isang parent. tsaka dapat 100% pareho yung parents sa idea. talagang matututukan ang bata lalo na pag masipag ang parents. maeenhance din ang relationship ng anak sa magulang.

about the "poor social skills" argument, hindi siguro ganon kung magkakaron din ng time yung bata sa mga activities na mag-rerequire ng pakikihalubilo sa mga tao. i think it's not only in school na magkakaron ng chance yung bata na ma-train ang socials skills.

[swimstroke]

+1 ako re: poor social skills. Kung may edad na, ok na siguro, pero since 7 palang tingin ko malaking bagay ang classroom setting.

[baludoy]

i know of a family who opted for this system. so far so good naman because they all speak fluent english plus the eldest now studies in uplb, the next one is about to enroll in mapua, and the third i think is now studying in dlsz. they all seem well adjusted maybe partly because they interacted all the time w/ the kids in the neighborhood so i guess they're social skills weren't deprived nor compromised.

btw, the mother was the one who concentrated on the kids' education.

[empy]

no offense to anyone, but a common perception is that homeschooled kids grow up to be freaks :hihihi:

[empy]

no offense to anyone, but a common perception is that homeschooled kids grow up to be freaks :hihihi:

[7391N]

none taken. mukhang walang nagho-homeschool dito a

anyway, sa tingin ko naman both methods (conventional and homeschool) have pros and cons. it all depends on the parents to decide which system they think would best bring out the best from their children.

[swordsman]

curious lang po... why homeschool? up to what age is this homeschooling? does it mean he can skip grade one if you homeschool your 7-year old kid?

sorry, kala ko kasi pang-artista lang to or for those special children na hirap mag-attend ng regular schooling.

[wildthing]

we tried/planned this approached a few years back when we coudn't find a suitable school - both academical teaching and budget issues.

it turned out manila would be the best place...kaso wala kami sa manila.

there is one in las pinas and one somewhere in alabang area...which a friend of mine homeschooled their kids (all 5 of them).

most of the opinions and perceptions above ay MALI.

1) Social interaction - initially starts at home. Homeschooling is a supervised procedure (supervised ang curriculum and well guided ang parents ng magh-home school on the issues and how to resolve this/these issue/s) that actually DOES NOT render the kid socially incapable or poor in interaction. Ang tutuo niyan, properly homeschool kids tends to be more independent such that they don't get intimidated or bullied by another kid. BTW most bullies are KSP (kulang sa pansin) kids that are actually the one's with social behaviour problems.

2) One parent or both parents doing the homeschooling is an option. Yes a teacher to do this homeschooling technique is always an option. But the teacher herself must be qualified or have the patience (like the parents) to undertake this role.

3) Smart parents - NOT A REQUIREMENT. Although it helps, minsan nakakasama pa nga ang sobrang matalino kasi they TEND to impose things. What is needed is a parent that is willing to learn and teach their kids in properly in the homeschooling ways.

4) FREAKS - depends on what does freak means, probably this notion only comes to people who doesn't know what homeschooling is. 99% of the time, homeschool kids turn out to be more normal and independent and wise kids and the schooled kids (specially from yuppy schools) turn out to be more prone to become "FREAKS" - mga takot sa peer pressure, insecure and could not decide on their own properly. Eto yung magyoyosi, madaling ma-sway sa drugs and other vices kasi their mind is very weak to handle peer pressures - hindi ba mas FREAK yung ganito?!?

5) Homeschooling does not require the kid to be doing "school work" everyday...sometimes the kid can come to work/tag-along with one of the parents and this becomes part of the "learning process". In the end, the kids are less prone to becoming stress-out at school. Example building a kit car (say from tamiya) is already part of the homeschool process, whereas, sa regular schooled kids, their home economics project could be different and less enjoyable for the kid. Both are doing the same stuff---the home school kids enjoys the project, but the regular kid sees this as work.

6) No pressure - medal or becoming a first honor is never an issue with homeschoolers....funny thing is, if you try to match a homeschooler with a regular schooler, mas mataas ang chance that the homeschooler will out do the regular schooled kid kahit na valedictorian or first honor kid pa ito.

If I were in manila, I would have homeschooled my kids...

If I have the chance to talk to my kakilala who was home schooling their kids, i will try to get more info.

[Odo]

based on my observation homeschooling/homestudy is ideal if the schoosl around the community are not compatible with the said student.

[n2knee]

paano yung accreditation sa dept. of education?

[7391N]

we tried/planned this approached a few years back when we coudn't find a suitable school - both academical teaching and budget issues.

it turned out manila would be the best place...kaso wala kami sa manila.

there is one in las pinas and one somewhere in alabang area...which a friend of mine homeschooled their kids (all 5 of them).

most of the opinions and perceptions above ay MALI.

1) Social interaction - initially starts at home. Homeschooling is a supervised procedure (supervised ang curriculum and well guided ang parents ng magh-home school on the issues and how to resolve this/these issue/s) that actually DOES NOT render the kid socially incapable or poor in interaction. Ang tutuo niyan, properly homeschool kids tends to be more independent such that they don't get intimidated or bullied by another kid. BTW most bullies are KSP (kulang sa pansin) kids that are actually the one's with social behaviour problems.

2) One parent or both parents doing the homeschooling is an option. Yes a teacher to do this homeschooling technique is always an option. But the teacher herself must be qualified or have the patience (like the parents) to undertake this role.

3) Smart parents - NOT A REQUIREMENT. Although it helps, minsan nakakasama pa nga ang sobrang matalino kasi they TEND to impose things. What is needed is a parent that is willing to learn and teach their kids in properly in the homeschooling ways.

4) FREAKS - depends on what does freak means, probably this notion only comes to people who doesn't know what homeschooling is. 99% of the time, homeschool kids turn out to be more normal and independent and wise kids and the schooled kids (specially from yuppy schools) turn out to be more prone to become "FREAKS" - mga takot sa peer pressure, insecure and could not decide on their own properly. Eto yung magyoyosi, madaling ma-sway sa drugs and other vices kasi their mind is very weak to handle peer pressures - hindi ba mas FREAK yung ganito?!?

5) Homeschooling does not require the kid to be doing "school work" everyday...sometimes the kid can come to work/tag-along with one of the parents and this becomes part of the "learning process". In the end, the kids are less prone to becoming stress-out at school. Example building a kit car (say from tamiya) is already part of the homeschool process, whereas, sa regular schooled kids, their home economics project could be different and less enjoyable for the kid. Both are doing the same stuff---the home school kids enjoys the project, but the regular kid sees this as work.

6) No pressure - medal or becoming a first honor is never an issue with homeschoolers....funny thing is, if you try to match a homeschooler with a regular schooler, mas mataas ang chance that the homeschooler will out do the regular schooled kid kahit na valedictorian or first honor kid pa ito.

If I were in manila, I would have homeschooled my kids...

If I have the chance to talk to my kakilala who was home schooling their kids, i will try to get more info.

wildthing,

it seems pareho tayo ng pananaw sa bagay na ito. pwedeng malaman kung ano yung program nung friend mo na nag-homeschool sa kanyang mga anak?

[7391N]

paano yung accreditation sa dept. of education?

n2knee,

merong mga homeschool program na accredited ng DepEd. nag-reresearch pa din nga ako kung ano pang mga implications kung hindi accredited, pero tingin ko makakapasok pa din naman ang batang homeschooled sa mainstream education with some examinations from deped to assess their level.

[CaMoTe!!!]

nag home study ako dati nung high school, isang taon (third year)... ok naman ako ngayon... hehehe...

siguro depende sa base school mo... kasi sakin i would say na inferior yung quality ng education na nakuha ko compared sa kung nag regular school ako nung 3rd year high ako...

palagay ko lang naman...

[AnuVaYan]

I planned to homeschool my kids sana e, kaso nauubusan na ako ng sagot sa mga tanong ng anak ko hehe. Pero seriously, gusto ko sana kumuha ng curriculum sa Angelicum, pero nalaman ko ok din naman pala yung regular school nila, hindi din conventional yung approach nila, walang grading system, saka sariling pace ng bata, so yun na din ang kinuha namin.

Kung mag-h-home school kayo, kailangan nyo pa rin kumuha ng curriculum e, para alam nyo kung nahuhuli ba kayo or what para just in case na kailangan ninyo nang mag lipat sa conventional e hindi naman siya delayed.

Yung kid ko 5yo, dito na sa bahay natuto magbasa, sumulat at mag add, kala ko ok na yun para sa grade 1, kailangan din pala subtraction marunong na hehe. Nangangapa lang kasi ako kung ano ang ituturo. Full time hosewife and mom pala ako. Resigned nung lumabas si panganay.

Meron nga din palang homeschooling curriculum sa CCF, church yun, born again. Yung mga kids ng kakilala ko ok naman sila, kasi may social interaction naman sila doon, may mga field trip saka mga group activities sila every now and then.

Ok na daw ang accreditation ng DECS pati CHED sa homeschooling, hindi katulad dati wala pa silang sistema, e kasi ngayon marami na ang nag o-opt na mag homeschool ng mga bata. Si kaya nga pwede na daw mag college si Manny Pacquiao, kahit hindi siya hs grad, pumasa siya dun sa qualifying exam.

[megiddo_fires]

I'm a mother of one around six years of age...
i am planning to home school him po...

meron po ba kayong mai-su-suggest?
I am trying to apply "unschooling" .. or independent home school assistance....
has anyone among you tried this po?

thanks a lot

[yebo]

just take note, UP does not allow home schooled kids to take the UPCAT. they need to know the weighted average for the last 3 years for them to allow you to take the UPCAT. so you can home school elementary level kids but if you plan to have them take the UPCAT they will need to attend all 4 years of high school in a formal school. my friend just had this problem, his kid aced the exams for high school aptitude (i forgot the name of the exam, the one taken by 4th year high school students for qualification to acceptance to college) but since the girl was home schooled UP did not allow her to take the UPCAT. he sent letters to the UP president and board of regents to no avail.

better ask around if other universities besides UP also have this policy.

[rattrapante]

I admit that I didn't learn everything I need in life in school, but the social skills plus contacts I have gain while in school is what is important to my life doing business now.

[vinj]

If i were to homeschool my children (although i would not), it would only be up to a certain age as what was mentioned above, school is just not about education but the experience and everything you learn through interaction with your classmates, teachers, activities, etc.

I was asking someone in Ateneo before on why they never implemented a tri-semestral system like La Salle which would increase earnings and expedite the turnover of students, and the reply was education is a process and more importantly, an experience, it something that should not be fast tracked.