Been thinking and researching a bit about homeschooling. Yes, I’m one of those nuts who thinks about staying with her kids 24/7 at the expense of her inner sanity and outer beauty (is it just me or do kids seem to have an affect on your outer beauty?).

A few homeschooling pros:

1. You know what they’re learning (important as public curriculum has taken some interesting shifts)
2. You have some control over what they’re learning (unless they’re learning your bad habits).
3. Child has the opportunity to see the parent as a life teacher and not just a lame-o.
4. Cuts down on inappropriate (yet semi-functional for crowd control alone) bullying, teasing and competition. (“I’m bigger than you are, dork sister, cuz you’re only a mere kindergartner!”)

And a few cons:

1. You can’t get away from your kids (Is that a problem? – rips out half a head of hair)
2. You are the teacher (please, no spitballs) so if you don’t prepare – no one else is your backup.
3. Your weak subject is your kid’s weak subject (Oh Matthew, the Math you would be teaching to our kids).
4. Social functioning needs to be higher than the “weird kids” out there. (Unless your kids are the weird ones. Then it needs to just be higher. — being silly here.)
5. The constant fear of “is this enough so they’ll be considered passing?”

Now don’t you worry yourself. Just because I listed more cons than pros doesn’t mean there are more cons than pros… I hope (wink).

Just word-vomiting about homeschooling thoughts.

[the giant hook comes out and rips her from the stage.]

Your thoughts?