I was homeschooled for one year, mainly because I was sick, but that wonderful year made a huge difference. I was so far ahead when I went back to school they didn’t know where to put me.
My husband caught up and excelled in his math skills during his one homeschooled year, his one year free from the special ed program. He went back to school and they put a calculator back in his hand for every situation, and his math skills suffered again.
@@Sarah-iy7uc apologies, Tamlyns dad wrote that comment. I was sick. Caught almost everything and stayed home all year. My mother helped me with books and once I was reading I devoured everything, including all the famous five stories and a pile of others, encyclopaedias and lots of bible. It was a very amusing time when I returned to school. I was the smallest youngest kid in the class, but had to go in the same room as kids much older than me. Everything was too easy and I became rather bored. Many years later I did homeschooling and my students also found themselves a long way ahead when they eventually chose to attend a local public school.
Someone was arguing with me about a study that showed kids learn more from Dora the Explorer and other educational shows than from parents. It’s not what you learn it’s HOW you learn it. Anxiety free. From a loving parent. No time restrictions. Lots and lots of play time. I love homeschooling my 4 kids. It’s hard but it’s the best kind of hard work I know I’ll ever do. Thanks for the video!
Makes sense. If a kids parents don't speak Spanish, than Dora will teach them MORE Spanish than their parents. But that presupposes that a super basic level of Spanish vocabulary is worth more than the things parents teach. Which is a giant problem in our society today. The things it places value on are bunk.
Are you trying to replicate school at home? They won’t respond to that because it’s not genuine. Teach them where they’re at and knowing what their interests are to be able to reach them personally. That is the only way to reach children.
It is so hard but so very worth it. This phase of life doesn’t last forever and I don’t want my kids to have spent a majority of their formative years boxed up in a classroom with a person that went to School for crowd control.
@@markwitmer5498 then we’re doing a poor job…lol. Lots of people with differing opinions and willing to fight about it. Seems to me Catholic schools do the indoctrinating…literally. “ Surviving Catholic school” has become a common joke.
Corporate culture. Corporations are the government remember. They are the real centers of power because they buy politicians and literally own the MSM news media. Stopping at "blaming to government" is falling into their hands because in doing so one disengages from the one potentially democratic institution that can push back against corporate private oligarchic power.
@@kennotrogzeug7012 It would be better if OP responded but I will try in the meantime. Schooling is more than education. Schools are systems. I am not saying this in a cliche mode like - individua -l good, system - bad. But, system must take into account a broad generality, it must encompass a large portion of individuals. School system as well. It is not tailored for you if, in any way, you are a standard deviation out of the ordinary. But, there is one even more important thing and that is that schools always, always instill certain values. It's impossible not to. It's impossible for school system to be value neutral and the question is - what to do when school values run contrary to those of your own family? You know the sixties and Madalyn Murray O'Hair? And she succeded in removing prayers in schools. But why would it work only in that direction? If she could have said - my child will not pray in school and was given right for it, and it even changed the public system,, why parents couldn't decide - I don't want my children to listen to LGBTQXYZ and Woke nonesense?
When people asked me why I homeschooled my children, I would say, "May I ask you why you sent your children to public school?" When they finished giving their reasons, I would ask them, "So you sent your children to public school because you thought that was the best educational environment for children?" They would usually respond," Yes." My reply was, "That is why I chose homeschooling. I though it was the best educational environment for my children."
Ugh people need to mind their business. Why is it even a question as to why you homeschool your kids? Because you want to...how about that? Lol...I started homeschooling my 5 year old and he is thriving!
I agree! I have always been at home, since I married, feel so blessed to have a husband who understands the blessing of having his wife and children at home, making a home, growing together. A lot of people wish they could do that, but our society does not see value in those who don’t make money. There are more important things than making money. Stay strong!
I’m gonna start doing that. So tired of being abused by people who think parenting is giving birth and having someone else watch their kid while they escape by getting a job.
@@Monica-gu2bg yeh. They pay a stranger that they found online to do the job that we happily do for our own offspring. And I’m the odd one? Nope. It is a full time job, they just don’t realize it because they hire it out rather than doing it themselves. So weird.
I'm fifteen, always been homeschooled, and I'm getting work experience at the local primary school. It has fewer students and is more relaxed than most, but at the same time I feel a kind of strictness that isn't good for a learning environment; for example, the way a prep student goes to school all day and has no mother to hug. The littlest one is always hugging me. Always begging to be picked up. She likes school, but at the same time she'd rather be talking about what's for lunch or showing the leaves she's found. A five year old shouldn't be away from her parents so often. A teacher, no matter how caring, can never replace a mother.
You are so right! I looked at my six year old's public school schedule and it looks like a full-time working adult schedule! He's not going. We are doing virtual/homescool group hybrid.
That is so sweet ♡ I think my daughter feels that way. She's had a year and a bit of pubic school, and she really missed having a mom to hug or show leaves to 🍁🌿🍂💕
Boom! 👊🏻 This is the exact reason I started homeschooling my oldest 12 years ago. I didn’t want my 5 year old to be away from me, his brother, and his home for 8 hours a day. I knew I could teach him in 2-3 hours a day and then we could go enjoy the rest of our day together. He graduates HS this year and I will still continue to homeschool my other 6 children.
Very intelligent doctors have learned that children learn best when they are in an environment that feels very safe. Home is comfortable, and a safe space. My child is always learning, and it never ends. His thirst for knowledge was almost destroyed by conventional kindergarten. I could not believe how much lower elementary grades have changed to be counterproductive for the children those ages. A child that asks their parents question, and has those questions answered, is constantly learning. Children that play, and use their imagination, are learning. Forced compliance in our public school system is oppressive.
Amen!!!! So true. Started this year with a 5th grader and 1st grader after they basically lost a year last year cause they were virtual. We have done more in two days for their education than they ever did in two weeks at conventional school. We are NEVER going back to public schooling.
My daughter at the age of 3 told her pediatrician she wanted to be a paleontologist and his response was how does she even know what that is or even how to say it. I told him she learned it from dinosaur train on PBS. I knew then that I wanted to homeschool but at that point in life I was unable to do so because of being in debt. But now we are 💯 debt free and I homeschool and love it she was homeschooled all of 3rd grade and now we are in 4th. My son all of kindergarten and now 1st grade I love love love homeschooling ❤️
We home schooled all of our kids K-12. "If you want something done right, do it yourself." Do your research. Only 50% of kids in public schools are on grade level. That's not a good average for any organization.
I was a full year behind and had to spend my summers in school catching up after my parents finally sent me to school I grade 11. Not to mention all the years I spent under-socialized and depressed. Took almost 10 years to fix the relationship with my mom afterwards, and my parents regret their choice to homeschool. It’s not all rainbows and butterflies.
My condolences friend. I guess home school isn't good for every family. I'm really glad you got caught up, though. Fortunately, there are many more homeschool groups and recourses available now. So, Things are getting easier for parents who want to do it. I wish you much success my friend.
I'm all for homeschooling when done for the right reasons. Do keep in mind though, there are many reasons the kid's are not on grade level. The biggest reason is a lack of support at home. A teacher can only help a single student so much in about an hour with 20+ other students in the class. Parents need to be helping them understand the subjects at home if they're struggling, or at the very least advocate for their child and try to get them the help they need. Homeschooled children tend to have very supportive parents, which is crucial. Many kids have undiagnosed learning disabilities or other struggles (socio-economic, abuse/neglect, mental health) making it more difficult to learn and many of these kids slip through the cracks. Like I said, I agree with you and love the concept of homeschooling. But we really need to understand the underlying causes of these numbers before we blame the teachers. Most teachers I know are passionate about what they do and they bend over backwards to try to help their students. At least in my area that's been my experience, I know not all schools and teachers are like that because I've definitely come across some lousy ones.
The entire education system needs to be gutted and fixed in my opinion. It was never even created with the end goal of shaping children into intelligent, critical thinking members of society, just to make them into obedient workers. It all starts at home though, God is not truly in the home of most families nowadays and that's where all of these problems start.
Good for you. It is never too late to start. You don’t have to regret what could have been, just use what will be to the best of your ability. This is one of the best things you can do for your child.
Exactly what my mother did: she combed through what my siblings and I learnt at school and checked that there were no anti-Catholic lies (especially when it came to history and the like), and ensured to correct them. It's almost like a battle for the children's faith and mind waged between the secular school system and the fewer and fewer good Catholic parents in my Country (even if now I live in the UK).
My education was left up to others. I did fine. How on earth do you homeschool kids in High School? Physics, Math and Pre Calculus, Chemistry, Biology, Literature and other advanced subjects ie French? Did you know St. Pope John Paul II went to a public school, not a Catholic School. His Father wanted him to get a “ good “ education. That is why he had Jewish friends.
@@pjsmith4369 I think it is not easy, but we should try to get as much education from the family to begin with, and then make sure to be ready to help when it comes to subjects in which anti-Christians ideas may be slipped in. It is a good question, tho, what should be left up to the parents themselves to teach their children. Not an easy solution, of course.
@@pjsmith4369 Even if a child goes to school, a parent has a duty to educate the child in the things the school can't teach or teaches against. School isn't enough, in the best circumstances. Many children get by without their parents support, but those who have it are better off for it.
@@pjsmith4369 So, here you are again. I, too, was public schooled and I got out of it alive! You don’t know, because you’ve never really looked into it, obviously. There are many ways to do high school subjects in a homeschool. For some reason people think that there’s some kind of magic that happens in a public school. There isn’t. You still have to have a good teacher and a good curriculum. You might get a good teacher, but most of the curriculum these days stinks. It’s been so dumbed down for so many years that all you get is an 8th grade education in 12th grade. Many teachers have their own agendas and push it through the whole school year until your children thinks what are spouting is just normal. I had teachers like this in high school 47 years ago, it’s much worse now since the school system is pushing its own agenda, too. For the subjects I didn’t know enough about, and ones where I didn’t expect the teachers to be delivering some kind of evil social agenda, I sent my kids to the local community college. That was usually only for upper math, some science classes, and 2nd year language courses. They also took some PE courses there. I could’ve done all of this, but was too sick to learn along with them. I know many others that have. There are many online schools and instructor supported homeschools that can help you with the upper grades. It’s not rocket science. Most subjects can be taught at home by a high school graduate.
I regret not homeschooling my daughter from the beginning… everyday I dropped her off, I had a pit in my stomach. I pulled her out after 2nd grade and we are moving into 5th. It’s was a great choice. I’m still working on getting out of the public school mindset…while creating an environment that encourages learning without standards and pressures. I didn’t agree with the way the school was molding my daughter to be just like everyone else… our family values and way of life was being totally disregarded when she was at school and that shouldn’t happen.
I taught in the government schools for 7 years and experienced the chaos resulting from this lack of culture. Then for four years I taught in an orthodox Catholic school where the school was very forthright about their mission of Catholic orthodoxy and high level academics. It was an amazing place to teach. And the results were outstanding. Four roughly $6k a student these kids received a quality education. The last year I was there in a graduating class of 16 they had 2 students with perfect SAT scores and 3.4 million dollars in scholarships. Clearly defined goals made soooo much of the BS go away and allowed us (parents, students and teachers) to focus our efforts. In contrast to my years in government education where so much time was wasted because of a lack of unity and defined goals. Despite the massive amount of $$$$ available the results were minuscule in comparison.
Thats easy to explain. Private schools are like a filter where 90 % of the students will be high achievers, almost no SPED/IEP students and with parents/students having really high goals and college prospective. I taught at a private school for 4 years, and the experience is very similar to what you describe. High SAT scores, very high math skills in both, middle and high school, kids interested in science, robotics, programming, mathematics, I mean, that is the GOAL of a private school, it can be religious or non religious, but the fact is, they have smaller classes and more focused curriculum, HOWEVER, the payment was low, definitely lower than any public school where you can teach. Do I miss teaching in private school?, I just miss the kids, the job was definitely "harder" than in public school, but I enjoyed because I got to teach Physics, Advance mathematics, some Robotics and even AP courses. In public school you get EVERYONE, lots, and I mean lots of kids with special education needs, 8 out of 10 kids out there need extra help in mathematics and english, so obviously the achievements of theses kids will not even compare to the private school kids. HOWEVER, you do get a few high achievers in public school, you have some honor classes and some AP courses, but yes, that represents maybe 10 % of the school population, while 40 % are in SPED/IEP. It is just the way it is to be honest, I am teaching Algebra for a much higher paycheck and that is my reward after planning and doing my classes. I also teach in college tho, and that is where I get to do some fun Physics, laboratories, Astronomy and etc. The way I see it, school is just generic and only the students who care and whose parents care will get to be a high income professional, the rest will be okay, but unfortunately, unless they wake up in college or they realize they need to work hard, they will have a INCOME TOLL in their lives.
Catholic schools in Canada are still run by the province, they are free to catholic families. But yes their education has always been superior. I sent my son to a catholic elementary school (JK - 8) and he was very well educated there. The catholic high school however was awful. With the whole new (new to me) semester system and having to change classes every time the bell rang, he lost his friends and he did not do well at all. His grades were dropping, so I had no choice but to pull him out of the 9th grade. So my son was homeschooled through the rest of high school. Technically he is a "9th grade drop-out"
I am a retired public school teacher. Never did I not have clearly defined goals and objectives for the students. It was conveniently found on the websites of our district and state dept. of ed. Parents could access them, also.
Our adventures in home schooling were rewarding. Our children were able to learn well. We had time for insightful discussions, and time for learning through play. Field trips were fantastic. (We never had to leave early because of a bus waiting to take us back to school). Learning was happening even when life caused interruptions- such as the birth of a new baby. I've seen some "not great" home schooling days shine in comparison to a good day in public school. More recently, homeschoolers had no interruptions during the lockdowns. Amen to that!
We had interruptions during our homeschool year. Lots of co-ops and activities were stopped. There were no church activities. My kids are used to being out and about and it was hard on them losing those connections to the community for a year.
I am a teacher. I started in a large public school and switched after 9 years to a christian school. Next year I am teaching in a one-room school house, with Hutterites. I am hopeful that it will be something akin to a homeschool setting.
I'm also a teacher, and struggle with what to do about my career going forward. i wasn't a catholic/parent when I started school to become a teacher, so much has changed. I still enjoy the job but my kids will never touch a public school
I am in my senior year at a public school and I will be homeschooling my kids in large part thanks to you. Keep up the good work on CZcams and with you family man!
"The Transmission of Culture" or "Propagation" - "The old was a kind of propagation-men transmitting manhood to men; the new is merely propaganda" - The Abolition of Man
I have homeschooled since 2003. I have one left, three more years. I started out because I did not my kids to learn things I have no idea what they are being taught or know and trust the educators. I am the primary educator of my child, which means I decide how and where my child is taught. A few years later I did it for religious reasons. I am pretty certain my children will stay strong as a Catholic and have strong Character. Plus I am able to teach according to there skills and how they learn.
Why didn’t you know what your kids were being taught? Before a curriculum is considered for adoption it is put out for several weeks in the district office for parents to peruse. I went down to see ours. Parents are sent home plenty of info about existing curriculum being used with the children. Any special programs usually require parental permission, in which case the info in question is sent home to the parents so they can decide whether they want their kids to participate. That’s been my experience.
@@c.m.cordero1772 I have 6 children and I can’t imagine being able to keep up on all that curricula! Usually they just state the scope of what they’re going to teach, it’s not in detail. For you to really know what your child is learning you’d have to read all their books and attend all of their classes. I wouldn’t trust a secular teacher to raise my children up properly. Many teachers push their own agenda in the school these days, even when it’s not in the curriculum. Catholic Church teaches that the parents are the first teachers of the children, that doesn’t mean that we teach them only when they’re young, we must follow them all the way to adulthood, teaching them as they go. The Bible says to, "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it" (Prov. 22:6). Do you trust the public schools to raise your children up properly? To properly form their conscious? They will spend more time at school with the teachers than they will with you at home. I don’t trust them with my children’s souls!
@@suew4609 I was a pubic school teacher for 36 years. Never did I consider it my job to "raise" anyone else's children. I expected parents to instill the values necessary to be respectful, responsible, compassionate, and productive member of society. A teacher must reinforce those things by setting a good example. My job was to create an environment conducive to learning, teach the standards set by our state and utilize our district's curriculum to do accomplish it. (And yes, this was all public information.) You don't need religion to do that. By all means homeschool, if you have a problem with schools not including a particular set of religious beliefs in their curriculum.
Brian, I belong to a Reformed church, but your channel has been a beautiful blessing and respite for me. The thoughtful and peaceful way you approach faith and culture is an encouragement (this coming from a home schooled child). Thank you!
I'm in the UK and I used to get people asking: "Is it legal?" or "What about socialisation?" I home educated from 2000-2014 and when I first started it was unknown, but now a lot of people do it!
To be fair - I wish you would acknowledge how difficult this reality can be in the modern two-income household economy. Homeschooling is a very serious financial decision for the household
It can make a huge or negligible financial impact, depending on your stage of life and current lifestyle, and how much you choose to spend on it. You can spend less on a year's curriculum than on the class fees you would have to pay when you picked up your public school class schedule on orientation day. Or, you can spend several hundred dollars on flashy materials. I'm not saying that everyone can do it at the drop of a hat, but a lot more people could do it, if they really put their minds to it.
@@cheryllwaldrop9732 Thanks for your response. I agree that many people 'could' do it - but the reality of the modern economy is that very little people can afford one parent forfeiting their annual income in order to homeschool. Homeschooling expenses are negligible I agree - but the reason it's a huge financial decision is because of the opportunity cost. All of the sudden Homeschooling looks very expensive as soon as the one parent has to quit their job that makes over 40k a year.
@@SuperSaiyanKrillin it helps when one parent stays home with the kids and cooks, etc. It’s surprising how cheaply you can eat if you make everything at home. There might be a cut back in your living, but I doubt it’s as much as you think it would be because of the ways you save money.
I disagree that this economy is a two income economy. I think people choose to live that way, but in my experience it is perfectly easy to have a good life on one humble income. We aren’t rich, but we are doing great. No debt helps, and get rid of all the dumb things like Netflix that are eating your money.
Thank you for this ♡ I really appreciate all your thoughts. I am not religious but do want to teach my own culture and values to my child for many of the same reasons. I am always learning as well! It is a natural part of our lifestyle to be curious and do projects around things we care about, like growing food, building, designing ♡ we also like more than a 15 minutes recess!
I agree with the need for multiple education systems. My private high school had an average college standardized test score than was in the top ten percentile. The average student had also acquired a semester of college credits at least from AP exams, and we had 99% college entrance. And this was nothing to celebrate or cite on better instructional quality or the fact it was a Catholic school, because we had an entrance exam after all. But it would still be statistically unlikely except accounting for the fact that you had put a lot of like minded students with similar goals(college prep) together. Also, absolutely no one in my school wanted to be clearly below average, as I think is the case everywhere, but our average was quite inflated. It is sort of like how most recruits pass Marine boot camp, even though most people would think they could never do it until put in a position where it was expected. If my school had to support special needs students, or training for important technical or other non-college vocations, we would never have been able to do what we did or even a fraction of it, just financially. And even then, part of what my school could do was a result of the Benedictines who ran it having non-economic goals.
I guess the public schools are the ones doing God’s work of caring for the poor ,the disabled, etc. I have always thought so. Wonder where Jesus would have taught.
@@c.m.cordero1772 Public Schools care for the poor and disabled? If giving a public school "education" means caring for the poor and disabled, may God help us. The real institution providing a quality education for the most amount of poor and disabled for free across the world is the Catholic Church.
Yep, I’m homeschooling from now on. Loving it and the kids are too. My oldest has been to public school so she knows how it goes there. Deschooling her while teaching both the kids. You can’t beat learning about the ocean while at the ocean!!! Went to a new park for gym class yesterday. How the kids are learning is best. Best thing we can do for them.
This video reminds me of my English classes in high school. I feel like the books we read in English were chosen to challenge cultural norms rather than uphold any norms. It's like the books were chosen because they were edgy. I think that the books assigned in school are a good way to check the temperature of the education system.
So happy the algorithms have populated your channel! This is our 4th year hybrid homeschooling (M-W homeschool + Th-F traditional on campus learning) and we both enjoy/love it so much!
My 13-year old and 8-year old are on their 1st month of homeschool. There were days at the very beginning where I felt like throwing up my hands and quitting. Just send them back to public schools (blech). Now that we're past the learning curve, we love it so much.
Amazing insight for the definition of education. It’s true that it’s essentially teaching “this is how we do x” math science art socializing beliefs etc.
I wasn’t going to homeschool and I’m sooo thankful I had a change in heart this past year. Thank you God!! My 6 year old is doing amazing with homeschooling. I will do the same with my other two sons when they are 6.
Transmission of culture. EXACTLY. We are in our first year of homeschooling - though we were never a part of government schools in the first place. Even private schools were not transferring the culture we were looking for. Excellent video! Thank you!
Wow well said!! Wondering if you were home schooled or had a different experience outside of public school growing up. We are working towards having our boys homeschooled using the Montessori Method as a guideline.
Charter Schools, Parochial Schools and Private schools also provide an alternative to the single public school model. The wonder of choice in education.
Some of the above are WAY worse than public schools. It depends where you are. The catholic schools in some places are cesspools one near me had a huge child abuse scandal.
@@tony1685 Catholicism is the origin of modern education (with the monastic schools(that anybody could attend, not just the clergy) and with the first universities).
I want to believe that. You gave me some hope. After having my kids in an amazing super competitive private school, I had to homeschooled my second child. It has been heartbreaking having him at home without friends interaction, science competitions, bands, sports, clubs. I really want to think that it is a good choice, but I have my doubts.
Please, consider joining a homeschool co-op. There are sports leagues too. Maybe you just need time to make the transition and get involved with new groups of people. I have had this same problem, but there is so much out there to get involved in and a homeschooler has time to do it.
Thank you for this ... this topic needs to be spoken openly to bring a deeper understanding and vision into the option of education outside of the system. This is why we homeschool, we really need to press forth this truth. This pandemic we are in has moved so many parents to hit the reset button and consider the option of choosing how their children are educated. Bringing awareness and a stand to parental rights to choose must be concrete in a Country where our society and culture graces its diversity. On all accounts, it must and should be the parent's choice to governor how and the way their child will be educated. I believe education starts with the whole of the child, the fundamentals that root a child's academics are the roots that "will" and allow the child to desire to learn. This I believe is a foundation that creates itself and rises in the absolute of family. My children started in the system, we tried public and private before making the choice to pull them out. My oldest then grade 3 now soon to be Uni-student going for a triple major. The love of learning in my children developed from a young age in the understanding that knowledge is a gift and it is our innate human desire and capacity to envelop within that desire of self to thirst for knowledge... and with a prayer, to that, we never stop to choose to learn.
We have homeschooled since 1997. I think I've met about 3 people, maybe 4, in all these years who reacted negatively to the fact that our kids never went to school.
I have hope! This is such a wholesome channel / content and CZcams suggested it to me, even though I don't have kids. Couldn't agree more with your message!
3:57 please provide a link to the source footage of this Egyptian tomb. Subject aside, I noticed that one of the figures was removed, maybe it represented someone who was condemned by the king/queen buried there... I would so much love to research that subject and figure out the story behind this. As for the content you are producing, I love it and this episode is the one where I 100% agree with you, especially since I come from one of Europe's most Catholic countries - Poland. Warmest regards, Brian!
I would have skipped a lot of hard experiences if I had been homeschooled. College-prep private school meant abusive teachers, unreasonable expectations for college-level work from a young age, and a lack of emotional development support. In that stressed environment, anyone struggling becomes a victim or a clump of aggressive peers. Homeschooling is a blessing for developing in ways that interest a person. I started home school halfway through my sophomore year of high school. This meant one-on-one math class, study abroad, college courses, art and creative writing continuing education courses through universities, ministry and leadership opportunities, service projects, free time for hobbies, and picking what books to read. I got to explore my favorite branches of literary history, story design, character development, symbolism, and layering stories. I hope to publish in the future.
I homeschool my 9-year-old, ADHD, OCD, SPD, Autistic daughter. Traditional school was not a good fit for her for many reasons. The final straw for me was when she had a bad sensory overload and crawled under the table hysterically crying and asking for me. The teacher called the office to have them call me, which they did, BUT in the meantime, they sent a uniformed police officer to try to drag her from under the table, which made her more hysterical!!! They totally ignored everything her doctor said for them to do or NOT to do for her. When I got to the school, she was in the nurse's office because she was so hysterical she was throwing up and shaking uncontrollably, I was livid! They said their only option was to put her in the SLD class, which would not have been good for her, because she is very smart and was already bored with the regular curriculum. I signed her out of school and told them she would not be back - EVER! I am convinced that public school is not in her best interests. Some kids just cannot learn in a traditional classroom. I say do what's best for your child.
So I live in Oklahoma, I have now for 6 almost 7 years. I was always told that my kids HAVE to be in sort of school rather it be public or charter. I recently found out (literally a week ago), that no only CAN I homeschool my 5 kids (12-6 years of age), but that there are ZERO requirements for me to do so!!! I'm gathering as much information as I possibly can for them and myself before pulling them from the public school they're in now. So glad I came across your video this evening!!!
Brian Holdsworth, I agree. We have given educators an impossible task of preparing our kids for success. Success differs across many spectrums and cultures. As a homeschool parent, I replaced my son's Spanish class with Hebrew (and later Greek). Are the new tech jobs being offered in Mexico City? No. But, many tech jobs are springing up in Tel Aviv, Israel. A perfect case of nice people educating our kids to their detriment. I don't want to insinuate bad motives on public schools, but my smart actions will always be better for my family. I'm with you, Brian.
been there had all the flack but my daughter has a language degree with OU in UK she did online from the age of 12 she is an amazing free thinker and a wonderful person
My dad was a high school drop-out and my mom was a secretary. Two people not qualified to teach. Yet because of church pressure, they decided to take our education in their own hands. My mom was borderline abusive, and I was always behind. When they sent me to school in grade 11, I was a full grade behind and had to catch up in summer school. They did not encourage post-secondary, and I didn’t have the grades to make it anyways. I have adhd that went undiagnosed until my son was diagnosed. It took a decade to repair the relationship with my parents. If you are qualified and patient enough to homeschool, great. But pushing it on people who are not able to teach so they make the same choices and the same mistakes my parents did is wrong. How many kids are being abused and there’s no one for the kids to turn to? Speaking from experience, that is a lonely and scary place to be.
Ahh if I knew then what I know now…. My children would have been homeschooled. GodBless you guys for commitment and love for your children , I think your very wise.🇦🇺🙏🙂💕
ADDING TO YOUR POSTING.. To answer having a multifaceted question as to why is it best to home-school my child, I feel it is the duty of the caring parent/s and/or person to examine various ways and methods to address "education" of the child. Society's term for the acquisition of knowledge is based of the fundamental principle of facilitating skills, habits and beliefs ofwhich is entrusted to one (teacher/s) that has/have traversed society's institutionalised educational setting; that implys the entrusted teacher/s can or will cover an entire course of work and or study one (student/child) needs to prepare my child and/or student in the broad spectrum of skills, habits, life and/or freewill of chosen professions, beliefs and/or both. Teachers of such educational settings fall short of embracing the larger aspect of life's experiences of which a family can enrich it's member/s of multiple ages through it's network of people with experiences in discerning daily care, concern, communication, commitment, and the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon them, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel (discernment) and might (mastery), the spirit of knowledge and of the fear (honour/reverence) of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I so get how iits hard to answer the question about the reason for home schooling. Its almost like people ask why so that they can find a point to argue. I've always had to have an answer ready for this reason too.
I have a broad range of knowledge and understanding. I didn’t finish college but I learned a lot of skills working in the corporate sector for 20 years. Then I switched gears and Stayed home to teach my children how to learn.
The fact that Teachers in Public schools will teach CRT and LGBTQIALMNOP education and NOT tell the parents because they know the parents won't agree. Is enough reason to Homeschool your kids.
I homeschooled two of my children. It was very hard because I had to keep up with the public school curriculum. That was what I agreed to in order to be able to homeschool. But I was able to teach my children other things as well; such as beliefs, character traits, how to take of yourself, your home, your yard. So it was hard, but the most fulfilling time of my life.
Very interesting video! I honestly never considered homeschooling growing up but now that I'm at an age when I want to start a family I think it is very possible I'd like to take that route. How do you balance that? Is it something that one parent (generally the mother) is in charge of while the other has a full-time job? Is it more like parents have part-time jobs and both help homeschool? If you have the access to a Catholic private school, should you choose this? I would love a deeper look into this.
Hey there! That's a great question. I'm a homeschool graduate married to another homeschool graduate who's also wanting to homeschool our future kids. My mom stayed home fulltime with myself and my siblings, and my dad worked second shift. We would start with math/science/history with my dad in the mornings, and then my mom would have the rest of the day after that to teach us the reading/English/art side of things. We did that split because my dad had a degree in biology and was better suited to teaching it than my English teacher mom. For the future, my husband will likely work full-time while I either work part time (hopefully from home, but onsite could work too), or do seasonal work (I do accounting so all of those are options). The flexibility of homeschooling should allow that to work since we're only planning on having two or three kids. That means it's okay to do schooling in the hours that you're available to teach, including evenings, weekends, or the summer. For instance, were I to work during tax season, the kids would get that time mostly off and just have a shorter summer break.
Hi Christina, I had the same questions before I got married a few years ago. I read a lot of books about homeschooling and the most important thing I learned is that homeschooling is NOT “school at home.” Once you let go of the notion that kids need “an hour of math, an hour of science, an hour of English, an hour of art, an hour of blank every day” you realize how easy it actually can be. You don’t even need to use curriculums if you don’t want to. I personally am not a big curriculum user. Think about life, it is ALL school. Teaching your kids to cook is foods class. Teaching your kids to mend pants is sewing class. Helping your kids recite a poem is English. Read to them about history. Have them count rocks. It all just happens little by little, and eventually when they are teens and if they surpass knowledge you are able to teach them (this is the goal!) then you can learn beside them or they can take on a class or a textbook and teach themselves.
I live in Canada and have been wanting to homeschool my 3 boys but have not because I don't feel smart enough to do so. I have especially now wanted to start because of all the stuff I saw them learning online this year. I am so frustrated with the system but don't know how to switch and if I am capable of doing so
I was homeschooled for one year, mainly because I was sick, but that wonderful year made a huge difference. I was so far ahead when I went back to school they didn’t know where to put me.
My husband caught up and excelled in his math skills during his one homeschooled year, his one year free from the special ed program. He went back to school and they put a calculator back in his hand for every situation, and his math skills suffered again.
Why didn’t you go back to homeschooling? (Just out of curiosity) Was it your parents decision to keep you school?
As a homeschooling parent, that is so wonderful to hear (not that you were sick of course). I often wondered if I am doing the right thing.
@@HH-hy8ph Don't give up.
@@Sarah-iy7uc apologies, Tamlyns dad wrote that comment. I was sick. Caught almost everything and stayed home all year. My mother helped me with books and once I was reading I devoured everything, including all the famous five stories and a pile of others, encyclopaedias and lots of bible. It was a very amusing time when I returned to school. I was the smallest youngest kid in the class, but had to go in the same room as kids much older than me. Everything was too easy and I became rather bored. Many years later I did homeschooling and my students also found themselves a long way ahead when they eventually chose to attend a local public school.
Someone was arguing with me about a study that showed kids learn more from Dora the Explorer and other educational shows than from parents.
It’s not what you learn it’s HOW you learn it. Anxiety free. From a loving parent. No time restrictions. Lots and lots of play time. I love homeschooling my 4 kids. It’s hard but it’s the best kind of hard work I know I’ll ever do. Thanks for the video!
Makes sense. If a kids parents don't speak Spanish, than Dora will teach them MORE Spanish than their parents. But that presupposes that a super basic level of Spanish vocabulary is worth more than the things parents teach. Which is a giant problem in our society today. The things it places value on are bunk.
My kids won’t learn from me. I’m sure I’m stuck in the traditional education rut.
Are you trying to replicate school at home? They won’t respond to that because it’s not genuine. Teach them where they’re at and knowing what their interests are to be able to reach them personally. That is the only way to reach children.
@@manitobareader7769 I doubt studying is always about "I want". You need to get used to "I should" to have a decent level of education.
It is so hard but so very worth it. This phase of life doesn’t last forever and I don’t want my kids to have spent a majority of their formative years boxed up in a classroom with a person that went to
School for crowd control.
Government schools transmit government culture.
I'd go a step further. Today, government schools are indoctrination centers...
@@markwitmer5498 then we’re doing a poor job…lol. Lots of people with differing opinions and willing to fight about it. Seems to me Catholic schools do the indoctrinating…literally. “ Surviving Catholic school” has become a common joke.
It's worse than that: Government schools transmit university education department and teachers' union culture. -Dave
This is it!
Corporate culture. Corporations are the government remember. They are the real centers of power because they buy politicians and literally own the MSM news media. Stopping at "blaming to government" is falling into their hands because in doing so one disengages from the one potentially democratic institution that can push back against corporate private oligarchic power.
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education"- Mark Twain
What is the difference between the 2?
@@kennotrogzeug7012 It would be better if OP responded but I will try in the meantime. Schooling is more than education. Schools are systems. I am not saying this in a cliche mode like - individua -l good, system - bad. But, system must take into account a broad generality, it must encompass a large portion of individuals. School system as well. It is not tailored for you if, in any way, you are a standard deviation out of the ordinary.
But, there is one even more important thing and that is that schools always, always instill certain values. It's impossible not to. It's impossible for school system to be value neutral and the question is - what to do when school values run contrary to those of your own family?
You know the sixties and Madalyn Murray O'Hair? And she succeded in removing prayers in schools.
But why would it work only in that direction? If she could have said - my child will not pray in school and was given right for it, and it even changed the public system,, why parents couldn't decide - I don't want my children to listen to LGBTQXYZ and Woke nonesense?
@@stephenson19861 Or CRT. When a teacher has to HIDE what lessons they are teaching the kids then you have every reason to be worried.
@@silverhawkscape2677 Absolutely. But it's only in the beginning later they don't even hide, they lay it plain open.
@@silverhawkscape2677 Right
When people asked me why I homeschooled my children, I would say, "May I ask you why you sent your children to public school?" When they finished giving their reasons, I would ask them, "So you sent your children to public school because you thought that was the best educational environment for children?" They would usually respond," Yes." My reply was, "That is why I chose homeschooling. I though it was the best educational environment for my children."
Ugh people need to mind their business. Why is it even a question as to why you homeschool your kids? Because you want to...how about that? Lol...I started homeschooling my 5 year old and he is thriving!
@@shawneegirl1980 Great for your child. I am glad homeschooling is working well for your family. That is what it is all about!
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The same is true about homemakers. People instantly react negatively. It’s tiring but I try and keep my head up and stay positive.
I agree! I have always been at home, since I married, feel so blessed to have a husband who understands the blessing of having his wife and children at home, making a home, growing together. A lot of people wish they could do that, but our society does not see value in those who don’t make money. There are more important things than making money. Stay strong!
I completely agree with you.
I always just make them seem like the crazy one. I am not the crazy one.
I’m gonna start doing that. So tired of being abused by people who think parenting is giving birth and having someone else watch their kid while they escape by getting a job.
@@Monica-gu2bg yeh. They pay a stranger that they found online to do the job that we happily do for our own offspring. And I’m the odd one? Nope. It is a full time job, they just don’t realize it because they hire it out rather than doing it themselves. So weird.
I'm fifteen, always been homeschooled, and I'm getting work experience at the local primary school. It has fewer students and is more relaxed than most, but at the same time I feel a kind of strictness that isn't good for a learning environment; for example, the way a prep student goes to school all day and has no mother to hug. The littlest one is always hugging me. Always begging to be picked up. She likes school, but at the same time she'd rather be talking about what's for lunch or showing the leaves she's found. A five year old shouldn't be away from her parents so often. A teacher, no matter how caring, can never replace a mother.
You are so right! I looked at my six year old's public school schedule and it looks like a full-time working adult schedule! He's not going. We are doing virtual/homescool group hybrid.
@@cfoster6804 Hurrah! Yes, the amount of stress and homework is way over the top - I can't imagine beginning that at five years old.
We’ll said.
That is so sweet ♡ I think my daughter feels that way. She's had a year and a bit of pubic school, and she really missed having a mom to hug or show leaves to 🍁🌿🍂💕
Boom! 👊🏻
This is the exact reason I started homeschooling my oldest 12 years ago. I didn’t want my 5 year old to be away from me, his brother, and his home for 8 hours a day. I knew I could teach him in 2-3 hours a day and then we could go enjoy the rest of our day together. He graduates HS this year and I will still continue to homeschool my other 6 children.
Very intelligent doctors have learned that children learn best when they are in an environment that feels very safe. Home is comfortable, and a safe space. My child is always learning, and it never ends. His thirst for knowledge was almost destroyed by conventional kindergarten. I could not believe how much lower elementary grades have changed to be counterproductive for the children those ages. A child that asks their parents question, and has those questions answered, is constantly learning. Children that play, and use their imagination, are learning. Forced compliance in our public school system is oppressive.
Amen!!!! So true. Started this year with a 5th grader and 1st grader after they basically lost a year last year cause they were virtual. We have done more in two days for their education than they ever did in two weeks at conventional school. We are NEVER going back to public schooling.
My daughter at the age of 3 told her pediatrician she wanted to be a paleontologist and his response was how does she even know what that is or even how to say it. I told him she learned it from dinosaur train on PBS. I knew then that I wanted to homeschool but at that point in life I was unable to do so because of being in debt. But now we are 💯 debt free and I homeschool and love it she was homeschooled all of 3rd grade and now we are in 4th. My son all of kindergarten and now 1st grade I love love love homeschooling ❤️
For many of us we don’t have a safe place not home not school
We home schooled all of our kids K-12. "If you want something done right, do it yourself." Do your research. Only 50% of kids in public schools are on grade level. That's not a good average for any organization.
Did you know only 50 per cent of the people have an IQ of 100 or higher? 😜
I was a full year behind and had to spend my summers in school catching up after my parents finally sent me to school I grade 11. Not to mention all the years I spent under-socialized and depressed. Took almost 10 years to fix the relationship with my mom afterwards, and my parents regret their choice to homeschool.
It’s not all rainbows and butterflies.
My condolences friend. I guess home school isn't good for every family. I'm really glad you got caught up, though. Fortunately, there are many more homeschool groups and recourses available now. So, Things are getting easier for parents who want to do it. I wish you much success my friend.
I'm all for homeschooling when done for the right reasons. Do keep in mind though, there are many reasons the kid's are not on grade level. The biggest reason is a lack of support at home. A teacher can only help a single student so much in about an hour with 20+ other students in the class. Parents need to be helping them understand the subjects at home if they're struggling, or at the very least advocate for their child and try to get them the help they need. Homeschooled children tend to have very supportive parents, which is crucial. Many kids have undiagnosed learning disabilities or other struggles (socio-economic, abuse/neglect, mental health) making it more difficult to learn and many of these kids slip through the cracks.
Like I said, I agree with you and love the concept of homeschooling. But we really need to understand the underlying causes of these numbers before we blame the teachers. Most teachers I know are passionate about what they do and they bend over backwards to try to help their students. At least in my area that's been my experience, I know not all schools and teachers are like that because I've definitely come across some lousy ones.
The entire education system needs to be gutted and fixed in my opinion. It was never even created with the end goal of shaping children into intelligent, critical thinking members of society, just to make them into obedient workers. It all starts at home though, God is not truly in the home of most families nowadays and that's where all of these problems start.
This is my first year homeschooling my fourth grader. I wish I would’ve started sooner but at least I’m able to do it now.
Same here! 💚
Awesome!! We're on our second year and I can't imagine going back.
Good for you. It is never too late to start. You don’t have to regret what could have been, just use what will be to the best of your ability. This is one of the best things you can do for your child.
Never look back, only look forward!
The homeschooling community is the most welcoming. I’m so happy to be part of it!
Even if you don't homeschool, you should homeschool. It's crazy to think that a child's education can be completely left up to others.
Exactly what my mother did: she combed through what my siblings and I learnt at school and checked that there were no anti-Catholic lies (especially when it came to history and the like), and ensured to correct them. It's almost like a battle for the children's faith and mind waged between the secular school system and the fewer and fewer good Catholic parents in my Country (even if now I live in the UK).
My education was left up to others. I did fine.
How on earth do you homeschool kids in High School? Physics, Math and Pre Calculus, Chemistry, Biology, Literature and other advanced subjects ie French?
Did you know St. Pope John Paul II went to a public school, not a Catholic School. His Father wanted him to get a “ good “ education. That is why he had Jewish friends.
@@pjsmith4369 I think it is not easy, but we should try to get as much education from the family to begin with, and then make sure to be ready to help when it comes to subjects in which anti-Christians ideas may be slipped in. It is a good question, tho, what should be left up to the parents themselves to teach their children. Not an easy solution, of course.
@@pjsmith4369 Even if a child goes to school, a parent has a duty to educate the child in the things the school can't teach or teaches against. School isn't enough, in the best circumstances. Many children get by without their parents support, but those who have it are better off for it.
@@pjsmith4369 So, here you are again. I, too, was public schooled and I got out of it alive! You don’t know, because you’ve never really looked into it, obviously. There are many ways to do high school subjects in a homeschool. For some reason people think that there’s some kind of magic that happens in a public school. There isn’t. You still have to have a good teacher and a good curriculum. You might get a good teacher, but most of the curriculum these days stinks. It’s been so dumbed down for so many years that all you get is an 8th grade education in 12th grade. Many teachers have their own agendas and push it through the whole school year until your children thinks what are spouting is just normal. I had teachers like this in high school 47 years ago, it’s much worse now since the school system is pushing its own agenda, too. For the subjects I didn’t know enough about, and ones where I didn’t expect the teachers to be delivering some kind of evil social agenda, I sent my kids to the local community college. That was usually only for upper math, some science classes, and 2nd year language courses. They also took some PE courses there. I could’ve done all of this, but was too sick to learn along with them. I know many others that have. There are many online schools and instructor supported homeschools that can help you with the upper grades. It’s not rocket science. Most subjects can be taught at home by a high school graduate.
Home schooling my 7 year old was the very best decision I have ever made.
As a Catholic priest who works closely with homeschoolers said recently, “Homeschooling is vital to rescuing a culture that has gone mad.”
Smart parents keep their children away from catholic priests.
@@I_know_it_I_sew_it_I_grow_it Why?
@@levisando Catholicism is a Satanic perversion of Christianity that has a long history of abusing and preying on children.
I regret not homeschooling my daughter from the beginning… everyday I dropped her off, I had a pit in my stomach. I pulled her out after 2nd grade and we are moving into 5th. It’s was a great choice. I’m still working on getting out of the public school mindset…while creating an environment that encourages learning without standards and pressures. I didn’t agree with the way the school was molding my daughter to be just like everyone else… our family values and way of life was being totally disregarded when she was at school and that shouldn’t happen.
I love The Well Educated Heart! Check out The Catch the Vision course, it’s so good for helping change the mindset! So freeing!
I taught in the government schools for 7 years and experienced the chaos resulting from this lack of culture. Then for four years I taught in an orthodox Catholic school where the school was very forthright about their mission of Catholic orthodoxy and high level academics. It was an amazing place to teach. And the results were outstanding. Four roughly $6k a student these kids received a quality education. The last year I was there in a graduating class of 16 they had 2 students with perfect SAT scores and 3.4 million dollars in scholarships.
Clearly defined goals made soooo much of the BS go away and allowed us (parents, students and teachers) to focus our efforts. In contrast to my years in government education where so much time was wasted because of a lack of unity and defined goals. Despite the massive amount of $$$$ available the results were minuscule in comparison.
Thats easy to explain. Private schools are like a filter where 90 % of the students will be high achievers, almost no SPED/IEP students and with parents/students having really high goals and college prospective. I taught at a private school for 4 years, and the experience is very similar to what you describe. High SAT scores, very high math skills in both, middle and high school, kids interested in science, robotics, programming, mathematics, I mean, that is the GOAL of a private school, it can be religious or non religious, but the fact is, they have smaller classes and more focused curriculum, HOWEVER, the payment was low, definitely lower than any public school where you can teach. Do I miss teaching in private school?, I just miss the kids, the job was definitely "harder" than in public school, but I enjoyed because I got to teach Physics, Advance mathematics, some Robotics and even AP courses. In public school you get EVERYONE, lots, and I mean lots of kids with special education needs, 8 out of 10 kids out there need extra help in mathematics and english, so obviously the achievements of theses kids will not even compare to the private school kids. HOWEVER, you do get a few high achievers in public school, you have some honor classes and some AP courses, but yes, that represents maybe 10 % of the school population, while 40 % are in SPED/IEP. It is just the way it is to be honest, I am teaching Algebra for a much higher paycheck and that is my reward after planning and doing my classes. I also teach in college tho, and that is where I get to do some fun Physics, laboratories, Astronomy and etc. The way I see it, school is just generic and only the students who care and whose parents care will get to be a high income professional, the rest will be okay, but unfortunately, unless they wake up in college or they realize they need to work hard, they will have a INCOME TOLL in their lives.
Where could I go to find information about the clearly defined goals? I'm trying to find a way to do that with my child's education.
@@quemunroe7520 clearly difined wallet I think can help
Catholic schools in Canada are still run by the province, they are free to catholic families. But yes their education has always been superior. I sent my son to a catholic elementary school (JK - 8) and he was very well educated there. The catholic high school however was awful. With the whole new (new to me) semester system and having to change classes every time the bell rang, he lost his friends and he did not do well at all. His grades were dropping, so I had no choice but to pull him out of the 9th grade. So my son was homeschooled through the rest of high school. Technically he is a "9th grade drop-out"
I am a retired public school teacher. Never did I not have clearly defined goals and objectives for the students. It was conveniently found on the websites of our district and state dept. of ed. Parents could access them, also.
Our adventures in home schooling were rewarding. Our children were able to learn well. We had time for insightful discussions, and time for learning through play. Field trips were fantastic. (We never had to leave early because of a bus waiting to take us back to school). Learning was happening even when life caused interruptions- such as the birth of a new baby. I've seen some "not great" home schooling days shine in comparison to a good day in public school. More recently, homeschoolers had no interruptions during the lockdowns. Amen to that!
We had interruptions during our homeschool year. Lots of co-ops and activities were stopped. There were no church activities. My kids are used to being out and about and it was hard on them losing those connections to the community for a year.
I am a teacher. I started in a large public school and switched after 9 years to a christian school. Next year I am teaching in a one-room school house, with Hutterites. I am hopeful that it will be something akin to a homeschool setting.
I'm also a teacher, and struggle with what to do about my career going forward. i wasn't a catholic/parent when I started school to become a teacher, so much has changed. I still enjoy the job but my kids will never touch a public school
I am extremely interested in your hutterite schooling chapter... do a blog or vlog! That would be awesome.
I am in my senior year at a public school and I will be homeschooling my kids in large part thanks to you. Keep up the good work on CZcams and with you family man!
"The Transmission of Culture" or "Propagation" - "The old was a kind of propagation-men transmitting manhood to men; the new is merely propaganda" - The Abolition of Man
Amen to that!
My main goal was to have all my kids still practising Catholics. So far so good - oldest turning 20 next month.
"That's some bull****." You had me ROLLING ON THE FLOOR!! SO TRUE!!!
I was not expecting that 😂
Same man
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The thing with Brian (based on his "why I don't swear much" video) is that when he uses "strong language" it packs such a punch
I have homeschooled since 2003. I have one left, three more years. I started out because I did not my kids to learn things I have no idea what they are being taught or know and trust the educators. I am the primary educator of my child, which means I decide how and where my child is taught. A few years later I did it for religious reasons. I am pretty certain my children will stay strong as a Catholic and have strong Character. Plus I am able to teach according to there skills and how they learn.
Why didn’t you know what your kids were being taught? Before a curriculum is considered for adoption it is put out for several weeks in the district office for parents to peruse. I went down to see ours. Parents are sent home plenty of info about existing curriculum being used with the children. Any special programs usually require parental permission, in which case the info in question is sent home to the parents so they can decide whether they want their kids to participate. That’s been my experience.
@@c.m.cordero1772 I have 6 children and I can’t imagine being able to keep up on all that curricula! Usually they just state the scope of what they’re going to teach, it’s not in detail. For you to really know what your child is learning you’d have to read all their books and attend all of their classes. I wouldn’t trust a secular teacher to raise my children up properly. Many teachers push their own agenda in the school these days, even when it’s not in the curriculum. Catholic Church teaches that the parents are the first teachers of the children, that doesn’t mean that we teach them only when they’re young, we must follow them all the way to adulthood, teaching them as they go. The Bible says to, "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it" (Prov. 22:6). Do you trust the public schools to raise your children up properly? To properly form their conscious? They will spend more time at school with the teachers than they will with you at home. I don’t trust them with my children’s souls!
@@suew4609 I was a pubic school teacher for 36 years. Never did I consider it my job to "raise" anyone else's children. I expected parents to instill the values necessary to be respectful, responsible, compassionate, and productive member of society. A teacher must reinforce those things by setting a good example. My job was to create an environment conducive to learning, teach the standards set by our state and utilize our district's curriculum to do accomplish it. (And yes, this was all public information.) You don't need religion to do that. By all means homeschool, if you have a problem with schools not including a particular set of religious beliefs in their curriculum.
Brian, I belong to a Reformed church, but your channel has been a beautiful blessing and respite for me. The thoughtful and peaceful way you approach faith and culture is an encouragement (this coming from a home schooled child). Thank you!
“Tradition is a set of solutions for which we have forgotten the problems. Throw away the solution and you get the problem back.”
Donald Kingsbury
I'm in the UK and I used to get people asking: "Is it legal?" or "What about socialisation?" I home educated from 2000-2014 and when I first started it was unknown, but now a lot of people do it!
To be fair - I wish you would acknowledge how difficult this reality can be in the modern two-income household economy. Homeschooling is a very serious financial decision for the household
It can make a huge or negligible financial impact, depending on your stage of life and current lifestyle, and how much you choose to spend on it. You can spend less on a year's curriculum than on the class fees you would have to pay when you picked up your public school class schedule on orientation day. Or, you can spend several hundred dollars on flashy materials. I'm not saying that everyone can do it at the drop of a hat, but a lot more people could do it, if they really put their minds to it.
@@cheryllwaldrop9732 Thanks for your response. I agree that many people 'could' do it - but the reality of the modern economy is that very little people can afford one parent forfeiting their annual income in order to homeschool.
Homeschooling expenses are negligible I agree - but the reason it's a huge financial decision is because of the opportunity cost.
All of the sudden Homeschooling looks very expensive as soon as the one parent has to quit their job that makes over 40k a year.
@@SuperSaiyanKrillin it helps when one parent stays home with the kids and cooks, etc. It’s surprising how cheaply you can eat if you make everything at home. There might be a cut back in your living, but I doubt it’s as much as you think it would be because of the ways you save money.
I disagree that this economy is a two income economy. I think people choose to live that way, but in my experience it is perfectly easy to have a good life on one humble income. We aren’t rich, but we are doing great. No debt helps, and get rid of all the dumb things like Netflix that are eating your money.
Thank you for this ♡ I really appreciate all your thoughts. I am not religious but do want to teach my own culture and values to my child for many of the same reasons. I am always learning as well! It is a natural part of our lifestyle to be curious and do projects around things we care about, like growing food, building, designing ♡ we also like more than a 15 minutes recess!
I agree with the need for multiple education systems.
My private high school had an average college standardized test score than was in the top ten percentile. The average student had also acquired a semester of college credits at least from AP exams, and we had 99% college entrance.
And this was nothing to celebrate or cite on better instructional quality or the fact it was a Catholic school, because we had an entrance exam after all. But it would still be statistically unlikely except accounting for the fact that you had put a lot of like minded students with similar goals(college prep) together. Also, absolutely no one in my school wanted to be clearly below average, as I think is the case everywhere, but our average was quite inflated. It is sort of like how most recruits pass Marine boot camp, even though most people would think they could never do it until put in a position where it was expected.
If my school had to support special needs students, or training for important technical or other non-college vocations, we would never have been able to do what we did or even a fraction of it, just financially. And even then, part of what my school could do was a result of the Benedictines who ran it having non-economic goals.
I guess the public schools are the ones doing God’s work of caring for the poor ,the disabled, etc. I have always thought so. Wonder where Jesus would have taught.
@@c.m.cordero1772 The part that it seems like he is criticizing is the one size fits all approach of public education that ends up failing all parties
@@c.m.cordero1772 Public Schools care for the poor and disabled? If giving a public school "education" means caring for the poor and disabled, may God help us. The real institution providing a quality education for the most amount of poor and disabled for free across the world is the Catholic Church.
Yep, I’m homeschooling from now on. Loving it and the kids are too. My oldest has been to public school so she knows how it goes there. Deschooling her while teaching both the kids. You can’t beat learning about the ocean while at the ocean!!! Went to a new park for gym class yesterday. How the kids are learning is best. Best thing we can do for them.
This video reminds me of my English classes in high school. I feel like the books we read in English were chosen to challenge cultural norms rather than uphold any norms. It's like the books were chosen because they were edgy. I think that the books assigned in school are a good way to check the temperature of the education system.
This guy is deep
I'm a Muslim and his words have touched me
Keep it up man
So happy the algorithms have populated your channel! This is our 4th year hybrid homeschooling (M-W homeschool + Th-F traditional on campus learning) and we both enjoy/love it so much!
I homeschool.
I "socialize" my dogs.
I EDUCATE my children and train them up in the way they should go....
Amen!
This!!
Yes!
It is so difficult! I always question if I am doing a good job or if I’m failing our kids.
As an upcoming primary teacher, I found this highly interesting. I'd be curious about further videos on home schooling!
If you can, spend time with as many homeschooling students and parents as you can. You will learn from them, I assure you.
My 13-year old and 8-year old are on their 1st month of homeschool. There were days at the very beginning where I felt like throwing up my hands and quitting. Just send them back to public schools (blech). Now that we're past the learning curve, we love it so much.
Amazing insight for the definition of education. It’s true that it’s essentially teaching “this is how we do x” math science art socializing beliefs etc.
I wasn’t going to homeschool and I’m sooo thankful I had a change in heart this past year. Thank you God!! My 6 year old is doing amazing with homeschooling. I will do the same with my other two sons when they are 6.
Transmission of culture. EXACTLY. We are in our first year of homeschooling - though we were never a part of government schools in the first place. Even private schools were not transferring the culture we were looking for. Excellent video! Thank you!
Wow well said!! Wondering if you were home schooled or had a different experience outside of public school growing up. We are working towards having our boys homeschooled using the Montessori Method as a guideline.
Love your videos Brian, I will join the reinforcements as soon as I can. Much love from Brazil.
What I have seen go on in the past couple of years I am glad you were homeschooling your kids
Well spoken! I like your take on this and appreciate the bigger picture point view. Thanks!
Charter Schools, Parochial Schools and Private schools also provide an alternative to the single public school model. The wonder of choice in education.
Some of the above are WAY worse than public schools. It depends where you are. The catholic schools in some places are cesspools one near me had a huge child abuse scandal.
@@tony1685 Catholicism is the origin of modern education (with the monastic schools(that anybody could attend, not just the clergy) and with the first universities).
@@tony1685 you made a grammatical error in the very sentence in which you called Catholicism illiterate.
@@tony1685 if it’s the sabbath why u being annoying in these comments?
@@tony1685 An almost inexpressibly ignorant statement.
My wife has homescholled our seven children from day one. Age 26 to 11. Not a one has regreted this decision.
I want to believe that. You gave me some hope. After having my kids in an amazing super competitive private school, I had to homeschooled my second child. It has been heartbreaking having him at home without friends interaction, science competitions, bands, sports, clubs. I really want to think that it is a good choice, but I have my doubts.
Please, consider joining a homeschool co-op. There are sports leagues too. Maybe you just need time to make the transition and get involved with new groups of people. I have had this same problem, but there is so much out there to get involved in and a homeschooler has time to do it.
I'm very grateful to be able to homeschool our child. I knew I would homeschool my future kids from the time I myself was a child.
Thank you for this ... this topic needs to be spoken openly to bring a deeper understanding and vision into the option of education outside of the system. This is why we homeschool, we really need to press forth this truth. This pandemic we are in has moved so many parents to hit the reset button and consider the option of choosing how their children are educated. Bringing awareness and a stand to parental rights to choose must be concrete in a Country where our society and culture graces its diversity. On all accounts, it must and should be the parent's choice to governor how and the way their child will be educated. I believe education starts with the whole of the child, the fundamentals that root a child's academics are the roots that "will" and allow the child to desire to learn. This I believe is a foundation that creates itself and rises in the absolute of family. My children started in the system, we tried public and private before making the choice to pull them out. My oldest then grade 3 now soon to be Uni-student going for a triple major. The love of learning in my children developed from a young age in the understanding that knowledge is a gift and it is our innate human desire and capacity to envelop within that desire of self to thirst for knowledge... and with a prayer, to that, we never stop to choose to learn.
We have homeschooled since 1997. I think I've met about 3 people, maybe 4, in all these years who reacted negatively to the fact that our kids never went to school.
My wife and I have a 3 year old daughter. We are late in life parents and already decided to home school Stella before she was even born.
You are so right Brian!!!!! Thank you,
Excellent points. Learning is always happening, always, every way, at every moment
Beautifully put - homeschooled both my boys and they are still great learners.
THIS IS SPOT ON SO GOOD!!!!!!!
I have hope! This is such a wholesome channel / content and CZcams suggested it to me, even though I don't have kids. Couldn't agree more with your message!
3:57 please provide a link to the source footage of this Egyptian tomb. Subject aside, I noticed that one of the figures was removed, maybe it represented someone who was condemned by the king/queen buried there... I would so much love to research that subject and figure out the story behind this. As for the content you are producing, I love it and this episode is the one where I 100% agree with you, especially since I come from one of Europe's most Catholic countries - Poland. Warmest regards, Brian!
Well stated- thanks!
I appreciate the thoughtfulness and clarity of this video.
This is such an excellent explanation of education and the reason for home education. Thank you! So well said.
I would have skipped a lot of hard experiences if I had been homeschooled. College-prep private school meant abusive teachers, unreasonable expectations for college-level work from a young age, and a lack of emotional development support. In that stressed environment, anyone struggling becomes a victim or a clump of aggressive peers. Homeschooling is a blessing for developing in ways that interest a person. I started home school halfway through my sophomore year of high school. This meant one-on-one math class, study abroad, college courses, art and creative writing continuing education courses through universities, ministry and leadership opportunities, service projects, free time for hobbies, and picking what books to read. I got to explore my favorite branches of literary history, story design, character development, symbolism, and layering stories. I hope to publish in the future.
With the streamlining of Catholic education resource opportunities online, my husband and I are strongly considering homeschooling
Do it! My wife and I homeschooled our 3 children from age 4 all the way through high school. Well worth the sacrifices!
Fantastic analysis. Every parent and young person should watch this video.
Yes! Thanks you for this!
Excellent discussion. Thank you.
You make an excellent case for home schooling
Once again, very well articulated.
I homeschool my 9-year-old, ADHD, OCD, SPD, Autistic daughter. Traditional school was not a good fit for her for many reasons. The final straw for me was when she had a bad sensory overload and crawled under the table hysterically crying and asking for me. The teacher called the office to have them call me, which they did, BUT in the meantime, they sent a uniformed police officer to try to drag her from under the table, which made her more hysterical!!! They totally ignored everything her doctor said for them to do or NOT to do for her. When I got to the school, she was in the nurse's office because she was so hysterical she was throwing up and shaking uncontrollably, I was livid! They said their only option was to put her in the SLD class, which would not have been good for her, because she is very smart and was already bored with the regular curriculum. I signed her out of school and told them she would not be back - EVER! I am convinced that public school is not in her best interests. Some kids just cannot learn in a traditional classroom. I say do what's best for your child.
So excited to find you on CZcams!
So I live in Oklahoma, I have now for 6 almost 7 years. I was always told that my kids HAVE to be in sort of school rather it be public or charter. I recently found out (literally a week ago), that no only CAN I homeschool my 5 kids (12-6 years of age), but that there are ZERO requirements for me to do so!!! I'm gathering as much information as I possibly can for them and myself before pulling them from the public school they're in now. So glad I came across your video this evening!!!
Me going back to public school after 2 years online:
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Good luck!
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stay safe!
@Mel B 💯 I got 3 days
@Mel B yea I don’t even have my schedule 😂 so I gotta just send it when I go, but eh it is what it is
Thanks Brian!
Brian Holdsworth, I agree. We have given educators an impossible task of preparing our kids for success. Success differs across many spectrums and cultures. As a homeschool parent, I replaced my son's Spanish class with Hebrew (and later Greek). Are the new tech jobs being offered in Mexico City? No. But, many tech jobs are springing up in Tel Aviv, Israel.
A perfect case of nice people educating our kids to their detriment. I don't want to insinuate bad motives on public schools, but my smart actions will always be better for my family. I'm with you, Brian.
We pulled out kids and started homeschooling this year. This is a fantastic video. thanks.
been there had all the flack but my daughter has a language degree with OU in UK she did online from the age of 12 she is an amazing free thinker and a wonderful person
Thank you. Great talk
My dad was a high school drop-out and my mom was a secretary. Two people not qualified to teach. Yet because of church pressure, they decided to take our education in their own hands.
My mom was borderline abusive, and I was always behind. When they sent me to school in grade 11, I was a full grade behind and had to catch up in summer school. They did not encourage post-secondary, and I didn’t have the grades to make it anyways.
I have adhd that went undiagnosed until my son was diagnosed. It took a decade to repair the relationship with my parents.
If you are qualified and patient enough to homeschool, great. But pushing it on people who are not able to teach so they make the same choices and the same mistakes my parents did is wrong. How many kids are being abused and there’s no one for the kids to turn to? Speaking from experience, that is a lonely and scary place to be.
What is the theme hymn; "Alleluia" called?
Amen brother.
Ahh if I knew then what I know now….
My children would have been homeschooled.
GodBless you guys for commitment and love for your children , I think your very wise.🇦🇺🙏🙂💕
ADDING TO YOUR POSTING.. To answer having a multifaceted question as to why is it best to home-school my child, I feel it is the duty of the caring parent/s and/or person to examine various ways and methods to address "education" of the child.
Society's term for the acquisition of knowledge is based of the fundamental principle of facilitating skills, habits and beliefs ofwhich is entrusted to one (teacher/s) that has/have traversed society's institutionalised educational setting; that implys the entrusted teacher/s can or will cover an entire course of work and or study one (student/child) needs to prepare my child and/or student in the broad spectrum of skills, habits, life and/or freewill of chosen professions, beliefs and/or both. Teachers of such educational settings fall short of embracing the larger aspect of life's experiences of which a family can enrich it's member/s of multiple ages through it's network of people with experiences in discerning daily care, concern, communication, commitment, and the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon them, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel (discernment) and might (mastery), the spirit of knowledge and of the fear (honour/reverence) of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Love this explination. My family are supportive of my desire to homeschool, but most friends and even my church don't really get it. lol
I so get how iits hard to answer the question about the reason for home schooling. Its almost like people ask why so that they can find a point to argue. I've always had to have an answer ready for this reason too.
Beautifully articulated.
It is now! ❤️💡🙏🏽….. we’re in our 1st year homeschooling- NYC. 💡🙏🏽❤️
Thank you for this! 💚
I have a broad range of knowledge and understanding. I didn’t finish college but I learned a lot of skills working in the corporate sector for 20 years. Then I switched gears and Stayed home to teach my children how to learn.
The fact that Teachers in Public schools will teach CRT and LGBTQIALMNOP education and NOT tell the parents because they know the parents won't agree.
Is enough reason to Homeschool your kids.
I homeschooled two of my children. It was very hard because I had to keep up with the public school curriculum. That was what I agreed to in order to be able to homeschool. But I was able to teach my children other things as well; such as beliefs, character traits, how to take of yourself, your home, your yard. So it was hard, but the most fulfilling time of my life.
Very interesting video! I honestly never considered homeschooling growing up but now that I'm at an age when I want to start a family I think it is very possible I'd like to take that route. How do you balance that? Is it something that one parent (generally the mother) is in charge of while the other has a full-time job? Is it more like parents have part-time jobs and both help homeschool? If you have the access to a Catholic private school, should you choose this? I would love a deeper look into this.
Hey there! That's a great question. I'm a homeschool graduate married to another homeschool graduate who's also wanting to homeschool our future kids.
My mom stayed home fulltime with myself and my siblings, and my dad worked second shift. We would start with math/science/history with my dad in the mornings, and then my mom would have the rest of the day after that to teach us the reading/English/art side of things. We did that split because my dad had a degree in biology and was better suited to teaching it than my English teacher mom.
For the future, my husband will likely work full-time while I either work part time (hopefully from home, but onsite could work too), or do seasonal work (I do accounting so all of those are options). The flexibility of homeschooling should allow that to work since we're only planning on having two or three kids. That means it's okay to do schooling in the hours that you're available to teach, including evenings, weekends, or the summer. For instance, were I to work during tax season, the kids would get that time mostly off and just have a shorter summer break.
Hi Christina, I had the same questions before I got married a few years ago. I read a lot of books about homeschooling and the most important thing I learned is that homeschooling is NOT “school at home.” Once you let go of the notion that kids need “an hour of math, an hour of science, an hour of English, an hour of art, an hour of blank every day” you realize how easy it actually can be.
You don’t even need to use curriculums if you don’t want to. I personally am not a big curriculum user.
Think about life, it is ALL school. Teaching your kids to cook is foods class. Teaching your kids to mend pants is sewing class. Helping your kids recite a poem is English. Read to them about history. Have them count rocks.
It all just happens little by little, and eventually when they are teens and if they surpass knowledge you are able to teach them (this is the goal!) then you can learn beside them or they can take on a class or a textbook and teach themselves.
Thinking about homeschooling my daughter so this is so informative. a new subscriber to learn more
So very thoughtful. This was excellent.
I love this content! Thank you for sharing
I loved this! So so true! We learn always!
Thanks for this video. Could you shed some light on how we can develop our children socially if we are homeschooling them?
Such an awesome and intelligent explanation. I wonder how many publicly educated people will grasp it. Thank you. Keep it up
Nice and succinct. Thanks
Excelente!! Agree 100%
Wow. So good!
I live in Canada and have been wanting to homeschool my 3 boys but have not because I don't feel smart enough to do so. I have especially now wanted to start because of all the stuff I saw them learning online this year. I am so frustrated with the system but don't know how to switch and if I am capable of doing so
Well said!