For us there were several reasons:
One we moved to a new district and the school system here
was not the best.
Second, Dash's 1st grade experience wasn't the best. He
wasn't doing very well to the point where his teacher was talking about holding
him back. Personally I felt they just weren't working enough with him.
Third, I hated the home work over load. My husband (fiancé
at the time) and I were both working full time, and Dash was in school all day.
To come home to do around three hours of homework it just wasn't working for
us. We had no family time, everyone was burnt out, and stressed out.
It came to the point where I felt like the only thing he was learning
was what I had to cram in at night. I
finally said "I might as well just home-school him at this point". A
couple of months later, we looked into it, when we realized where we were going to be moving. That brings you to
where we are now almost finishing our first year as a home-schooling family.
Whatever your reason may be for home-schooling, be prepared
for your child to just start improving like you would not believe. Before home-schooling Dash was at a kindergarten
reading level and hated to read, he was getting 18% on his spelling tests, even
though we were having him study them all the time, and he never seemed to be able to complete a
writing assignment. Since being home-schooled he is reading at his grade level
and reading for the fun of it. One of his favorite things to do is pick out new
books from the library, and he starts reading them in the car before we even
get home. He now gets 90's on his
spelling. Having a quiet room to study
with little to no distraction really make a big difference to kids. Dash's writing is also a million times
improved. He still needs to work on grammar, punctuation, and spelling, but he
no longer struggles with coming up with something to write or completing
thoughts. He has even written himself a few books for fun. Some days may seem frustrating,
but it will all seem worth it once you see the progress you are making, and the
relationship you are building with your child.
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