Reply #174: Lack of knowledge about homeschooling

[Stanley Nickels]

A large number of the posters seem to think that homeschooling parents are locking the kids in the house K-12 and this is just not true. The common argument seems to be that parents are not smart or educated enough to teach all subjects through high-school. There are lots of options out there for homeschoolers especially as they get to the high school level.

1. Many homeschoolers participate in local co-ops that provide informal or formal classes taught by parents or tutors. If you suck at math you might join a co-op where there is a strong math teacher. If you are good a science you might teach the science class and so on.
2. University model private schools are popular with homeschoolers - allowing your child to take classes piecemeal. They offer all traditional subjects taught by teachers who specialize in that subject and you can take one class or more as the parent sees fit.
3. Tutors - many homeschoolers use tutors to supplement their teaching when the subject matter gets more complex or beyond the parent.

Of course there are others as well but these are a few of the popular ones we see in our area.