Home schooling in CA

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I think you can be a good teacher without being a parent, but every good parent is a teacher.

I actually love this. This is how I feel, how I've treated being a parent. The time we spend with our children is always an opportunity for a lesson.

I've always taught at home; my children didn't go to pre-school but they were prepared for kindergarten. Two of my children were first to read in their classes. I saw every day as an opportunity to learn.

But, as school teachers, we all make mistakes. My experience is that most teachers don't admit to theirs.

wendybeth~oh gawd, yes, I really had it with those parents. Egads, and my time was before Starbucks, I really feel for those now!!!!

Alex~you are right, not every parent homeschools because they are not happy with the school. A friend of mine pulled all of her kids out because they did not like the direction the school was going, just as you said, about evolution, the evils, etc. I had the same concerns as you, that the kids would grow up only knowing their parents opinions. A pretty narrow world.

I was worried about that, I have never forced my beliefs on my children. Because of that, my kids are all over the place {meaning, they have varied interests, beliefs, their own, not mine}. But, I do respect their views.

Oh, and our schools, if they have labs at all, are very limited.