Ever thought about homeschooling? Here are 50 reasons why families chose to homeschool from homeschooling families themselves! A special thank you to all the families in HSLA who contributed to this article!
Choose what areas you study
Receive funding for homeschooling
Child-led education
Keep child's passion for learning alive
Spend more time with the kids
Encourage creativity
Allow 'outside of the box' thinking
Freedom to travel
Can learn about what you love
Can customize your child's education to their needs
More freedom for kids to play
Current school system is not beneficial for some kids
Kids can be free to be kids
Parent knows what the child is learning
Mandatory vaccinations won't allow child to be enrolled in school
Parent likes to see child's progress
Kids not exposed to possibility of school shootings
Flexibility with learning scheduling
Decolonization
Can go at our own pace
Because special education kids are segregated at schools
Kids were bullied at school
Child was rejected by school
Teacher at school didn't understand my kid
Racism at school
Kid was abused by teachers at school
Special education kids are treated differently at schools
To ensure kids have their individual needs met
To give kids a well-rounded education
School system is a controlling, institutional, outdated system
To challenge an advanced kid
Schools don't teach the truth
Because there was no space in the school for what my kid needed
Because the education system is not designed for developing brains
Kid can learn about anything and everything
Can live abroad and travel
Allows exploration in nature on a daily basis
So the joy of learning won't be stamped out of my child
Value family time
Child autonomy
Teachers at schools cannot meet the individual needs of all students
Family are night owls
Don't trust the school system
Gifted child was not challenged at school
Keep curiosity alive
Black liberation
Don't trust strangers teaching my kid
Desire to foster child's emotional intelligence
History is whitewashed at schools
Learn about subjects not offered in schools
If you are thinking about homeschooling, what would your 'why' for homeschooling be? If you are currently homeschooling, why did you choose to homeschool? Share your answer with us in the comments below!
-Amelia Butler is a columnist for The Homeschooler Post