Home School Mummies

ss I think the statistic in NZ is around 50/50. While isolation (effectively) is one incentive for some parents to HS I wouldn't think that that was the 'norm'. We want to let our kids socialise with a variety of people - I guess in any circle parents can smother or control their kids and who they can be friends with (sad but true).

I teach at a Christian High School and to tell the truth, a lot of our kids are very sheltered and WILL get the shock of their lives going to uni - so thats not just limited to HSers.

WRXandJosh wrote: Ok i so intended on coming in here and getting a giggle out of the hippy dippy theories

 

PMSL, a couple of years ago I had the same view of HS until I met one of my neighbours that is a HSer and of course since then my sisters have switched to HS for their kids.

busymum wrote: I guess in any circle parents can smother or control their kids and who they can be friends with (sad but true).

That is very true. Our neighbours have a son the same age as ours but our son is not allowed to play with him because we are not members of their church. :( This boy attends a church school (not Catholic) so associates only with people from the same circle.

My son associates with our Catholic friends, with home schooled kids from a wide rage of backgrounds (Christian, atheist, Wiccan) and will strike up a conversation with anyone we meet when we are out and about during the day.

The decision we made to HS was completely based on J's need, to be honest I wasn't happy but I knew it needed to happen. When J started E was still at the regular school, we only pulled her out later.

One thing that did surprise me about HSing my kids is the number of parents who stopped their kids playing with mine, I don't know if they thought I'd turned hippie or what but E found it really hard.

I think singstar is right, there is a perception that HSers are all weird and fanaticly religous and sometimes people judge based on what they think others are like, it's just so unfair when the kids get hurt.

Personally, I'm only slightly weird and just religous (not even a little fanatical) and most HSers I know are the same athough many aren't regilous,the leader of my HS area is athiest.

 

busymum wrote: I'm not weird either!!!

Well T that could be debatable  lol

I'm a bit curious about this topic. Can I ask, for those of you that were homeschooled, how have employers responded to that fact?

Just thought i would add that the main two reasons that my mum started homeschooling me was because i started getting bullied at school by teachers and pupils so then in effect started to fall behind cos i lost all confidence in myself.

The other reason was at that stage of my life we were moving around quite a bit, stayed in america, england and N.ireland for a bit before returning back to nz. So it was easier then me going to school for maybe a year or less and then having to leave and start all over again.

Also i did notice that some other parents thought differently of my mum, like EnJsmum said, people have this idea that your either a hippy or have some weird religious belief.

My mum is hippieish to a point, and maybe a bit spiritual, but that is more due to the moving around and having experienced others cultures.

I however are not religious and im not a hippy, im just like every other "normal" person out there.

So as i said i think it is the individuals choice.

I will be putting my child in school but if they (touch wood) started to get badly bullied like i was, and they started to fall behind in there work then i would definately consider homeschooling.

The only reason i wouldnt homeschool from the start is mostly because i want to concentrate on my studys and getting a good career first for me and my child.

It all depends on the curriculum fleury, IMO some are rather OTT.

T-Rex, my first job was for a home-school-wannabe-parent (now is homeschooling) who already had a home-school employee (my friend). Since then I have been employed by word of mouth/last employment.

My DH can put a UCOL diploma down as last qualification on his CV. I have a diploma but it is in music performance, so not very applicable to legal secretary work!!