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I am really wanting to homeschool, at least till my daughter is able to read but my husband isn't for homeschooling so much. He wants our children to have the opportunity for sports and so on plus he says "we turned out just fine." That is the problem. I think about when I was in school and I want so much more for my children. He has given me all summer to "change" his mind. We have agreed that she isn't going to preschool and I am going to "teach" through fun and interaction from home instead of paying the school to play with her for four hours a day. So I basically have a year and half till kindergarten to pray about this and to talk to my husband, but what I am wanting to know if any of you have had husbands that weren't for homeschooling or maybe you weren't for it and your husband was. Also anything that I could share with my husband that maybe I haven't thought of?
Thanks,
Kj |
| Posted by Kjirsten on 03/01/2008 11:24 PM
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Well it wasn't my hubby or me that didn't want us to homeschool but it was my mom. I know it's different but she has turned around now and fully supports us. What I did was I did my research oh homeschooling. I pointed out statistics and told her all the things we could do. She finally came around and fully supports us now.
As for sports, I would look up any local homeschool groups in your area. They may have sports teams and what not. I know also schools let homeschoolers play sports like soccer and baseball.
If you get into a homeschool group they sometimes can offer dances as well. There really is so much out there now for homeschooling then their ever used to be. I would really look up the different sports in your area and see if they let homeschoolers participate and look up homeschool groups that offer things like that. Homeschooling really is what you make of it and what works for your family. After you have done all your searches I would show your husband just how much is available to homeschoolers. He might change his mind.
Remember to check the laws in your state too becasue every state has different laws. A good place to start is http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp . Good luck with convincing him. I hope it works out for you. Even if it doesn't remember too that doesn't make you a failure. As parents we do what we think is right for our family and that is not the same as every other parent. God Bless |
| posted by Jody on 03/02/2008 07:46 AM
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Perhaps you could also give him the same amount of time to change YOUR mind and when he tries to use arguments such as sports (which in our area are not related to the school in any way until 5th grade) or socialization, you can tell him YOUR concerns about public school.
My husband wasn't all for it but because my desire to do homeschool was more passionate than his concerns about it, he let me do it. Even he has to admit it's the best thing we've done for our son. |
| posted by Kelly on 03/02/2008 08:15 AM
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Thank you for your replies and I will do more researching. I love this group, everybody is so supportive!!
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| posted by Kjirsten on 03/04/2008 10:26 PM
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