Top 6 Reasons We Chose to Homeschool

Have you decided to homeschool your child? Are you looking for reassurance on your decision to homeschool your child?

Are you wondering why anyone would make the decision to homeschool their child?

Here are the top six reasons my husband and I chose to homeschool our children.

We chose to homeschool our children when our oldest daughter was three years old.

The thought of sending her to public school made me feel physically ill.

The thing is, I went to public school and my husband went to public school.

Neither one of us had any truamatic experiences. Our public school days were actually pretty pleasant.

But we knew that we wanted to make a different choice for our children.

If you’re wondering why some people choose to homeschool their children you will find an array of reasons.

There is no one-size-fits-all reason for homeschooling a child. But more people are making this choice as the years goes by.

These are the top six reasons we chose to homeschool our children.

For the love of learning

We want our children to love to learn. The love of learning will help them throughout their entire lives.

If they love to learn, it will allow them to pursue their dreams and desires for what they want in their adult lives.

I remember when I went to public school I actually hated learning. Because most the time I was bored or I felt rushed to learn a certain way and keep up with my peers.

A child who does not love to learn will not put their entire effort into doing this task.

They may feel like they aren’t smart because they can’t keep up with their peers.

Or that they aren’t creative because they don’t like a certain topic.

I knew I wanted my children to love to learn.

Children are born naturally curious.

But a lot of the time when they go to public school they can start to feel they aren’t “learning” right, they aren’t keeping up with their peers, or maybe they are more advanced than their peers.

Then they get bored and in trouble because they’re bored.

All these can have an impact on their love of learning.

With homeschooling I can include my children in the planning process of what we are going to learn for the year.

I can pay attention to their learning styles and make learning fun while incorporating the way they learn best.

When children love to learn they will be excited about school and they will be excited about life.

More time with my kids

I am privileged because I get to stay home with my children. I didn’t want that to end when they went off to public school.

Keeping them home and homeschooling them has giving me the opportunity to watch as they grow and spend time with them that I wouldn’t have otherwise.

Childhood is so short and children grow so fast.

I didn’t want to miss out on this short amount of time I have with them.

This is one of the main reasons we chose to homeschool.

Learn at their own pace

Homeschooling has allowed my children to learn at their own pace.

My oldest daughter is flying through her math and she is now currently doing third grade math.

She’s only seven.

But it wasn’t until last year that she actually learned how to read really well.

And that is because I was able to find the right program that fit her learning style and helped her learn to read.

Homeschooling has allowed my children to learn different subjects at their own pace without feeling rushed to keep up with their peers, or feeling bored because they have already learned what their peers are on.

Learn about life

I wanted my children to be able to learn about life.

It’s hard to learn about life when you are stuck in a brick and mortar building surrounded by only people your own age.

Homeschooling has allowed our children to converse with people of all ages, younger than them, and older than them.

It has allowed us to take part in activities that we never would have gotten to do because they would’ve been in school at the time.

They say school is supposed to teach a child about life but public school does not teach children anything about life. Real world experiences teach children about life.

Know and facilitate what they are learning

We want to know what our children are learning. We want to be the ones facilitating what they are learning.

If you have something that is important to you, a value you really wish to instill in your children, it’s very important that you find out if public school teaches the value or if they teach against this value in public school.

We knew we wanted to teach our children morals and values that we hold dear in our lives. That we believe is important to have as they grow. I knew they would not be taught this in public school.

I also knew that their peers and maybe even their teachers would fight hard against these values and morals. This is a big reason why many chose to homeschool their children.

Keep them away from bullies

When I was in public school I remember kids being mean towards other kids.

I also remember hearing stories of bullies.

I never experienced bullying myself, but I knew it was real.

Now that I’m an adult I hear about bullies in the public school system more than I thought was imaginable.

Having siblings that were also in the public school system after me, I realized that bullying has become more rampant in the system.

I did not want my children to be exposed to bullies. I know some people believe that being bullied makes a child stronger.

But I do not believe this.

I do not believe a child should have to endure being harmed or bullied every single day for the sake of education.

If we, as adults, were being bullied at our workplace we would not stand for it. So why make a child endure it?

Now I’m not saying my children would be bullied. But you just don’t know about children these days.

I wanted to keep them away from the chances of having to endure unwanted hatefulness on a daily basis.

My children are outgoing and have beautiful personalities. I know that your children are beautiful and have great personalities as well.

My husband and I want our children to hold onto the original personalities as much as possible as they grow. We don’t want them to feel the need to make themselves small just because someone doesn’t like them.

Homeschooling gives them the freedom and the growth to be themselves without having to worry about their peers or fitting in.

It allows them to to love learning and being able to learn what they want to learn about.

Homeschooling has allowed our children to grow closer together, and closer to us as their parents. It also let’s our children experience life in a way they never would have if they were going to public school.

Homeschooling is not for everyone.

Just like public school is not for everyone. But if you’re wondering why some people will make the decision to homeschool there’s a small glimpse into a few reasons.

These are our top six reasons why we chose this path for our lives.

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Jenna Jury( Creator of the Peaceful Nest Blog )

Hi there, I’m Jenna! I am a devoted mommy and wife. As well as an advocate for children and creating a peaceful atmosphere for those we love. I co-wrote Faith Actually: Living Life After Tragedy with my husband. I have my Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Studies and currently working toward my Master’s in Positive Psychology. My number one desire is to create a peaceful home life for my family. My second desire is to share with you the tips I learn along the way!

Top 6 Reasons We Chose to Homeschool