The Ups and Downs of Home schooling!

For those who don't homeschool and they don't like that I'm homeschooling Tyler, I thought that I would discuss what the ups and downs are for us. For lets talk about the ups!!!
1. We get to choose what he learns (Christian compared to evolution)
2. If there is an emergency with Sara, we don't have to figure out everything with him missing school, who will pick him up, where will he go after, how he will get back everyday, what happens when he get behind, how to get caught up, will he get held back because of all of it.
3. I get to see the look on his face when he learns something new.
4. If he get behind we have all the time in the world to work on getting caught up.
5. He get experiences that most other kids don't get, he get to meet and talk to people of all ages, not just kids his age on an everyday bases.
6. He gets a one on one education that I believe all kids have the right to when they need it!

The downs!
1. He doesn't have to options to play sports for his school

Ok other than that I really can't think of anything. I sure that someone else who doesn't have a lot of experiences with home schooling would see socialization as an issue but maybe if they took the time to talk to other homeschoolers and research the issue maybe they wouldn't see it as a big deal. I think that socialization is a case by case thing and that it is up to the parents to make sure that it isn't an issue for their family. There are many things that you can do with your kids in order to make sure that they are health and a well rounded and adjusted child! For those who homeschool good luck, keep your head up and remember that there are places to turn for anything that is on your mind!

I know that there are some that still look at the things that they think a child will miss in school. Some would say sporting events, I say in turn after football parties with drinking and drugs. Some would say prom, I would say, peer pressure to have sex and drinking and drugs again. It is a very personal choice to homeschool and for me if I'm shielding him from prom and parties I would say that I would lay down my life to protect him from those things and the peer pressure of life as a teen in our society.