AIBU to think of homeschooling my kids

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Hi,

I can recall the exact time life became difficult, when my eldest started school. Since then it seems that it's been nothing but downhill since then.
Just to say my brother and I moved country when we were 13 and 17. We did our O levels and A levels through a distance learning college. My brother is very successful, good salary, etc ect. I'm not. But I chose to give up my career (Which I could have pursued)for having children.
We returned to the UK, and even if we had better qualifications, in the uk , they would not have been recognised.
MY husband, coasted through school, dropped out of Uni, started in admin, and call centre work, then computers, and now is an IT contractor .Well paid.
My children don't have the best social at school (Not fitting in, low level bullying )
Can anyone tell me about their experiences of home schooling? Mine are head strong and difficult, would this be a problem, or would the freedom make them more amenable?

A dancer or musician who didn't want to do the boring repetitive exercises because they aren't interesting would never be able to dance or play to a good standard. You can apply the same principle to many areas of learning.

I agree absolutely. Someone who is serious about being a good dancer or musician will eventually recognise this fact and buckle down and learn what they need to learn, even though it isn't fun all the time. It can be hard work. It's best to do it when motivated, rather than being forced to do it whether or not you see the point.

It seems to me that that idea supports the validity of home education rather than undermining it. Few parents would force their children to go to dance school or music school. My eldest only did dancing and music when she was ready and willing to work on it. That didn't happen when she was four. It happened in her own time. The same was true with writing and maths. I didn't need to force her to learn those, because she could see it was important. When she was little, she just chose the most appealing parts: prime numbers but not times tables, creating stories but not punctuating them carefully. As she grew, she figured out that she couldn't truly understand prime numbers if she wasn't good at times tables, and that she couldn't write good stories without punctuation. Then she learned those things too.

But sometimes there are things you need to learn whether you're interested in them or not. Sometimes you have to work through the uninteresting bits to get to interesting bits.

This is only true in a schooled environment, and following the nc.
Mine, learned what she wanted to, at the time best for her.

She loved History, but chose her own topics. When joining school the topics were of no interest to her so she dropped humanities at the end of Y8 and won't take any for GCSE, and this is at a school.
She just wasn't interested in learning what others were, her practice was more important.

People can give their opinions on the general idea and tell you their decisions. However, without knowing more information, it's hard to know if it's a good thing for you.

When you say things have gone wrong, in what way? Why do you think home Ed is a solution to that?

If it's trying to get to school on time, it's a hassle/ stress or you missing them etc. then obviously there are better solutions. If it's the school not being equipped for their needs, it's a good call. Nobody can tell you unless you add some detail on what needs to change.