Top 50 Reasons to Homeschool


  1. YOU and only you know what’s best for your child
  2. YOU and only you know how your child learns (listening, watching, doing, etc.)
  3. YOU and only you know how much your child already knows
  4. YOU and only you know your child’s limitations
  5. YOU and only you know when your child is ready for mature subject content (sex education)
  6. Your child has time to develop a strong sense of self
  7. Your child will not have to ask permission to use the restroom
  8. Your child will not have to walk in gender segregated lines
  9. Your child will never be embarassed because of a low grade
  10. Your child will never have to wait in the cold or rain, alone, for the bus
  11. Your child will never be made fun of if he asks a question about something he doesn’t know yet
  12. Your child will not develop the view that reading is boring, hard, and only for “school”
  13. You can pass along a Christian world view
  14. Pass along family values easier
  15. Teach subjects based on your own faith
  16. Teach adult skills useful in real life (cooking, money management, car repair)
  17. Pick & choose your family’s method of learning
  18. Promotes tons of wonderful “family togetherness”
  19. Eliminates age segregation
  20. Helps alleviate peer dependancy
  21. Removes need to be part of the “Popular” clique
  22. Don’t have to worry about the next “school shooting”
  23. Lables and following “the next fad” becomes unnecessary
  24. Builds greater self-confidence
  25. Helps shy students blossom
  26. Provides freedom from school calendars
  27. Freedom to schedule around your family’s needs
  28. Learning can take place at any time of the day
  29. Morning can be used for sleep, if needed
  30. No worrying about your child riding on the bus
  31. Take vacation anytime you want (even fall, winter, or spring!)
  32. “Holidays” can be of your choosing
  33. Take needed mental breaks during tough life changes (death, birth, move)
  34. Opportunity to learn alongside your children
  35. One-on-one tutoring (parent / child)
  36. It’s your constitutional right
  37. Removes unwanted influences
  38. Gives children a life in the “real” world
  39. Freedom from mandated testing
  40. Ability to learn based on current interests
  41. Moves at the child’s pace (gifted learner or slower learner)
  42. Tailors to your child’s learning style
  43. Freedom to have more learning based field trips
  44. Freedom to participate in more daytime community events
  45. Growing homeschool organizations make socialization easy
  46. Thousands of living books are available for free at the library
  47. Full-subject curriculums are available to purchase
  48. Unit studies are fun for the whole family
  49. Promotes literacy (everyone enjoys family read-alouds!)
  50. Ability to focus more in-depth in certain subjects

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