Is Homeschooling a good or bad idea?

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Dawud_uk said:
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now that was sheffield and i know leicester is different with the 'practicing' people rarely making friendships outside their family, but there are good people here and you can find them, it took me a while but i did, such people must once have been young so there must be simular youth in leicester for people who are in the position you were in before.

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Yh thats true brother, but its like they're one in a million and you'll only ever find em here if you live in the highfields/evington area usually from all the madressas and colleges. But yh InshAllah I'll try my best to find/keep good company
 
homeschooling does not mean you are stuck indoors 24/7. being in a classroom is stuck indoors i home educate my children we are not rich but we go out most of the time to learn and explore the world around us it gives us much more opportunity to socialise with different people of different ages. school does not neccessarily allow all children to live a social life infact many encounter social problems, people think such social problems are beneficial??? homeschooling is not right for everyone but i think those who do it are entitled to their right to h/e without being penalised. it is a personal decision i know myself better than other people do and i know my chidren better than any government does so i and every other parent has the right to make such decisions. As for a 'plant not growing indoors' i would say that appies more to children stuck in a classroom as opposed to mine who are able to have say a lesson on 'pushes and pulls' at their local park.
 
Here in the North Central States because of the small population and vast distances, most of the Children are home Schooled. It is very much the norm here and the children actually get a better education than their southern counterparts who attend public schools.







Although the kids in Fargo learn to talk funny. Swedish and Norwegian accents mixed with French Slang. The first words a Fargo kid learns are OOF Dah and Yah with some of them I think it becomes their only life long vocabulary. But Fargo is a city and most of the kids there attend public schools
 
It is a good idea if you are famous and will not be able to give your best because of your surroundings like Celebrity Stars,most of them home school such as Cole and Dylan Sprouse.
 
idk said:
im in high school and since ive been down the wrong road b4 , i hardly concentrated on my studies at all for the past school year.

Thats why wen i did get to a high school i didnt get anything and we are doing our gcses this may.

Which is why i thought that homeschool is the best option for me cuz ma mum can teach me everything i missed out on.

but im thinking its bad because of the social part - i am a social person but i have got in with the wrong crowd - i havent done anything terrible but i am sure i would have if i had gone around with them people any longer. I also got a behaviour record :embarrass: . Plus i will probably end up as a freak going out in huuuge glasses and a hand knitted sweater from oxfam lol.

Anyway i was wondering if there is a muslim uk organisation for home schooled ppls ?
and please answer my title question

thanks all

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I'm strongly against public shools, like a shiekh once said (i think it was Yusuf Estes) 'taking your kids to public schools is like putting them in the toilet' which, when you look at it, rings true. I used to go to a public school where finding the time to pray used to be extremely difficult, not to mention the bad influences surrounding you. If you can't go to a Islamic school, you might as well get your mom to home school you. A friend of mine was home schooled and it worked GREAT for her!
 
Wait to make things easier for you sister here are the good effects of homeschooling:
•You get to pray with your family and on time
•You can ask for help almost 24/7
•You will not need to discuss why you are failing.
•And the best one: you can have many excuses of not doing your homework like "Remember dad we went to auntys house?"

Bad reasons:
•No friends but some don't want them.
 
chacha_jalebi said:
i think home schooling aint a good idea :D

cause like the kid needs to explore the world, meet and understand different cultures and people, and many other reasons have been mentioned in this thread so to get to the point, quick style :shade:

the way i see it, if you keep a flower indoor it wont grow, let it outside and it will shooot up :D
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Home schooling is not about locking the kids inside for forever, it's just about doing the school learning at home. They still get to explore the world, meet and understand other cultures, socialise and heaps more by doing other outdoor activities. And ofcourse they get to explore the world more as they become mature adults.
 
Let me add to the bad affect list:
•You have no friends to talk to...
•Your parents might be even strictier with u.

Thats about it,inshAllah these reasons can narrow down the choices even though the probability is 1/2,so what did you decide sister?
 
^ I don't think a person who is home schooled becomes isolated. They would still have friends to hang out with. I know for a fact if my son is home schooled in the future insha'Allah, he would have more social life than kids who would be going to school as he would have more free time to do the things he likes! From my point of view, home schooling has more pros and hardly any cons! The fact that you can give your child both Islamic and wordly knowledge is the biggest reason why i would advice any parent to home school their kids. If you are not able to, then get someone to come to your house and if you can't do that either, take them to Islamic schools. But DON'T ever take your kids to public schools, they hardly teach anything in public schools anyways!
 
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I'm strongly against public shools, like a shiekh once said (i think it was Yusuf Estes) 'taking your kids to public schools is like putting them in the toilet' which, when you look at it, rings true.
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That's one of the most extraordinary quotes I've ever seen. Did he really say that?

Wait to make things easier for you sister here are the good effects of homeschooling:
•You get to pray with your family and on time
•You can ask for help almost 24/7
•You will not need to discuss why you are failing.
•And the best one: you can have many excuses of not doing your homework like "Remember dad we went to auntys house?"
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Does this look like the recipe for a good education?

Peace
 
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i know one LI sister who is brought up (actually all her siblings) by homeschooling...

and MashaAllah how she turns up to be.

She is a very good arabic speaker and written it well. She also can translate it to english impressively.

and now she is in Malaysia doing teaching :D.

IMO, study only at school is still not enough...children when they are at home the parents and the family should teach them too. 2 hours a day is already sufficient. :)
 
I've done both public schooling and home schooling. In my public High School experience, I won't recommend it for our Muslim youth. Or at least, the ones weal like me. Luckily, there are alternatives. I know someone who graduated in 10th grade with the GED. This alternative is for the US only... You can look into your country/state's education and find a loophole too, I'm sure. You usually have to be either 16 or second semester of 10th grade.
 
For many people in Minnesota and the Dakotas, homeschooling is the norm. Particularly in the rural areas where the bus to school sometimes takes 6 hours and most of the schools close for the winter. Home Schooling is the best if not they only option. The Department of Education in all 3 states provides each student with pc and text books. there are several online classes daily.

Now for the others I guess the best way to decide is look at your local school and do an honest evaluation as to if you can give your children a better education. If the honest answer is yes, Homeschool
 
Woodrow said:
For many people in Minnesota and the Dakotas, homeschooling is the norm. Particularly in the rural areas where the bus to school sometimes takes 6 hours and most of the schools close for the winter. Home Schooling is the best if not they only option. The Department of Education in all 3 states provides each student with pc and text books. there are several online classes daily.

Now for the others I guess the best way to decide is look at your local school and do an honest evaluation as to if you can give your children a better education. If the honest answer is yes, Homeschool
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Yep, I just think its those populated states like California and New York that are majority public schooling. Otherwise, I think it's quite common in the central parts of the US.
 
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I am almost set on homeschooling my daughter. She is now 2 and a half and is learning at a tremendous speed mashAllah. She currently attends a private nursery but I take her to my Hifz class on a thursday and she reads with me too. She loves going o the masjid and prays there and recites alif, ba, ta etc... its cute. she prays and gets happy when she sees other people doing the same. More to the point she loves spending time with me.

I intend to keep her home for education purposes. By hom, I do not mean in the house. goodness thats more of a torture than putting her in school. She will come with me on a dail basis doing whatever needs to be done. there will also be plenty of time set aside for "classroom" type activites and then she will attend arabic classes twice a week. InshAllah she has her place reserved and she will start at the end of next month(July). Some people, including my mother, have said that she is far too young to learn and have such a routine. Bt I really dont thinkg she feels like its a routine as such. Its more like normal life for her. Its actually very relaxed and her knowledge is growing rapidly. She will attend some extra classes too. Like swimming, horseriding and other sports during the day. I am hoping to start her horseriding classes in the summer and swimming - well we already go every week anyway, she can pretty much swim on her own.

It is every parent's duty to educate their child. not necessarily just put them in state school because they think thats what the law demands. In fact the law states just that......it is the parents responsibility. whether they go to state school or are home ed then it is the parents duty to make sure they receive such an education as is appropriate for their age and ability :)

Everyone's opinio is different. I just hope my daughter and everyone else's children turn out as a good Muslims and as assets to the ummah inshAllah
 
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^ I think that is excellent. I plan to homeschool my son if we haven't moved to a Muslim country by the time he needs to attend nursery. That was very encouraging, jazaakillaah khayr.
 
My best years, academically and overall life, were the years I was homeschooled by my mom...
 
Academically, the quality of the public schools here are pretty good. Finnish pupils and students are generally seen as well educated in the world, elhamdulillah.
 

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