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If you had a choice, without having to take other options into consideration other than what you thought was best for the child, what type of schooling would you choose for your child / children / grandchildren?


Homeschool: Homeschooling[1] ( also called home education), home learning or homeschool – is the education of children at home, typically by parents or professional tutors, rather than in a public or private school.

Although prior to the introduction of compulsory school attendance laws, most childhood education occurred within the family or community[2], homeschooling in the modern sense is an alternative in developed countries to formal education. -- Wikipedia


Private School: Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. In the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth countries the use of the term is generally restricted to primary and secondary educational levels: it is almost never used of universities or other tertiary institutions. Private education in North America covers the whole gamut of educational activity. Private schools range from pre-school to tertiary level institutions. Annual tuitions at K-12 schools range from nothing at tuition-free schools to more than $40,000 at several boarding schools. -- Wikipedia


Charter School: Charter schools are publicly funded elementary or secondary schools in the United States that have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter.[1]

Their founders are often teachers, parents, or activists who feel restricted by traditional public schools.[2] Attendance is voluntary. State-run charter schools (schools not affiliated with local school districts) are often established by non-profit groups, universities, and some government entities.[3] -- Wikipedia


Alternative School: An alternative school (sometimes called a minischool), is an educational establishment with a curriculum and methods that are nontraditional, or sometimes ultratraditional.[1] These schools have a special curriculum offering a more flexible program of study than a traditional school.

Many such schools were founded in the United States in the 1970s as an alternative to mainstream or traditional classroom structure.[2] A wide range of philosophies and teaching methods are offered by alternative schools; some have strong political, scholarly, or philosophical orientations, while others are more ad-hoc assemblies of teachers and students dissatisfied with some aspect of mainstream or traditional education. -- Wikipedia


Parochial or Faith-based School: Parochial school is one term used (particularly in the United States) to describe a school that engages in religious education in addition to conventional education. In another, more narrow sense, parochial schools are Christian grammar schools or high schools run by parishes[1]; but this distinction is not universally made.

UK- English education includes many schools linked to the Church of England which sets the ethos of the school and can influence selection of pupils where there is competition for places. These form a large proportion of the 6,955 Christian faith schools in England. The Roman Catholic church also maintains schools. In addition, there are 36 Jewish, 7 Muslim, 2 Sikh and 1 Hindu[1] (under construction) faith schools. Faith schools follow the same national curriculum as state schools. -- Wikipedia

If Ihad a choice and could afford it...Probably a private school...where there are smaller classes and the students get more hands on teaching....

School is not just for education, it develops social skills.

My son has been in public and then was homeschooled. Now he is in a private baptist school. He is so very happy there. He has never had religon forced upon him, it is a path he has chosen on his own after his father died.

Many of them don't do a very good job of this. I homeschool my daughter and her social skills seem far advanced to public schooled kids.

I often find that kids are only comfortable with other children in their own age group, whereas homeschooled children seem to be very social with kids and adults of all ages.

Do you mind if I ask how old your son is?

Also wanted to add that there are only 8 students in his class which gives him more one on one time with the teacher, it helps him a lot.

He is involved in a community sports group where he plays baseball and soccer because we want to make sure he stays social.

You have the patience of a saint to home school...I could never do it.....

He is 10, a very OLD 10

Not always, my friend, but I do enjoy it.

I would choose a faith oriented school. the teaching is decent and though I realize that there are problems in all schools they tend to be less in these type of school.




As stated in other thred I would not advicate homeschooling.... I was home schooled from 2nd grade to 9th grade. the hardest part of the whole ordal for me was that in the whole time I was taught at home I interacted with few people other than my siblings and church people on sundays. never devoloped close friendships with anyone, when I returned to public school I was ill equiped for socal interaction and withdrew even more. this made life very hard. to this day I tend to be more of a loner than a socal person. though it may just be my experience and not the norm. if there is a great deal of attention given to socalization and an eye kept on if your childern have specal needs I.E. dislexia, ADD and many other conditons, and you are able to help your child overcome these then by all means the quality of education is better, provided you have the determination for it

From what I see most homeschoolers tend to make sure that their kids are socialized. I do believe that these things are much better these days than in years past. My daughter is very well socialized, as I mentioned.

My personal feelings on socialization of my daughter is that I would rather her be influenced and learn my values and the values of people I choose for us to associate with on the most part, than from a bunch of kids, many whose parents don't care much what they teach their kids. I noticed a marked improvement in my daughters overall behavior and attitude within a week of taking her from a good private school to homeschool her.

My daughter also has ADD, which is why I ended up homeschooling in the first place, though I had always wanted to, I just didn't see how it would be possible as a single parent. Thanks to my mom, we made it possible.

You are an exceptional woman, therefore you are able to balance their lives. Too many are not like you.

well you seem to have done it the right way. though when I was home schooled in my parents defense it was in the mid 80s when it was in its infancy, they had no clue I was dislexic, snd they attended a church that told them they must home school. also we later found out my mother was also dislexic and had no bussiness schooling us. for some it may be the answer, for others it isnt. as I said though the most important thing anyone that is thinking of it is that you have to make the effort to ensure that you childern have large amounts of interaction with kids thier age. as these years are thier most formitive and will decide how you child will interact with others all thier life. jmo

Home school or private school

So right!

Thank you, but I do find this with most homeschooled children.

Of course, I'm sure it helps that the first question anyone ever has when they discover you homeschool is "how is she socialized?" She is socialized with people who care about her, through group activities such as sports, through neighborhood kids, sometimes through church. The point it, I would rather her be with other kids a few hours a day and me most of the day. This way, she's learning from me, not the bratty kid sitting next to her in a classroom of 30 kids 2/3 of whom may be little idiots because that's the kind of people they're being raised by.

Before 100 years ago, how were children schooled? At home. They were with their families. What ever became wrong with spending more time with family than with others?

Now, the older she gets, the more she is around others, but those values have been instilled already for the most part. I'm confident that she can handle herself appropriately.

Sorry, touchy topic with me.

Many private schools are exceptional. I was very happy with the one I had Em in, she simply needed more help because of her ADD.

True Dana...Suzy homeschooled her kids and they were active in church, boy scouts, karate, etc. Even with their disabilities, they were very well adjusted young men.