Here are some excellent reasons not to homeschool your child:
1.
Your local public school (or charter or private school) is
well-maintained and clean, and is supplied with the best materials and
equipment.
2. The teachers at your local public school are skilled, kind, understanding, and devoted to your child’s education.
3. No bully has set foot on the campus of your local school at any time for the past ten years.
4.
Your child loves school, enjoys learning and doing homework, has many
friends who are well-mannered and polite, and would rather read an
interesting book than play video games.
5. You don’t want to.
Of
the reasons listed above not to homeschool, I think reason #5 is the
most important. If you honestly don’t want to homeschool your child, if
you suspect that you will resent the time and effort that is involved
in homeschooling, or if you believe that the socialization aspect of
public schooling is at least as important as the academic aspect, then
you should not allow yourself to be talked into homeschooling. Most
likely, the result will not be satisfactory for either you or your
child.
If reason #4 describes your situation, congratulations! Why would you change something that is working so well?
If
you are claiming reasons #1-3, are you serious? Really? Have you been
to your local public school on something other than parent-teacher
night? Of course, it’s possible for a school to have a wonderful
facility and great teachers, but playgrounds that are full of
ill-mannered bullies. Or great teachers and no bullies in an antiquated
facility with insufficient, out-dated materials. Or a great facility
with no bullies, but teachers who made inappropriate career choices.
Okay, I know I’m talking about the ends of the spectrum here, and
public, private or charter schools for the most part fall somewhere in
the middle. But is the middle really good enough?
I’ve given you
five good reasons not to homeschool your child. Here is one good reason
to embrace homeschooling: you want the best for your child. Don’t you?
LaJoyce Kerns has a blog on homeschooling at 
