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Mar 29, 2023
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Courtimedes Contributor

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Courtimedes

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POLL: Do you home school your kids OR are thinking about it?

the_byu_flash

3/29/23 11:28am

Been thinking about it a lot lately. Im seeing a lot of pros, few cons.

Backcountry

3/29/23 11:32am

Aren't your kids grown?

Jeffacka

3/29/23 11:52am

No

Backcountry

3/29/23 12:08pm

I was thinking you were in your retirement years. Too many similar names.

Jeffacka

3/29/23 12:11pm

Oldest kid is in 1st grade.

Backcountry

3/29/23 12:15pm

Yeah, I've seen your name, but obviously have you confused with someone else.

Jeffacka

3/29/23 12:22pm

If done well, it allows you to live anywhere there’s a job irregardless of the

BringYourUltimate

3/30/23 1:49am

SoCal daughter is homeschooling her two. Boys, 11 and 8.

valcorger

3/29/23 11:35am

My friends in Ventura Co. took their kids out of elementary school because of

maxpowers

3/29/23 11:57am

It's amazing to me how much COVID mainstreamed homeschooling. It

EQD2

3/29/23 11:44am

Homeschooled our first three up to about 8th grade. All BYU grads and doing well

3/29/23 11:45am

We did it twice. When my oldest reach Kindergarten age the local elementary was

Skeptical Optimist

3/29/23 11:45am

My kids are enrolled in a home-based charter school. It’s awesome.

cheezedawg

3/29/23 12:51pm

We started homeschooling our 4 last year.

Courtimedes

3/29/23 11:46am

We homeschooled during the COVID craziness and it was a great experience

BYU Fan

3/29/23 11:50am

It no longer applies to me, but I'll chime in.

Jeffacka

3/29/23 11:52am

This is true, for the first 15 years every august was the same. My wife

md7Coug

3/29/23 12:49pm

Hey ChatGPT: How do I make my kids complete weirdos?

letthewookieewin

3/29/23 11:53am

As someone who went to public school-

Courtimedes

3/29/23 11:57am

"Send them to whatever school wookie attended"

Backcountry

3/29/23 12:09pm

Counterpoint - way more furries in public school according to my kids

StapleGun

3/29/23 3:10pm

Very common in my Ward in a major city. About 50/50 for elementary & middle.

Zooropa

3/29/23 11:54am

We did it w 6 of 7...it's not easy but we also involved them in athletics

Sam's Dad

3/29/23 12:13pm

Not a fan of homeschool, but to each their own. What does get on my nerves is

KokoBeware

3/29/23 2:33pm

Yeah agree on this. We just involved them where we could. My 2 oldest

Sam's Dad

3/30/23 3:09pm

No way. My SIL homeschools her 5 kids and every single one of them is incredibly

Vincent's Picks

3/29/23 12:22pm

Just curious. Is your SIL the same?

md7Coug

3/29/23 12:25pm

Tbose same kids would be weirdos in public school too

Backcountry

3/29/23 12:25pm

Probably true, but teen peer pressure is a strange thing.

Vincent's Picks

3/29/23 12:29pm

She's okay. Her husband is a little weird, but he's an attorney so he's

Vincent's Picks

3/29/23 12:28pm

Best option for us. We started 20 years ago and I was against it. Thought

md7Coug

3/29/23 12:24pm

Live in south Utah county. So no need.

3/29/23 12:25pm

We don’t… though I think you would have to be a total moron to mock

cougfanz

3/29/23 12:59pm

There are so many options, for those interested it is much easier than previous

NYC and Japan

3/29/23 1:33pm

I have on and off for years. I wish I was now, but I'm in a private school

Iman23

3/29/23 2:19pm

My youngest is being homeschooled this year....

StapleGun

3/29/23 3:09pm

My first wife did. 😉 Reality is she didn't do anything, when we got divorced

3/29/23 3:33pm

I went to a private Episcopalian elementary school and glad I did. I probabl

3/29/23 5:24pm

I did it for 2 years. Depends on the area. Much easier to do it right today.

BringYourUltimate

3/30/23 1:47am

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