Peaceful Homeschooling:

As many public schools fail, and discipline and consequences, become nonexistent, I understand why parents are examining homeschooling.

As a mother of five, and only one choosing to homeschool, I’ve seen such a difference in the attitudes of my grandchildren. All of my children had allergies and asthma. If I’d known how hard it was for them, I’d have chosen to homeschool. I even had a teacher of a second grade child, report me to CPS for too many absences in the spring. They all missed too much school in allergy season.

In terms of self esteem and confidence alone, I should have homeschooled. Instead, I have five adult children, with social anxiety. Does anyone else notice this? Probably not, because they’ve each adapted to not showing it or avoidance of certain situations that cause their anxiety.

My experiences make me an advocate for school choice. Charter schools have a higher success rate, for very good reasons, the uniforms and discipline support peaceful learning, as does homeschooling.