Why Homeschool?
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When we started homeschooling our daughter at preschool 6 years ago, things were not as bad as now with the public and private education sectors. However, the primary reason for our decision was to provide our child with an environment in which she will have more time to develop spiritually, make more time for the worship of our God, Jehovah and also to minimize the association with those who do not share our Bible-based beliefs. Each family has different circumstances that influence their choice of education. However, we MADE our circumstances suitable to accommodate homeschooling in our lives. There is a financial allowance for homeschooling parents in Australia and New Zealand, so it's worth looking at this option if you are considering homeschooling. All the sacrifices we make for our kids are nothing compared to the gains; what's more precious to us than the lives of our children? Their anxiety levels, struggling to survive each day at school, are skyrocketing, and comparing our times at school to what is now is unreasonable for many valid reasons. So, why not try to homeschool?
I will progressively expand the question 'Why homeschool?' on this page.
ABC News (AU) 25 Sept 2024
Title: "Families forced to remove children from school due to bullying".
"A physical, verbal or online bullying can have a devastating impact on young people and families. Concerning new data shows bullying is trending upward across Canberra's public schools. Some families have been left with no other option than to leave the school entirely.
"It's a video no parent wants to see. They waited for her at the top of the school, where she usually walks home by herself, and three girls attacked her. The video showed a child being grabbed and thrown to the ground before being repeatedly punched and screamed at by a group of young people. The incident, which ACT police are investigating, left the victim with a concussion. It's just heartbreaking that she was there by herself. Her mum has watched her daughter go from an outgoing child to a shadow of her former self. She won't leave the house; even though she is at home, she still feels unsafe. She's too scared to even go down to the local shops because she's had threats made towards her. (...) For now, the mum decided to keep her daughter home".
"Government data shows bullying has been increasing. In 2023, it reached about 1900 cases. This mum has also watched her primary school-aged child be relentlessly bullied since year one. She said it started with verbal insults at school (...) He's been punched in the head, he's had drink bottles thrown at him, he's been told to go and kill himself. A recent incident where another child attacked him sent him to the hospital needing scans. A child punched him with a cigarette lighter in his hand, and this child also had a pocket knife in his pants, ready to use it on my son. (...) It's frustrating that this child got a three-day suspension because my child got a lifetime of anxiety."
"You talk to adults whe were bullied as children at school, they still remember that it totally disrupts your opportunities in life. A concerning prospect for families, dealing with it now".
ABC News (AU) 20 Nov 2024
Title: "Parents moving bullied children to other schools as teachers struggle to control student behaviour".
"Choked, punched, held under water, stuffed in a rubbish bin and slut-shamed on social media. These are just some of the bullying incidents parents told ABC News their children had experienced as NSW private and public schools struggle to manage poor student behaviours (...) Bullying is the most common reason, at about 12 per cent, for five-to-nine-year-olds to contact Kids Helpline (...)"
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