HOMESCHOOLING MYTH BUSTERS

There are a few misconceptions, rumors and/or myths concerning homeschooling that need some "busting up" that I want to clear up in case you haven't heard.    

MYTH  BUSTER #1

Homeschoolers lack social skills. (This is the biggest and most absurd myth)

Social skills depend heavily upon the individual, regardless of whether or not they are surrounded by 100 people or 2 people.  If you are a parent who interacts with your child on a daily basis, are involved in community affairs or travels with your children, or spends time at the park in the company of other children, attend religious functions or family functions, that myth alone has been dispelled.   


MYTH #2

Homeschoolers do not learn as much as private or public schools nor have the appropriate curriculum or tools to become sufficiently competitive academically. 

Learning from home can provide(depending on the parent or caregiver) a very unique learning and forgiving environment like no other.  As a result of homeschooling I have had the opportunity to peruse the types of curriculum to suit each child's learning style.  They have enough time in their day and in their calendar year to grasp concepts and/or stay on a particular subject for as long as needed.  Learning has taken place in the halls of various types of museums such as the Natural Science Museum in Raleigh, N.C. http://naturalsciences.org which is open to the public for free.  Field trips are not far and few, it is apart of our curriculum as a whole.  Volunteerism and the experience of helping others is also apart of our curriculum, whether it occurs at our place of worship or with organizations like Hands On Atlanta http://www.handsonatlanta.org  which has especially been rewarding as a character-building tool.  

MYTH #3

Homeschoolers need an accredited High School Diploma in order to go to college or a university.

Simply not true. P.O.P (Pastures of Promise Home School Academy) has graduated 4 students from its corridors and will be graduating 4 more in the future.  Currently, we have one student scheduled to graduate from an online school in the Spring of 2015, who also is a student of P.O.P.  They were awarded a diploma from our program that we provided, nothing more or less.  My husband arranged their testing for the ACT at a testing site and their test score was sent to the college of their choice.

MYTH #4

Homeschoolers can't get academic or athletic scholarships because they are not accredited.

 My husband Gregory has been coaching our children in track ever since he met another young homeschooling father by the name of Robert Jenkins and his lovely Wife Donna Jenkins who were coaching their children the NewRoc Rockets.  Robert and Donna relocated to another town and it was hard to meet up with them being a lot farther than they once were.  My husband decided that he could train them, and he learned as much as he could from our friends, online and other coaches.  To date, our son Gregory R. Roachford, Jr. is proudly running track for Shorter University in his 3rd year and successfully has kept a GPA of 3.0 or better over the years.  Our program has been a success because we kept God first and kept ourselves encouraged with families who home schooled and were actively involved with their families. 

Sooooo, these are just a few of the many myths that needed some "busting up" that I wanted to address.  If you would like to share your experiences homeschooling or would like some answers to your homeschooling concerns, let me hear from you!