Homeschool vs Public School | 5 Things I don't Miss About Public School from a Homeschool Mom

[@marid8375]

That line, the lunches, the unnecessary amounts of homework after a full day of school, the pta meetings, the stupid thing of going to the school to see everything they’ve worked on and the teachers don’t have anything to say to you, the bullying, the mean teachers, the attendance requirements, the fundraisers, the sitting on the wall during recess as punishment, the kids bringing home sickness, the stress of having to buy gifts for teachers or other students during parties, I don’t miss it at all lol I’ll take sleeping in, cuddles with the kids, full conversation with them, being able to control the daily influences in their lives as far as good company, taking our time and just so much more! I’m with you girl. I don’t miss the “school system” either!

[@connievanmeter3206]

Yes....all of that!!!

[@curiositychroniclesx]

Everything you just said 🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@samibuck]

Yes!!!!

[@perfectlyjennivy6370]

My oldest never went to public but was in private. I don’t miss the line, the bullying, the extra hours of homework, constant money being handed out. It was always something. When I was in high school I knew then that I would never send my kids to a public school. The way the teachers always had favorites and treated great kids poorly because they didn’t have the “right” parents. The way the kids were then I knew they would be 10xs worse then they were when I was in high school. The constant popularity contest and having to always have and wear the perfect clothes. It wasn’t something that I wanted my future kids to have to go through. That wasn’t preparing them for real life at all. It was just only going to give them low self esteem and confidence issues. Then when I was an adult and common core came out I really knew they would never set foot in a public school. Homeschool has been the best thing I have ever done for all of my kids. They just flourish so much being taught at home.

[@karengerrior7938]

This will be our first year homeschooling but RUSHING is one thing that I am very happy to give up!

[@candicane118]

First year homeschooling and I don’t miss the rushing to school with toddler and baby in tow. And I don’t miss the hours of homework after a full day of school. And most of all I don’t miss my daughter getting bullied, and that was at private school. I hated paying $6k/yr to have my daughter deal with bullies. 3 weeks into our first homeschooling year and it’s soooo much better.

[@thelittlesimplethings7842]

I don't miss rushing around with my toddlers either. I had to get out of the car with a newborn and two toddlers to go sign my other child out for school every day. Even in the rain. It was a nightmare.

[@alisiajimenez]

You said it all. The bullying is one of the main reasons we started homeschooling this year. The kids would block the bathroom so our 7 year old son couldn't use the restroom. So we would get phone calls that he had an accident all the time. Also, they didn't give the kids enough time for recess. They received about 15 or less to play outdoors. Then, all the homework our sons dreaded to complete. It was a big packet. Way too much for a Kinder and 2nd grader. Plus, all of the negative connotation they both have learned from other kids like where babies come from, racism from the same race of kids (our children are mixed Mexican and African American) and the middle finger. One more thing they had 4 different English Language Arts teachers in less than 5 months until they pick anyone to teach them. When COVID happen that was the last straw for me. We believed they just gave them busy work and it was extremely much. They didn't even give them grades at the end of the year. So we decided this school year we would even homeschool our daughter aswell. She is 4 almost 5. Our oldest was like your oldest. So happy and live. Then, we put him in public school that all changed. Now, he is doing better. Homeschool just started last week and we can already see a difference.

[@angelarohr2479]

I'm so sorry your 7yr old son went thru that. No person no matter what should go thru that. ..makes me angry that could effect him for life. Parents should be held accountable when their children abuse others it may cause psychological problems. I pray your son has recovered, children are resilient as well and sounds like you made smart move mama and that will make big difference. You got this!

[@heathersmith39]

This is our first year homeschooling but here are two of my biggest reasons I won't go back to public school. The biggest thing I don't miss are the behaviors of the other students that negatively impact my kids. My middle child was only in first grade last year and he was pulling away from us due to the behaviors he was witnessing and his anxiety got really bad. When I told him this past summer that I was homeschooling both him and his older sister, his eyes lit up. He has become the bright, smiling happy kid with lots of laughter again. It makes me quitting my job, outside the home, so worth it and I don't regret the decision to leave my job and homeschool my kids. The second biggest reason was the for the health of my oldest and youngest and they have been healthy since I pulled them from school and daycare for my youngest. Thank you for sharing your top five.

[@gandm04]

Not rushing to get out house on time is definitely the top one! It’s super laid back now and no one is stressed. My girls had gone to the same private school since preschool and we are NOT missing paying tuition lol.

[@CansBooksnThreads]

We’ve homeschooled from the very beginning so as a parent Ive never experienced public school but as a student I hated every single minute of it other than Senior year and it was still pretty terrible honestly.

[@MichelleL83]

Great video of reminders of things I don't miss! Others include too many overspent birthday party invites (we have 3 kids - lots of invites) and fundraisers!

[@jamiemanges3935]

I don’t miss rushing and homework! I enjoy having our evenings back!

[@lachellesimpson6727]

Loved this! This is my first yr homeschooling (made the decison due to Covid19), and I totally agree with all of your reasons why I will not miss public school. My son attended a private christian school and he was severely bullied this past school year to the point where I had to take him out. He was also being targeted by the administration and the principal....anyway, I work from home now and I am exicted to start homeschool officially tomorrow. We are also using the Abeka curriculum, mainly due to the previous school using it and he did really well and I love that it takes alot of the teaching off of me, because I'm a single mom and would be highly over-whelmed trying to teach him fulltime and work fulltime. God bless 🤗

[@sarahbennett7235]

You are amazing and you can do this! I am a brand new homeschooler to 3 kiddos and I hate to hear about bullying. My children experienced it too, in our school district in New England the moms and kids feel entitled and treat you like trash if you aren't as rich as them. I was actually turned away from a book club because they told me I loved on the wrong side of town and I wouldn't fit in. I am 9 weeks into our year and I couldn't be happier. It was the best decision ever. Good luck!!!!

[@lachellesimpson6727]

@@sarahbennett7235 Thank you for the encouragement! I was soooo surprised at the treatment my son and I were receiving this past year, because the last year was great! It really grieved my spirit, because God does not desire for us "Christians" to be like those who aren't saved...we are supposed to be a light and walk in love, my son even experienced physical assault from an administrator who was directly under the Headmaster (crazy huh?). I prayed for them and knew in my heart that God has a reason for why things didn't work out. My son is amped about homeschool and I am as well. Loving marching to the beat of my own drum and not having such a robotic day anymore. Have a blessed one😊

[@megankremer6387]

I am a teacher who has chosen to homeschool my daughters due to the pandemic. We are only two months in but I appreciate how relaxed our schedule can be. I tried to be uber strict and it wasn't working. Now, as long as we get our work done I don't care what order they do their work in. I am a bit of a control freak and this can be hard for me but I am glad that I am starting to relinquish some of my control. I still have to teach them around the students I am teaching online but I feel so much more relaxed. I too do not miss the car line! Yuck!

[@Broy513]

Oh! And super early morning drop off in winter. That was the worst. I had to wake up my younger two kids so we could go drop off my oldest in 11 degree weather, in the dark. I can’t even say how much I dreaded the morning every day.

[@erintingle97]

I don't miss the school commute! To and From school, and then back again for pickup at 3:45!

[@patriciacarranza4550]

We love sleeping in now and school is done by noon or 1pm. My kids played the rest of the day until it started raining. ❤️❤️❤️

[@sarahbowker8737]

My now 9 year old was constantly being bullied. She was born with half a heart. And mind u yes she can be annoying but that never calls for bullying. My now 7 year old is autistic and adhd and it was a constant constant daily battle getting the school to give her the help she needed. They both came home in tears 3 out of 5 days a week. This is my first official year homeschooling and so far it's the best. We r on week 3 and it's so rewarding.

[@rubyhaskell1325]

This is our first year homeschooling my kindergartener but I’d say I am happy not having to rush out the door in the morning.

[@SevenInAll]

Your description of the pickup line...made me very grateful that I've never had kids in "real school." haha! I don't think I have the patience for that kind of system. I am very grateful for the flexibility of a homeschool schedule and not having to be so rushed in the morning.

[@MichelleGayscienceteacher]

I enjoyed your video and glad you made the best decision for your child. I am a public school teacher and love teaching. Most of my students are from low income homes and need school for more than just learning. Public schools are not perfect but if a child gets a loving and passionate teacher like me their lives will changed. I applaud you for teaching your children. Blessings!!

[@arnasonadventures9521]

Everything you mentioned is what I don’t miss either! Same thing with my oldest, I feel like I have him back, no more bullies.

[@MadamCactus]

Great vid. First time homeschoolers here. Only 6 weeks into this and already I don’t miss: The rushing around The car pool lines The super early mornings The PTO guilt to volunteer School uniform shopping Driving in terrible weather conditions- 55 degree weather drop in CO today- glad My kids and I don’t have to be out in it mixed with the smoke from the CO fires burning!!

[@GatuvelaKdK]

I really need it to hear this!! Thanks!!

[@turisteandoentexas]

Totally there with you! Congratulations ! I'm new here but I love your style! You go girl

[@bethw4763]

This is our first year homeschooling. Our daughter is in kindergarten. She went to preschool last year though. I don't miss having to get up early to pack a lunch and having to rush to get her ready for the bus. I am enjoying the time we now have together during school which usually is maybe an hour. Then she gets to play or do whatever all day. Instead of coming home from a long day at school and being over stimulated she can rest or take a break whenever she needs to.

[@tonjaduncan0315]

For me, it’s the rushing and always being on someone else’s schedule. Also, my daughter feeling like she had to have just the right clothes and stuff or be made fun of. Homeschooling has set her free from that. 😊

[@OLIVEYT907]

This will be my first year homeschooling. I’m not going to miss the morning rush to get out the door so my child is not late to school.

[@SofiaBelle117]

I'm about to start homeschooling my son in September. It would have been his first year in secondary school (high-school). One thing I know I won't miss (from my sons experiences and my own back when I was at school) is the 'zero tolerance policies' on bullying that meant absolutely nothing. It appears far more likely that the BULLIED ends up leaving the school before anything actually is done about the bullies. On top of that, our kids are given constant mixed messages on how to deal with a bully - on the one hand they are told to tell a teacher, but then a teacher will say 'stop telling tales, you're fine'. On a more positive note, I like the prospect of being able to tailor my sons learning to his style and character, rather than him be forced to learn in a way that is perhaps not best for him and potentially become lost amongst the rest of the HUGE classes.

[@Raising_Arrowsx5]

the pickup line(we had to go into the school to get the kids. Hated that) Lunches(I never knew what to make) homework. This is my first year homeschooling and I actually shocked myself how much I would like it.

[@6impossibletasksbeforebrea626]

Since I started high school as a freshman My mental health had really taken a toll. I feel like I would be happier doing homeschooling than high school. If a Senior see this or someone who has finished high school could you tell me is it worth missing the high school experience? I feel I’d be happier homeschooled.

[@aprilla7985]

This is our 1st year homeschooling. 3 boys - 5th, 4th and Kinder. I don’t miss ANY OF IT. Rushed mornings, rushed afternoons, homework, rushed evenings, confusing report cards, PTA pressure, fundraisers, mean kids, bad influences, wasted days, drop off and pickup, attendance requirements, not really clear on what your child is learning, unhappy kiddos. In homeschool my kids are happy, excited about their day and learning and are beginning to flourish. I am grateful.

[@teresaalmaguer4621]

1. School lines pick up 2. My son was very robotic. Needed me to tell him what to do next. Not really question anything. Now he asks lots of questions and he is doing more of what interests him muscic- learning.

[@alishiagray3541]

My top ones are 1. Rushing in the morning. It was crazy I would always be freaking out yelling and just acting like a crazy person. Now mornings are so relaxed and low key. 2. Attendance our school system was very strict about if you're child missed so many days you would be taken to court it was so stressful constantly having to worry about it. 3. Sickness omg my kids were constantly sick always sick! 4. Teachers barely speaking and pretty much telling you nothing about your child's education. 5. Bullies when my oldest was in elementary he would come home with bruises and black eyes because other kids were mean and the school wouldn't do anything.

[@danielbrewster5182]

I wish I could have been home schooled.

[@connievanmeter3206]

We just pulled our kids out of public school this year, but I can tell you already....I DON’T miss waking up grumpy kids to rush around and get them on a school bus, I also DON’T miss the ridiculous amounts of HOMEWORK!!! Like, what are they doing all day?!?!? And of course, I DON’T miss the germs!

[@brinaroze]

I don't miss the morning rush, packing lunches for my picky eater, and most of all her getting sick every third week. My daughter was in first grade last year. We homeschooled for kindergarten. She was rarely sick before public school. So far, we are a happier family doing school at home.

[@curiositychroniclesx]

This is my first year homeschooling my kids and I am not missing taking them at all.

[@Broy513]

Major problem points we had with public was fighting to get work that challenged my son, and picking him up only to find his mood was horrible. He would snap at me and his siblings, which was very abnormal for him. The mood issue resolved almost immediately after covid closures, and he was finally able to be challenged with school work.

[@Amaya9232]

I don't have to rush as much since I homeschool 2 of my kids. One is still in public school, but her school is 1-2 blocks over instead of across town. I'd hate to see how much rushing I would do getting 3 kids ready for public school.😩

[@amanda_faithfamilyfitness]

I don’t miss the super early mornings “the rush” and their schedule-it’s our schedule now

[@danasorensen9921]

My kids have never gone to public school but I just remember the frustration on all the wasted time when I was a student. Why did I have to sit there waiting for other people to finish, get in trouble for reading a book, and then have a couple hours of work when I got home. Why couldn't I just do it while I waited for everyone else?

[@ThisReyesSchoolHouse]

I didn't get to experience the pick up line with my own child, but picking up my nephews was a nightmare haha

[@Sylscast]

Today’s only our second day homeschooling, but I don’t miss the lunches and the crazy mornings.

[@susannahats6358]

Morning rush begins the night before when I tried to get my child home for bed on time from after school activities, rushing her playing with toys before bed so she can be rested well and can get up on time, and my child likes to take her time 😂, we are so happy to be home now , wake up happy, rested, peaceful mornings. We get early to do fun activities. No stress .She didn’t have time to eat at school and teacher would time how fast she can get her layers of clothes in 🥶 winter😡 that’s was my final drop... grade 2 child should not be stressed, they are still babies!

[@aubreesummerhays2616]

I am a military wife also 19 yrs and started to homeschool last year and got overwhelmed any suggestions I used abeka also are you still military?

[@thereynoldstribe540]

Omg yes...the pick up lines were the worst! I also don’t miss my son having to spend 7 hours a day on the iPad for virtual school

[@krsc1506]

I won't miss when my child got threatened w/ expulsion, at age 6,l btw, because he was playing Mario Brothers, and it was "violent". When a group of kids surrounded him, and forced him up a hill of snow telling him he was worthless and should jump off the snow hill, and commit suicide, again he was 6. Then my son got in trouble for screaming "leave me alone damn it!" The bullies were smart enough at age 7 to set him up to get angry, then run and tattle. The constant fear of illness coming into the house and aggravating my weakened immune system. The contrast pressure to "add more". Add more activities, fundraisers, homework, clubs etc even if they were not important to the families. It was like a peer pressure to join in, and judgment when you did not.

[@okokok142]

Can you be contacted for advice? Migraine mom (killing it with my private school pre k baby of 3 yrs… in ny of all places) I need your advice - I keep my son home with sniffles bc I care and make the sacrifice with my husband to be stay at home all these years ….

[@meg4141]

I can't stand how public schools will push kids into the next grade before they are ready. If they need extra help in a certain area, they don't offer tutors or suggest holding them back a grade, they just push them through. I love homeschool for the ability to hone in on the subjects that my child might be struggling with while also being able to push them to excel in the subjects that they are doing well in.

[@cc.productions9458]

I speak English at home with my boys but the area we live has mostly Afrikaans speaking children. My body we're constantly being bullied because they weren't "Afrikaans", even though they spoke the language perfectly without an English accentm

[@cathydecarles7084]

You will be fine being home doing home school do it in your house you will be more relaxed 🌹❤️🙏🏽

[@donnaminarik5581]

I don't miss the clickie Mom's, PTA and the abusive power on school official's.

[@thelittlesimplethings7842]

One thing I don't miss about public schools is my children getting sick. Since I have been homeschooling My children are pretty much never get sick.

[@unconditionallovehomeschoo1830]

I don't miss the excessive amount of homework my daughter had It was overwhelming for her. My kids who have asthma and allergies missed a lot of school and I got tired of them telling me your child has a missed x amount of days and I would say well my child can't come to school and be on the machine or with puffy swollen eyeballs. One of my daughters I found out her allergies were only flare up once she was in school and they were call me and I said it has to be something that you guys are using to clean that's triggering her allergies well needless to say since she's been home school her allergies are totally fine and it's going on 3 years now homeschooling. Then one of my daughters had pneumonia She had a cold and we just thought it was a cold it wouldn't go away but then she got worse and so they said she had pneumonia well she was out of school almost a month. Needless to say they were not so compassionate because she was missing the state test and I didn't give a darn about the state test She could make it up so I'm happy about all of that. And I can say my children have been there healthiest since they've been home.

[@carlabales5187]

My kid would have to get up at 6 am to catch a bus to sit on the bus in the school parking lot for 30 minutes then sit in the cafeteria for 30 min then sit in front of the classroom for another 10. Say what?! Worse part my kid was too little to tell me that was his routine. We found out when they expelled him from school and the bus for 3 days for misconduct on the bus when 5th graders were bullying him. It was real easy to say OH NO, goodbye public school.

[@teresanorris4769]

The hours she had to be on the bus. Getting up so early. With the bus ride she was going to have an eleven hour day.

[@leenaabuqamar9678]

I definitely won't miss the bullying, especially knowing that my kid will never harm someone but the fact the he got harmed annoyed me, and then the principal explaining to me that they are just kids playing won't be considered as bullying becauase they are little kids ! That was definitely a red flag and a sign from God that homeschooling was the solution! And it's ironic the fact that I was randomly searching about homeschooling before I registered him in public school! As If I was expecting that bullying will happen, unfortunately. but never thought it would come as early as JK!

[@Kelida73]

I am intending to homeschool and I am looking forward to not having to deal with the administration a t the schools anymore. My granddaughter is special needs and is suppose to have help in school yet it is a fight all the time to get the school to do anything for her. She keeps getting dropped from the help she needs.

[@samibuck]

The question should “what do you miss about homeschool?” Because I don’t think I miss anything 😂

[@filemanager83]

Is there anything you DO miss about public school?

[@mandy-maltz]

filemanager83 nope. Not even for a minute.

[@danielbrewster5182]

@@mandy-maltz I wish I could have been home schooled.

[@rachela.5311]

Bullying, lock downs, school shootings, indoctrination, that they're gone 8 hours a day, ridiculous school supply lists, administration who thinks they know my kid better than I do, early mornings, having to live on their schedule, trouble of planning vacation, other parents, and the never ending rush. You rush to get them up to leave, rush to get them home to eat and then off to bed. Where is there time for family? I didn't like the idea that PS was replacing the family.

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[@DanaK817]

The way they are doing virtual learning....a bunch of slides with links...Pre-covid...Rushing, ARD meetings, feeling like I'm losing my mind because they won't follow the IEP, the pick up line and mostly having to get there super early to avoid the drop off line and making her ride the bus home because I have anxiety and cannot do the pickup line!!!! I will NOT miss these things!!

[@simply.mama05]

Entitled mothers in the pick up line and mean girls beyond over it so is my daughter

[@MadamCactus]

Yes! So many people in the car pool line would think they were above the rules and get really belligerent! And yes, my daughter was just starting to experience the mean girls. Blessed to be able to homeschool!

[@casebeth]

the nurse has to be that way for legal liability. It's not her, it's the system she's in.