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So I grew up homeschooled, my husband grew up in school and was bullied. I want to homeschool our kids, whether it be cyber school or me teaching them. He thinks they need to experience being bullied and to socialize. I keep telling him that they can go on trips and do sports and stuff even if their homeschooled, they wont be missing out. But he's not changing his mind. He still think schools are the same from when he went 11-12 years ago. My aunt works as a teacher and despises it. She talks about how awful the kids are. 
***TMI***
They caught a bunch of 4th graders watching porn during class! They had to go and block all kinds of websites from the kids. The school we're sending our son too just last year had a couple boys who got raped by mop sticks by the other boys!! They were 6th graders I believe! They also had a kid in 5th grade call 911 saying there was a guy outside with a gun, just because he didn't want to be in school! They had cops surrounding the school and during walk throughs and everything! I don't like what they are teaching and I don't like how these schools are. They're awful. The principles have done nothing at all to resolve any issues.
Edit- I live where they go by district. And we dont have the funds to move districts or even send to a private school. The only nicer school here is a few towns over and it's a pretty racist town. They claim not to be but its literally full of white old bitchy people. I use to have to wait at the school for my tech bus and NEVER saw a black student.
Also, there is nothing wrong with my aunt expressing how terrible some kids are. She is a science teacher and is always doing hands on projects with them, that SHE pays for out of her own pocket. A couple of the kids in her class always give her a hard time and go crying to their parents. She once sent them home with a fun project to do, all except 2 kids did it, so she failed them and had the parents coming at her yelling at her for failing them. Yes, kids in schools can be terrible and make a teacher hate their job.

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I’m doing homeschooling, there’s many homeschooling groups in our area so she can still socialize. I will not subject my kids to whitewashed teachings, unnecessary bullying, violence, and low tier teaching simply because of what our zip code might be. My husband agrees. 
Getting bullied is not a necessity and is very damaging, idk how he got that backwards ass conclusion. See what your kids have to say and maybe try a year in public schooling and if it’s not going well then switch to homeschooling. That way your husband can’t say you didn’t compromise.

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A child doesn’t need to be bullied, that’s a ridiculous thing to say. I do think socializing and having friends is important. If the schools where I live were anything like you described I would not send my child to them. I’d enroll them in a private school or online school where they would still interact with other students and have extracurricular activities.

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1. It’s disgusting that your aunt works as a teacher and talks that away about the students at her school. That’s trash and she should choose a new career.
2. No child needs to experience being bullied. Ever. For any reason. What a disgusting way to think.
3. Public schooling is not inherently better than home schooling. Home schooling is not inherently better than public schooling. They are two different types of schooling, either can be done poorly or done well. Your aunt would be an example of doing it poorly 🙄🤢

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I was homeschooled as a kid, and I loved it. All my friends were jealous lol. I would encourage you to choose whichever path is right for you though. Like everyone else said, kids don't need to be bullied. In fact, that's kind of a gross thing to say.
I am sick and tired of everyone saying how kids need to be socialized. For whatever reason, it seems as though most people who say this, most likely never were homeschooled, or have limited knowledge on it. The point of going to school is to learn, it's not to hang out with friends and goof off. That's what you do after school. 
No kidding, everyone needs to be exposed to new environments, activities, people and situations to become a well rounded person. Often times homeschooled kids have more chances to do more activities, because their schedules are more flexible, or they get to experience different opportunities.
With how crappy many schools are, poor teaching, kids graduating with low reading and math skills, I will almost certainly be choosing homeschooling, as my parents did. There are tons of extracurricular activities and things you can find to do.

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Choose a different school? Kids need to socialise

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Many parents worry about the bullying or wanting to shelter their kids from that stuff, but homeschooling isn't the only option. Other parents opt for private school or will move to a better school district

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Just because you homeschool your kid it doesn’t mean they won’t get bullied or won’t experience bullying later on in life.

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Bullying has a devasting effect on children, their self esteem and etc. Some kids are even driven to suicide. No kid should experience this. Bullying does nothing to help children. It actually affects their socialization in a negative way. 
You definitely can still socialize with your kid if they are homeschooled. You can do the home schooling groups, place them in different classes that suit their interest on the weekend or after school and more. They will not miss out.
The other options besides public school are: charter schools, private schools, other public schools in the district that maybe better. If the public school you enroll him at is no good, it's always better to transfer.

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If he's worried about socialization, you guys could always homeschool and then make sure you're involved in lots of extracurricular activities and/or sports. Those are great ways to socialize in a more controlled/supervisory environment.
Alternatively, there are often co op groups or small classes on subjects and things that can help supplement a homeschool curriculum if he worries about the educational content or not being able to teach him certain subjects.

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You can look at the ratings for schools in your district. Look at crime stats in your area. If you aren’t excited about the crime rate and the school ratings. Transfer to another school if you can. This part of your children’s life will stick with them and will have a huge impact on their life. You get to choose what that environment looks like for your kids. You get to choose where they grow up.

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