Top 10 Reasons To Homeschool —— Move Over, David Letterman!

Top 10 Reasons To Homeschool ——
Move Over, David Letterman!

By Diane Flynn Keith, Editor of Homefires,
Author of Carschooling

In a recent discussion thread on the Homefires Journal discussion list at Yahoo Groups, members provided links to a number of articles featuring the Top 10 Reasons To Homeschool including these:

• Ten Good Reasons to Homeschool by Greg Sherman, Ph.D.
• Ten Reasons Why Perfectly Normal Middle Class Families Homeschool
• Top Ten Reasons for Homeschooling by Lenore Danesco
• Ten Reasons To Homeschool Teens [a Christian perspective] by Elizabeth Smith

And here's a twist on this theme:

• Ten Reasons Not to Homeschool by Tammy Takahashi

I gave this matter some thought, and came up with my own "Top 10" list that includes links to articles and research that support my claims:

1. No school shootings.
2. You can sleep in. (School kids typically get less sleep than the recommended amount for healthy development.)
3. No "Lunchables." (Apparently, these budget-breaking, fat-and-sodium-laden "lunches" endanger students' health.)
4. Less juvenile obesity and type 2 diabetes. (Did you know that eating school lunches is a health hazard?)
5. Fewer back injuries. (Homeschooled students don't have to haul around 22% of their body weight in textbook-laden backpacks.
6. No debt-inducing back-to-school sales. (Who knew parents are racking up credit card debt to outfit their kids for school?)
7. You don't have to wear shoes! In fact, you can wear whatever you want! No peer pressure to "dress right" and no need to adhere to school dress codes that impede civil liberties.


Just say No to Socialization

8. No need for "socialization" as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary -- a verb meaning, "To place under government or group ownership or control."
9. No compulsory HPV vaccinations for 11-year-old (or younger) girls. Parents maintain the right to determine whether or not their child should be vaccinated. We're not kidding. Texas just passed a law requiring 11 & 12 year-old girls be innoculated with the HPV vaccination.
10. No "Teen-Screen." Parents maintain the right to determine whether or not their child's mental health should be evaluated and whether or not their child should be given psychotropic drugs.

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