As my children are getting closer to school age, I am getting myself prepared to start homeschooling. We don’t have second thoughts about it. We know this is what is right for our family. Today I heard terrible news about public schools that just gave me (and perhaps others) just another reason to home school!

The learning approach in public schools is not only a huge flaw, it is getting worse. To keep scores high, they are cutting down on recess for the children. Thinking that if they spend more time in the class room they will learn more. The national number of schools that hold recess every day is now down to 67%. Apparently recess might not even exist in the future! It’s the pressure on keeping high scores.

If the scores are not high enough something in the system is obviously wrong. Thinking more time to learn will fix a failing system will not even come close to success.

Here they have these discussions on the news, debating over what is the best way for children to learn. Some insist that recess improves class room attentiveness and concentration. Another concern is of course the increased obesity.

For me and I’m sure all other homeschooling parents, the solution is so obvious and the curriculum they use for public schools will always be a failure.

The key to learning will always be motivation. You can never force learning onto children. Teachers need to spend more time (not the kids) to get to know the children in their class room, find their passions, their interests and their dreams and turn them into learning experiences. Teachers need to meet children where they are and change their pedagogic curriculum into a children led one where children get the chance to ask themselves “What do I want to learn today?”

As soon as learning becomes a force without a meaning (for the child) it will become boring and the passion to learn will die. That’s it!

Without recess, the brain does not get the break it needs to process all the information. And what will happen to today’s children of America? Their health will probably be even worse than their parents’. Children have a natural need to move around, play and run. To strengthen their bodies for a healthy future. Obesity will increase like they mentioned on the news, but what about osteoporosis? Oh, I can’t even begin to think about it. How can these “educated” people make such poor decisions?

I never liked the public school system as it was and it’s sad to see it getting worse.

Now with food prices constantly going up, people might make some sacrifices at the grocery store. I don’t believe in cutting down on healthy foods because of an increase in price. It will be the last sacrifice I will make if I have to. Cutting down on expensive fruits and vegetables might save you some money at the moment. But long term you will always loose! After all, no money in the world can ever buy your life back!!!

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