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Should You Homeschool?

PragerU: Five-Minute Videos

PragerU

Non-profit, Self-improvement, Education, Business, History

4.76.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Should we homeschool our kids? There are plenty of reasons for parents to say no: they don’t have the time; their kids won’t be properly “socialized”; it’s financially unworkable. But are these reasons legitimate? Sam Sorbo used to think so. Then she took the plunge. Follow PragerU on social media: YouTube Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook  Rumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Should we homeschool our kids? More and more concerned parents are asking this question.

0:07.3

I was one of them. The reasons are obvious. Our public schools are an embarrassment. Instead of teaching

0:13.4

pride in America, they teach that America was founded by racists, for racists. Instead of teaching

0:19.0

students to be boys and girls of good character, they teach them they might not be boys or girls at all. Instead of teaching students to be boys and girls of good character, they teach them

0:22.1

they might not be boys or girls at all. Instead of teaching them about the importance of personal

0:26.9

responsibility, they teach them to blame others for their problems. With a curriculum like that,

0:32.8

why wouldn't parents consider homeschooling? Unfortunately, while many consider it, few actually do it.

0:39.0

They're afraid that they're not qualified teachers, that they don't have the time. Their kids

0:44.5

won't be properly socialized. They won't get into a good college. It's financially unworkable.

0:51.3

I get it. I worried about all those things too. I don't anymore because I did it.

0:58.3

And I quickly came to love it. And so did my kids. The same thing will happen to you and your kids.

1:04.8

So let's deal with those fears and then look at some of the benefits of homeschooling.

1:09.8

I'm not a teacher. Well, first, that

1:12.7

isn't true. All parents are teachers. You teach your kids every day, everything from how to tie

1:18.6

their shoes to how to throw a baseball. Teaching them how to read, write, and do basic math is not hard.

1:25.3

Same goes for science and history. If you need help, you can easily find it. In many

1:31.1

ways, this is the golden age of homeschooling. There are resources everywhere on the internet.

1:37.0

And here's the bonus. You'll learn along with your students. They'll get smarter, and so will you.

1:44.1

I don't have the time. Hmm, you can homeschool your

1:47.8

kids in three hours a day. Start at 9 a.m. and finish by noon. The kids can do whatever they

1:53.3

want the rest of the day, play, work on a project they're really interested in, help you around the

1:58.4

house. You will quickly ask yourself, what do they do in those government

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