Thursday, July 26, 2012

Is home schoolong an option

Homeschooling is also known as home education or home based learning, is the teaching of children at home, by parents but sometimes their parent gets a tutor.  Rather than getting an education at formal institutions such as private schools or public schools. Parents have numerous reasons as motivations to home school their children as families have different lifestyles, values and beliefs .Homeschooling can be an option for families living in isolated rural areas, many young athletes and actors are taught at home. Some families do it because of their faiths, which may not be suitable with some of the subjects being taught in public schools or private schools

Home schooled children are taught at a level that is appropriate for their capabilities. This is very different from public or private schools where students are put into classes according to their age, no matter where they stand academically.


For many, home schooling is a poor choice because the parents fail to provide an atmosphere that is truly accommodative to learning. There are significant disadvantages to home schooling which outweigh the benefits. Some of the issues that parents face is that home schooling is time cosuming, it is draining and there can be a financial burden or hardship imposed upon a family. It is the responsibility of the parents to buy the curriculum needed for home schooling where the public school provides it at no charge.
Lack of contact with other children (learning how to socialize) can affect the child negatively as they need to learn communication skills to cope in society.

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