Advantages and Disadvantages of Homeschooling

In the article “Why I Homeschool: The Answers Change Almost as Fast as My Kids Do. But My Commitment to At-Home Learning Remains Strong.” Amy Thornton-Kelly initially home schooled her three children in order to spend more time with them. This was her only reason, or so she thought. Amy Thornton–Kelly explains the many reasons why homeschooling is the best decision she has made. First, she explains that once her husband and her considered homeschooling “the floodgates opened” to the many benefits of homeschooling. It alleviates stress, allows her kids to learn in a healthier environment and allows her to teach her kids in a more profound way. Second, Thornton-Kelly states that homeschooling allows her kids to better master subjects,

Thesis: Homeschooling environment is an effective approach in education due to evidence of higher achievement on placement tests, success through college, engaged socially with activities outside homes, and students becoming active members of society.

For years flocks of children have gotten up at the crack of dawn and gone to the brick building to sit at their desks for eight hours straight, but now a very effective style of school called homeschooling has emerged. Most of todays parents have gone to a public school because homeschooling was not very well known back when they were school aged. Since then, homeschooling has become much more popular and has been proven to be effective. Parents should consider homeschooling their kids as an alternative to sending them to a public school.

Being homeschooled gives you options for yourself and your surroundings. “They’ve had complete control over their bodies, minds and spirits almost all their lives. As a result, they know exactly who they are and what they’re passionate about” (Source B). Homeschooling makes you think outside of the box. Think learning on a new level, you can still

An article from 2015 about homeschooling and public school stated that “it’s estimated that as many as 2 million American students are being educated at home.” There are several families that would prefer homeschooling over public school for several reasons, which will be discussed in this essay. The two topics that will be discussed are homeschooling and public school. There will be multiple topics discussed in this essay, such as pros and cons of homeschooling and public schooling, and which option would be the best option for certain types of families and students. These two topics will be contrasted by explaining which topic would be the better option for specific groups of people, and certain families. The purpose of this essay is to describe the advantages and disadvantages of home and public schooling. Also, the purpose of this essay to show statistics about which system of education would be best for certain families, specifically those who are low-income families, and want the best option for their children. Whereas public schooling is inexpensive and gives children a chance to make friends, homeschooling is the best option because it gives children a safe, and more compatible learning environment.

Some people say that being home schooled is not as beneficial as public school. However, I feel that being home schooled is more beneficial. Even though some may argue that the child loses social contact and socialization skills not everyone can learn in a large social setting. I think learning in a setting where you get more one on one contact is more beneficial. Second, there are less distractions when your learning at home. Also, everyone learns differently and your learning coach can teach you in a way you can understand. Lastly, some people have learning disabilities and some have disabilities that don't only affect their learning but their concentration as well, so eliminating the distractions and putting you in a setting where your

Children learn differently and homeschooling can quickly respond and adapt to what is best for the child (Terry, 2011). In the home, the child is the sole focus, rather than one of many. In the classroom, the teacher has to focus on the majority of the students, leaving the slower and the quicker student out (Terry, 2011). Often, if a child has dyslexia or attention deficit disorder, they fall quickly behind. The parent can spend the additional time and effort to make sure the lessons are structured so the child can learn. For the quicker student, lessons can be structured so they are more challenging.

With the many anxieties and stresses of public school, homeschooling is rapidly growing in popularity, with the numbers increasing by at least 7 percent every year. There are currently approximately two million children homeschooled throughout the United States. Recently in the years of public education, children have struggled due to the many distractions around them. Even in private schools, this issue has been evident. Sometimes the private or public school can be too slow for a student who is a quick learner. Sometimes the private or public schools have no fault in the issue, but the child suffers with a learning disability. With a committed parent or teacher, homeschooling can benefit their learning.

While homeschooling is legal in all 50 states, federal courts have not settled the issue of whether homeschooling should be considered a fundamental right. This means that in the future, an anti-homeschooling state legislature could take away the ability to homeschool. To protect itself against efforts to suppress the homeschooling movement, Raley suggests that the homeschooling movement seeks to have homeschooling recognized as a fundamental right under the Fourteenth Amendment. If homeschooling were recognized as a fundamental right, regulations on it would be subject to additional scrutiny. Namely, a law that curtails a fundamental right must satisfy three tests:

Times have drastically changed in the twenty-first century, one of them being education. Many aspects are considered when parents choose how they would like to educate their child. Aspects such as academics, sports, learning accommodations, finances, student performance, and social life may all be factors in the final decision. Over the past ten years, homeschooling has become increasingly popular among Americans. According to Brian D. Ray from National Home Education Research Institute, there are over 2.2 million homeschooled students in the United States. Although public schooling can have its benefits, homeschooling is more beneficial for a student in today’s society.

In today’ s society, many parents are considering home-schooling their children compared to sending them to public school. I believe that they 're many benefits to homeschooling children in today society for the benefit of their education. Firstly, home-schooL children will receive a higher standard of education because of each parent’s expectation; the children are in a confined environment with a -trained teacher who they already have a relationship with and understand the expectations of their parents. Second, children can focus on their classwork without constant interruption from other students. Most children in the home-school environment can study at their pace. Fourth, home schooled children are already in their environment and don’t have to worry about getting up early on the bus.The environment for homeschoolers is more calming, unlike the public school classroom. Children in the public schools have to deal with the constant interruption from their peers. Also, children in the public school are in a diverse setting where each child can learn from one other, with them learning from each other they will pick up a bad habit. These bad habits such as bullied other kids, or being bully themselves. They are many stories from grown people who will tell

While public schooling is the traditional way of receiving education, homeschooling is an alternative that must be considered. To clarify, homeschooling is the education of youths at home by their parents or tutors. Some homeschoolers may even receive some of their education through online schools. Homeschoolers can get the same amount of work done in about half the time it takes an average public schooler to finish his work. Despite the homeschooler’s shorter school days, they still end up doing better on standardized testing than most of the public schoolers. And on top of that homeschoolers learn to self motivate and to be responsible for themselves. Some people may say that homeschoolers do not get to work with other kids their age, or get the experience of going to different rooms and seeing different faces, but in truth, many homeschoolers actually end up going more places and seeing more people than the average school kid because

These two counterpart choices in education have been an ongoing controversy for such an extended amount time due to the concernment of what effects a child gaining his or her education in the comfort of their own home rather than a more engaged learning environment. Some argue that homeschooling is so controversial due to the issues of socialization or lack there of, time and financial constraints on the family and/or parents, and it simply being less effective and enforced than that of the alternative, public school, in terms of academic achievement and overall stature, (Martin-Chang, Gould, & Meuse, 2011). Additionally, traditional schooling is shown to provide more educational opportunities and important personal interactions between peers and teachers. (Korkmaz and Duman, 2014). On the contrary however, others argue that homeschooling raises greater academic achievement, creates strong familial and parent-child bonds, has the potential to build greater self-motivation and a sense of responsibility, while potentially keeping children out of harms way whether that be bad peer influences, bullying, drugs and alcohol.

The topic of education, especially the right way to educate, has been debated by many. Out of the many ways to educate students, homeschooling is highly debated. The repercussions homeschooling has on students is the main source of these debates. Some believe that homeschooling hinders a child 's ability to participate within their peer group and to distinguish from wrong and right. Along with their mental and social growth, the parents have to be willing to put in the effort to make sure the student is getting the information they need from them. Although the homeschooling lifestyle is not always attainable, it is still considered a viable option for many parents and students. While many believe that homeschooling children coddles them

Also traditional schools can provide materials that parents can teach better than teachers. In home schooling it requires the parents to get more time to stay with their children that is now days hard to get. Some parents are not patient enough while they are teaching their student and that will leave not good impact in the children, and parents are not flexible with breaks when the student in need to take a break. Due to the writer Jessica shepherd "the percentage of home-educated children who are not in employment, education or training [known as 'neets'] is higher than in the national population. Parents will not be the same as the teachers in the way of education and make their children understand well. Homeschooling for parents as teachers who educate their own children, all the information the student will get, it will vanish. If there is a comparison between the costs of home schooling and normal education , home schooling will costs more because parents will need to buy the newest way of education to educate their children which it is very expensive, and if parents tried to involve their student in homeschooling program that will cost more and more than normal