Home Schooling

The American education system has many flaws. It is becoming more and more ineffective. To society, school is a competition especially in colleges and universities. People care so much about the grade they get that they forget the real reason why we even go to school; to learn. All everyone cares about is the grade that we receive. It has become so bad that we have lost sight in what’s really important; our growth as humans. We are taught that we need to get good grades in order to go to a good college, we are constantly judged on how well we do on tests using a grading, and most of the material being taught to us doesn’t even prepare us for what’s in store in the real world.

Public education in America began in the early to mid-19th century with the simple goal of “uniting the American population by instilling common moral and political values” (Spring, 2012, p. 5). Our country was founded by men who designed the constitution so that it could be amended to accommodate changing political and social climates. They believed in the ideology of the American dream which “holds out a vision of both individual success and the collective good of all” (Hochschild & Scovronick, 2004, p. 1). It is with this same ideology that our public schools were

There was a time when America’s education system was top-notch according to the culture and society. With time, a myriad of things has changed, but unfortunately what has not evolved is the American education system. The country is still following a system which was not designed for the current global economic climate. Equality, as positive as it sounds is not as sufficient when it comes to education. The system treats students equally yet expect a similar culmination and outcome. Every child has his individuality and distinct abilities; one cannot judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree. Conversely, a few of the prominent reasons why the education system is failing are overcrowded schools, the rise of technology, and following the same old school hours.

The lives of children are greatly influenced by the environment they grow up in, and the people they come in contact with. For years, psychologists, researchers, and social workers have studied children, and why they do what they do. All have developed many different perspectives on how to view social problems and the development of individuals.

In the other hand parents who choose to home school their kids are faced with a great deal of advantages. Home schooling a child means that a parent has to give 100 percent dedication into teaching there child. One great asset to home schooling is that children are often way ahead in their grade work as compared with their peers in public school. They learn to read much earlier and advance through their subjects much faster and in a more thorough manner, due to more individualized attention and subject-specific attention. By being taught at home, the student has immediate access to the "teacher", and can ask questions at just about any time without having to worry about other students and their learning habits. Parents don’t have to worry about the safety of their child when it comes to home schooling. The child is in the home and always being watched if something where to happen it would be the parents’ responsibility and the parent would know what to do

The United States of America used to be known as one of the greatest countries to be apart of. From the jobs to the economy to education people loved to be apart of the American culture. The problem many Americans are facing today is poor education. Since America is viewed as a high profile country many people have prominent expectations on what they are receiving, specifically the education. The fact is that there are major problems with all levels of the education system today. Starting with early education, teachers are quick to say children needs to be medicated or put into special education. Proceeding to the general or high school education where kids are graduating but not prepared for what’s after. Lastly how higher education or college can hardly be afforded in today’s society. As a result of the failing education system, many parents blame the child or society when in actuality the failing system is corrupted by some teachers, lack of preparation, and lack of affordability in higher education.

Most children don't have the opportunities to socialize with other kids. Homeschooled children have little to no socialization with groups of diverse children. Most of the homeschooled children that do get to socialize on a regular basis are doing so with only a group of the same religious background or with kids of the same likes and interests included in the activities they attend themselves. There is hardly any socialization with groups of kids that are different than

Chapter 10, Section 1 B, Poverty, Marriage and Parenting Problems, discusses how a person's social class, family life or family's attitudes can affect a child's relationship with peers, teachers and others in an educational environment. This section seemed to attract my action because it reminded me of a part time job I had when I was in high school. My job was to be a counselor and a teacher assistant for a summer and spring program called Bain + 2. The author noted that some districts and schools hire counselors to help students or sponsor after school programs for children (Foundations of Education, p. 291). When I worked for Bain + 2, it was an after-school and summer program in the city of Cranston at Hugh B. Bain Middle School. Hugh B.

America’s education system is a disaster and the government has over the years spent millions on fixing the education system. The government has failed in fixing the education system because they are not the real people who can fix it. The government has made many different programs to fix the education system, like the No Child left behind program. Most people blame the government for spending millions to fix the education system and failing. What our society does not understand is that the government can only fix so much. It is time for all students, parents, and teachers to take responsibly and fix the education system in the way they want. Students, parents and teachers can make the education system better by students taking control of their own education, parents who care for their kid’s education and teachers who make amazing learning environment for their students.

When a child’s early experiences are chaotic and one or both parents are absent these causes the brain to become stressed and make the child feel insecure. The NCCP states, “Many children whose mothers suffer from depression lack healthy brain development” (NCCP). This can lead the child to have trouble connecting with classmates and lack of social skills. The article also mentions, “Daily interaction plays an important role in a child’s emotional and mental development” (NCCP). Positive interactions not only with classmates but also parents or adults can also help a child become more secure of themselves and allow them to ambition greater things than that of their parents. Overall, relationships between teachers and students are important. Poverty is a factor to the lack of social skills in children because the lack of positive role models in the

Caution: Unsocialised Homeschoolers is an article that addresses the concerns parents have about the quality of social development their children have access to if they chose to homeschool. It also challenges popular assumptions on homeschoolers’ social competence while answering objections that opponents raise. I argue that, rather than isolating and inhibiting social maturity and understanding, homeschooling has the potential to catalyse the processes and produce young people who are socially perceptive and understanding. Two of the ways I presented my case were by using personal experiences and diction to create pathos appeals, and by introducing ideas that my audience would find themselves in most agreement with.

Postlewaite, Charlotte C. "The Home School Debate. (Cover Story)." State Government News 47.2 (2004): 18-20. Academic Search Complete. Web.

The greatly discussed dilemma of having a child be taught in a public school setting versus a homeschool setting has been evaluated by parents since the idea was first introduced in the 1970’s. Public schooling had been the standard method of teaching since it is a requirement for states to provide public, free education for children in grades K-12. However, the backlash against the system began when two educational theorists and supporters of school reform, John Holt and Raymond Moore, started to question both the techniques and the products of public schools. Some parents went on to support the ideas of them and began to teach their children in the environment of their own homes for several different reasons. Some included moral or religious reasons, a desire for high educational achievement, dissatisfaction with public schools’ instructional program, or concerns about drugs and peer pressure in a public school environment. Child development specialists believe that homeschooled children are isolated from the outside world, therefore making them socially handicapped. If being exposed to this type of education on an elementary school level, the child can suffer from the lack of fundamental development of effective social skills needed for a lifetime ahead of them.

Most parents hear the word “home-school” and conjure up many assumptions that are either false or overlooked at. The technology provided, as well as the teaching quality spent on home-schooled children requires a lot of time and effort from the parents; it is an act of dedication and total commitment. According to the Robinson Curriculum, the parents have “little personal time or time alone. If care is not taken to set aside time for yourself, it is easy to never have time alone. They are basically with their [children] 24/7” (The Robinson Curriculum). There are many positives as well as the negatives outlooks pertaining to “sheltering” kids from attending private or public schools. Many adults are

Home schooling is a positive alternative to the public classroom setting. It allows parents, the ones who know their child more than anyone else, time to gauge how their child behaves and responds to different learning practices. If a child is determined to have learning disability, curriculum can be altered to accommodate this challenge. If a child struggles in a particular subject, extra time can be taken to make sure the child understand what he is learning and grasps the specific subject content.