The Benefits Of High School Education

Unschooling is different from traditional grade-level structural education in every aspect of its design, rather than placing a child in a classroom of four walls and teaching what the government has constructed it allows the child to determine their syllabus. The controversy about unschooling is the freedom that the students receive. The teachers sole purpose is to provide an environment to nurture the students interest, in the students own way while providing what’s needed to follow those interest (Morrison, 2016). This system of homeschooling allows an extraordinary amount of play for students under the philosophy that through play will arouse learning within the student and most importantly the student will entertain learning while progressing on their own terms. The end goal that parents seek is to embrace and nurture their child’s desire to become life-long learners that seek

Imagine what it would be like to not get to have your first day of school as a child. For a child that is home schooled, they never get to walk through the doors on their first day with a new backpack, new school supplies, and new clothes. As little as this issue may seem, is it important for people to understand the effects that homeschooling can have on the cognitive development of elementary age children because by not being exposed to the resources and relationships children can get out of public school, they lack the benefits that come along with the system. Children cannot develop their emotions and problem solving skills, which could result in them being less successful in the future. The next generation is meaningful to society because they are the ones that will help American progress, so people need to ensure that they are getting the best education for their children. Although many parents believe homeschooling can be beneficial to their children because of the convenience and closeness to home, thoroughly examining the negative effects it has including a lack in the cognitive development, limited exposure to problems associated with the public as well as not having the benefits of a relationship with teachers and other students can prove that homeschooling are harmful to the cognitive development of elementary aged children.

Not long ago, my parents received an endless amount of criticism, similar to the Walls’ family, for their decision to homeschool my siblings and me. Many “feared” for us, because according to them, there was no way we were going to learn effectively at home, what we could in a formal school. My mom tells me stories of how people she’d known expressed genuine concern over the idea of educating children in a different way than what is deemed “normal.” I do not blame these people for their concern, as they were raised in a society that emphasizes a single approach to learning. Although there were definitely times growing up when I wished to attend a brick and mortar school like “normal” people, after a certain age I genuinely appreciated my parent’s decision. Being home-schooled has taught me so much more than just the basic principles of education. I grew up being highly self-reliant due to my online school requiring students to be almost entirely responsible for keeping up with their work. Similar to college, I had a syllabus provided to me, and had no one other than myself to make sure I was on top of everything. This helped me to become a responsible and well-organized individual. I also gained a quality education, despite all of the fear and concern of those around me. I still have to answer the questions, “Why were you homeschooled?” and, “Didn’t you want to go to regular school?” more

Public schooling in the United States fails in providing a quality education for student in K-12. In 2015 the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), which measures reading ability and math and science literacy among 15-year-olds in dozens of developed and developing countries, found that the United States is ranked 35th in math and 27th in science Desilver, D. (2016). The number one thing every parent wants for their children is for them to have access to the best possible education available. As a result of a low quality public education, parents are progressively looking for alternative ways of schooling. In particular, some parents have decided that homeschooling would better prepare their children in life. This paper will analyze both the pros and cons of homeschooling.

What do parchment, a feather quill, a CD, and even a horse drawn carriage all have in common? All of these devices have become outdated and replaced by something more beneficial and useful to society. Unlike these improvements, public education has remained relatively the same. However, the controversial and heated topic of homeschooling is about to change that. Many individuals have strong opinions on homeschooling either for or against it for various reason. Will public school become a thing of the past for the public good? Brian D. Ray, President of the National Home Education Research Institute, in his article, “Does home schooling promote the public good?,” ventures to argue this

Education in our society is a very important factor in shaping our future. One’s future is depended on the education they receive and everyone is somehow affected by this. Children from the ages of kindergarteners to seniors in high school, college graduates, and stay at home mothers, are all shaped by the education the government provides us. There are many different ways to acquire an education some through private schools, public, charter, and being homeschooled. However, homeschooling is growing more in popularity than it has ever been.

When I leave home to move to college, I will be 17, and if classes start later than most schools, freshly 18. I will spend my very first days of legality and adulthood at college, surrounded by professors that are ready to teach and students that are ready to learn. At the Wharton School I will be able to learn financial accounting from extremely bright professors. Financial Accounting is my road into the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and from there I will use my knowledge of languages to gain status, until I am able to become a lead detective. In order to enter into the FBI, I will need to stand out, as an accountant, from others of my profession. Wharton offers me the opportunity to be close to home while studying accounting at the business

There will be more job opportunities if you have a diploma, because certain jobs only accept people with diplomas.

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.

Many parents who homeschool argue that the socialization children get in public school is uncanny and possibly harmful. That any socialization is best gained through life experiences that happen with family, and should include interactions with those in a diverse group of ages. Parents that homeschool are more of the modest type in the interest of they do not want their kids to do something that could possibly get them harmed or in trouble. When homeschooling children the parents are able to choose what they learn and when they learn it. “Over 2.04 million students are now learning at

One question most parents of young children have to consider is whether or not they want to homeschool their children or send them to a public school. Over recent years, homeschooling has become much more popular. “There are about 2.3 million home educated students in the United States. This is up from one estimate that there were about 2 million children home educated during the spring of 2010 in the United States. It appears the homeschool population is continuing to grow (at an estimated 2% to 8% per annum over the past few years)” (Ray, 2016, p.1). Homeschooling is better than public schooling for various reasons, but some people may disagree with this statement and argue that public schooling is better because of more socialization, access to clubs and sports, cost less and etc. All these reasons can be shown to favor homeschool education by evaluating them through aesthetic, moral, and practical criteria.

If you have children, would you like your children to attend both public and private school? Or do you choose to do homeschooling? Although it is seemed to be less important for us, it could be questionable for every parent, needless to say for for all children. It is because the growth of homeschooling. According to specific statistics conducted by Jeremy Redford from National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), there is the fact that the homeschooling rate has kept increasing. The survey conducted by U.S. Department of Education since 1999, has collected national data to evaluate the number of homeschooled students who ages 5 through 17 with a grade equivalent of kindergarten through grade 12 in the United States. Followed the statistics, it is showed that the number of homeschooled students are clear increased from 850,000 in 1999 to 1,773,000 in 2012. (Jeremy Redford, 2017) It means that homeschooling rate for national students had kept increasing from 1.7 to 3.4 in same year with the above number. Numerically, it could be seemed tiny statistical value. However, when we focus on the increasing trend, it is enough to explain the reason why we need to pay attention to homeschooling system. Nonetheless, it is less effective for children’s personal intellectual and spiritual growth to take homeschooling, instead of institutional education system.

Every year, homeschooled children save American tax payers twenty-seven billion dollars according to an article published in “The Daily Signal” in February 2009. Many people are probably wondering how this is possible. “The National Center for Education Statistics” states that tax payers spend approximately eleven thousand dollars per year on each student enrolled in a public-school system. The cost of facilities, teachers, books, transportation, etc. are expenses that parents themselves absorb when they choose to teach their children. Homeschooling has expanded in popularity and efficiency over the past several years. Parents choose to home school for a variety of reasons. Some parents have concerns about the learning environment or academic quality of public schools. Others want to ensure that their children are educated in agreement with their religious values. Many parents think their children will learn better through child-directed learning outside the classroom. Some individuals have kids who are bullied in school or may have health conditions. A growing number of families enjoy the flexibility homeschooling presents, and many children will possibly find that home schooling is an appropriate fit for their learning styles or personalities. Parents are looking more into homeschooling each year. Numerous families have specific reasons for homeschooling their children, each one with a different meaning for every child’s experiences. Higher quality education, religious

I envision IntelliSchool as a place of high school students who have enrolled to finish their high school education that might have been hindered by someone or something. I personally admire these people, who regardless of the struggles they have faced, they still have the audacity to keep growing as a human being. As a public charter school, IntelliSchool is a diverse environment that includes all kinds of socioeconomic groups and ethnicities. Some of my biggest fears are not being able to adapt quickly to their form of learning. Since it is a self-paced education, each student learns different material every day, and are usually afraid to ask questions. As the days progress I am sure that I will gain their trust and ask for help more openly. My biggest concern is not being familiar with the material being learned by the students and still having to explain it to them. As an ASU intern, I know they see me as a "know-it-all" but the truth is, I am only two years ahead of them so there is not much educational difference. By working with young adults, I am positive that I am going to learn as much from them as they are going to learn from me. Some of my expectations are to grasp a general idea of the way each student learns and then develop ways in which I can incorporate these concepts into my classes. Although I do not perceive behavior as a major challenge, I do expect some disrespect or frustration towards me from being unable to help them correctly.

Homeschooling, not very well known, presents a new and affordable way to educate children. “Home school is a term used to refer to the education of children by their parents or guardians in a setting other than a public or private school” (Anderman & Anderman, p. 467). It has never been a new thing; it just has not been as popular as it used to be (Lines, p. 76). With this topic meaning so much to groups for and against the right for homeschooling and what should be legalized or not, the debate still rages on from local to even national government entities. Both sides of the argument have valid points, but ultimately it is the choice of the parents. There are many types of ways to educate children and that decision is difficult for both