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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

i. Dr. Brian Ray (2009), found that homeschool parents have more formal education than parents in the general population; 66.3% of the fathers and 62.5% of the mothers had a college degree (i.e., bachelor’s degree) or a higher educational attainment.

Kozlowska explains that the concept of unschooling is a natural way of learning that all children experience before they start traditional school. She uses logos in the following quote: “‘...There is no reason to believe that this ability to make mental connections, to ask questions, would disappear by the age of 5 and 6.’” to try to convince the audience that unschooling better prepares children for the real world. Kozlowska gives an example of a family that was able to successfully utilize the method of unschooling to allow their two children to learn at their own pace and explore their own interests instead of being forced to learn about topics they believe will never be present in their adult

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

He uses phrases such as “research, experience, and philosophy of freedom” to invoke a sense of pride at being someone willing to read this article. He further qualifies this by using words such as “well-adjusted…industrious…civically involved” to describe those who are home schooled. This creates a sense of longing for these values as a society especially when he talks about how these values and many others are “embodied in the Constitution.” This simple reference to the constitution creates a sense of patriotism at our country believing in such strong values and principles. He is also able to create the emotion of disapproval as he describes public schools as a “public-good school experiment” and then describes their result of the experiment as full of “illiteracy, drug abuse, [climbing] incarceration rates.” He then ends his article creating a sense of hope challenge “successfully home school one child at a time, for his or her personal good and the furtherance of the public good.” Ray’s effective emotional appeals through his word choice are able to focus his audience on the importance of homeschooling for the benefits of society.

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.

This research paper analyzes data from case studies and peer reviewed articles to examine, whether home schoolers who are educated away from the public school are able attain the expected higher academic standards comparable to public school students (PSS). Additionally, socialization, which has plagued homeschoolers will be considered to be a part of this research., Subsequently, the search for answers about the homeschooling success had becomebecame more difficult, due to the abundance of misrepresented information and public opinions. Historically, Finally, those who have a basic knowledge of the homeschooling community, developed their assumptions based on limited exposure with parents who homeschooled. Unfortunately, parents who

The Home School Legal Defense Association is a nonprofit organization established to protect and improve the constitutional right of parents to select the educational course of their children. The National Home Education Research Institute provides educational resources and studies for home-schooling parents. Its founder, Dr. Brian D. Ray, recently published "African American Homeschool Parents' Motivations for Homeschooling and Their Black Children's Academic Achievement." His observations are proof that home schooling is effective for all children, not just one specific

Relations between home and school can be strengthened by multiple strategies developed by the teacher and the parents to benefit the child. The friendship between the school and the home of the child is crucial. The open communication between the school and parents is important because it allows the teachers to gain insight and understanding of the child’s development and behavior. In the book, A Child Goes Forth A Curriculum Guide for Preschool Children by Barbara Taylor, it suggests sending a daily note home with the child, so the parents are able to read about their child’s day. Along with that, a newsletter is also recommended to post weekly and/or monthly about the classroom to keep the parents up-to-date and inspire questions or comments

Part three moves into the nuts and bolts of curriculum choices based on the child’s learning style. Neil Fleming’s learning techniques are described. This section will also address the need for testing a homeschool child and the reason for correlating the homeschool material with the state and core knowledge guidelines. Children who obtain educational support during their younger years will be creative and eager to learn throughout their lives. They will learn the importance of knowledge and education through their parents. I will also discuss innocent permissiveness and how it relates to bad education in the future.

Homeschooling is on the rise in America. According to a 2007 NHES study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education there are an estimated 1.5 million students actively being homeschooled up from the 850,000 estimated in previous study conducted in 1999 (NCES, 1). Once seen as a fringe activity usually associated with the religious right, homeschooling now encompasses many mainstream families looking for educational alternatives in the face of such issues as violence, peer pressure, and poor academic quality in many public schools. Detractors on the other hand claim that homeschooling is a less effective method of educating America’s youth citing academic and social issues. Despite critics’ claims to the contrary, homeschooling is an effective and viable method of education as its participants not only do well academically; they are well socialized and are successful in college and later life.

Most schools show facts that the everyday socialization of students will help with the progress in becoming a better citizen for the future. However, statistics show “Seventy-one percent of homeschool graduates participate in an ongoing community service activity, compared to 37 percent of U.S. adults to similar ages.”(Romanowski 127) This shows that more individuals today partake in activities in the U.S. today that were homeschooled than people who went to public schools. “More important, the assumption that traditional schooling offers socialization experiences that homeschooling cannot is flawed. Schools are not the only place that children can learn these basic life skills.”(Romanowski 126) Children will have many other times in life that they can experience what’s like to be a round other people on a daily basis, get a better understanding of day to day actions. Myths about schooling are common, but when it comes to the benefits children acquire are far superior to public schooled

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.

Surprisingly, there are a variety of people that do homeschooling. Both people from high-income to low-income families. There are parents that even have doctorates or even a diploma in a general subject. Families with either one or two parents and differing ethnics and religious or secular inducement choose to homeschool (Ray 2002). Researchers come to the conclusion that homeschoolers, for the most part, have free reign when it comes to their homework and school pace that they feel that suits them the best.