The Importance 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,

“You take each student from where they are and provided experiences that will maximize success” (Qualities of a good Teacher). On the other hand, there are no requirements stating that parents doing home schooling have to be trained, experienced, certified or evaluated; or have any particular qualifications, parents who have graduated high school can home school their child. Home schooled parents argue that they can invest more time and energy into their child’s education, but in reality, a parent can educate their children at home with just a high school degree. Their inexperience harms the child more than their attempt to help. As well as educated teachers, public schools also provide a development of adapting to a more diverse environment and instill a stimulation to learn.

Home schooling is another way that children can achieve an education in a smaller and more relaxed learning environment. It also allows children to go at their own pace and have more time to get their work done. Home schooling can be a better way for kids to get their education especially if the child has a problem with being around other kids or being away from home. Home schooling allows children to learn at home in familiar surroundings, which can have a positive effect on kids if they have trouble adjusting to a classroom and being around other kids. Being at home, doing school work also allows kids to work in a stress free environment by means of getting one-on-one attention if they are having difficulty understanding or solving a problem.

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

Both were filling bags full of weapons and explosives. Then they were on their way to Columbine High School. It was a warm spring day, most of the students were outside enjoying the day while they were on their lunch break. At 11:19 a freshman named, Kelly Fleming was outside with some friends. The students in the cafeteria thought it was a normal school day until they heard gunshots. As they looked outside, they saw Kelly lying on the ground dead. She had been shot four times. Then it was time, the attack on Columbine had begun

Teachers left doors open so they would not mimic gunfire if they slammed loudly. Chinese food was removed from the cafeteria menu for fear the smell would trigger memories of the meal many students left behind when the gunman entered the dining hall.” The same article describes how former teachers have dealt with the trauma of that day. Paula Reed, who still works at the school, started to get anxiety a couple years after the attack happened. After all of the survivors graduated, she left for two years to write romance novels (“US School Shooting: Legacy of Columbine High School Massacre 19 Years Later”). A survivor of the attack and brother of one of the victims, Craig Scott, set off to try and “raise the value of human life” to teenagers. In doing so, he stopped a potential massacre in Texas when, after speaking at an event, a student walked up to him and handed him a “hit list” (“US School Shooting: Legacy of Columbine High School Massacre 19 Years

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

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration,” are the words of Thomas Edison whom, after having his teacher claim he was not teachable, was taken out of school to be homeschooled by his mother. After some radical accounts of homeschooling gone wrong, Americans currently tend to believe this form of education is of lesser quality than to that compared of public schooling. However, this alternative option is actually a plausible choice and in some areas, could even be considered more beneficial in regards to the long run. Homeschooling has come a long way, and with the support of the government, it has offered a better choice for Americans that feel that the public school system can’t provide everything their children need. Assisted by online resources and ready-made homeschooling curriculum, homeschooling has become a popular choice with the number of students learning at home growing.

Before presenting both the positive and the negative aspects of homeschooling it is worth mentioning that the deciding factor for parents choosing to homeschool as opposed to public schooling generally falls into a biased opinion of public schooling. As mentioned in an NPR radio interview, “the number one reason parents give is the desire to provide religious or moral instruction and that the second most popular reason, closely followed behind, was a concern about the school environment” Martin, M. (2013). These type of reasoning for home schooling presents some valid question, such as, who determines what the best approach or the best form of education? Is the quality of education

While the American public school system educates the majority of students today, a fast growing population is beginning to accept homeschooling as an adequate alternative. Anyone with kids desires only the best education and experiences for them. Those who face this decision have to take in the plentiful list of differences and decide which will suit their family best. For years, most people saw homeschooling as an ineffiecent replacement to the government-provided schools already in existence. However, in the last ten years, studies have proved that homeschooling well equipps a student for college and beyond, changing the minds of many(http://www.usnews.com/education/high-schools/articles/2012/06/01/home-schooled-teens-ripe-for-college?page=2). In order to make this crutial decision between public or home school, one must account for the social and extracurricular opportunites, the educational aspect, and what role the family plays in education.

People think that because these children have never been in a real class room before that after they graduate their twelve grades in the homeschooled setting they couldn’t possibly get used to the idea of a community college or even worse a university. Joan Bress states that “Colleges that have accepted homeschooled students appreciate the maturity and self-direction these students demonstrate. They believe that because homeschooled students have been involved in shaping their own education, they tend to be motivated learners and are comfortable assuming positions of leadership, both in class and in social situations” (17). It is a fact that homeschooled children actually score higher on test scores than children from public schools. This is due to the fact that the one-to-one learning time really helps a student and these kids are smarter because of

And third, home school kids can choose their own studies. They can pursue areas of interest more in-depth, have religious freedom, and even have the option to join in

How does the society expect their children would be educated? Education is the most important things that a person should have in order to survive. Education is unlimited and has no boundary. Parents have their own pattern on how to conduct their children development. One of the ways is through homeschooling. Homeschooling is parent-led based education. It’s a practice where parents teach their children at home. People think that it brings a lot of adverse effect rather than the good ones but, here are so many sources that have let the cat out of the bag about homeschooling. It turns out to be the other way around. So, the purpose of discussing homeschooling is to expose the benefits of it to society.

Why is it that we rarely acknowledge homeschooled students for who they are in this society? Is it because they are different from the run-of-the-mill students that attend public schools? It could very well be that they are misjudged because so many people are not informed on homeschooling. If so, the majority of homeschooled students around the nation feel like outsiders simply because society has not taken the time to understand and provide for them. But, one should not feel ashamed as around 3.4% of the all K-12 students in America are homeschooled, (Ray). It is reasonable for such a small population to feel like a group of outsiders when everyone else has not been apart of this experience. Fortunately, there are various methods of tackling this problem; diagnosing this issue is the most beneficial of all. Thus, homeschoolers are outsiders because others do not fully understand the setting they are taught in, the education they receive, and the reasons behind why they are being homeschooled in the first place.

but that it is the choice of the parents. Although there are many people choosing this method of education because of religious reasons, many parents who are not religious are choosing homeschooling because of the opportunities it opens up for their children and them. Many parents choose it because they believe that personal learning will be better for their children and there are so many products on the market today that it has been simple to be homeschooled (Kiesling, Angie).