Home Schooling Should be an Option for Everyone

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Johnny is a young student in first grade. He loves to read and he also loves to talk. His teacher Mrs. Smith has a problem with this. Johnny is always the first to finish his work, and yet he always seems to cause problems in the classroom. Johnny's parents are very irritated by Johnny's grades of all A's in the academic curriculum and yet getting "Unsatisfactory" in behavior. They have decided to take Johnny out of public school to teach him at home.

Attending school is not the only way to become a scholar. It has been shown that home-educated individuals are just as successful, if not more than those who receive a public education. I understand the relationship between the two as a difference in my educational background and that of my younger brother. I enjoy being a student and learning! Growing up, I was often sad when I got sick because I would miss school, not my friends or an important test, but the fact I missed the opportunity to learn something new. As a student in the Louisiana public school system, I received an above average education compared to the classroom norm. I was a true learner. I wanted to gain knowledge and understanding of everything by study, instruction, and experience. I am not the only member of my family that feels this way. It seems that my parents raised me to yearn for knowledge, even though my father had only a high school degree and my mother a GED. Despite my wonderful experience in public school systems and the increase in educational government funding, children may be educated just as well, if not better through the parents in a home school program through intense personalized programs. (1)

Home School

The Story:

Home school has its proponents, and its critics. I attended a regular elementary, middle, and high school. Public schools are a wonderful social and educational environment for children, or at least they were when I was in elementary school. As I progressed through the grades, the focus remained on the social aspects, not learning. I find however that my experience in upper level classes is not standard. I was challenged by my teachers to learn everything about everything. I was in a gifted/talented program in Louisiana, which is recognized as one of the best in the nation. On the other hand, my little brother Logan attended school in Texas, where the focus is to earn the best scores on TAAS, the standardized tests.

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