Michael H. Romanowski is a professor at the Center for Teacher Education at Ohio Northern University in Ada. In “Revisiting the Common Myths about Homeschooling” by Michael H. Romanowski, the author revisits common myths that many people, including educators, that influence individuals regarding their perspective of homeschooling and how it effects education of American Children. Romanowski’s views in “Revisiting the Common Myths about Homeschool” are verifiable and evidence is supported through credible sources. After careful evaluation his opinions are easy to prove. Romanowski explores four myths that still impact persons regarding their perception and understanding of the part homeschooling plays in education. The first myth is that homeschooling produces social loners. This myth stems from the thought that homeschooled students do not have the social skills needed to survive in society. Myth two is that homeschooling fails to make decent citizens. The third myth is that students who are homeschooled have difficulty entering college. Since their schooling experiences are limited to their homeschool setting, they are at a disadvantage and lack a formal high school diploma and ACT or SAT test results. The last myth is that most people homeschool only for religious reasons. Finally, concluding the effects that homeschooling has on the American Educational System. The assumption that traditional schooling offers socialization experiences that homeschooling cannot is flawed. Studies say that schools are not the only place to learn social skills. Homeschool parents believe the home and not public schools offer the kind of socialization that they desire for their children. In public school children are grouped with 25 to 35 p... ... middle of paper ... ...atistical data but he claims that because of the sources supposed authority on homeschooling the data is true. He concluded that despite the myths, advantages or disadvantages to homeschooling, a parent’s choice should be respected and the main concern should be to maximize the potential of all children. When closely examined the article does not answer all possible questions that arise with the subject of homeschooling and the idea that all parents make the right choice for their children does not account for the possibility of abusive parents. Works Cited Romanowski, Michael H. "Revisting The Common Myths About Homeschooling." Clearing House 79.3 (2006): 125-129. Academic Search Complete. Web. 14 February 2014.
Homeschooling is becoming a huge trend across America. It does have its downsides to it, just like any other education. Many parents have to worry about the right way of letting their child have socialization. Without proper socialization, a child can lack proper social skills. Many parents fear the temptations public school can provide, so they homeschool their children to bring them up with holy and moral attitudes. No parent wants their child to hang around other children who abuse drugs, alcohol, or can misguide their children down a wrong path. With homeschooling, parents can monitor whom their children socialize with and for how long. Fearing to not have any socialization at all is where parents can go wrong.
When it comes to education, many have various opinions on how children should and should not be educated. A common debate is over the efficiency of homeschooling, and whether or not homeschooling is better than public schooling. In ways, homeschoolers and school-going children are quite similar. On the other hand, there are also several differences in these children, and the ways in which they are taught. Often, homeschoolers and public schooled children are stereotyped. Most people will automatically label these children in their mind from what they have heard about the type of education that the children are receiving. It is imperative to compare and contrast these education methods to get a better understanding of them.
According to Gretchen M. Wilhelm and Michael W. Firmin, in their article Historical and Contemporary Developments, the Department of Education found that over 1,700,000 students are homeschooled. That’s 3.4 percent of all school age children (304). Homeschooling is defined as an education that contains less than twenty five hours of public school teaching each week and is based out of a household. The earliest forms of education were originally taught from home, then later developed into public schools (Wilhelm and Firmin). Homeschooling not only affects the students taught, but also fellow Americans in the race to advance a nation. Homeschooling needs to be understood in order to revise education into a better and
Moreover, some families choose to Homeschool in order to screen their child’s curriculum to remove secularist views found in modern day public school curriculum (2002). Others have children with special needs or learning disabilities, so they choose to homeschool (Maaja, 1997). Ultimately, families are looking for what they believe is best for their children. And these families want to be actively involved in the education of their children. Homeschooling parents do not want strangers raising their children. They want to raise their children with freedom from government systems and institutions (Ray, 2000a).
Homeschooling is often portrayed as an overprotective mom - unwilling to let her kids leave her for a day at school, and a large number of children, all unable to hold a conversation, let alone function normally in society. As someone who was homeschooled from kindergarten through eighth grade, I can attest that my homeschool experience was the exact opposite of this confining stereotype.
According to Mary Griffith, author of the book The Homeschooling Handbook, the concept of homeschooling is nothing new to society. It is only in the past 150 years that public school system as we know it came into effect (Griffith, 1999). Prior to that, “…the family was the basis for social life…the home was where children learned what was necessary to function in their community” (1999). By the mid-1970s, there were barely any people practicing homeschooling (Ray, 2004). However, over the past twenty years there has been a resurgence in people choosing homeschooling (2004). There has been a 500 percent increase in homeschooling from the 1990-1991 school year to the 2002-2003 school year (2004). The National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) estimates “that between 1.7 and 2.1 million students were being homeschooled in the U.S., in every grade level from kindergarten through twelfth grade…Indications are that the growth rate is between 7 percent and 15 percent per year ” (2004).
To home school or not is the decision facing every parent and unfortunately there is no right or wrong answer. On the surface the differences are blaringly obvious but with America’s test scores in a free fall and the standard educational system broken homeschooling is becoming a trend that shows no signs of slowing down. In one study it is estimated that homeschooling has increased by 62% within just the last decade and the increase is estimated
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Studies have shown year after year that homeschooled students consistently perform just as well as (or in many cases better than) traditionally schooled students on standardized academic exams. But very rarely does anyone ask why this is, or what caused the student to do so well, because they are usually too concerned with questions about the student’s social life or if they would be able to handle the transition into college. Therefore, my thesis statement is: Homeschooled students often achieve higher academic success and are more active in their communities than traditionally schooled students, due to a personalized approach to learning that emphasizes individuality. My research paper will debunk some popular myths about homeschooling, and give the real reasons why homeschoolers are so successful.
Today, many parents are homeschooling their children. A U.S. Department of Education’s report shows that approximately 1.5 million children were being homeschooled in 2007 (Lips & Feinberg, 2008). This is almost 3 percent of all school age children (Lips & Feinberg, 2008). A private researcher, the National Home Education Research Institute, estimates 2.5 million children were being homeschooled in the 2007 – 2008 academic years (Lips & Feinberg, 2008). By either count, homeschooling is growing exponentially.
I have chosen to write this essay about homeschooling. Homeschooling is one option for schooling children, along with public and private schools. Many people do not believe in homeschooling because they do not trust that parents are teaching their children correctly. They argue that parents can’t teach their children without proper training and that without it. They also worry that students will not learn to socialize or function in society and that homeschooling is just a way to hide children from the real world. A lot of people fear homeschooling because they do not know very much about that form of education. On the other hand many peoples opinion is that homeschooling has many benefits and that it gives
In today’s American society, quality education is important for one to succeed. Without proper education, a person will find it extremely difficult to apply for college, a job, or to pursue his or her dream. Typically when Americans think of education, public education is the first to come to mind. Public education has been around for centuries and is provided to most children throughout the United States. Due to this fact, public education has been the go to education source for years. Though, this trend is slowly changing with many parents deciding to home school their children instead. Many factors are the cause for this issue, but the common arguments arise from a certain few. For students, public school provides many opportunities ranging from social connections, school sports, and the exposure to teachers who are experts in their fields. But homeschooling is often superior because it offers additional time for students to participate in various extracurricular activities and community service, allows for more individual attention, personal character development, and it offers less exposure to discrimination that is received in the public school environment.
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As the population in public schools increase, the problems in these schools are also on the rise. These changes are leasing to the way parents are schooling their children. Many parents are leaning towards homeschooling as a solution to this problem. This increase in homeschooling can be directly related to an increase in school violence, the offering of a lack luster curriculum, and lack of student teacher interaction.
All children in America have the right to a quality education. Most students receive that education through conventional means, going to a public or private school. There is another option for today's children, home schooling. Home schooling is a controversial issue. While it does have its benefits, some people believe it has too many downfalls to be an effective method of education. In this paper, topics such as academic impact, social impact, and parental opinions of home schooling will be discussed.