Home School Legal Defense Association

(2003, May 29). Home Schooling in Cyberspace. April 12, 2005, Retrieved from http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/919755/posts Shaw, I. The Pro's and Con's of Home Schooling. Retrieved April 19, 2005, from http:// familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,58-28625-0-1,00.html Smith, Jesse.

It is obvious, based on these statistics, that parents homeschool their children for different reasons including religious beliefs, problems with the school system, and disabilities. Although the reasons for homeschooling may be valid; nevertheless, the disadvantages to the parents, children, and school system will eventually outweigh the positives. Homeschool is an ever-increasing trend for those parents who are insistent on greater success for their children in today’s competitive society. The question that arises with this movement is whether or not homeschooling is actually beneficial. Thirty-three percent of homeschooling parents cite religious beliefs as their main reason for homeschooling their children, as determined by a 2002 United States Census Bureau study (Gordon, 2003, para.

Retrieved December 7, 2004, from http://www.child-reading-tips.com/cons-of-home-schooling.htm Pawlas, G.E. (2001). Clearing the air about home schooling. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 37(2), pp. 63-66.

Retrieved September 26, 2004, from http://www.angelfire.com/pa/sergeman.issues/education/find.html 6.Shimshock, K. (2003, February). The impact of Technology on a Home Schooled Education. Retrieved September 26, 2004 7.The Robinson Curriculum (2004). Home-schooling Problems/Needs. 31(56) Retrieved October 3, 2004 from http://www.robinsoncurriculm.com/view/rc/s31p.56.htm 8.The Learning Center (2003) Reading and Learning- The Benefits for Home- schooling.

Date Retrieved from website, November, 2004. http://homeschooling.about.com/mbiopage.htm The website gives various information on how to plan a home schooling curriculum. The author give information on how to get the most out of home schooling and the internet, provided resources that individual’s can use in everyday schooling experience. Lines, Patricia. M. (2000). Home schooling Comes of Age.

It has once again surfaced and become popular but there are several people who question the possible negative effects this option creates. Criticism of homeschooling is vast and there are several different aspects as to why it could be detrimental to the development of a child. One such argument is that experiences of diversity are lost when students are taught in the home. They have lost the opportunity to work with peers of varying culture and social statuses in an academic environment. Such experiences are essential preparation for social and professional life outside the home.

Retrieved April 10, 2005 from www.hslda.org. Kochenderfer R, & Kanna E. (2002). Homeschooling for success: How parents can create a superior education for their child. New York NY: Warner Books. Ray, Brian D. Ph.D (2004).

Moore believed that children were being pushed in school to learn things they were not ready to learn. After evtensive research, he concluded that children in schools become extremely dependent on their peers. (Lyman, 1998). John Holt believed that it was beneficial to homeschool children because children were not being encouraged to use their natural curiosity. His negative attitude towards schools is shown when he wrote, "To return once more to compulsory school in its barest form, you will surely agree that the government told you that on one hundred and eighty days of the year, for six or more hours a day, you had to be at a particular place, and there do whatever people told you to do, you would feel that this was a gross violation of your civil liberties."

Many parents opt to educate at home, whether it be for religious purposes or because they are pursuing the philosophy of child-led learning. Whatever the reason for home schooling, it has become a predominant form of education in society today (Lines, 1995). Society inflicts many stereotypes upon those who “go against the norm.” Children who are home-schooled are seen as shy, passive, introverted people who do not get along well in society. It is believed that parents of home-schooled children are protecting their chil... ... middle of paper ... ...ooled peers. Bibliography Aiex, N. (1994).

Eley, Mark G. “Making the Home School Connection.” Academic Search Premier. 59 (2002): 1-3. Raver, Cybele C. “Young Children’s Emotional Development and School Readiness.” Department of Education. (2003): 1-6. Ray, Brian D. “Customization Through Home Schooling.” Educational Leadership.