Homeschooling has held many places throughout the years. In the colonial days, homeschooling was the norm. In contrast, in the late 1800’s, homeschooling took a back seat and public schooling became the way of education. After religion instruction was removed from public schools in the late 1960’s, homeschooling reemerged. Over the past several decades, homeschooling has gone from a radical concept to being converted into mainstream education for thousands of people. In his article “Home Schooling Is a Legitimate Alternative to Public Schools”, Chris Jeub discusses the benefits homeschooling offers on an academic, social and family level. He argues that it is all around more beneficial for children to engage in being educated at home. Although Evie Hudak delivers a valid argument, I disagree with her view that public education is a better choice than home schooling based on it providing a wider array of information and social opportunities. Hudak’s thesis is clear cut, stating, “Public education is a better choice than home schooling because it provides a wide variety of resources and experiences, including the opportunity for youths to develop the social skills necessary for success in adulthood.” In her article “Public Education Is Preferable to Home Schooling”, she argues that parents are not as qualified …show more content…
However, I do not believe public schools are the best place for children to receive an education, obtain people skills, and learn to love and accept all types of other people. Just because educators have to obtain a college education and obtain a licensure in order to teach, does not make them qualified to provide the best learning environment for each individual child. The person teaching the child about the world and academics needs to have a personal and vested
Homeschooling is probably one of the least known and least understood issues in education. Many people tend to think that most homeschoolers are religious conservatives or extremists. However, the truth is that people from all walks of life are joining the homeschooling bandwagon (Ray, 2004). The main misconception is that homeschooled children don’t get the same academic and social education as traditionally schooled children. Contrary to popular perception, homeschooled children have the same, if not better academic opportunities, social opportunities and college admissions prospects than traditionally schooled students have.
“Adults who were homeschooled often reference extreme social awkwardness as an obstacle they experienced upon entering college or the workforce.” (Whelan). Homeschooling may be a beneficial alternative to public and private schooling, but when the facts are shown and the first hand experiences are dealt with, it is understood that homeschooling has a negative impact. There are many different reasons as to why homeschooling a student can impact their skills in both an educational way and a personal way. Students should not be homeschooled because students who are typically miss out on obtaining skills that are needed in order to advance in the real world.
Parents withdraw children from school for concerns that are not being managed to their satisfaction. Bullying manifest, basic skills being reinforced poorly, and no one on one interaction, consequently, dissatisfaction within the public school system exists. Under those circumstances, homeschooling in some cases is necessary. Children who are homeschooled apprehend various social settings, maintain the offbeat school scheduling, and acquire knowledge from diverse sources other than teachers, while still maintaining a sturdy set of skills.
Just as a caterpillar changes into a complex and beautiful butterfly over time, education too is evolving and changing into something completely different than the “3 R’s” of the past. How education should evolve is a highly disputed topic. Although there appear to be many solutions these solutions often have many flaws. There has yet to be a single solution to solve this dilemma. Even though their perspectives on education differ, Brian D. Ray and Rachel S. Cox seek to tackle this issue in their respective articles, “Does Home Schooling Promote the Public Good?” and “The Home School Debate.” Ray is biased toward home-schooling being the solution to the ails of public education and believes that education issues can be resolved by encouraging
In traditional school setting, it is said that children as young as grade school are being exposed to drugs, alcohol, bullying, and overly-sexualized nature (Chapman). In one day of a public school environment, there are many mischievous actions that go unseen due to the gaping student-teacher ratio. Children who are home educated have the chance to remain children for longer than most public schooled children because they avoid many of these negative influences. While homeschooling may not be solution that will completely eliminate all exposure to poor decisions, it will definitely reduce the possibility of them having to decide between saying yes or no to something illegal. Authority figures have more time to inform students of the dangers and consequences of being exposed to such activities when a student is homeschooled. The absurd amount of peer pressure that can be put on a student in traditional schooling is often why they make such decisions. Studies have shown that homeschooling makes it easier for children to avoid mimicking behaviors and character choices demonstrated by others around them like public school children do. The conclusion to the study explained that homeschooled students were more likely to develop greater social skills, be able to function well in an adult environment, and be able to take on negative peer pressures while still making responsible decisions. With that being said, if a college freshman who was previously public schooled was asked to go to a party with a group of friends but had a test he needed to study for the next day, then there is a greater possibility of him saying yes than there is for a student who was homeschooled for most his life. The traditionally schooled freshman would be easier to convince to come to the party than the homeschooled freshman because he grew up conforming to what he
Homeschooling offers students a more time efficient education that allows the student to focus on education in which is the sole purpose for school. Homeschooling also gives the teacher a thorough evaluation of a student’s strengths and weaknesses by visually seeing what subjects they excel in and what subjects they are weak in. At this point students can increase their individual progression in each subject. Homeschooling permits control of the environment a student learns in to retain the focus of the student. This will reduce the chances of drug usage, bullying, and violence. Samuel Blumenfeld said this on the importance of homeschooling “The home is a safe haven for the children in a world awash with drugs, sexually transmitted diseases, violence, and moral corruption” (Cindy Mur et al.76). When parents come to realize that the home is the safest place for their children, then will they act as Blumenfeld concludes “I look forward to the day when the public schools will be virtually empty not because we have abolished public education but because the parents will have abandoned it” (Cindy Mur et al.
However, although the outrage was reasonable, the concept of parents being just as educated as their students should be is not completely nonsensical. Structured and adequate homeschooling is like a chain reaction: how the material is being taught is just as important as what is being taught, which is just as important as who is teaching it. If any one of these three is weaker than the other, than the homeschooling suddenly becomes unstructured and, more likely than not, destined to fail. According to Heckman, "early childhood is the most relevant period across life span to promote the acquisition of cognitive skills." Cognitive psychology can give an inside look as to when and how to implement certain factors into a child 's education (Antonietti 477). The elements of this form of psychology state that students should be taught materials that "1. Develop an integrated structure of
Homeschool children’s socialization is a huge issue. Those who are for homeschooling state that homeschooled students are actually more socialized without the negative aspects such as bullying and teasing (sheknows.com). They are able to have equal if not more positive aspects of socialization. Homeschooled children are taught at home and meet with other homeschooled children for fun meaningful outings. Homeschooled children are able to attend many extracirricular activities that public schooled children may not due to school hours and inflexiblity in that schedule.
Rivero, Lisa. The Homeschooling Option: How to Decide When It's Right for Your Family. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. Print.
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.
ABSTRACT: Home schooling is a controversial topic among educators. The issues that follow a child throughout their educational and social lives, are elevated when a child has been home schooled. There is no social environment for the child to learn to develop basic social skills; most home schooling environments are made up of a child, perhaps accompanied by a sibling, and the parent teaching the information given. There is no room for a developed personality that is constant with a child of equal age and grade in a normal schooling environment. Other problems include the quality of the teacher, lack of practice for standardized testing, bias grades, inconstant laws on home schooling from state to state, the overall education of a home schooled child, and the quality of the teacher. All these problems are explored, and discussed with in this essay.
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.
Thesis Statement: 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.
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.
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. Without this training at an early age they may be at a disadvantage when forced to go out into the work force. Another reason why some people disapprove of homeschooling is that since the parents can design what is taught their children only are exposed to the parents’ views. This results in the children having limits on their ability to form their own views and ultimately forming their own unique personality and values. Also to be considered is lack of work ethic built through a structured school setting. The discipline that is learned will be used later on to maintain a steady job and allows them to become accustomed to the rigidity of professional industry. Also in the classroom children ...