why do people consider home schooling unless, there is some specific problem with the child?

Question

Is Homeschooling recognised in India ? I never thought it was ever an option for a normal child.Kindly educate me.

Answer 1

Homeschooling is not just for a child who has a problem. I was homeschooled from 3rd grade until I graduated in 2005. I excelled in my homeschooled enviroment. My parents took me out of school because they believed that they were my parents not the teachers at school. They wanted to raise me and watch my achievements and my childhood. They didn't want to just hear about it from the student-teacher meeting. There were numerial other reasons such as, all of the influences at school. All of the cursing,drugs, and sex were something they didn't want me exposed to. I am glad they thought that way too. Why would I have a use for sex education as a fifth grader. Most fifth graders haven't even gone through puberty yet. Another reason was that I moved to fast for public school. I was bored because public school held me back with my age. I was unable to grow and excel. I am a living testament to how well homeschooling can go. I graduated two years early, with 15 hours of college credit to my name, I aced the college entrance exam, and began my first semester of college the following semester. The only problem I ever encountered with getting into college is that I was so young I didn't have a photo ID because I didn't have my DL yet. I am glad I was homeschooled. I will graduate with my Associate Degree in Nursing in another three semesters and I will be barely 19. I am glad my parents homeschooled me.

Answer 2

I was home schooled until 3rd grade and then I home schooled again this year. You don't need to have 'problem' to homeschool. My parents did this when I was young because the schools where I lived were dangerous and they didn't want that to influence me. I home schooled this year so I could skip a grade. Homeschooling is actually MORE challenging than public/ private schools, because the student needs to be able to work on there own and get the work done on time and correctly, while many public school students watch movies or listen to a teacher ramble the whole class. I am pretty sure homeschooling is recognized in India but you may want to research it more.

Answer 3

I was homeschooled as a child for a few years and I loved it. I never missed out on anything. And no, it's not just for children who have problems. My mom didn't like the public schools in our area and the private schools were too pricey. The next afordable best thing was home school. It worked well. When I went back to public school, I was far above my peers and I had to be skipped a grade because I was bored. I graduated 4th in my senior class and have gone up from there. My socialization skills aren't lacking any that I know of. I think what made it good for me was the fact that I was allowed to choose. If I had wanted to really go to public school, I could have. But it gave me a lot of one on one time with my Mom too.

Answer 4

When I first began home-schooling it was due to the typical answers such as; bad public schools, negative peer pressure, lack of supervision, low quality teachers (not all), inappropriate material, poor morality issues and many, many others.

Now???

After home-schooling my 4 children for K-12 I can confidently say that even if ALL of the available schools (public and private) were good and moral with high academic standards I would STILL choose to homeschool.

This is because I learned through the course of education that it is MY responsibility to raise my children. And on top of that it has been fun and rewarding. The home-school student has everything he/she needs to develop the thinking skills that are needed for higher education.

I am a firm believer that K-12 should focus on mastery of the basics; math, writing and reading. Once these are solid the child will be fully prepared for college studies. Many college credits should also be obtained *at home*! Our friend successfully home-schooled for his entire K-12th grade and took many AP exams. He will begin college on campus next month. His 4 year degree will be issued in only ONE and ONE HALF year!!!!

Answer 5

as far as India goes I dont know the laws on education there but here in the states its I think a great alternative. Its not just for troubled kids, its for every child.
Well all my kids have been home schooled thru an online school.( http://www.ecotohio.org/ecot.html) The benefits are I know EXACTLY WHAT THEY R STUDYING i know where they are they are much safer at home no bad influences. Its not so stressful. they can do work 24/7 no set time they have more freedom to do other things as long as their homework is done and grades are good. We love it its so much easier and less expensive. They join clubs for social intereaction and I personally love it . I have two who have graduated from school they are both in college and ones on deans list and the other is on honors list. So it must not be all that bad, right? check out the link this is there school

Answer 6

The reason we opted to homeschool our children was that our public school options were pitiful. We had a choice of 5, and the best of the 5 is a great Montessori school, but it's dead smack in the middle of a VERY bad neighborhood. I will not allow my children to ride a school bus and I'm not taking our lives into my hands driving in that battle zone. The other 4 schools are just rotten (33% of the schools in my district have failed the No Child Left Behind requirements).

We can't afford private school at this time, as my husband is in school himself. So that was not an option.

Also, my son was born 2 days past the deadline for Kindergarten when it was time for him to start school. They wouldn't make an exception, even though he tested into first grade at the time. He was ready, but they wouldn't let him in.

Therefore, I took my childrens' education into my hands and they are thriving.

Answer 7

One-on-one tutoring is the absolute best method of
education, and this can be accomplished easily in
homeschooling.

Public school actually creates problems, and the
public school receive more tax money if they have
more problems--

I haven't heard of homeschooling in India, but there are
homeschool groups in Germany, Sweden, Canada, Japan,
Brazil, Poland, Romania, and many other countries.

If you have specific questions or want to connect with other
homeschoolers in India, contact www.hslda.org.

Answer 8

I chose to homeschool both my daughters for a variety of reasons. None of those were do to child-initiated problems.
When I became dissatisfied with the education they were getting, that was when I started to look for other options. My children where in Public School, then seeing this was bad, I removed them from school and paid dear money for a private parochial school. Though this was academically better, it did not meet my children's needs nor my expectations. My artistically talented child was not fostered, and my fast learner was not encouraged.
By accident I discovered that I had this option.
After reading several books, getting educated on my state's legislation concerning homeschool, I pulled them out of school, and paid to be represented (legally) by HSLDA. This was to protect my homeschool from possible litigation from the school district.
I homeschooled in my way, using both Christian and non-christian curricula, I included computer, German, world religions, health and some non-traditional workbooks and assignments. In all I am satisfied with the result, and my children are well-adjusted adults. My youngest is pre-med at the University, going for Neurological Sciences.

Homeschool is a great place for children of all aptitudes, as long as there is a great parent at hand. Your child may be behind, or ahead, talented or slow, science hungry or artistically inclined, it works well in a well-balanced homeschool.
Parents choose to homeschool for political, religious, academic or health reasons...there is no one reason that describes all of us. You may contact HSLDA for information of the legalities in India. They have experience in some foreign countries.

Below a few websites to get started...
If you have other questions, do contact me.

Answer 9

Ever been to a public school? If you haven't, let me tell you right now that there is no limit to the utter suckitude of the "education" you will recieve there. Private schools are not only expensive, but suffer from many of the same deficiencies as public schools, such as teachers who don't understand the material, excessive empphasis on rote learning, allocation of subject matter in ways that are neither interesting nor useful, bullies, and lack of individual attention. In light of this, given a parent who is competent as an educator, home schooling can be enormously beneficial, precisely because it allows you to avoid most or all of those problems. Of course, the problem is that many parents are not competent as educators (over in the math section we get a lot of questions from parents who don't know how to do their kids' math homework) and many of those lack the competence of recognize their own incompetence. Fortunately, even if the parent is incompetent a child can still benefit from homeschooling, because most actual learning (as opposed to temporary memorization of material required to pass a test) is done by teaching yourself, on your own time and on your own initiative. Public education generally tries to fill up as much of a child's time as possible with class and homework, and is quite successful, leaving the child little time for independent exploration. As long as the parent doesn't do that, and provides sufficient material for the child to learn from, a child can quite often teach themselves even without the parent's help, and while it is virtually guaranteed that they won't cover the entire breadth of material that our current educational standards dictate that they must learn, it is just as well guaranteed that what they do cover they will actually end up understanding, which often puts them in a superior position to the multitude of students who covered all of the material and understood none of it. Thus I would say that homeschooling is normally superior to the public educational system, regardless of the fact that parents are usually incompetent educators, and think it probably the best option for any non-fundamentalist* family that cannot afford a private tutor.

*Note: The non-fudamentalist requirement is extremely important. There is a significant subset of homeschoolers in America that homeschool specifically to prevent their child from learning things in the public education system that might serve to undermine their faith in the parents' particular interpretation of Christianity. In that case, homeschooling would only produce ignorant robots that are devoid of reason and empathy for others, and who have no practical knowledge of the world around them, save for what is in the bible. In such a case, even the mindless drones that the public education system spits out are preferable to what homeschooling in those families would produce.

Answer 10

There does apparently seem to be people in India who homeschool. Dissatisfaction with the education at school is the main thing I've come across as reasons for Indian homeschooling.

Here in North America, reasons include dissatisfaction with the education given in schools and dissatisfaction with the social climate in schools. And some parents simply enjoy being with their kids and don't feel the need to send them off to someone else.