What are the advantages and what are the disadvantages. And do they treat you any diffrently than if you were in a public school, or its the same thing... Please answer my question. 10 ptz for best answer.
2006-11-04 16:10:03 · 9 answers · asked by Sr 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
Advantages: kids can learn at their own pace, instructor can customize lesson for child's ability, less repitition of material, don't have to buy clothes to keep up with everyone else
Disadvantages: less social interaction, no opportunities for sports, etc.
2006-11-04 16:18:50 · answer #1 · answered by boomer sooner 5 · 3⤊ 5⤋
Does who treat you differently than if you were in a public school?
I will give information from those I know who have homeschooled.
Advantages: can go your own pace, or not distracted by stupid things in class, are not put down because you don't wear the same style of clothes or you're wearing the 'wrong' brand name of jeans, can get more work done in less time because you get more help and you can move onto the next thing instead of having to wait around for the bell to ring for the next class to start, more free time to pursue interests.
I know one homeschooling teen who does school work for about 4-5 hours a day (compared to the typical high school teen who is at school for 7 hours a day, plus are expected to do another 2-3 hours of homework a night--that's 10 hours of school a day, 50 hours a week, which would be someone getting overtime if these kids were being paid!), trains in a competitive sport for about 12 hours a week plus works about 10 hours a week. She loves that she can have that sort of schedule. (She also loves that she no longer has teachers yelling at the class and will never again have a teacher throw a book at her.)
Disadvantages: As told to me from homeschooled students, the primary disadvantage is non-homeschoolers' reactions. Most of them get over it really quickly once they get to know these students, but it can be annoying that people are so quick to believe their misinformed and inexperienced prejudices.
2006-11-05 09:18:12 · answer #2 · answered by glurpy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, Im being homeschooled and Iove it. The best part is not having to get up early in the mornings! I mostly do whatever i want. And not having a teacher to tell me what to do is a major plus!!!! Teachers in school won't slow down the class to help you if your struggling and sometimes you never really get some of the information and with homeschooling you can work at your own pace. If kids aren't in school there is less peer pressure and It gives me time to sit down and think about who i want to be. When your at school with other kids you can be extremely influenced by them and you might not make the best choices. The disadvantages of homeschooling is not being able to see your friends everyday. But, I do stuff like cheerleading, dance, clubs and thats really helped with my social life. It may require more effort but at least parents can feel safe and not wondering what their kids are learning and how they're being influenced.
2006-11-05 02:04:52 · answer #3 · answered by Ashley W 1 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Because the kids can learn at their own pace and get one on one attention that will most likely allow them to learn better!And so they wont be involvled in everything that is happening in school like girl fights crushes on boys!But their is also an disadvantage of being home school!You wont have any social expirence you wont be use to speaking in front of people because you are just use to to speaking in front of one person!And if you are home school you will most likely expect one on one attention every wher you go which is not a good thing cause you are being trained this way but you will then be stuck and confused cause you havent been exposed to the public which is a BIG promblem.It is not good to be homeschooled your whole life!
2006-11-05 10:14:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Advantages for parents are: you know where your child is, and know they are not being poorly influenced. For the student: there is no peer pressure, you are able to concentrate on your school work and can't get "left behind".
Disadvantages: Social skills are not as developed (this may not be an issue, if you belong to a church or other organizations), and you must strive to excel, as opposed to just passing the minimum or you may find yourself no better off than the bottom half of your school class.
I have met several home schooled children, and tried to homeschool 1 of mine. You must, as a parent, be very disciplined, and organized. Home schooled children I have met are generally well behaved and likeable, but somehow different. I'm thinking, maybe, due to different social skills. Hope this helps some.
2006-11-05 00:23:20 · answer #5 · answered by jaytawker 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I do not homeschool my child yet; as I'm still deciding. But here are my thoughts so far:
Advantages:
1) I know my child will be safe and not have to worry about getting shot at school
2) My daughter will be able to work at her own pace and not be expected to learn things the same way everyone else does. Different methods to learning can be applied.
3) My daughter will be less likely to encounter peer pressure
4) I won't have to worry about what inappropriate things she's hearing at school
5) She'll have one on one attention
6) She won't be trapped in a chair all day and expected to unrealisticly stay on task
7) She'll be able to choose (to a certain point) if she's in the mood to do math work first or something else first; which I feel will make learning more fun and interesting
8) She'll have more time to focus on creativity
9) She'll have more time to ask questions and get extensive answers
10) My daughter will probably learn at a faster pace
11) More tools for learning can be offered than in a traditional classroom
Disadvantages:
1) My daughter (or others) might think I'm choosing to homeschool b/c of her physical disability (to hide it); which would NOT be true
2) I'm afraid I'll feel like my daughter's shadow
3) I'm already my daughter's Mother, "doctor", phsyical therapist, and 'teacher' in some sense; so I'm not sure if I want to be her 'school teacher' too. I think it's important for kids to learn things from more than one person, as everyone has unique approaches to offer educational material
4) My daughter would have very limited socialization b/c my area lacks resources for homeschooling parents
5) My child would miss out on seeing her friends every day
6) My child would miss opportunities to join school programs that I couldn't offer; such as chorus, newspaper, band, color guard... and sports
7) She would miss out on having other mentors and inspirations; as not all teachers are 'bad'.
8) She attends pre-school now and is already talking about how she can't wait to get to kindergarten. I don't know how I'd break the news to her if I did decide to homeschool. She LOVES going to school!
9) I'm afraid that I'll burn out after a few years. I can't really picture myself staying home until I'm 48 years old.
10) I know I'm my daughter's biggest role model; and I'm afraid that she'll 'miss something' if she's sees that I don't go out in the world and 'do something with my life'. What I mean is, I'm afraid it will deter her from a career. I'm nervous that she'll think, from her child point of view, "Mommy isn't a cop or a secretary or a lawyer, she's just a stay at home Mom, so I want to be like mommy when I grow up" I don't know if it's wise this day in age to model that for my daughter. I want her to have her own money when she's an adult. I don't want her to have to depend on a man to provide for her.
Those are my thoughts on the subject. Again, I don't have the experience with homeschooling; but these are the things I've been thinking about while trying to decide what I'm going to do. I'm also checking into Montessori school and private school. I don't have much faith in the public school system in my area. At least not for anything past Kindergarten.
2006-11-06 00:06:37 · answer #6 · answered by Marie K 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2006-11-05 10:29:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you get to sit at home and play on your computer all day, and watch TV, and do just about anything you want, cause your parents quickly realize that they can't do the job, so they let the computer do the job instead. It's kinda like being turned into a robot, so that's kinda bad, but who cares...I get to do whatever I want! I guess it's up to you to decide which of this is an advantage and which is a disadvantage. Me, I love it. I don't have to do ANYTHING I don't want to do.
2006-11-05 01:05:14 · answer #8 · answered by MrZ 6 · 1⤊ 7⤋
i'd say not worrying about a shooting.
Well as long as you keep on having social activities like church choir, a sport maybe , I'd say no...
Advantage:
You get up late, I mean at 9 maybe .. and have more off mornings..
2006-11-05 00:18:54 · answer #9 · answered by Rose 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋