Does home school work? Why do parents think they are qualified to teach?

Answer 1

Not all parents are qualified. I think you have to be a certain kind of person to teach. A degree does not make a good teacher all by itself either though.

Answer 2

There are so many misconceptions about homeschooling. It's really sad that most ppl who are against homeschooling have never done any real research. They rely on anecdotes and very limited personal experience.

As for "Why do parents think they are qualified to teach?" Why do educators think THEY are qualified to teach?

Does anybody worry a baby will not learn to walk w/o institutionalized instruction? If we don't use flashcards and explicit instruction, will a baby never learn to talk? Of course not! That's just absurd. Children have a natural drive for learning and are very self motivated as long and that motivation is not repressed.

There are many great sites on homeschooling and quite a few books. There are homeschooling organizations that can give you better data than the average joe on the street. And public school teacher tend to be biased b/c the homeschooled kids they see are often the "failed" cases.

As for socialization...I find it rather silly that some many believe children will only be properly socialized in a mainstream school. W/ all the problems w/ peer pressure etc, why is that ppl believe mainstream schools are doing kids such a favor? There are many MORE socialization options outside of school. There are a great many homeschooling groups that families can get involved in and then the children benefit from mixed age groups more than in mainstream schools.

You might be interested to check out the following books by John Holt: How Children Fail (written after he'd been a teacher for only a few months), Teach Your Own, and Learning All the TIme.

Answer 3

Parents think they are qualified to teach because they are already teachers. What do you think parents do if not teach? They do get help and lesson plans and all kinds of assistance to do their job well. They only have a small number of students -the optimum learning environment at home safe and secure with no bullies or traumatizing experiences on the playground. Also parents who do teach take classes and expand thier education to fill in what they need to know at least that has been my experiences.

Answer 4

It works pretty good. Who teaches children to talk? I think parents are more than qualified. For one thing I'd be willing to bet that the average person cares more about their own children than the average teacher cares about their students.

A better question is why is school attendance manditory. Why do parents have to get permission from the state to home school their own children.

Answer 5

Some people claim that it does. Most people who home school have more than one child they are home schooling. I believe the parents can get kits that have all the necessary tools and assignments that the home schooled children will need to qualify.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

How interesting that you should ask this; I've just written a paper on it. The basic points are: Homeschooled children get better overall grades. They have more freedom to study their own interests. They are safer (no other kids pulling guns, knives). No teachers pushing unknown agendas on them.

A parent who has graduated high school and can read the textbook should be able to teach the subject. If there is one subject (say math) that the parent feels extremely uncomfortable with, he/she can hire a tutor.

Answer 8

Homeschool does work, and quite frankly- homeschoolers are often smarter that public/traditional schoolers.

Parents of homeschoolers don't see themselves as "teachers" as we know it (aren't all parents the first teachers anyway?), but as a "guide" of sorts to encourage exploration, creativity, and a deeper meaning of concepts.

One of the main myths of homeschooling is that it make kids socially inept- but often times these kids are more aware of the world around them because they get hands on learning experiences with people of all ages and from all backgrounds.
There are also homeschooling community groups out there that get together frequently to learn and share ideas and just hang out.

There are all kinds of different types of homeschooling. Some are very structured and are like traditional classrooms and other kinds encourage the student to lead the learning.
Usually families take on a mix of different kinds in order to make a style that works best for them.

Homeschoolers often finish high school around age 16 or 17 and are more likely to get accepted into the college of their choice. And there are plenty of notable people in history who were homeschooled, like Peter Jennings, Frank Lloyd Wright, CS Lewis, among others.

Answer 9

it works if the parent is committed to do a good job. To teach in public school you need a college degree plus a teaching credential which takes a year or two to get after college. If you have a degree, are smart yourself, and follow the lesson plans then there is no reason that you cannot teach your own child.

Answer 10

Why do you think they aren't? Who is the first to teach the child to walk, talk, run, jump? That's right...parents. We teach our children much more than schools do. We teach our children about morals, right from wrong, how to be honest, how to be respectful.

Home schooling works because parents care enough to do it. You can get work from the schools for the children to do.