how efficient is homeschooling compare to schooling?

Answer 1

In my experience it has been much more efficient. Our first "year" we finished a full years curriculum in less than four months (May through August), doing two hours a day with four children.

These is because I only have to give directions in the one way that my child understands, we don't necessarily have to cover the seven learning manners that schools use to cover a subject, and once he understands it, I *know* that without a bunch of tests and we can move on without all the extra paperwork and homework.

Answer 2

I think it is obviously more efficient to homeschool: you have one or a few children versus 15 to 40. You don't have the bureaucratic paperwork and processes that you do esp. in public schools. You teach the children at the exact level of instruction which they need, not too easy or difficult, which can often happen when they are in a classroom with a lot of children. You don't have to spend exactly two weeks on instruction of a lesson or theme, you can spend less or more time depending how much time a child needs to learn a lesson.

I tried to look up Angi's Harvard and Journal articles on Google and Dogpile and couldn't find them. I would like the links provided also, if you get them. Thanks! I did find the CBS news articles. They present an abusive parent that is a homeschooler, and seem to hint that homeschooling should not be done for that reason. To me that is not a logical argument, because there are also unfortunately abusive parents that have children in schools (and just keep them home from school). Should we then shut down schools? I do think all parents should always watch out for children, and report any abusive parents: whether they be homeschoolers, or children in public schools or private schools.

Answer 3

The object to education is to teach the child to think for himself and to be a productive member of society. I think homeschooling does this in that the child is treated as the individual that he is and he is allowed to think and read and ask questions and explore in a way he would if he were one of the masses in organized school. I have homeschooled for 11 years and I find that "school work" really doesn't take that long and they have more time for reading and dreaming and exploring their world. We provide opportunities for them and they have the freedom to find out who they are and what they believe. We are also there to answer their questions and to feed them questions to think about. Homeschoolers know how to communicate with adults because they don't see them as the enemy but as their parents, teachers and friends. Parents benefit because they get to know their children and siblings benefit because they get to know each other. And, since all our work is homework, which we have done during the day we don't spend our nights and weekends doing homework. What do they do in schools all day that they have so much homework at night?

Answer 4

Most homeschooled children score higher than children in public schools. However, much depends on the program and parents. I went through a distance education course in the last two years of high school, so my parents weren't needed to be involved, but if I did need them, they were there. My program was also accredited. If homeschooled children score higher, what do you think?

Answer 5

it depends on the child as well as the teaching methods used. For example if the child is able to learn faster then other kids and the parents have the means of teaching and educating the child in the right manner then homeschooling would be a better choice however it is important to balance the social exposure of the child and thus that is a point that the parents have to take into serious considerations. a child in a school would know how to communicate and be exposed to friends, teachers etc. i think schooling is better for the child's mental development.

Answer 6

I emailed angi requesting links to the studies she's citing, and so far, none have been forthcoming. I'll be glad to update this if she provides backup to what she's saying, but I was unable to find anything of the sort in a Google search.

- just sayin'

that CBS story was utter dreck, and it would be just as easy to produce as many stories of abused or murdered children who attended public school.
I don't buy that there are NO links online to a study by a school as prestigious as Harvard, with such dramatic conclusions.

Answer 7

Students taught at home benefit from 1 to 1 teacher/pupil plan,the Internet has many great sites for teaching.Modern education at home is on the rise and is a far better solution than being under pressure in an overcrowded schoolroom.Teaching plans are readily available in the net .

Answer 8

Any time the class size is reduced, the subjects go much more quickly. Hsing tends to be a much more efficient use of time. It is more expensive for the parents, but is a small fraction of what each public school spends per student.

Answer 9

Well, my 5 yr old is doing 3rd grade work this year, my 8 yr old is doing 7th grade work and my 16 yr old is in his 2nd yr of college, so I guess it's quite efficient considering they can learn at their own pace!

Answer 10

I think home schooling is alot better for the education that you want your child to learn. More of a one on one. But, on the other hand, the child is not in a class of 25 or so that he or she can compete with and have all the other things that public school can offer. For example, sports, the arts, and alot of friends.