What is your opinion regarding home schooling? Can you give me five pros and five cons?

Answer 1

Pros

1. More time with your children.
2. You have more control over what they learn and what they are exposed to.
3. You get to pick the curriculum.
4. Your child has some say as to what he/she learns. If he shows an interest in space, you can focus on that.
5. Contrary to popular belief, there are many social activities just for homeschoolers (clubs, co-ops, sports teams, etc.). You also get special discounts to parks, zoos, and museums.

Cons

1. It is expensive.
2. It is draining on you as a parent.
3. It can be difficult if you are teaching more than one child because they each need specific attention and specific lessons geared towards them.
4. It is time consuming.
5. As a parent, you are responsible to make sure that your child is getting a good education. You are responsible to make sure that every subject is covered. You need to be intelligent and knowledgeable in every subject so that you can better teach your child.

Answer 2

Well, I was homeschooled for all of highschool. And I think it was wonderful. I finished a few years early by going really fast. And I was never tied down. I could go on vacations with my family whenever we wanted. And I can honestly say I learned more in homeschooling than I did and would have in regular school =)

And for those who say it will make you more shy and less sociable are wrong. It just depends on the person you are. Because I was only homeschooled for a small part of my schooling, and I was very shy when in public school, and am still kind of shy. It's just the way I am. No amount of public schooling made me more outgoing. But I have cousins who were homeschooled for their entire lives who are very outgoing and social. So obviously, homeschooling had no effect on their social skills. And also, school only made me get into more trouble. What with peer pressure and all.

Answer 3

Well here we go..

Pros
1. No state testing
2. Active Environment
3. Easier schedule for parents
4. Can Be Much More Challenging
5. No pressure from peers, homework, etc.

Cons
1. Your child will become less sociable, shy.
2. No interaction, friendships
3. When or might returning to a school, it's harder
4. Your child might find it harder, more challenging than the regular 'living room' classroom.
5. Physical activity to, taking up sports, clubs, etc.


I know a girl coming from being all home-schooled, now she's entering high school,
and I was nice and talked to her, but she was
soooo shy, and I was just being friendly.
She seemed uneasy, and very nervous, scared.

Answer 4

Pros
-Control of education
-No uniforms
-no morning rush
-flexible
-Control social situation

Cons
-You control your kid's very small social situation. Not healthy.
- Not many parents are as trained or as knowledgeable as teachers are in their particular subjects
-Not exposed to the real world
-Easy to slack off
-Boredom

Personal Note: I really am not a big proponent of home schooling. Ya, I had some bad experiences in school, but I am so better prepared for life. Pre-k through 12th (I remember every year) of school was the greatest decision my parents made for me. Now I'm off to USC and couldn't be happier.

Answer 5

Pros...One on one with child.
If child does poorly, you redo the section.
Schooling can be worked around schedules.
You choose what pace your child works at.
you can opt to teach relgion as a course...or not.
No peer pressure.
Can plan field trips with other homeschooled kids and parents

Cons.. Must keep child on track
Have to set up curriculum for child
Need to find teaching materials
Must make sure it is always progressive learning
Your work schedule has to fit their schooling schedule.

Answer 6

Con's
no social skills
you only get 1 teacher
no class pictures
don't need a cool back pack
Lunch lady is your mom

Pros
Free lunch
comfy chair of your choice
clean bathrooms
no boring bus rides
no bully's

Answer 7

i come from a town with a ton of kids who get home schooled and most of them are smater then public school kids but they are like less social and dont really know what to do at events and such because i have two home schooled friends who just went to public shocool full time this past year and it took them quite a while to adapt....

Answer 8

I'm not a big fan of homseschooling. School is not all about learning about math, science, and history. It's also about learning how to deal with people, make tough decisions, and learn how to be social.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

my wife is a public school teacher , she will club me but I think public school is a social indoctrination , home school is not my arena of knowledge