Homeschooling as good as public?

Question

Is it just as good/better? Do you have the same chances to get into colleges?

Answer 1

The first answer said 'depends on the teacher'. I think it depends on the student.
The best teachers can make the learning appealing and interesting..but unless a student wants to learn, the student will not learn.
Parents know their children. They know what path to take to make the learning appealing and interesting to the individual child.
Yes, homeschooling is as good as public. Yes, they get the same chances to get into college.

Answer 2

Kids have a very good chance at colleges and such after they are homeschooled. I like homeschooling so much better than public schools. The kids actually get taught when you homeschool, whereas the teachers at school don't always know what they are doing. My son gets alot of interaction also, because we are involved in a homeschool group in our state. It's just been a great experience for me.

Answer 3

Homeschooling has its advantages and disadvantages as does Public. It more depends on what kind of person you are. Like, is you have good willpower and if you and independent studier, if public school stresses you out with all its drama. With home school you can organize your own field trips and yada, but your not surrounded by friend. Basically if your a social butterfly or you can't force yourself to get your work done home schooling's not for you. Yes, you have the same chances to get into colleges probably better since you have opportunities to make better grades and learn more.

Answer 4

Not all statistics are accurate for all public school goers and not all statistics are accurate for homeschoolers. A majority of homeschoolers are actually farther along academically than a majority of those in the public school.

And if you start looking into the ivy league colleges such as Harvard and such the admittance into the school is more homeschoolers than public school attendees. That alone should say allot for homeschoolers.

Homeschoolers have to be more motivated because they are the driving force behind their education, while those in the public school system are not as self motivated. Even in such things as reading, writing, etc. The basics that are very important.

Like I said earlier though not everyone that goes to a public school is going to lack educationally and not everyone who homeschools will advance educationally. To each their own.

Answer 5

How good a public school will be will depend a lot on how it's run and the specific teachers you get.

How good homeschooling will be will depend on the parent and how they go about it. It can be better, as good or worse than the local public school as it depends on the parent. With older kids, it depends on the kid and their attitude and willingness to work

Yes, you still have the same chances to get into college. Some colleges actually have a minimum quota for homeschooled students that they have to enroll each year.

Answer 6

Homeschooling is usually better than public schooling. It is tailored to the individual student, and the teacher loves the child(ren) and has a vested interested in their academic, spiritual, mental and emotional well being.

Homeschooled children go to college, and many colleges are courting them now. I used to work at the University of Chicago, and they now have a posting on their website which explains the admissions procedure for homeschooled students. Many, many top universities are now admitting homeschooled students, because these schools know these students received a superior education.

Answer 7

It depends on the school and the teacher. I have two children who have been homeschooled and have gone on to college. They had no problems with social skills and had many friends. They did very well in college.
While they were homeschooled, they were involved in many activities with other people and not just kept at home by themselves. Many people have a wrong attitude toward homeschooling, but to get back to the question, their is no right answer. It all depends on the individual school.

Answer 8

It can be better. It can be WAY better. But it depends on you're parents and what opportunities you take.

Oh, and for the social activity, some people are shy, autistic etc.
Anyway, you can make friends in sports, clubs, etc. that are run out of the school system. You can even set up clubs with a few local homeschoolers...

Also, you could go to co-ops or homeschool schools if you really needed the school-like experience.

Answer 9

In PR homeschooling is growing as an alternative to public schools which are not the best schools in the island. The other choice is private schools which are too much expensve for many families.

Here homeschoolers have no problems to enter university because they pass with better grades the required entry exams.

Answer 10

For a self-starting, motivated student with a good program college studies have shown that homeschoolers on the average are two the three years ahead of the average public schooler.

At some colleges homeschoolers get preferrential treatment.