what are the advantages and disadvantages of home schooling?
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Type home schooling in the search box over on the side of the yahoo!Answers home page.  There are 25 answers there.\n\nI homeschooled my children, and now my grandchildren.  It requires a lot of time and effort, but the results lead to children who actually know how to take care of themselves.  Instead of learning how to say what the teacher wants, they learn how to think for themselves.\n\nGood Luck
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Homework is to get the students to revise what they are taught at school. It is very common to partly forget what you have been taught at school by the time you reach home. If it is allowed to happen then all the hard labor that you give at your school is wasted, a good teacher would never want that, so the home work. \nBut, of course, a few bad teachers try to escape the hard work they are supposed to do to teach young people like you and give loads of home work, which is a very bad practice. But in any case, home work, helps you to become a good student, a disciplined person and a responsible one too. So, try not to get frustrated with home work and complete them.
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I was home schooled, as were several of my brothers and we all agree that it's more detrimental than beneficial most of the time.  It took me quite a while to overcome the deficiencies I had in social education.  My interaction with others was so limited and on such a strange level that I was socially backward for most of the time I was in the public education system after my time at home.  I also feel that my educational experience suffered.  I'm not saying don't, but I do suggest that you think carefully about the reasons you're doing it.
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Not exactly sure of the question, don't know what you mean about promotional criteria. If you're talking about homeschooling, you can take as many hours as you need ro want. But, in general, I know with homeschooling, you don't need as many hours to learn because it's one on one. You learn and retain things faster that way than being in a school setting. Hope that helps you a little.
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Your family certainly can give you an outstanding home school education for little more than the cost of pencils, paper and library/Internet access if that is what you choose. There are thousands of free and low cost on-line classes in every subject and every grade as well as community classes through your health department, library, community center, community college, county extension office and church, etc. If you join with other homeschoolers in a local or state homeschool support group you certainly can have dances, field trips, participate in sports and extra curricular clubs or events, have a graduation ceremony, high school diploma that is accepted by colleges and technical schools...however much or little that You want. Your costs could go up if you have an area that you want to put more into (like a chemistry kit) or if you want outside tutoring but, again, that is all about what your family wants. More money does not neccesarily mean a better education. Before you make decisions it would be very helpful and interesting for your family to check out the answer to this question and many more at websites like the Home school Legal Defense Association at http://www.hslda.org ; C.H.E.O. at http://www.cheohome.org which offers a graduation/diploma with the other graduating homeschoolers each year. Also The Home School Mom is an excellent starting point of information for Columbus Ohio; go to http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/states/ohio.php. To be fair to Dad see Home School Dads at http://www.homeschooldads.com/state_organization/ohio_homeschools.html   \nOhio Home school Support Groups and Resources is at http://www.homeschoolcentral.com/support/ohio_homeschool.\nThere is so much more out there for you to explore in your city, county, state, nation and internationally but this is a starting point for you. Good luck and God bless you!
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Advantages: \n\n1. Busy schedule helps you get things done faster. \n2. After "suffering" through the busy lifestyle for a few years, you will really appreciate the free time when you don't have to go to school anymore and have all that free time and extra money from a well-paying job.\n\nDisadvantages:\n\n1. Constantly tired.\n2. Don't have much time to enjoy yourself.
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I go to a private school and  like it a lot better than public\nPrivate: Pros:\n1) better education\n2) 1 on 1 attention with teacher\n3) God/Jesus\n4) most of the time your friends with a LOT more people than any public school.\nCons:\n1)money issues (I.E.: Tiuation)\n2) Not as many people as a public school\nPublic: Pros:\n1) more people\n2) lets just say different\n3) not as expensive\ncons:\n1) not learning as much\n2) not as much 1 on 1 attention with the teacher\n3) more peer pressure\n4) hardly NO Jesus or God\n5) etc...
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It's nonsense that the children learn no interaction or social skills! The children are NOT locked up in their home and allowed no interaction with their peers. It irritates me so much when people who have no idea about what they are talking about, make that claim. Home schooling is a very positive thing for children. They have one on one teaching, they are allowed to progress at their own level instead of being held back until the rest of the class is at the same level, their scores are higher than public school children, they are normally at a higher grade level than their age, they get more "hands on" learning, meaning field trips etc. and they learn social skills and interaction just as well as public schooled children. One of the biggest advantages is the fact that home schooling can concentrate on the basics so that the home schooled child can read, spell and do math at a MUCH higher level than public schooled children where the emphasis is no longer on the 3 R's. Social skills and peer interaction is introduced through sports, hobbies, activities and through attending Charter School activities. Home Schooled children are NOT Hermits who will never come into contact with their peers! Home Schooling is a lot of work and takes a dedicated parent or parents to make it work. There are good sites on line that can help you to start your Home School. You can also talk to your public schools and find books at the library on the subject. Learn what your state requirements are and plan your curriculum around the requirements. It takes discipline on both the parent/teacher and the child/student. Make sure you get your child tested to see that they are at or above grade level each year.  It is a very rewarding experience! Don't let the uneducated people on home schooling scare you off!!  Good Luck!\n\n\nAgain, home schooled children DO work with their peers through attending activities at Charter Schools and also through sports and other activities. You will notice that the ones claiming that public school is so much better do not have a very good grasp on spelling etc. There are no studies that show that public schooled children fare better in adult life than home schooled children. Many public schooled children have to fear what the other children will do to them and their concentration is more on trying to fit in and not be a victim to bullies etc. Public schooled children have far more problems concentrating on their schooling due to their peers. Home schooled children don't drop out of school nor do they get suspended from school. They get school type activities such as parties and school dances through being a part of a Charter School and through the parents making an effort to make their education even more fulfilling than a child who attends public school.\n\n\nemilyrose..........There are public schooled children who face just as many risks as home schooled children, maybe even more. Home schools are subject to inspection and have to produce proof of schooling. I don't think you can truly believe that public schooled children are never abused or neglected by their parents or that it doesn't go unnoticed by our public school system. Many times abuse goes unnoticed by our public school system. That threat is there no matter whether they attend public, private or home school. I agree that it takes a good parent to teach home schooling. Good parenting is becoming a lost art these days. Both parents generally have to work outside the home and the children are left to take care of themselves. When the parents get home it is time to fix dinner and then get ready for bed. The children fall to the wayside because the parents don't have the time to parent the way they would like to be able to do for their children. Children are raising themselves a lot now and they aren't doing a very good job. All in all I believe that the advantages of home schooling outweigh the perceived disadvantages. \n
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Why not take advantage of the fact that they are young enough to reprogram them out of the typical "one size fits all cookie cutter" approach to learning? Have you looked into other methods along the home-schooling spectrum? I would pick up a few good books about home schooling elementary aged children and start getting creative instead of relying solely (if at all) on a packaged curriculum.
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If the parents are of average intelligence and are mentally stable, the benefits of homeschooling far outweigh the benefits of attending a public school.\n\nI'm sure there are some parents who are below average intelligence and/or mentally unstable who attempt homeschooling, so the answer is YES.
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I wouldn't say one is 'better' than the other.  \n\nOne advantage to being in a school rather than being home schooled is that you have more social contact with people your own age.  You learn skills that some kids don't learn when being home schooled.  You get a broader range of people who have different opinions...you have a better chance to form opinions that might differ from your parents.\n\nOne advantage of home schooling is that parents probably have a greater 'investment' in the success of the student than most public school teachers do.
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You raise a very good question. I home schooled for a year with my children who were in 3rd and 1st grade at the time. My daughter who was in 3rd grade benefited tremendously from it. And it worked for her. My son who was in 1st grade at the time and was diagnosed with ADHD should have benefited from it but didn't. He didn't want to cooperate with any of it, and thought he was on vacation! They are both back in public school. While my son still has occasional problems, he enjoys school much more.\nI know alot of home schooled children and public/private school children and I think it really depends on the home environment and the individual kids.  A person that teaches school at home has to be really organized, and I wasn't. I think that all programs are great when the parent stays involved in their education whether it is home school or other schools. I don't feel one is better than the other and they should be treated as the same.
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Pros:  \n1)  Weekends off!!!\n2)  Regular Schedule\n3)  Weekends off!!!\n4)  Predictable Hours\n5)  Weekends off!!!\n\nCons:\n1)  Hard to schedule medical/dental appointments.\n2)  Hard to get involved in the schools (if you're a parent)
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I find it very doubtful that half the children in the US are home-schooled.  Home-schooling is fine with me, as long as there are dedicated parents involved, and the children have plenty of socialization opportunities.  A big thing that you learn in school is how to interact with other people.
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First, lets look at the educational opportunities. Homeschooling depends largely on the parent(s) doing the schooling. If the parents are knowledgable in all academic areas, then the child can get a very strong education, rivaling and exceeding public school in some areas and possibly coming close to the high-end private schools. However, most parents don't have that type of knowledge so the child ends up lacking. When a parent was trying to enroll her son into a charter school, the principal was asking how the child did in math, specifically multiplying and dividing fractions (very fundamental for junior high and high school-level math classes). The parent responded "Oh, I couldn't remember how to do fractions so we just skipped over that chapter," a move that caused her child to be placed in a remedial math class to get him caught up with his peers.\n\nThe second type of education received is the social education. Picture two people with the same IQ, same reading levels, same math skills, etc. One was homeschooled and the other traditional schooled. They both enroll in college at the same time and end up in the same freshman composition class. Who has a better chance of surviving the class? The traditionally schooled student would, simply because he was used to the traditional classroom with various teachers, where the homeschooled student was used to only a handful of teachers (parents and other people the parents got to help) and was never in a classroom. \n\nHomeschooling can work, but the parents that decide to homeschool their child should commit themselves totally to the homeschool program right from day one and not waver on their decision. One thing that helps is homeschool co-ops where parents pool their resources with other parents to help their children more by offering other opportunities.
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I agree with you.To many much more important things to worry over.\nAlso,home schooling isn't right for everyone but it is for my son.Everyone is entitled to their opinions but no one is entitled to down someones beliefs.
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i guess they all have their own downsides public schools can be crowded private schools are expensive with a certain genre of people and home schooling doesnt give you all of the social aspects you may need in life. i think it all depends on the certain child and what their specific needs are