what are the advantage and disadvantage of home schooling?
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I think the advantages are \nA) You can spend more time with your kid. This means you bild a better bond with them.\nB) You know if they missbehaved at school.\nC) you know what their weekness is by heart.\nD) He/She is never behind or ahead.\n\nI think the Disadvantages are\nA) You wont get good text books.\nB) It will be good to have a school to name whene getting a job.\nC) Your child will get the education as he or she deserves.\nD) You can say "My kids on honer role!!!"\n\nyou may not want to listen to me... Im only 12...
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of course it is. and especially now that there are more ways for a parent to stay home and work (telecommuting), and more ways to access education (virtual schools and the net), there are fewer and fewer reasons not to.\n\nthe oft-repeated socialization question has long since been put to rest by actual studies of real children:\nhttp://familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,58-17910,00.html\n\nchildren who are homeschooled are often more creative, more relaxed, more self-motivated, and better educated than children in schools. and any teacher who's not trying to defend his/her profession will admit that nothing beats one-on-one attention for a good education. it's just something they cannot provide.\n\nthe main motivator behind those who are against homeschooling is a desire for conformity to tradition and a financial stake--school districts who lose students to homeschooling suffer the loss of cash from the state/feds. \n\nunless your purposes are to shield a child from the world and its evils, homeschooling is of great benefit to families as a whole.
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Home education can be as expensive or inexpensive as you make it.  There are tons of free resources but tons of paid resources.  I don't know what the laws in England are.  Here are a few websites that may be helpful to you.\nhttp://www.primaryhomeeducation.co.uk/\nhttp://www.home-school.com/groups/england-uk.html\nhttp://www.hslda.org/hs/international/UnitedKingdom/default.asp\n\nhope that this is of help to you.  Find a group in your area for support and ideas.
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Homeschooling is becoming more and more popular every year, as the condition of the public school system declines. Here's my reasons for homeschooling. \n1. One on one attention for EACH child, so I can focus on how they learn, what style works best for them, and where their weaknesses are. In public school, it's a one-size-fits-all mentality in regards to a teaching style. If you don't get it, you're left behind, or are spending many hours on top of the 7-8 hours of school every day. Who has time for socializing that way? Oh, yah, they do it when they're supposed to be listening in class.\n2. Public school is all about testing to see where you rate as compared to your peers. Homeschooling is all about what you are retaining, not how well you test. A lot of kids know the material, but freeze up during testing, like I did. So, test results do not really define where our kids stand anyway, so why do them? I would rather spend three weeks on one topic if necessary, to make sure they really LEARN it, then move on to the next step.\n3. Homeschooled children have MORE opportunity to learn about the world around them, because the typical day only requires about three hours of schooling a day, the rest of the day is theirs. That leaves more time for play, field trips and extra-curricular activities. Opportunities are endless, they can go visit a nursing home if desired to learn about nursing or the elderly if they don't have grandparents, and they could even volunteer to visit with them,depending on age, and this is social studies. A museum trip can be science or history, and it's hands-on, not reading from a book which is boring. Going to a skating rink is P.E., and FUN, especially when you know other kids are in school at that moment! Going to a bakery, and learning cake decorating. You'd be surprised, when it's only one or two kids, who is willing to give a demonstration. All of these are social interactions, especially if you give the kids the job of paying for the admissions. Sports, there's socialization for the skeptics.\n4. I want to know my kids for more than a few hours a day. I want to know their likes, their dislikes, I want to talk to them about the world, and our perspectives on it. I want to PLAY with my kids for as long as they will let me, and not be hindered by a time schedule. I also want to know my kids' friends. I'm not the type of parent to turn my CHILD lose into the world with a sink-or-swim mentality, that is just stupid. They need to LEARN how to interact with the world around them, not be forced to figure it out on their own.\n5. It's my JOB, that's why God gave me my children, was to raise them, not to let the govnt. and their ideas of what they should be learning raise them.  And I take this responsibility seriously. It may not be for everyone, but it is the right fit for my family.
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the main benefit of homeschooling is the ability to individualize everything that goes on. any educator will admit that there's nothing better than one-on-one teaching, when it comes to actual learning (it's just that they can't). the parent/teacher can evaluate how well a student is learning, work around blocks and learning disabilities, and utilize natural talents. more attention ALWAYS equals better learning.\n\n plus, what kid wouldn't want a curriculum designed specifically around his/her interests? what kid doesn't want to be able to find out about what he's curious about without having to raise his hand, and wait for teacher, or a computer to open up, or library time? what kid really wants to be in a world where everything is structured down to the minute, full of illogical and sometimes unpredictable reward systems and dumbed down to the lowest common denominator, filtered by someone who's too busy to spend more than a few minutes paying attention to him? \n\nhomeschoolers have been proven to be better socialized that institutionalized kids, more mature, and score better on achievement tests. they are more creative, independent and have a love for learning that is drummed out of most kids by about 3rd grade or so. \n\nmost objections boil down to just a few roots: \n"i had to deal with the hell of regular school, and so should everyone else." and "those kids are weird." well, if weird means getting into the best colleges, winning the National Geographic Geography Bee, dominating national spelling bees, and eventually becoming just like everyone else, with jobs as diverse as entrepreneur or mechanic, then sure, they're weird. \n\nalso, schools are paid by the student. therefore, they are highly motivated to denigrate the move towards homeschooling. (every kid who quits is money down the drain for them.)\n\nlinks to stats and studies:\nhttp://homeschoolinformation.com/homeschooling/homeschool_statistics1.htm\n\nhttp://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000010/200410250.asp\n\nother links:\nhttp://www.homeedmag.com/INF/strt_index.html\n\nhttp://www.homeschoolzone.com/unschooling/
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Because the teacher can tell the parent what specific activities will help at home.  If the parents take the time to attend the meeting they will more than likely take the time to do educational things at home.
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I dont think there are ANY advantages.\n\nI condemn use of calculators in primary school. The kids must know how to add, subtract manually, by using their fingers, and most imoortantly BRAIN ! it must develop as they are so young. It will be good for them in the future.\n\nP.S. I have seen 16-18 yr olds finding 2+2 using a calculator.
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It is both advantageous disadvantage and disadvantageous advantage.  It all depends on how YOU behave in PG level.
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I would not recommend virtual school - basically because this would in effect make your children nothing more than computer-based learners of other people's curriculum and that is what you are trying to avoid by home-schooling in the first place (all my humble opinion, of course.) \n\nI would recommend using a combination of curriculums and then following the guidelines in the book, "Bringing up Healthy Children"  -  it basically outlines the homeschooling to chores to playtime ratio as they get older.\n\n Next - I would take the time to evaluate each of your children's personal learning methods (ie.: a reader, a doer, a copier, etc. --- A reader prefers to study the question and all of the information given. A Doer prefers to learn by manipulating the question and the possible answers, a copier will combine reading and doing to attempt to re-create the answer given more closely. ) The previous is a good reason why you should at least try to develop your own curriculum to match your child's needs the best.\n\n I wish you the very best of luck in your homeschooling. Think about signing up with a homeschooling on-line co-op to ask questions along the way. Check out the National Home Education Network for a lot of great information. the web address is: http://www.nhen.org/
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i had that all through highschool. \nPROS \n1.  you spend more time in one class, so you can start and finish a lesson in one day\n2.  you get use to your students, instead of having like 6 classes of 25 students you only have 4 or so\n3. preparation of lesson plans are less\n4.  less tests/work to grade \n5.  if you have an off period it is possible that it is longer\n6.  possible to teach in one subject, more or less, you can focus on mostly english or what not\n7.  can give more 1 on 1 time to students\n8.  more time for presentations\nCONS\n1.  classes are longer\n2.  you have to change previous lesson plans to reach the time of the class period\n3.  kids get really annoying when sitting in one place so long, even 18 year olds
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When I have kids they are definitely gettin home schooled!!!\nI know the pros & cons of both public school & homeschool.As a parent,I would eliminate as much of the cons as possible(this is not a perfect world however).Their will be obstacles & flaws in both situations.In my humble opinion,I believe there are less flaws going with homeschooling,and I would even choose it over private schooling.If more people could afford it they would go that route too!
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Really, it depends on the pupil. \n\nHomeschooling provides more of a one on one education. Special needs can be paid closer attention to or help in a particular area can be attended. However home schooled students tend to lack social experience and a large cultural variety of peers. The student also misses out on opportunities such as student government, sports, or clubs.\n\nPublic school provides a variety of subjects and usually teaches them fairly well, in my experience. However class sizes tend to be larger and sometimes struggling students are over looked. Students usually have opportunities to take classes based on interests and their grades. There is usually a variety of culture at public schools and a large student body with peers. Socially, public school students blossom.\n\nPrivate school students usually receive excellent educations as the subjects tend to be slightly more advanced. Class sizes are usually smaller meaning struggling students get more help. Private schools tend to have better extracurriculars, because of tuition money. However, the student body may be limited and lacking in diversity. Often students who board at their school can receive a taste for college life and be more prepared than other students.
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Most home school students are better educated and have higher test scores than those at school. As long as the children are doing well the state needs to keep their nose out of it.
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No. Most public schools expect way too much homework from students. I think 6 hours/day is more than enough time for formal learning. Kids shouldn't have to go home and put in another 2+ hours! The best learning happens while playing, socializing, and doing the things you love to do. Not by doing mindless busy-work. This is one of the many reasons I choose to homeschool my daughter.
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I most definitely agree with you. I have lived in the pacific northwest for over a decade now and the population of homeschoolers in this part of the country is on the rise. As a matter of fact, I still remain single to this day waiting for an educated woman who agrees with me on the subject because our public schools are failing our youth and our children are falling behind the rest of the world. Homeschooling is definitely a viable option as I have met many who have blown away their public school counterparts.
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The major disadvantage is that you will have another class or classes taking up your time and giving you more homework and making you tired when you don't have to take them.  On the other hand, taking classes outside of your major can be very interesting-- refreshing, stimulating, and it can open you up to things you never even knew existed.  It can make you more well-rounded, too, a good trait for anyone.
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My mom and dad home schooled me because 1) I wasn't learning much in school 2) They saw that socializing with out-of-control kids was not helping my attitude 3) They wanted me to spend more time with them and my sister. I went to public school from kindergarten through second grade.  Throughout that whole time, I learned very little—I could read, write (barely!), and I could "socialize."  I could not spell (because the teachers wouldn't correct my spelling for fear of "damaging my self-esteem"); I could barely add; and I couldn't subtract 3 from 4.  Also, socializing with other hyper, out-of-control, rude kids had turned me into a little terror. This change really disturbed my mom (who had stayed home with me since I was a baby) because I had been such a good child until I went to school.  (Another factor contributing to my withdrawal from public school was that we would get permission forms [written by teachers!] that contained misspellings and many grammatical errors.  My parents obviously didn't want me to be taught by these people). Eventually, my parents couldn't take it any more.  After I finished second grade, they pulled me out and started home schooling me using a program through Christian Liberty Academy ( http://www.homeschools.org/ ).  It took several years of hard work (and many tantrums!) before I was able to read, write, and do math proficiently and was able to un-learn my bad habits.  \nI know that many people will disagree with what I've just wrote.  They will say that only trained teachers can give students a good education. They will say that children need to socialize.  I have found that this is not true.  My parents were able to give me a very good and rigorous education (I have maintained a 4.0 GPA and received a composite score of 30 on my ACT).  As for socializing, I get along fine with people. I work at my local YMCA as a life-guard and swim instructor. (It was at the Y that I made an interesting observation. I've taught both home school and public school children how to swim and the difference between them is like day and night. On the whole, home schoolers are more polite, responsible, well-behaved, and respectful than public school kids. Most home schoolers possess a level of maturity that I rarely find in public school children).  \nIn conclusion—yes, my life was more sheltered than other kids, but I am grateful for it because it has made me a better person. Also, it allows me to be with my family (my sister is my best friend) and take field trips and vacations with them.  I believe that family is important; but in today's society, the family unit is downgraded. Home schooling has allowed me to connect with my family in a way that I don't believe is possible otherwise.\nI highly recommend home schooling. I love it and cannot imagine learning any other way.