Homeschooling. What are some drawbacks?

Hello,

First, did you attend a traditional school? If so, this will be the first thing you have to address because your sense of homeschooling and how far it has come may be sckewed toward one point of view.

Second, everyone argues that homeschooling does not provide a child with opportunities to "socialize" with their peer group. I would strongly encourage you to think about some of the following points:

- What is the "teachers" level of experience. Since homeschooling is typically done by a parent, what is thier level of teaching experinece and subject matter knowledge?

- What resources does the "teacher" use? Do they use University approved curricular guides like the one produced by the University of Nebraska and others or are they making up the cousework?

- Why has the family decided to homeschool their child? Religion, social setting, peer group, etc. While this might not answer your question or, make you point for that matter, you should consider this as you begin writing your arguement.

Finally, I would also consider some of the arguments for homeschooling:

- School violence is on the rise.

- The local school is not doing a great job addressing the academic needs of my child (this could be the level of difficulty or for students with learning difficulties, this could be specialized services).

- There are University approved curricula available that allows helps guide and test home school children.

- Kids have the opportunity to become socialized outside of school more now than ever before. Saturday soccer classes, boys and girl scout, church groups, and even, there are a growing number of "home schooling group."

I hope this helps.

Good luck!

- Al

i don't want to come across as if i'm lecturing you...but i've been homeschooled my whole life and i love it. I have tons of friends and the majority of them aren't homeschooled. depending on the town, there is usually a local homeschooling group. the group i'm in meets up, does fun stuff together, hangs out and has field trips.....i have made a lot of good homeschooling friends over the years, and with the way public schools are today, i think i've gotten a much better education than many kids in the traditional school setting.

No social interaction

No set schedule so the kids probably don't do well when working agter schooling

interaction with people their own age, and not dealing with the real world when your young... makes for an easy target, to chesty folks

kids don't get to have friends, or anyone to compare how well they are doing..competition drives someone to work harder

little socialization with other children