Homeschooling, as an effective educational program, has undergone numerous debates. In fact, opinions are equally divided between the pros and the cons. Homeschooling, indeed, offers benefits for the child but like many things, there are also some downsides to implementing the program. It is therefore best to know the pros and cons before you get your kid into the program. It is up to the parents to sift through the positives and the negatives of homeschooling.
Pros
Flexible structure
One of the things that puts homeschooling in stellar position is the fact that it is highly flexible and dynamic. Unlike traditional curriculum which is fixed, the homeschooling system allows changes, in fact it encourages them.
Tailor-fit to the child
Because of the fluid structure of homeschooling programs, the lessons can be tailor-fitted to the child’s capability, pace and learning style. There is no pressure to keep up with the lesson of the day and students can start or finish their lessons any time of the day.
More practical learning activities
Homescholing is an unstructured educational program, which allows for more freedom in terms of learning activities. Parents can actually decide on what to do to better teach the subject. This means that there can be more unstructured learning exercises such as visits to zoos or museums.
Cons
Lacking in social interaction
One of the downsides of homeschooling program is the fact that it lacks the social component, which teaches the child to interact with other people. This is especially needed during the stage when the social and communication skills of children are just developing. To supplement the absence of this component, some parents organize social activities for their children.
Time constraints
Although time is rarely a factor in homeschooling because of the lack of a structure, it only applies to the children. It will be time consuming for the parents, some of which have to leave their work to go full time in teaching their children. Remember that you have to be with your homeschooling child all through out his or her lesson. In addition, a lot of time need to be given to correcting worksheets and making visuals.
Money problems
Although there is actually no tuition fee for a homeschooling program, the money problems come in when one of the marriage partner has to leave work to teach the child. Remember that homeschooling can take so much time. For parents who both have careers, sacrificing one source of income can be pretty hard for the whole family.
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what are the pros and cons of homeschooling?
im thinking of homeschooling my 14 yr old daughter.. shes extremely overwhelmed and in almost a depression. she’s been having meltdowns and really wants to be homeschooled. i know, were taking her to therapy… but all i want to know are the pros and cons of homeschooling compared to public school
thanks!
they do not get to socialize as much with their friends. you will be able to teach her outside of school hours, allowing her to get the best grades possible. it might be hard for you, just overwhelming. you will be able to supervise her and know what happens at the house. she will have plenty of time to finish school work and she will be at the comfort of her own home. she might get a little distracted though.
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friends of mine are home schooled.
I’m not sure but i no 1 girl she’s being home school to and there really doing basically doing the same thing but u do it at home
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Only pros.
Get her out of school — obviously it’s harming her physically and mentally. Get her home, let her heal. Give her 1 month for each month she was in school to de-school and recover.
Spend time with her. Do cool things. Go cool places. Just Be. Let her Be. Don’t worry about academics. Let her recover and rediscover her passions, and go from there.
Homeschooling doesn’t necessarily mean curriculum at the kitchen table with tests and grades. There are so many options! But first and foremost, be your daughter’s advocate, get her out of that toxic environment (not all kids do well there; no matter what the schools think, they can’t hammer square pegs into their round holes!).
Love her.
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pros- can go at their own pace, comfortable in surrounding, won’t be made fun of by other kids.
Cons- difficult to make friends, miss out on school memories, and often they develop poor social skills.
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One of the main pros in your daughter’s case would be that she would not be under so much outside pressure. With homeschooling, she can move at her own pace and learn in a way that caters to her strengths. She can also avoid some of the negative social experiences of school, replacing them with beneficial positive experiences.
In my opinion, the main con is that as a parent you are taking full responsibilty for your child’s education and cannot shift blame for the outcome onto public school teachers and officials. For that reason, homeschooling is a big responsibilty, but for my family, I feel it is worth it.
Here are some other disadvantages and pros and cons of homeschooling:
http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/disadvantages-of-homeschooling.html
http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/disadvantages-of-homeschooling.html
Here’s some information on the benefits and statistics:
http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/homeschooling-benefits.html
http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/homeschooling-statistics.html
It sounds like homeschooling would really help your daughter. Good luck making a decision!
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I empathize with your plight. I hope you are able to find a solution for your daughter’s school troubles. I do not blame her for her feelings about public school. Still, this question has been answered ad nauseam. Check out some of the old answers. This question is asked at least once a week.
Personally, I have found no cons, aside from ignorant people who spout off about the cons of homeschool without any knowledge of the subject. It is entirely what you make it. If you get bored, stop being boring. If you are not getting enough done, refocus and do more. Burnt out? Take a break. It sounds simple, because it is. There are things that will stump you as a learning facilitator. But, you take a deep breath, read a few books and try again. Some days are better than others. Some years are better than others. Some families do not find homeschool to be a good fit, period. All things considered, we have found homeschool to be a blessing.
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The only con comes if you aren’t disciplined to set aside time every day to do the work.
Besides that, there are no more cons. You can learn faster with less stress and even finish high school faster and not waste so much time.
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Public School : Drama
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Homeschool : everything else, everything sweet
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This question gets asked so often!
The biggest con for us is the mummifying chicken on the counter type experiments.
Pros are numerous and if we listed every single one it would take days to read.
In your case and since you are willing to do it I think you should and she will do well. She does need time to get into a state of mind that home school is the right thing for her and she will succeed in it! She is used to a very rigid day of being spoon fed every thing she needs to know. Well when you home school facts aren’t spoon fed to you. You have to guide her in her education but she is old enough to make some of the decisions herself. Kids are willing to try just about anything to help them understand the world around them what better way then to let her experience it. It would be a great thing for her to break out of what she knows now and be allowed to decompress and just be a kid! I do suggest joining a home school association so that she can meet other home schooled kids and so you can have support when you feel overwhelmed!
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I’ve always homeschooled my kids. I honestly see no "cons" to it, other than maybe the benefit of free babysitting.
School is a very harsh place, and I wouldn’t wish it on anybody.
Homeschooling, on the other hand, allows for a more natural learning environment.
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