Home Schooling

For those of us who have a personal experience with home schooling it has proved to be the best choice of education we could have made. The pros far outweigh the cons. In today's world where personal transportation and the internet are pretty much available to everyone, outside stimulation is readily available.

Lets take a look at some of these facts.

1. The advantages of home schooling:

There can be no greater advantage of HS than the family bonds that are built and strengthened. Just think of the sibling and parental bonding that can be built in an atmosphere of constructive education. The flexible curriculum is another positive. For instance the education experience can be made to fit the individual childs needs. You are not locked into a one size fits all. Your child can be allowed to grow in the strengths he already has.

2. What are the disadvantages of home schooling.

If both parents are already working outside of the home then the loss of one the incomes can be a partial financial set back. In times like these it just might take two incomes to make ends meet. However, it won't hurt to sit down with a budget and find out where exactly the money is going. You just might find out that the loss of one net income won't put that much of a financial crunch on the budget.

3. Is your family a home schooling family?

Most families that home school are looked at as conservative right wing religious types. Or, back woods rustics who don't trust anything that the government does. But as you dig into the facts you find that HS cover a wide demographic range. They come from all walks of life. They live in every part of the country. They are involved in every occupation there is. They are just plain people who have decided not let the government take charge of one of the most important steps in their child's development.

4. What are the social aspects of home schooling?

What about the "Real World", is the question usually asked of parents who are looking to home school there children. How will they know how to accept and get along with a racial and ethnic divergent society? After all in public education they are (rightly so) tossed together for the public good. I don't believe race or ethnicity should ever be a barrier to living. But, I do believe that misbehaved, unbehaved, need some parental counseling and the public school system will not allow this. Consequently your young child 5 - 6, boy, girls starts coming home with words and actions that your family does not find acceptable. Your child does not have to learn or be confronted with ill behaved non controlled (bad kids) in the early development stages.

I hope this brief bit of information will kick start your asking more questions on whether home schooling is right for your family. And, that you will make the sacrifice and take the time and effort to do it.