...Home schooled children are more advanced than children attending public schools. There are advantages to home schooling that can not be offered by public schools. The purpose of this paper is to bring awareness to some of the areas in which the statement , "Home-schooled" children are more advanced than children attending public schools, are supportive. Interest in this topic mainly are generated due to the decline in the public school system. As a parent of a current ninth grader I am saddend by the issues that children have to deal with in order to receive public education. Home schooling is defined as, ‘an education that is provided outside a ‘normal' school environment’. This type of education has undergone numerous debates, raising questions as to whether or not it is an effective educational program. Many people are equally divided between the pros and the cons, with people arguing that home schooling offers many benefits for children and others arguing that it affects children’s social skills and education. If the opportunity arose home schooling is an option I would consider home schooling for my current student. Acamdemic Schedule Home school students learning environments are more structured for the individual student. This is a comfortability level that can not be offered in public school. One of the pros of home schooling is its controlled environment. More personalized attention allows the student to focus on the core subjects, reading and writing...
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...parents are taking their children out of the public school system and enrolling them in home schooling programs. Parents question the current public school system and wonder if home schooling would be a better alternative for their children’s education. Considering that there are already more than four million children enrolled in these types of programs in the United States alone, it is not surprising that it has caused some heated debates during the past decade. Along with an average 15 to 20 % yearly growth rate, many professional educators are worried that because of this much needed funds will be kept from entering the public education system. During the year of 2007 the United States Department of Education conducted a study that showed home schooled student's test scores were much higher than others. Even the median scores for all grades were much larger than those students of public or private schools. For example, in grades one through four, average home schooled students were usually one grade higher than their peers in public school. By the equivalent of eighth grade, those home schooled students were usually considered four years ahead of those in public school. One reason for these results is that home schooled students often receive much more one-on-one attention than the average student in public or private school does. In home schooling programs the students receive much more attention than they do in a Public School because there are usually no other students...
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...“since 1999, the number of children who are homeschooled has increased by 75%. Though homeschooled children represent only 4% of all school-age children nationwide, the number of children whose parents choose to educate them at home rather than a traditional academic setting is growing seven times faster than the number of children enrolling in grades K-12 every year”(Berry). As homeschooling has become increasingly popular, prevalent misconceptions have been associated with the practice of homeschooling. Some misconceptions include that children who are homeschooled being socially disoriented, and they are less prepared for college academically (Berry). Despite the claims of homeschoolers being unprepared for college, 66.7% graduated from college compared to the 57.5 % of their peers (Cohen & Drenovsky#).High standardized test scores that have been recorded frequently by home educated students( Berry ). Although there are reliable sources that suggest home schooled student’s prosperity many people are still skeptical. However, home schooling can be a tremendously efficacious alternative for inculcation despite the misconceptions. Education is vital, and the environment in which we receive it can have an incredible impact on our academic potential. Recently homeschooling has become a popular alternative to the challenges experienced in traditional schools. Homeschooling can provide students with plenty of opportunities to explore their academic abilities more freely; the benefits of...
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...Education Options for High School Level Students The learning process differs dramatically for many teenage students. Students are faced with new responsibilities and an adjustment phase coming out of middle school. There is a new workload placed on high school students. Some teenagers are more than able to keep up with the academics in high school and have a need to be more challenged. While other students fall behind and may need extra help. There are many types of education options for all types of students. Private schools may deem an option for a student who wants to achieve higher level of education than that of a public school. While a continuation school may be needed for that high school student who may not graduate in time. There are also options for students who may have broken the law and need a more structured environment to learn in. Education options for high school level students are very important and each play a role in creating a different learning environment tailored to a specific student. Private schools supply a unique learning environment that may benefit a student in many ways, but there are some requirements that must be met first. A private school requires a tuition cost be paid in order for the student to attend. Students are also some times required to test into the school. These tests are given to assess the students academic ability and to make sure he or she is able to keep up with the in depth curriculum. Parents and students may have many...
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...School Choice: Public Education vs. Home School When Americans think of education, they almost automatically think of public education. Through the years, it is slowly changing. Many parents today are deciding to home-school their children. Although most people think that a public education is better, most statistics and facts tend to show that home schooling is beneficial in more ways. It is estimated that parents are now teaching over two million children at home, rather than in public or even private schools. Education in our public schools has been on the down slope for over twenty years now. Public schools have lost all values and biblical morality. This was what our country was founded on and it has been replaced with humanism. One example of humanism in our schools is that they teach evolution, not creationism. Some people believe that this problem is happening because of the removal of God and prayer in public schools; the U.S. Supreme Court did this in 1962. Beginning in 1962, SAT scores plummeted. Teen pregnancies, teen sexual diseases, teen suicides, teen alcohol, drug abuse, pornography, and illiteracy rates abruptly increased 200 to 300 percent (Klicka 48). Violence is one of the main factors effecting are schools today. Rape is a growing problem among juveniles. A juvenile commits one out of every five rapes that occur in the United States. There is also a higher use of drugs and alcohol among kids in public schools. Over 80 percent of public high school students...
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...Johnson Professor: Belles Com/155 June 14, 2012 Home Schooling vs. Traditional Schooling In today’s changing society, parents may often ponder over the best choice for their children’s educational needs. Today’s technological age provides choices for parents regarding the type of school that their children will attend. They have the choice of sending their children to traditional school or teaching them at home, commonly referred to as home schooling, which is often conducted by use of a personal computer in the home. Home schooling provides a more direct approach of educating today’s youth when compared to public schools. Alternatively, public school offers children a greater chance of enhancing their social development and skills. There are many advantages of parent’s home schooling their children. These advantages include individual bonding time with the children, security of knowing that their children are learning, and more access to monitoring their children’s academic progress. Another added benefit of schooling involves modification of the curriculum to accommodate each student’s ability. Within the home school curriculum, a parent has the freedom to filter out subjects that they do not want their children to learn. According to (Kunzman) there has been an increase of 74% in homeschool attendance between the years of 1999 to 2007. It was also noted that this growth is twelve times that of public school attendance. Some disadvantage of homeschooling may include...
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...it harder for them to face the real world. Another reason why I picked this topic was because children that are being homeschooled are being labeled as misfits and not college ready individuals. The mere fact is that sheltering them away from society and those hard lesson that can only be learned by being around their peers are causing them to not be able to function in the world after their years and years of homeschooling. I just think this needs to be changed. Homeschooling can indeed continue, but they should be required to meet the same strict rules and regulations that public schools have to. The characteristics of my audiences are teaching groups that have a decision to make when it comes to the ins and outs of homeschooling. When they all come to the table with big decisions to make on homeschooling regulations they need to know how the children are affected outside the classroom or their “home.” Another audience is very concerned parents. The parents are homeschooling their children hoping that the pull away from outside influences will help the children in the long run and they are not realizing that there are some structural hiccups in the...
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...James Phillips English 101-006, Ms. Medlin Rogerian Argument Nov. 13, 2015 Home schools vs. Publix schools Making sure safety and educational support for all home schooling students should be a top priority as the state works to help parents who want to still have an opportunity to home school their children. Over twenty thousand Carolinians students attend school at home in 2013 and according to Martin-Chang, Gould, and Meuse (2011), the national number of home school kids was close to two million children in 2010. She noted that while home schooling has become a “fashionable choice” for young urban professionals who want the best education for their children. The subject is still full of controversies about learning and social development, governmental involvement, standards, and safety. Opponents of home schooling believe too much is often left up to parents, who can teach their kids anything they desire and limit contact with other kids their age and environments. Home schooling is often associated with extremism, and potentially abusive situations are harder to identify when the home school students are isolated. Opponents fear that some parents choose home schooling out of fear or displeasure, rather than making a thoughtful choice based on their child’s needs. Proponents of home schooling believe home schooled children are healthy and advanced learners because they receive one-on-one attention and have some degree of control over their learning. They believe...
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...Home Schooling: A Real Alternative Kevin Sumrall Research and Writing: ENG 215 Professor Kristen Shelton May 15, 2011 The times in which we live are becoming more competitive than ever before. How well one is prepared to step up and meet that competition is what education is all about. The mainstream opinion would say that the only way to the top is through public or even better; private schools. As most of us are already painfully aware, we all cannot afford private schools for our kids, especially if we have more than one or two children. Homeschooling has been viewed by many as a substandard choice, where many others are coming to realize that it is much better than any other choice they may have. There are as many as 2 million children being home schooled right now with a projected growth of 15 to 20% annually. The very high test scores for homeschoolers versus the public school students is one of the main points on the platform for the benefits of homeschooling. There is an alternative to public and private schools, and its right at home. There was a time, not so very long ago, when parents could send their kids down to the bus stop and never think twice about whether or not they would be safe and cared for and taught correctly all of the same things that they learned when they went to school. The sad truth of the matter is that most parents don’t know half of what their kids are being taught in school today. Most of the time, teachers are allowed to show kids movies...
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...HOMESCHOOL ALTERNATIVE Joann Ferrell AAGY1B3WY6 APRIL 6, 2014 KATHRINE O'NEIL HOMESCHOOL ALTERNATIVE What do these people have in common? Serena/Venus Williams, Alex Haley, Agatha Christie and four judges on the United States Supreme Court---they have been homeschooled. The National Home Education Research Institute is an organization who does research in homeschooling. A according to the research between 2007 and 2008 there were 2 million children in homeschool. It is said that the growth in homeschooling is at the rate of 5-12 percent annually, of those numbers 15 percent are nonwhite. It is also reported that homeschoolers have a higher standardized test scores by at least 25-30 percent compare to their peers. The fact that homeschooler do so well has nothing to do with parents of level of education, teacher certification, amount of money, level of government oversight, gender, or race. Public education has raised a few eyebrows on where and what kind of environment a parent is sending their children. It is a case of concern when the first thing that our children are greeted with going to school is a metal detector. Although most parents send their children to public education, homeschooling maybe an alternative for children who need more attention. Needing more attention could be medical issues, or a student who is having a hard time keeping up with the class, this is where homeschooling may be a better fit for the child. Children health could be a...
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...Serrano Segarra Prof. Bill Jenkins Written Composition I February 4, 2016 Home-schooling vs traditional School I will talk about homeschooling and unlike traditional school. I chose this topic because I lived the two types of systems that are quite different. I chose it because it is something that is education and the issue has much to compare. In traditional school you attends classes at determined times. In homeschooling one do not have determined times and on many occasions do not have a tutor. At school you have just completed a brochure. Taking exams is another difference in school and homeschooling. At school you have the opportunity to meet new friends and have more social life. Traditional Schooling is much better than homeschooling. Las universidades estarán más interesados en los alumnos que fueron educados en la escuela tradicional en vez que el otro tipo de escuela, verán los estudiantes educados en casa como un riesgo. For many parents in society it has always been a concern that socialization may become endangered a child in school linked to home. Many people believe that public schooled children learn about the socialization of the "school of life" in a public place, as they have to learn socialization skills on how to act with other children and teachers, through a process of trial and error. The truth is that many teachers...
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...under-performing public school system. Or taking matters into my own hands, and home schooling him. The process of educating a child can be a daunting task, whether in traditional schools or the alternative, home schooling and charter schools. Everyone will have their own opinion and need to make their own decision about what is the best education path for their child. My son, Benjamin, is in the third grade, he is extremely bright and intelligent. Our problem with the traditional public school system is if a child does not fit in as a “cookie cutter” student and learn the material in the way that it is presented, he/she can fall behind. It is widely known that students learn in many different ways, some learn better in smaller groups, some learn better in an individual setting. Unfortunately, with the amount of students in each class, sometimes ranging between 28 and 34 students; a child can easily be overlooked and labeled as a “slow learner”, “lazy” or “unmotivated”. If teachers were held accountable more often for the success or lack thereof, we might see a change in how these types of students are educated. Charter schools are becoming very popular in the recent years, so much that some charter schools have to hold lotteries and potential students are put on a waiting list in order to attend the school. A parent must research the school to ensure the style of the teachers may work for their children. In the case of Benjamin, my wife and I are choosing to home school. Home schooling...
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...Author’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Number Date of Submission Home Schooling “There are about 2.2 million home-educated students in the United States, and it appears that the numbers are expected to continue increasing in the coming years” (NHERI). Families that have embraced home schooling therefore, do not depend on the public, tax-funded resources to help their children in education. The current homeschool program according to NHERI commenced in the 1970s when John Holt, an advocate of school reforms and an educational theorist started campaigns urging individuals that formal schools enhanced rote learning intended to oppress students in classrooms and that the institutions’ curriculum were designed to make learners compliant employees. Holt went on to publish his newsletter, Growing Without Schooling in which he conveyed public schools to be disorderly, scary for learners, morally irresolute and most of all, academically underachieving, hence detrimental to children. Despite the opposition that the unorthodox education faced in its initiation, it has grown rapidly, and people currently perceive it as an acceptable educational alternative in this 21st century. Therefore, regardless of the disadvantages in home education such as lack of social development, missed experiences, and reduced competition among others, parents should adopt this education system because it is equally, if not more, beneficial since it creates the opportunity for personalized learning, assured safety...
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...American schooling that it is difficult to imagine an education system without it. Perhaps if the federal government determined where each family lives and offered no alternative to the local public school then we might approximate a choice-free system, but this type of thought experiment is absurdly detached from reality. The relevant question is not whether school choice is present in an area but which types of choice are available and their prevalence. The most widely available types of school choice relate to residential school choice and the availability of private schools. In terms of the former, families can sort them- selves into the communities that best satisfy their preferences (Tiebout, 1956). This sorting happens not only across cities and towns but also within them, as families choose to live within school zones linked to desirable neighborhood public schools. Private school choice is similar in some ways to residential school choice. For example, this type of choice typically requires some degree of expendable resources. For families to choose where to live, they must not be constrained by prohibitively high property values, rental prices, taxes, moving costs, or other costs associated with selecting an alternative location. For families to choose private schooling for their children, they typically must cover the tuition costs. The prevalence of residential school choice is difficult to quantify, though it is clear that finding suitable public schools is a common...
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...Public Schooling VS Home Schooling COM/156 March 16, 2014 Pam Eshelman Now, more than ever, parents are exploring the options available to them concerning the education of their children. This decision, though a personal one for every parent, requires looking closely at the different benefits, as well as drawbacks of the options available to them. It goes without saying that both schooling options have their pros and cons, but many parents often question which one is better for their children. There is far more to consider than one might realize, so let us explore some of the lesser publicized aspects of the public versus home education dilemma. Home schooling can give a more direct and focused, although public school can have benefits in several ways like a child’s social development. First, let us look at some of the benefits of the home school. I was given an opportunity to interview my aunt Robyn Jeffords who home schooled all 5 of her children and the information below is all accredited to her. Home schooling can be good for a child in many ways. A homeschooled child often has access to a more direct one-on-one instructional setting, allowing for a very personalized learning environment. Within this setting, the parent can tailor every lesson to the specific learning style of the student, for optimum understanding of the material. It also means that the student can move as quickly or as slowly as needed. If the material is mastered...
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