Disadvantages of Homeschooling
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Being a parent is one of the most wonderful things that can happen to a person. Parents have to make tough decisions that their children might not like, but they are only trying to do what is best for them. When it comes to education some parents have chosen to not send their children to public school. Some parents feel that public schools are not safe and do not provide the proper education that they feel their children deserve. That is why many parents are making the choice to keep their children home and educate them themselves. Many families suffer from the physical and emotional drain from homeschooling their children, along with a financial strain that is put on the family. Most families when their children become old enough to attend school, parents have the opportunity of sending them to public school or home schooling them. Parents who choose to send their children to public schools will have to purchase a small amount of school supplies, since public schools supply the major of the material needed for each student. Parents of public school children have a time frame of eight hours for work, shopping, friends, and housework. Parents could also save money by sending them to public school since breakfast, lunch, and a snack is also provided in the elementary grades. Parents that decide to home school their children do not realize how much dedication and preparation it takes to make sure that their children gets the proper education. The parent that is going to teach the children will most likely have to quit their job. There will not be adequate time for a parent to maintain a job at home and still being able to meet deadlines. Parents will not be able to meet with friend or family to have lunch or just sit and talk. There will not be any time for the parent to have personal time, to just be able to sit and relax without the commotion of the children. According to an article on the internet called
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Being a parent is one of the most wonderful things that can happen to a person. Parents have to make tough decisions that their children might not like, but they are only trying to do what is best for them. When it comes to education some parents have chosen to not send their children to public school. Some parents feel that public schools are not safe and do not provide the proper education that they feel their children deserve. That is why many parents are making the choice to keep their children home and educate them themselves. Many families suffer from the physical and emotional drain from homeschooling their children, along with a financial strain that is put on the family. Most families when their children become old enough to attend school, parents have the opportunity of sending them to public school or home schooling them. Parents who choose to send their children to public schools will have to purchase a small amount of school supplies, since public schools supply the major of the material needed for each student. Parents of public school children have a time frame of eight hours for work, shopping, friends, and housework. Parents could also save money by sending them to public school since breakfast, lunch, and a snack is also provided in the elementary grades. Parents that decide to home school their children do not realize how much dedication and preparation it takes to make sure that their children gets the proper education. The parent that is going to teach the children will most likely have to quit their job. There will not be adequate time for a parent to maintain a job at home and still being able to meet deadlines. Parents will not be able to meet with friend or family to have lunch or just sit and talk. There will not be any time for the parent to have personal time, to just be able to sit and relax without the commotion of the children. According to an article on the internet called
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