Exploratory Paper Home school vs. public/private school
Home-School vs. Public/Private School There are many different views on which kind of schooling is better. Some people believe that homeschooling is the best way to educate their kids, or traditional public schools are the way to go. There are some parents that believe that paying the extra cost of private school is the best bang for the buck for their kid’s education. Home schooling has become more and more popular in that last 40 years. Back in the 1970’s no one even heard or knew what it was. In the late 70’s “there were only about 15,000 children being home schooled” (Grossman 2001) and 2007 there were around 1 million home schooled students and in the latest for 2012 there was 2 million home schooled students. In fall 2013, around 50 million students did attend public or private school. So is public/private school better or worse for your child over homeschooling them?
Probably the first well known is public schools. Since many people can’t afford to send their children to private schools or have the time or patience or education to home school them, so they sigh them up for public schooling. Kids are able to communicate with children their own age, making friends, discussing their own ideas with new people on a daily basis. But then there are bullies that children have to deal with, school shooting, fire and bomb drills. A new survey says that “Public Agenda found that just 35% of public school parents still think private ones are more demanding and 34% think public schools are tougher” (Carnahan, I 2001). Of the two-thirds of Harvard freshman graduated from public schools. The Intel Science Talent Search 35 of the 40 finalist came from public schools. Some parents believe that public schools teach things in school that are not needed.
There are many reasons why parents have chosen to home school their children. Most homeschooling parents believe that they can teach their kids better then public or private schools. About 90% of homes schooled
Probably the first well known is public schools. Since many people can’t afford to send their children to private schools or have the time or patience or education to home school them, so they sigh them up for public schooling. Kids are able to communicate with children their own age, making friends, discussing their own ideas with new people on a daily basis. But then there are bullies that children have to deal with, school shooting, fire and bomb drills. A new survey says that “Public Agenda found that just 35% of public school parents still think private ones are more demanding and 34% think public schools are tougher” (Carnahan, I 2001). Of the two-thirds of Harvard freshman graduated from public schools. The Intel Science Talent Search 35 of the 40 finalist came from public schools. Some parents believe that public schools teach things in school that are not needed.
There are many reasons why parents have chosen to home school their children. Most homeschooling parents believe that they can teach their kids better then public or private schools. About 90% of homes schooled
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