Home School
In today’s changing society, parents may often dwell over the best choice for their children’s
Educational needs. Today’s technologie provides choices for parents regarding the type of school
that their children will attend. They have the choice of sending their children to public school or
teaching them from home, 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 skills
and interaction with other children.
In a public school type setting a child will have more programs available for after school
activities, free school bus transportation to and from school and children will collaborate with other
children to solve problems. They will receive a good education but, some of these children will get lost
in the system. In the public school system there are disadvantages too. There are zone restrictions for
neighborhoods, the classrooms’ are filled to the maximum, children won’t have the individual
attention from the teacher and some children will not gain the information on their own. In public
school children will have healthy relationships with other peers’ their own age and be exposed to the
items in society that makes them popular. Some examples of these would be having that certain pair
of high dollar tennis shoes or an expensive pair of jeans. Why do parents’ give their children these
expensive items? I don’t think that we will ever figure this out. I think that children should appreciate
the things that their parents work hard for and appreciate them. Children are spoiled and they bring
this to the public school with them to show off.
Some disadvantage of homeschooling may include the need for a parent to remain in the
home to instruct the child. This may cause financial
Educational needs. Today’s technologie provides choices for parents regarding the type of school
that their children will attend. They have the choice of sending their children to public school or
teaching them from home, 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 skills
and interaction with other children.
In a public school type setting a child will have more programs available for after school
activities, free school bus transportation to and from school and children will collaborate with other
children to solve problems. They will receive a good education but, some of these children will get lost
in the system. In the public school system there are disadvantages too. There are zone restrictions for
neighborhoods, the classrooms’ are filled to the maximum, children won’t have the individual
attention from the teacher and some children will not gain the information on their own. In public
school children will have healthy relationships with other peers’ their own age and be exposed to the
items in society that makes them popular. Some examples of these would be having that certain pair
of high dollar tennis shoes or an expensive pair of jeans. Why do parents’ give their children these
expensive items? I don’t think that we will ever figure this out. I think that children should appreciate
the things that their parents work hard for and appreciate them. Children are spoiled and they bring
this to the public school with them to show off.
Some disadvantage of homeschooling may include the need for a parent to remain in the
home to instruct the child. This may cause financial
References: Kunzman, Robert. "Education, Schooling, and Children’s Rights: The Complexity of Homeschooling." Educational Theory. 62.1 Parker, W. C. (2011). Construction Public Schooling Today: Derision, Multiculturalism, Nationalism. Educational Theory, 61(4), 413-432.