Home School
Homeschooling
There are a lot of different opinions about homeschooling. Some people think that it gives educational freedom, closer family relationships, and benefits from one on one learning. Although that might seem beneficial it also hurts homeschoolers in the future. If they always had educational freedom it will be difficult to adjust if they ever decided to go to college, because it will be a completely different environment. Relationships can suffer from being around each other all the time and can cause tension at home. One on one learning is not always the best. They will not have the opportunity to work as a team and with peers. Homeschooling is not beneficial because students will have too much educational freedom, relationships with suffer, and they will not have the benefits of being in a classroom. First, students will have too much educational freedom. When you are a homeschooler you can decide to focus on certain subjects more than others. There is a bigger chance you will struggle in one subject because you are more interest in another. Homeschoolers are not restricted to a time limit that focuses them to move from one subject to another. That can make it difficult for them in the future when they do have restrictions and deadlines they need to stick by. If a student has too much freedom, because the curriculum can be swayed, they move at a slower pace (Benefits). Without having to be on a set schedule they will not learn to be organized and be prepared for deadlines. They will be used to things being easier for them because homeschool student are not being challenged with the same assignments and projects that public school student are. It is also very common their curriculum to shift to their family’s values and beliefs (Takahasi). They will not be learning about things in a general way like a public school student would be. Second, homeschooling can cause students relationships to suffer. When a student has to spend all day with their
There are a lot of different opinions about homeschooling. Some people think that it gives educational freedom, closer family relationships, and benefits from one on one learning. Although that might seem beneficial it also hurts homeschoolers in the future. If they always had educational freedom it will be difficult to adjust if they ever decided to go to college, because it will be a completely different environment. Relationships can suffer from being around each other all the time and can cause tension at home. One on one learning is not always the best. They will not have the opportunity to work as a team and with peers. Homeschooling is not beneficial because students will have too much educational freedom, relationships with suffer, and they will not have the benefits of being in a classroom. First, students will have too much educational freedom. When you are a homeschooler you can decide to focus on certain subjects more than others. There is a bigger chance you will struggle in one subject because you are more interest in another. Homeschoolers are not restricted to a time limit that focuses them to move from one subject to another. That can make it difficult for them in the future when they do have restrictions and deadlines they need to stick by. If a student has too much freedom, because the curriculum can be swayed, they move at a slower pace (Benefits). Without having to be on a set schedule they will not learn to be organized and be prepared for deadlines. They will be used to things being easier for them because homeschool student are not being challenged with the same assignments and projects that public school student are. It is also very common their curriculum to shift to their family’s values and beliefs (Takahasi). They will not be learning about things in a general way like a public school student would be. Second, homeschooling can cause students relationships to suffer. When a student has to spend all day with their
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