home schooling vs public schooling
HOME SCHOOLING VS PUBLIC SCHOOLING
Abstract
Home schooling is considered one of the fastest growing trends in the United States today. With over four million children being homeschooled, along with a 15- to- 20 percent yearly growth rate, many professional educators and school boards are concerned that this exodus will keep funds from entering the already diminishing public school system. But is home schooling better that the public school system? In this paper I will address key points to both public and home schools in regards to socialization and education.
Home School vs. Public School It was Theodore Roosevelt who said,” To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society” (Edwards. 2011). In 1993 there was a movie film that follows the life of a hoodlum named Caine Lawson and his close friends. The film gained notoriety for its frequent scenes of violence, profanity, and drug-related content. Menace II Society was critically acclaimed for its gritty portrayal of urban violence and its powerful underlying messages.
At the 1994 MTV Movie Awards, the film was awarded Best Movie, beating out the likes of Philadelphia, Jurassic Park and Schindler 's List. The film also won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography. I remember having a discussion on how the media, to include movies have given certain neighborhoods a bad name and reputation because of the way it has been portrayed in movies. The teacher was from South Central Los Angeles, and we watched this movie as a class project. So who controls what is being shown or taught to our children in schools? Many homeschoolers share this sentiment when it comes to public schools, believing that the violence, peer pressure, drugs and promiscuity found inside the school gates provide an inadequate setting to properly socialize their children. Yet 92 percent of superintendents believe that home learners are
Abstract
Home schooling is considered one of the fastest growing trends in the United States today. With over four million children being homeschooled, along with a 15- to- 20 percent yearly growth rate, many professional educators and school boards are concerned that this exodus will keep funds from entering the already diminishing public school system. But is home schooling better that the public school system? In this paper I will address key points to both public and home schools in regards to socialization and education.
Home School vs. Public School It was Theodore Roosevelt who said,” To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society” (Edwards. 2011). In 1993 there was a movie film that follows the life of a hoodlum named Caine Lawson and his close friends. The film gained notoriety for its frequent scenes of violence, profanity, and drug-related content. Menace II Society was critically acclaimed for its gritty portrayal of urban violence and its powerful underlying messages.
At the 1994 MTV Movie Awards, the film was awarded Best Movie, beating out the likes of Philadelphia, Jurassic Park and Schindler 's List. The film also won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography. I remember having a discussion on how the media, to include movies have given certain neighborhoods a bad name and reputation because of the way it has been portrayed in movies. The teacher was from South Central Los Angeles, and we watched this movie as a class project. So who controls what is being shown or taught to our children in schools? Many homeschoolers share this sentiment when it comes to public schools, believing that the violence, peer pressure, drugs and promiscuity found inside the school gates provide an inadequate setting to properly socialize their children. Yet 92 percent of superintendents believe that home learners are
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