Nowadays, education system in the world increasingly day by day. Started from the most popular place to educate, public school (traditional school) until the modern one which is now popping up everywhere, including in Indonesia, “homeschooling”. Homeschooling is the education of children at home (by parents or tutors). Some people consider homeschooling is more effective and practical than public school, while the others consider public school has became a habit from generation to generation, and promising a bright future. There is so many controversy over homeschooling and public school. Why? Because there are several prominent differences between both of them such as : quality, safety, environment and cost.
The most notable difference between homeschooling and public school is their quality. Quality in this case means the curriculum and the learning method that used. Homeschooling uses the same curriculum with public school, but the majors are chosen by parents or tutor according to what the child (student) wants. Meanwhile, the public school organizes what majors that should be studied based on the curriculum used. Then, the learning method that used between both of them are totally different. Homeschooling uses some methods like : * The classical method, is a method that learn about how to learn and sharpen the ability to remember things. * Computer-based method, is a method that uses a computer during the learning process. * Eclectic method, is a method that used depends on the needs of the child/student. * Independent or self-study method, usually used for higher level.
The methods look creative and varying. While in the public school, the methods that used always same from time to time, from one to another grade, for example communicative approach and CBSA approach. Yet, if there is a new curriculum which failed to be applied makes the quality of public school deteriorated. It is logical that