Homeschooling Pro’s and Con’s
Outline
IV. Introduction
A. Compare and contrast
II. Background on homeschooling
A. statistics
III. A pro to homeschooling
A. Work completion is faster
IV. Homeschooling con
A. Socially awkward students
V.Positive facts
A. Peer pressure protection
VI.Con
A. students missing out
VII. Negative factors
A. Smothering family members
B. One income
VIII. More pro’s
A. Greater test scores
IX. More con’s
A. Huge responsibility
X. Conclusion:
A. Homeschooling or public schooling?
Grimm 1
Homeschooling Pro’s and Con’s
The choice of a child 's education is one of the most important decisions in the series of choices a parent makes while raising their child. If the parent’s choice is homeschooling the student may benefit by graduating early, having a better environment to learn in, and achieve higher test scores. However, one of the downsides is the student will not learn valuable social skills, the family will only consume one income, and the parents may not be able to handle the enormous responsibility of taking on the task of educating their own child; which has a great impact on a student 's future. No matter what the parents choice is, there are always going to be some ups and downs to their decision. In making this decision the parents need to consider all the options and choose the one that will greater benefit their child.
Homeschooling has grown into a much more commonly used education option. “Recent surveys suggest that over a million American children are currently taught at home, and the number grows every year” (Bauer). Generally when people think “home schooling,” they think sitting at the kitchen table with their parents learning out of textbooks and worksheets. While other parents may think, homeschooling students don’t have to stay at the kitchen table to learn. Home schooled students do spend a lot of time outside the home; learning on
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