The Benefits Of Homeschooling

Homeschooling is beneficial to learning disabled students and gifted students. In terms of students with learning disability, public schools have always been depressing for them. They have to hide their disabilities from their classmates; they worry about being noticed by teachers. This explains why “their drop-out rate is high (38 percent versus 25 percent for nondisabled youth). Only 28 percent attempt postsecondary education (versus 56 percent for nondisabled youth), and most do not have the study skills, reading and math skills, or academic coping skills. . .” (Ensign). Whereas, homeschooling parents can create a learning environment which is more efficient than public school teachers: “homeschooling parents of a child with learning disabilities are more likely to go at the child's speed, provide one-on-one tutoring, and expect their child to blossom, with the result that the child does well
Many homeschool parents want to teach their children about morality, beliefs, and values that are not taught sufficiently in conventional schools: “These parents have a strong concern for their children’s moral, ethical, and spiritual development, and they feel that public schools do not provide appropriate moral or ethical instruction, much less religious values” (Romanoswski, “Revisiting”). They customize the curriculum and provide children with religion-oriented lessons. For instance, “parents can teach their children the importance of prayer and faith and instruct them in religious precepts with direct reference to the Bible or other Scriptures” (Romanoswski, “Common”). Also, “the behavior of homeschooled children does strongly suggest that [conventional] schooling does not impart moral standards” (Cooper). Therefore, home schooling is a better choice for parents who are motivated to strengthen their children’s