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    The Disadvantages of Homeschooling Homeschooling is when students are educated at home by parents or tutors rather than attending public or private school. Many parents home school their children to keep them sheltered from the environment and the world. I believe homeschooling should only be an option in extreme situations because there are numerous disadvantages. The three major disadvantages are the lack of resources‚ the lack of patience from parents‚ and the lack of socialization with peers

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    Environments For Homeschooling: EzineArticles.com Retrieved July 25‚ 2013 from http://ezinearticles.com/?Learning-Environments-For-Homeschooling&id=2286248 Wenner‚ M. (2008). Study: Religion is Good for Kids: Live Science Retrieved July 25‚ 2013 from http://www.livescience.com/1465-study-religion-good-kids.html Skurchak‚ G.( 2010). Homeschooling Effects on Children. Livestrong.com Retrieved May 2‚ 2013 from http://www.livestrong.com/article/178461-homeschooling-effects-on-children/

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    choices on how one can attain education. It is through attending schools or homeschooling. Homeschooling is the process of studying in your own home. Despite the many benefits of homeschooling‚ there are some disadvantages to it. The amount of sacrifice of a person can affect him/her physically‚ emotionally‚ and financially. How would you think a child gain friends if he/she is homeschooled? We must know that homeschooling affects a student’s development of social skills. Because of studying inside

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    Annonymous English 1 TTH 3:15p February 28‚ 2012 Argument of Fact: Parents’ Reasons for Homeschooling When a parent survey was conducted to list their reasons for homeschooling the three most popular reasons came out to have the ability to give their children a better education‚ other parents were for religious reasons‚ and lastly parents were concerned with the poor learning environment at schools. Parents that home school are ultimately worried about the environment at schools

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    Student Name Eng 112 WB Argumentative Paper Homeschool: More Than a Viable Option Homeschooling is a viable alternative to institutionalized schooling because it allows for an individualized education that meets the child’s needs‚ allows more freedom and flexibility in terms of curriculum‚ and better prepares a child for real life social situations. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES.ed.gov)‚ in 2007 there were roughly 1.5 million children being homeschooled

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    Some believe that homeschooling is the best way to control what your child learns‚ and allow him the freedom of learning and expression. More than 90% of K-12 students attend public schools in America. Some firmly believe that traditional schools offer benefits and social experiences that should not be missed. The public school system is often the first place parents consider for educating their child. This essay will cover the pros and cons on both public schools and homeschooling. “A public school’s

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    or homeschooled. Public-schools give children a chance to make lifelong friends and homeschooling is more hands on learning. One of the most important things to a parent is their child’s learning environment. Homeschooling his or her child or children will give the parent the opportunity to control his or her learning environment. By doing so parents are ensuring that nothing tragic would happen. Homeschooling is a parent who teaches his or her child or children. The parent is going to give positive

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    Although home schooling may have its benefits‚ a public school education provide a more efficient and effective environment for a student to learn and succeed. Although both can provide a good quality education to their students‚ there are many differences between home school and public school. These differences can either hinder or improve a child’s way of learning and developing. If children find themselves to be distracted while being in a classroom with their peers then home schooling may be

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    such benefits‚ but many people without kids pay taxes that benefit schools and do not acquire benefits of any sort. An article written by Bob Cook mentions that in Illinois‚ “state funding of the schools is determined by actual attendance. So the homeschooling parents would end up getting services on state taxpayers’ dime”(Cook par. 5). Ken Tilley writes in his op-ed titled‚ “A Privilege‚ Not a Right” that “[j]ust because you pay taxes doesn’t mean you get to be on a high school sports team”(par.2) Leaving

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    for and appreciate them. Children are spoiled and they bring this to the public school with them to show off. Some disadvantage of homeschooling may include the need for a parent to remain in the home to instruct the child. This may cause financial

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