| le home education movement began back in the | | | | available specifically for home use that are easy to |
| sixties, with the hippies rebelling against all things | | | | follow both for student and parent. As long as care is |
| government run, but since then, it has grown into a | | | | taken, there is no need for social ineptness in the |
| legitimate method of schooling. In fact, home schooling | | | | average home education student. There are a |
| has become so big that colleges and universities now | | | | multitude of activities and classes that children can |
| accept applications from children who have never | | | | take to provide them with a social experience. In fact, |
| been to school without question. But like any major | | | | many areas have home education groups where |
| decision involving your child, you have to weigh the | | | | families who home school get together for various |
| pros and cons before deciding if home education is the | | | | activities. The parents can discuss children and |
| right choice for you and your family. | | | | teaching difficulties while the students play games and |
| Over the years, home education has received a bad | | | | sports and just generally interact with other young |
| rap due to parents who keep their kids at home, but | | | | people their own age. |
| dont actually teach them anything. These children often | | | | While it is true that classes such as phys. Ed. and |
| emerge from the cocoon of their home life as adults | | | | science can be more difficult at home, there are ways |
| with severe disadvantages. They are not able to | | | | around this. One way is to invest in lab equipment as a |
| interact well socially and their knowledge of basic | | | | group, with several families pitching in to buy the |
| academic subjects is very low. When people see this, | | | | required equipment. Also, many schools allow students |
| they assume that home education is not a good thing. | | | | from home educated families to participate in just one |
| Also, many people are against home education | | | | class without problems. This depends on the school |
| because they believe that the school teachers are | | | | and the area it is in, so its best to ask first. Home |
| better equipped to teach children than parents. The | | | | education can be a very rewarding venture for the |
| facilities in the school are better in many areas, | | | | right people, but you do need to realize that it is not a |
| particularly the lab and the library. For obvious reasons, | | | | vacation. Studying at home means a lot of hard work |
| gym class is quite different in the school environment | | | | and less motivation, since you have only your own |
| as well. | | | | family to spur you on. |
| However, not all home education is badly done. There | | | | For those who are not very disciplined, home schooling |
| are parents who are very well equipped to teach their | | | | is not a good option. Weigh the choices, talk to other |
| children and as long as they realize when they are out | | | | people who are already teaching their kids at home |
| of their league, there is no problem, as a tutor can be | | | | and then make an educated decision. |
| hired. Also, there are several very good curriculums | | | | |