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