| For most of us who have gone through the | | | | Dorothy Moore. The Moores advocated that |
| hallowed halls of learning a.k.a. the busy and | | | | children from 8 to 12 years old can learn more |
| sometimes bumpy corridors of a private or public | | | | from home than at schools as there is an added |
| school, home schooling may be a curious and | | | | advantage of the strengthening of the bonds and |
| bizarre choice. The idea of not being able to have | | | | emotional development between the parent and |
| classmates and interact with them during class or | | | | the child during these formative years. On some |
| recess or not being able to participate in school | | | | account, home schooling is typically an alternative |
| organizations like sports and the glee club gives | | | | that some parents opt to have for their children |
| the impression that you are missing out on a lot | | | | with the wish that the latter may dwell in a |
| of great things and experiences. As a famous | | | | learning environment different from that of public |
| book title says "All I really need to know I learned | | | | or private schools. This does not seem too |
| in kindergarten". You might as well accept that | | | | unreasonable considering the situation of some of |
| you may have failed to take up these lessons as | | | | our schools nowadays. In this day and age, it is |
| there is no such thing as kindergarten when you | | | | not surprising that we hear news of school bullies |
| are home schooled all alone. But then again, there | | | | hitting on the timid and meek kid or of teen |
| are reasons why children are home schooled. The | | | | cliques who discriminate at those who do not |
| term home schooling generally refers to teaching | | | | belong to their group to the point of embarrassing |
| and instruction done at home but under the | | | | them in front of people scaring them for life. |
| regulation and administration of school associations | | | | These horror stories could haunt any parent who |
| also known as umbrella schools or correspondence | | | | only wants the best for their child and who would |
| schools. The home school movement was roused | | | | anticipate that they never get a chance to live |
| by John Caldwell Holt, a teacher, when he | | | | through these kind of experiences. Some parents |
| published "How Children Fail." The book raised | | | | choose home schooling for practical reasons. It is |
| controversy as it criticized school instruction | | | | apparent that enrolling in schools is expensive. One |
| stressing that the failure of children to learn was | | | | need not only consider the tuition fees but there |
| not due to the amount of effort and | | | | is the concern on the costs of books, of school |
| determination to learn but on the setting provided | | | | materials, of projects, of field trips, and even the |
| by the schools. Mr. Holt believed that the home is | | | | bus fares and the lunch money. School expenses |
| the most appropriate base where the child can | | | | could take a toll on some underprivileged families. |
| explore and learn where there is no interference, | | | | A number of school regulations also preempt kids |
| no regulation and no control. This view was shared | | | | to go to a regular school. For this reason, home |
| by an education professional couple, Raymond and | | | | schooling is the fall back option. |