| Some 26% of parents in each of the American | | | | the learners. They thought that the personal |
| states consider home schooling for their children | | | | tutoring of teachers is the most fruitful way of |
| over normal school classes. This is because of the | | | | helping the kids learn successfully. The most |
| benefits both the parents and the children get as | | | | famous home-schooled personalities of all time |
| a social being. Home schooling gives them the | | | | are: Thomas Edison, Charles Dickens, Winston |
| chance to be free of old school days with | | | | Churchill, Agatha Christie, Florence Nightingale, |
| pressure and daily assignments. Due the old set | | | | Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Brothers, and |
| up, many members of the family have become | | | | Benjamin Franklin. One parent got more of his |
| isolated from each other allowing them just a few | | | | children's academic training in home schooling |
| precious times with their loved ones. | | | | through the process of exchanging skills with |
| There are four important reasons why parents | | | | other home schooled children. Being an English |
| opt for home studying for their children, a) social | | | | degree holder, he teaches three of his colleague's |
| reasons, b) academic reasons, c) family reasons, | | | | sons, while his colleague teaches his kids math. |
| and d) religious reasons. | | | | Although home schooling is, as derived from its |
| Social Reasons | | | | own name, this special education also developed |
| By joining the community cycle, parents fee that | | | | into a more organized and planned instrument of |
| their children are more comfortable in dealing with | | | | teaching. One example is the High Plains Christian |
| different kinds of people. They feel that their kids | | | | Home Educators that was established in Colorado |
| have a lesser tendency of becoming dependent | | | | Springs who has its own administrator who sees |
| with peers. By introducing the kids more to | | | | to it that all 200 of their home-schooled children |
| church and community programs, these | | | | are given enough classes. Unlike a normal school |
| home-schooled kids do not feel self conscious and | | | | setting, home based studying allows each of the |
| recognized, as kids are easier to talk to. | | | | subject areas to be taught separately making the |
| The catalogue, Growing Without Schooling | | | | approach cross disciplined. |
| publisher Pat Farenga wrote: group experiences | | | | Each of the students is given their own set of |
| are a big part of education, and home schoolers | | | | action plans so they can have the freedom to |
| have plenty of them. They write to us about how | | | | continue their passion. Quality time is provided for |
| they form or join writing clubs, book discussion | | | | each so that more focus can be attributed to |
| groups and local home-schooling groups. Home | | | | their learning success. |
| schoolers also take part in school sports teams | | | | Family Reasons |
| and music groups (in nearby public schools), as | | | | Parents of home-schooled children feel their |
| well as in the many public and private group | | | | presence felt by their kids. Family relationship is |
| activities our communities provide. These young | | | | strengthened and ties are intact. A child's self |
| people can and do experience other people and | | | | esteem are more boosted because of the |
| cultures without going to school." | | | | parents' full support. Based on the American |
| The home-school setting deviates the child's | | | | League of Research Studies, kids that are home |
| attention from alcohol, premarital sex, drugs, | | | | schooled are mo re loving and confident. |
| violence and gangsters that could destroy his | | | | Religious Reasons Schools in the US have kept |
| future. And since home-schooled children are free | | | | away from any religious and political issues for |
| from peer pressure, they are more likely to have | | | | fear of influence from the two, this is because |
| more friends from the church and community | | | | many organized civil liberties even brought the |
| activities. Some communities created a special | | | | issue of religious illegality in courts. |
| group for home-schooled children where field trips, | | | | For that same reason, parents find teaching their |
| social recreations and team building games are | | | | children at home a worry free place for spiritual |
| organized. This builds respect and opens channels | | | | and religious growth. Religion can be inculcated as |
| for communication. | | | | much as the parents would want to bring the |
| Academic Reasons | | | | whole belief to their kids in home schooling and |
| Parents believe that the less students handled by | | | | they believe that it's impact can greatly affect the |
| the teacher, the more focus is provided each of | | | | spirituality of their developing children. |