| Home schooling is fast gaining popularity among | | | | where the parents' occupation or profession |
| families across the globe for the numerous | | | | require them to constantly travel from one place |
| advantages that it has to offer. It has become | | | | to another. There are also situations where the |
| one of the best alternatives to formal schooling | | | | family's religion does not permit them to enroll |
| because of its flexibility, minimal cost, excellent | | | | their children in regular schools or require them to |
| academic framework and safe environment. | | | | teach subjects which are not offered in regular |
| Different Learning Behaviors Studies over the | | | | schools. In these situations, home schooling |
| years have shown that a person's learning | | | | provides educational stability to a child. It is flexible |
| behavior differs from that of another. One person | | | | enough to meet the special needs that children |
| may learn better by listening or by seeing | | | | and their parents may have. Formal Schooling's |
| something demonstrated to him or her. Another | | | | Disadvantages Studies show that through the |
| may learn better by reading and writing. Not | | | | years, the increasingly earlier enrollment of |
| everyone can benefit from a single structured | | | | students in schools have led to juvenile |
| method of teaching. Public schools and private | | | | delinquency, increased enrollment of students in |
| schools teach based on a single method or form | | | | special education classes, behavioral problems, and |
| of teaching. They cannot provide custom-made | | | | even nearsightedness. These studies confirmed |
| teaching methods to fit the learning behavior of | | | | that young children may suffer mentally, socially, |
| every child. The child is forced to adapt to the | | | | psychologically and academically if they are |
| particular teaching method being used in the | | | | exposed to school at an early age. Contrary to |
| school, regardless of whether or not such a | | | | what most people believe, home schooling does |
| teaching method is the best manner by which to | | | | not obstruct the development of a child's |
| educate the child. Home schooling gives children | | | | socialization skills. In fact, it does the complete |
| the opportunity to maximize their learning | | | | opposite. When children are educated at home, |
| potential, by providing them with the best possible | | | | they are exposed to people of different ages and |
| teaching method to meet their needs. This makes | | | | maybe even different backgrounds. They learn to |
| children learn their lessons easily because they are | | | | interact with these people and develop their social |
| learning through a method that is more | | | | skills. On the other hand, children's socialization skills |
| comfortable to them. This, in turn, boosts up a | | | | may not be as developed in school. In school, |
| child's self-confidence, increases his or her sense | | | | they are exposed to children within their own age |
| of security, and improves his or her emotional and | | | | group other than their teachers. The environment |
| mental development. Unavailability of Formal | | | | is controlled and artificial. The option to resort to |
| Schooling Home schooling is the only alternative in | | | | home schooling children has been available to |
| situations where the option of formal schooling is | | | | parents for years. However, it was not as popular |
| not available. This usually occurs where a child has | | | | as formal schooling. Today, millions of families all |
| learning disabilities or requires instruction that is | | | | over the world resort to home schooling to |
| more advanced than what children of the same | | | | educate their children. The rise in its popularity |
| age require. It also takes place in the case of | | | | may be attributed to better awareness of |
| missionaries, military families, or other families | | | | children's educational needs. |