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