| e years weigh on, more and more parents are | | | | lax policies may let some students with terrible |
| losing confidence on the educational systems be it | | | | behavior for instance the bullies get away with |
| in a private or public school. There is the sad | | | | their improper actions with the school not actually |
| reality of unqualified teachers, classrooms that are | | | | protecting the students' rights. |
| overcrowded, the use of outdated resources | | | | The child is now under the supervision of the |
| such as textbooks and references plus the | | | | parents who can dictate their academic course. In |
| concern of safety with school violence and drugs | | | | a home schooling setup, the child and parent |
| being rampant. These negative factors have given | | | | teacher proceeds at their speed and more focus |
| rise to the emerging popularity of having children | | | | can be directed on subjects that the child has |
| homeschooled. | | | | difficulty as compared to other subjects that the |
| At the start, parents transferred their children | | | | child easily grasps. |
| from the public schools to the private schools in | | | | With home schooling, the parents have the choice. |
| order to combat the negative peer influences and | | | | One of them could teach the child himself or |
| practices in the public school system but then | | | | herself with the many available home schooling |
| came to realize that the same problems still | | | | resources and materials or the parents could opt |
| existed even in the private school. Currently home | | | | to hire educational services via the web or |
| schooling has been embraced by many parents | | | | through closed circuit television. It is their choice |
| that the rate of children being homeschooled is | | | | and their call. |
| growing. | | | | For those having children with any learning |
| Home schooling obviously has many advantages. | | | | disability or cognitive disability, the parent is given |
| First and foremost is giving parents peace of | | | | the opportunity to work closely with the child's |
| mind knowing that their children are in a safe | | | | academic study coming off as easy on the part |
| learning environment not having to worry about | | | | of the child and focusing on those certain subjects |
| what pressing negative and unwanted influences | | | | where the difficulty lies. |
| may have affected the child's day at school. The | | | | Parents desiring to give their children a religious |
| parent is now in total control of the child's | | | | education without the necessity of sending them |
| academic progress instead of relying on the | | | | off to a private school can work around the |
| school system that he or she may not have | | | | home schooling program to tailor it as |
| confidence in. | | | | encompassing their theological beliefs. |
| The home environment may be an ideal set-up | | | | Home schooling indeed has its advantages but |
| for learning with the overcrowded classrooms and | | | | before any parent for that matter should rush |
| the disruptive students in class that may affect | | | | into it, it is essential to assess the parent's |
| the learning process. Children learn in a less | | | | teaching ability plus planning and strong |
| threatening environment where they do not fear | | | | commitment is very important to ensure the |
| terror teachers and other students. Also, school's | | | | child's home schooling education. |