| Last year alone, more than one million children in | | | | and what is wrong. Homeschooling helps to |
| the United States choose homeschooling over | | | | protect them from such negative influences. |
| traditional education. This stunting figure was | | | | Another benefit of homeschooling is an inevitable |
| released according to the National Center for | | | | bond between the child and the parents. The |
| Education Statistics. | | | | parents and the child spends more time together |
| Homeschooling is a recent development in | | | | forming an unique bond. The bond gets stronger |
| education. Not that long ago, it was considered | | | | as time passes and later you will find that you can |
| too radical by many education experts. | | | | connect with your child better than you never |
| Nowadays, it is legalized in every state and more | | | | thought before. |
| than 1 million children has undergone | | | | Parents can also have better control over the |
| homeschooling and I suspect many more parents | | | | kind of moral and religious beliefs a child should |
| are seriously considering homeschooling. | | | | have. Parents can impart their moral values and |
| The interesting thing was what prompted such a | | | | beliefs to their child easily since they spend more |
| change? There have been many recent surveys | | | | time together. |
| to suggest that parents are getting impatient and | | | | So what's stopping parents from adopting |
| fed up with our public schooling system. It is seen | | | | homeschooling? For one thing, homeschooling |
| as being superficial with no real-life skills being | | | | requires a lot of time and money. For most |
| applied and taught. | | | | families, both parents needs to be working |
| Parents are also concerned about the negative | | | | full-time to support the family. Most |
| publicity often portrayed in news. Examples are | | | | homeschooling families I know of is dependent in |
| school students taking drugs in schools, abusing | | | | one parent for the income. The other parent has |
| fellow students physically and even students | | | | to devote full-time in homeschooling the child. |
| bringing guns and knifes to school. Parents are | | | | Therefore in some cases, it is not possible to |
| concerned about the negative peer influence | | | | adopt homeschooling unless you are financially |
| these students cause to their child. | | | | stable. |
| Homeschooling offers an opportunity to end all | | | | The other interesting phenomena is that more |
| that and allows parents to bring up their children in | | | | and more homeschooling support groups are |
| a natural and loving environment. I believe | | | | cropping up in your neighbourhood. They help to |
| homeschooling is especially important in the early | | | | guide and support each other. Some |
| years of a child's development (between three to | | | | homeschooling support groups have even gone |
| twelve years old) as this is the period where they | | | | online. If you do decide to go homeschooling, find |
| are prone to negative influences and peer | | | | a homeschooling support group in your area. |
| pressure and cannot differentiate what is right | | | | |