| For most of us who have gone through the | | | | Dorothy Moore. The Moores advocated that |
| hallowed halls of learning a.k.a. the busy and | | | | children from 8 to 12 years old can learn more |
| sometimes bumpy corridors of a private or public | | | | from home than at schools as there is an added |
| school, home schooling may be a curious and | | | | advantage of the strengthening of the bonds and |
| bizarre choice. The idea of not being able to have | | | | emotional development between the parent and |
| classmates and interact with them during class or | | | | the child during these formative years. |
| recess or not being able to participate in school | | | | On some account, home schooling is typically an |
| organizations like sports and the glee club gives | | | | alternative that some parents opt to have for |
| the impression that you are missing out on a lot | | | | their children with the wish that the latter may |
| of great things and experiences. | | | | dwell in a learning environment different from that |
| As a famous book title says "All I really need to | | | | of public or private schools. This does not seem |
| know I learned in kindergarten". You might as well | | | | too unreasonable considering the situation of |
| accept that you may have failed to take up | | | | some of our schools nowadays. |
| these lessons as there is no such thing as | | | | In this day and age, it is not surprising that we |
| kindergarten when you are home schooled all | | | | hear news of school bullies hitting on the timid and |
| alone. But then again, there are reasons why | | | | meek kid or of teen cliques who discriminate at |
| children are home schooled. | | | | those who do not belong to their group to the |
| The term home schooling generally refers to | | | | point of embarrassing them in front of people |
| teaching and instruction done at home but under | | | | scaring them for life. These horror stories could |
| the regulation and administration of school | | | | haunt any parent who only wants the best for |
| associations also known as umbrella schools or | | | | their child and who would anticipate that they |
| correspondence schools. The home school | | | | never get a chance to live through these kind of |
| movement was roused by John Caldwell Holt, a | | | | experiences. |
| teacher, when he published "How Children Fail." | | | | Some parents choose home schooling for practical |
| The book raised controversy as it criticized school | | | | reasons. It is apparent that enrolling in schools is |
| instruction stressing that the failure of children to | | | | expensive. One need not only consider the tuition |
| learn was not due to the amount of effort and | | | | fees but there is the concern on the costs of |
| determination to learn but on the setting provided | | | | books, of school materials, of projects, of field |
| by the schools. | | | | trips, and even the bus fares and the lunch |
| Mr. Holt believed that the home is the most | | | | money. School expenses could take a toll on |
| appropriate base where the child can explore and | | | | some underprivileged families. A number of school |
| learn where there is no interference, no regulation | | | | regulations also preempt kids to go to a regular |
| and no control. This view was shared by an | | | | school. For this reason, home schooling is the fall |
| education professional couple, Raymond and | | | | back option. |