Home schooling, one of the most controversial topics dealing
with education is still being contradicted whether it was necessary or not.
Since today many people have argued against home schooling for various reasons,
mean while the others see no negative outcomes that arise from it. However
parents cannot close their eyes and do not consider what their children may
feel. The children may feel so boring if they only stay at home all the day
without doing any activities outside especially with their friends. Therefore,
no matter what the reasons are, home schooling is undoubtedly not much better
than the public school. Or in the other words, public school is much better
option than home schooling.
Those who claim that
that homeschooling is better than public schools may think that homeschooling
has a flexible schedule since parents can arrange their schedule according to
the potential of their children. Moreover they also claim that the parents have
the academic liberty. They can teach, pursue, and discuss any knowledge with
their children without restriction or interference, as by school or public
officials. However, it is an unavoidable fact that homeschooling takes a lot of
parents’ time and also needs an extraordinary work to make a good curriculum.
Parents cannot deny that they have to be around their children to assure
the curriculum they made are intensive or
not.
And also it is
purposed to assure whether their room and the surroundings are in a convenient
condition or not. The other things that may be argued by those who prefer
homeschooling are the way by putting their children to study at home will not
spend a lot of money compared with public schools. Since they see that
homeschooling does not need additional money to buy uniform either to get
transportation itself. However, it is a fact that in reality homeschooling
costs more money than normal public school. The parents have to provide some
facilities needed for school by them self and also they have to pay the curriculum
and teaching supplies. It will be harder for those who have a low income to
maintain their home as a place that is full-prepared with needed facilities
since they rarely have extra money to pay books, curriculum and teaching
supplies (Grazian, 2008 para.5). Therefore, by considering all the reasons that
appear as a risk of homeschooling, it can be seen that homeschooling is not an
option way to educate the children.
Since then, we know that homeschooling is disadvantageous for the
children. Firstly, the students are not accustomed to having real relationship
with their friends. Since they only spend all the times at home, it will make
them isolated and lonely. As Khilawala says,’’ Children studying at home may
not belong to friends circle, because of which they would feel lonely and isolated’’
(2012, para. 2). Secondly, home-schooled children cannot face any additional
challenges outside. They will be nervous when they get involved in a new
environment and it will be difficult for them to find friends and make them to
be teased so easily since they are not brave enough to argue with others
(Khilawala, 2012. para 2). Therefore, we can see it clearly that in fact
homeschooling has many disadvantages for the children itself.
Moreover, homeschooling also has disadvantages for parents.
Firstly, financial burden is the major problem for parents who apply
homeschooling. They have to spend an additional cost on educational aids. And
also, applying home school may cause one of the
partners; generally the husband forgoes full-time employment out of the
home in order to home school. Secondly, another problem of
homeschooling problem is the emotional burden. High quality of patience is
definitely required. Since the parents may find their children are not diligent
enough and need more explanation to make them understand about the lesson.
Furthermore, lack of active interaction with other adults may lead to stress.
Because it is possible when they have an individual problem, they do not have
any time to share it with other adults. Therefore, soon it will become an
emotional problem for the parents itself.
To sum up, the parents who try to apply homeschooling for their children
must think twice. It is clear that public schools are much better than
homeschooling. Because we know that homeschooling have many disadvantages for
children and the parents. Therefore, the only conclusion that we can take is
public school is much better than homeschooling. There are no any reason that
make homeschooling is acceptable. So that, the only way to educate the children
is by sending them to public school at all costs.
References:
Grazian, R. (2008) retrieved
April, 2012 from http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Robert_Grazian
