Homeschooling - Do you think...

@trish32 (1471)
United States
November 22, 2006 12:24pm CST
that homeschooled children, on the average, receive as well-rounded an education as children who attend public or private schools? Bear in mind that in many, many states a parent need only have a high school diploma to home school their child. Often, 1 parent has a diploma and the other parent doesn't even have a GED, yet the one lacking the diploma or equivalent ends up being the parent doing the teaching. Please, I'm not trying to start a debate or inspire arguing, I'm truly interested in reading everyone's opinions since I'm writing a college paper on this topic and am seeking opinions from a variety of people.
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@innechen (1318)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 06
Homeschooling - Homeschooling
i actually doesnt mind with homeschooling but if it taken by a senior student or child that has pass their grade and because of something so they have to take homeschooling otherwise it will be bad for your child knowledge about the world and they also has the right to make friends and also experience lots of things outside
@trish32 (1471)
• United States
24 Nov 06
I agree that their social development may suffer if they're homeschooled. I know that there are some parents who take great interest in assuring their children are socially active, but I'm not sure that's the norm.
@trish32 (1471)
• United States
26 Nov 06
Thanks for the links. In your opinion, do you believe the average homeschooled student receives as well-rounded education as the average in-school student?
• United States
25 Jan 07
Homeschooling can be good or bad depending on how it is done. I was homeschooled, but I did it through a school that sent materials and we had proctored tests. We actually got a diploma and not a GED. I didn't miss out on social interaction because I was very active in my church, 4H, dance classes, art classes, and in other things in my community. I was only homeschooled for High School. My brother's were homeschooled through middle school and high school. While homeschooling, we could attend 2 years at the community college for FREE! We didn't know about this option until my brothers were old enough. However I graduated at 17. When I took the placement test at my college they told me I did better on the exam than most of the kids who went to regular high school. I really think that it's a lot of factors that contribute to home schooling being effective. My fiance's friend, and the friends sister were home schooled. They had no kids in the neighborhood, no kids at church, no extracurricular activities. His only social interaction was through the computer. He is intellegent but very socially backward.
@trish32 (1471)
• United States
25 Jan 07
I agree that homeschooling can be good or bad. I know people where I grew up that homeschooled all their kids (they had 8 children). Of their 8 children 2 are still being homeschooled and the 6 who finished their homeschooling 3 have gone to ivy league colleges, 2 to state colleges and one is in the Air Force and taking college classes. On the other hand there is a couple I know here, dad is a high school grad. w/no college and mom doesn't even have a GED. Their son is being homeschooled, if you want to call it that, by his grandmother despite the fact that she's not on any of his homeschooling paperwork. The child has only received about 5 weeks of education since the beginning of September because his mother will get a job, keep it for a few weeks then quit and keep him at home where he receives no education.
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• United States
31 Jan 07
That's terrible! Hopefully the state you live in checks up on homeschooled children.