Advantages And Disadvantages Of Homeschooling: Pros And Cons?

Homeschooling has its advantages as well as its disadvantages. Those who wish to home school, their children, need to take careful consideration before doing so. One thing that can be done, would be to do thorough research and to weigh the pros and cons very heavily. Researching will help a parent know and understand all the positives and negatives to homeschooling. This will help a parent know what all is involved and help them understand whether or not this is something that they can do without any doubts. Once they have weighed all into consideration, they will be better able to know if this is something that will benefit their lifestyle, their home and most of all their children. This paper will present both sides of the argument so that a reader will have a better understanding of both.

Homeschooling should be a matter of choice and whether or not the child can face having a normal education based on their mental state. When home schooling, children do not have to deal with bullying, peer pressure, or the cruelty of other children. As with

In an article titled, Common Arguments about the Strengths and Weaknesses of Homeschooling, Michael Romanowski states that, “by being sheltered from the real world, children are seldom presented with the opportunities to learn sorely needed social interaction skills.” Romanowski, M. (1, November 2001). In another article, Learning at Home does it Pass the Test, it is stated that, “While home schooling is winning converts, it still has plenty of critics who worry that millions of youngsters will grow up without adequate academic or social skills.” Kantrowitz, B., Wingert, P., Springen, K., Foote, D., and Gwartney D. (5, October 1998). They should develop studies on this and then go from there on whether or not the children will be adequately adjusted to being able to have a social