The Perception Of Homeschooling

In the past, homeschooling was popular in many parts of the world, especially in the United States. Home-based learning is considered as a legal option for parents in many developed countries. In the United States, there are more than 1 million homeschoolers (Lines, 2000 74-85). Homeschooling is a form of home-based education taught at home by parents or tutors in a curriculum mapped out suitable for every child’s ability. Although this model still remains unknown in most developing countries, many parents in Vietnam, recently, have paid more attention to this teaching methods because they think that children might receive a better education than public school counterparts. Some people think that home-schooled children may difficult to integrate

The perception of homeschooling in Viet Nam is noticeably different than those in developed countries. Children learning at home will be lonely, friendless and isolated because they will not be able to communicate, integrate and participate in group activities. Compared to traditional academic settings, Jessica says “Meet-ups, support groups, specialist classes at public schools, and playgroups are common in many communities, and homeschoolers don’t need to be isolated.”. In addition, children who study at home do not have to succumb to any negative influences. There is no peer pressure, competition, boredom, and bullies for homeschool students unlike a traditional school (Shaw, 2010). Shaw says “Homeschooled kids can dress and act and think the way they want, without fear of ridicule or a need to ‘fit in.’” Haverluck(2007) reports that traditional students are increasingly involved in “violence, drugs, promiscuity, emotional disorders, crime, contempt for authority, desperate behavior, illiteracy and peer dependency” behavior. That is one reason for parents deciding to educate their children at