As the public school system declines more and more people have been turning to homeschooling and internet schooling. Homeschooling is something that can help the parents put their own ideas and beliefs into the child’s mind other than a student’s teacher teaching topics that might possibly “ruin” the kid. Internet schooling is a good choice for homeschooled kids, it allows them to take certain classes while also still following the learning that their parents want for them. Kids could also go to a public school and take classes that aren’t offered at their schools, some students also take internet schooling as their whole school experience. Modern homeschooling and internet schooling have been growing ever since the 1970 's, although some
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Homeschooling can help the parent protect their children but also still give them the education that is necessary for them to be successful. If the student needs some sort of added class they can either go to a public school who is usually very happy to help or they can use the internet. In today’s society, the internet has helped a lot. These kids can take classes that they could never get in their own public school. Although there are some downfalls to homeschooling and internet school. In some states, there are statutes that don’t allow certain things to be taught, for some governments they just view the kids that use the internet as a way to give schools more funding. Some people are trying to gain back control of education. And this may end up being a problem for the kids who are …show more content…
For some “evangelical and fundamentalist Christians engaged in culture wars rhetoric [. . .] public schools [were] ‘Satanic hothouses’”("A Brief History of Homeschooling"). Another reason some people have decided to homeschool is “that kids get their values from whoever they spend a majority of their time with”(“Parents on the Pros and Cons of Homeschooling”). Without a good mentor, these kids can turn into something that the parents don’t like. While homeschooling you can still do “everything that kids in school did” they helped kids feel normal “[they] had gym, [they] had field trips, [they] had sleepovers.” They did things a normal school would do but “also, [the] group taught in certain cases”. Parents can get involved, for example, “if this parent worked at, say, a science facility, they would have the kids come and visit and they would bring in scientists”. Everything was “a group effort” and none of it could be done if they didn’t work together(“Parents on the Pros and Cons of Homeschooling”). Schools are “Overcrowded” with “stressed-out teachers, [and] ill-prepared teachers”,and there end up being “lots of behavioral problems”(Parents on the Pros and Cons of Homeschooling). These environments cause kids to not do well in school and sometimes even act out at home. With homeschooling “children were able to learn at their pace with
Homeschooling can help the parent protect their children but also still give them the education that is necessary for them to be successful. If the student needs some sort of added class they can either go to a public school who is usually very happy to help or they can use the internet. In today’s society, the internet has helped a lot. These kids can take classes that they could never get in their own public school. Although there are some downfalls to homeschooling and internet school. In some states, there are statutes that don’t allow certain things to be taught, for some governments they just view the kids that use the internet as a way to give schools more funding. Some people are trying to gain back control of education. And this may end up being a problem for the kids who are …show more content…
For some “evangelical and fundamentalist Christians engaged in culture wars rhetoric [. . .] public schools [were] ‘Satanic hothouses’”("A Brief History of Homeschooling"). Another reason some people have decided to homeschool is “that kids get their values from whoever they spend a majority of their time with”(“Parents on the Pros and Cons of Homeschooling”). Without a good mentor, these kids can turn into something that the parents don’t like. While homeschooling you can still do “everything that kids in school did” they helped kids feel normal “[they] had gym, [they] had field trips, [they] had sleepovers.” They did things a normal school would do but “also, [the] group taught in certain cases”. Parents can get involved, for example, “if this parent worked at, say, a science facility, they would have the kids come and visit and they would bring in scientists”. Everything was “a group effort” and none of it could be done if they didn’t work together(“Parents on the Pros and Cons of Homeschooling”). Schools are “Overcrowded” with “stressed-out teachers, [and] ill-prepared teachers”,and there end up being “lots of behavioral problems”(Parents on the Pros and Cons of Homeschooling). These environments cause kids to not do well in school and sometimes even act out at home. With homeschooling “children were able to learn at their pace with