Everyone can agree that an adolescent’s education is one of the most important aspects of their childhood. Deciding whether one should send their child to public school or homeschool is a crucial decision. There are many reasons one would decide not to send their kids to public school with the way they are run these days. Homeschooling can give parents the ability to mold their child’s education effectively to their learning style. Although homeschooling requires lots of time and effort from parents, it gives kids that one on one time that public schools can 't provide because of lack of funding, overcrowding and under staffing.
Therefore, let us take a look into what homeschooling really is and some history on why traditional public schools became the custom. Homeschooling is simply, educating one’s child at home rather than in a formal traditional setting. Educating your child at home use to be part of the norm, back in 1840, 45% of children were taught at home or by …show more content…
Research says that at least one third of parent’s homeschool their children because of religious reasons. Most of this group’s homeschooling technique is the opposite of the “unschooling” ways of John Holt. Many feel that homeschooling gives them the chance to instill their religious convictions in their children’s daily lives. In 1983 a Christian fundamentalist founded the Home School Legal Defense Association, which is known as the HSLDA. The HSLDA serves as a public advocate for homeschoolers by working to ensure that the homeschooling movement has legal representation. All the same, the support for homeschooling is uncanny and made up of people of all backgrounds. Many political figures have voiced their support for the religious homeschooling movement, such as Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, Representative Marilyn Musgrave of Colorado and former U.S. Education Secretary William Bennett (“Home
Therefore, let us take a look into what homeschooling really is and some history on why traditional public schools became the custom. Homeschooling is simply, educating one’s child at home rather than in a formal traditional setting. Educating your child at home use to be part of the norm, back in 1840, 45% of children were taught at home or by …show more content…
Research says that at least one third of parent’s homeschool their children because of religious reasons. Most of this group’s homeschooling technique is the opposite of the “unschooling” ways of John Holt. Many feel that homeschooling gives them the chance to instill their religious convictions in their children’s daily lives. In 1983 a Christian fundamentalist founded the Home School Legal Defense Association, which is known as the HSLDA. The HSLDA serves as a public advocate for homeschoolers by working to ensure that the homeschooling movement has legal representation. All the same, the support for homeschooling is uncanny and made up of people of all backgrounds. Many political figures have voiced their support for the religious homeschooling movement, such as Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, Representative Marilyn Musgrave of Colorado and former U.S. Education Secretary William Bennett (“Home