The Pros And Cons Of Homeschool

In this day and age where information has become more readily available, more parents have found themselves asking the question of whether they should homeschool or use public school for offspring education. Once labeled a trend, homeschool has become more popular with parents and has increased 75% since 1999 (Fascinating Facts, 2015). The education of our youth is important and parents need to make an educated decision prior to choosing either educational path. Public school and homeschool both strive to give children a comprehensive educational experience, but an appropriate choice depends strongly on a parent’s financial stability and personal preferences.
By homeschooling children, the parents assume the responsibility as the main educator. In order to do this parents must treat the education of children as a full time job. This often does not allow parents to pursue careers outside a part time job. This can cause a financial strain on families who do not have the ability to have a parent out of work. However, there are a vast amount of positives to homeschool if a family can afford the financial burden. Parents who homeschool have the ability to choose a curriculum. The homeschooler has the ability to choose …show more content…
Both methods main concept is to teach the student to the best of the system’s ability. Each of the educational options use adult instructors to teach students. The material the child learns from these instructors will not differ in basic core classes such as science, math, history, and English. Furthermore, subjects children exceed in will not differ if they attend homeschool or public school. Interests in sports and other activities will also not differ based on the school the child attends. The end result of both homeschool and public school will hopefully be a child with a high school diploma, and the desire to pursue further education with