Primary Reason For Homeschooling

Many parents believe the education system in public schools are declining and the social environment is not healthy for their children. These are valid causes for concern so some parents take their children’s education into their own hands. According to 2003 research, roughly 16% of parents were unsatisfied with the academic instruction at the other schools and 31% of parents stated that their primary reason for homeschooling was the environment of the other schools (Doak). They raise their children at home and give them an education apart from public schools. There are roughly “2.3 million home-educated students in the United States” (Ray). Now, although there are some misperceptions about homeschooling such as a child’s educational welfare, …show more content…
A typical high school class can range from 15 to 34 students with only one teacher leading the class. However, with homeschooling, parents have one-on-one interaction with their children as they work on their homework. Another alternative for a homeschooling parent is to send their children to a homeschooling co-op which is similar to a classroom setting except for the class size being relatively smaller and the children are more likely to experience a personal educational relationship with the teacher. Additionally, the atmosphere of a homeschooling classroom is less stressful than a public-school classroom. In Baltimore, Maryland, the public-school classrooms are crowded, the teachers are more easily stressed out, some teachers are simply unprepared for the ‘lecture’, and some have behavioral issues, which would lose time from the class (“Parents”). By having a smaller class size, homeschooling is an adequate replacement to a public-school education because of the one-on-one interaction and fewer hindrances and distractions from the lesson. In this way, homeschooling can be considered a more than adequate replacement to