What Is Homeschooling?

In this century, education has become a top priority around the world. Everyone wants their children to receive the best education possible. A major question concerning education is whether or not parents should be allowed to teach their own children. Supporters argue that homeschooling offers an environment with less pressure where students can earn better scores and presents the chance for a personalized teaching. However, opponents point out the high costs of homeschooling, less social exposure and, occasionally, poor education for the students. The value of homeschooling greatly depends on what state the student lives in and the how well the parent teaches. Being a more recent issue, the homeschooling movement began around forty years ago because of the growing fear of an “oppressive classroom environment [that was] designed to make compliant employees” (“Brief” 1). John Holt, an educational theorist, argued that children should be taught by parents at home. Soon after Holt swayed the first homeschoolers, another educational theorist Raymond Moore, began to advocate for homeschooling. He believed that children should be taught at home until the age of eight or nine, and then, be sent to …show more content…
Homeschooling is a full-time commitment during which parents have to be willing to commit to it (“Negative” n.p.). Teaching lesson to their children takes away time from any other commitments the parents may have. There will be less time to cook meals, go to work, and do household chores. Also, parents will need to have all the newest curriculum materials and teaching tools. If the household is on a single income like most homeschooling families, then that puts a strain on their wallets (Aberle 2). By going to public schools, parents never have to buy all these expensive materials for their student. Families and parents have to sacrifice time and effort in order to homeschool their