Alternative education

3. From my research, I have determined that homeschooling families have a vast network of home education choices including online education and traditional book education. The resources are there for these families to give their children a great education from home, sometimes even with little cost to the family and no cost to the state. Task 4. From this research, I have concluded that home education not only works, but is highly successful at creating well-educated children and adults. The…

Rudolf Steiner is the founder of the first Waldorf School in Stuttgart, Germany. Steiner wanted to make the school to teach children to become whole human beings who have a healthy body, soul and spirit, so they would be able to find their purpose of life and pursue it positively among the community. Steiner wrote that Whoever seeks higher knowledge must create it for himself. He must instill it into his soul. It cannot be done by study; it can only be done through life. Whoever,…

Education is one of the most essential components that we need in life. It allows us to think more when learning new things. For learning to happen effectively, the environment has to be in a good condition, rather than distraction by other people or things. There are many options to receive education - homeschool and public school. Homeschool is a better choice, because it doesn 't waste time, it 's not frustrating, saves money and you 're in your own space and not distracted by others.…

Families that choose to homeschool their children believe home is the safest environment for their children to learn in. Children that homeschool don’t have to deal with peer pressure or trying to fit in with the popular kids. When there is no social aspect to school the child is given the opportunity to focus in on their studies. The reason homeschooling can be a safer environment is because parents can monitor the environment on a day to day basis. The parents choose what the environment…

surrounds them. He explains that the way we all currently think leads to a self-absorbed mind that ultimately leads to a stressed and unhappy life. “The “Banking” concept of Education” by Paulo Freire is another short writing that informs the reader of the problem with our current education system. He calls the current system of our education the banking system and he proposes a new system called problem-posing. When comparing and contrasting these two writings their tones are very different,…

her child at home instead of attending a traditional public or private school. Around both the country and the world, it is an enlightened evolution which began in the 1970’s. Flourishing by 7 to 15 percent yearly, According to the National Home Education Research Institute, more than two million U.S. children are homeschooled. It is lawful in many foreign countries and in all fifty states. Though many families would promote that there are a variety of reasons, homeschooling should not be an…

Many families debate each year if they should home school or send their kids to a public school. If you homeschool your child, then your child would be socially awkward. If you choose to put your child in public school then they would have better social skills. You would have better access of technology at a public school, because some homes may not be able to afford it. Public school is a smarter way of learning. If you attend public school, you have a far better chance of learning. Your…

and excursions outside, and opportunities timetable for the child home instruction to form friendships and engage in other activities. Another disadvantage of home schooling is cost. Parents who choose home schooling, as opposed to free public education, are mainly responsible for purchasing the necessary program, which can cost on average about $ 400 per child each year. This includes costs for excursions, software and equipment for projects, and the many resources available for other parents.…

Why should the way children receive their education get in the way of sports? All sports/academic opportunities should be the same for all students, home schooled or not. As long as any child attending regular classes is inside a public school’s district, and they desire to play a sport for a public…

In the article “Not kidding around; a push to make kindergarten mandatory has the backing of educators and lawmakers who say it’s vital to development” by Kurt Chirbas, he talks about the option of making kindergarten mandatory. Additionally, he speaks of the importance of kindergarten and the level of educational teachings kindergarten is getting to. Chirbas says that kindergarten is becoming what first grade use to be and is starting to engage in activities to help skills like reading, writing…