Unschooling

For some families homeschooling seems like a great option. For parents it seems like you wouldn 't have to worry as much since your child would be at home and in front of you. Children think that it would be easier and more relaxed than regular school. Both think that you will come out of it with the same amount of knowledge and skills as you would get from a regular school experience. These, however, are common misconceptions. What these families do not realize is that homeschooling is…

In today 's society we see a lot of people homeschooling their kids other than sending their kids to public school for a an education most people who homeschool their kids is mostly parents who are afraid about what kind of influence public school will have on their kids life which can lead up to the kids acting certain way in the future and behavior change towards parents. I feel like homes school in America is having a negative impact on our culture the number one reason why is that is…

Education in the United States is a constantly changing system. For some, it is too unreliable. This is one reason many Americans choose to educate their children from home. Homeschooling gets a bad reputation for being extremely conservative and damaging children 's ability to function without parents. It also has a bad reputation for being too liberal and not challenging enough. Homeschooling itself is not inherently wrong. Many Americans have benefited from a well-planned, well-implemented…

THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL CHOICE Some have said that the government has been dumbing down Americans on purpose so that they could get away with oppressing the people. Others blame the increasing secularization of the Nation. Overcrowding the classrooms, overworked underpaid teachers try to keep their head afloat. Students test scores declining, dropouts increasing, bullying and violence in schools all are reasons parents want a choice as to where to educate their children. Many parents faced…

Concept Change…a term very foreign to me as of about four months ago. If you were to ask me what concept change was before college I would have no answer for you. But as I have experienced college as well as being in Patrick Vrooman’s Intro to Education class, I now have a pretty good grasp of it. Concept change, according to boundless, is “learning that changes an existing conception” (Orey, 2016). Because of the vastly different backgrounds and upbringings every person has, we all have our…

Playing is an important aspect of a child’s physical, emotional, and mental development, which is required for his or her educational success. “Play develops skills children need to learn to read and write. Play in early childhood is the best foundation for success in school.” Jane K. Frobose from Colorado State University Extension in the Family and Consumer Education Division states in her article that children learn many useful skills from playing with either toys or other hands-on learning…

The Advantages of Homeschooling Homeschooling is solely made for kids who learn different or have issues at public school. Homeschooling has existed for decades because most parents were concerned about the hostile environment their child has had to endure. The idea of a child being homeschooled guarantees the parent that he or she is in a safe environment. Homeschool is far more expensive than public school, but the child has a chance to earn a better education. The biggest advantage of being…

The book that I chose to read is called Life, Animated. I never thought that I would like a biography. This book is about an autistic boy named Owen and his life. It starts off at around the time that he is diagnosed with autism at age 3. He seemed like a very normal boy until he wasn’t then he started to regress. After talking to many doctors they start to develop what they would call ‘team Owen’ (Suskind, 2014). This is a team of doctors and tutors that help Owen grow. The story goes though…

Education Education is defined by Merrian Webster dictionary as the knowledge, skill, and understanding that you get from attending a school, college, or university. In recent years the question has come into play weather home-schooling or formal compulsory schooling provides a better education. Within the past decade homeschool has been on the rise, statistics from the U.S. Department of Education shows there has been a 61.8 percent increase in the number of children between 5 and 17 who were…

Homeschooling has been a topic of much controversy. It has attracted the attention of media, psychologists, writers, bloggers, teachers and parents. Attention which is not always positive. Research has shown that there are many parents who consider homeschooling to be a better op-tion than public school. Homeschooling is favorable for the parents who have a strong opinion about their child’s religious beliefs and unique learning needs. Homeschooling may be concern-ing to the parents that…