Some 26% of parents in each of the American states consider homeschooling for their children over normal school classes. This is because of the benefits both the parents and the children get as social beings. Homeschooling gives them the chance to be free of old school days with pressure and daily assignments. Due to the old setup, many members of the family have become isolated from each other allowing them just a few precious times with their loved ones.
There are four important reasons why parents opt for home studying for their children, a) social reasons, b) academic reasons, c) family reasons, and d) religious reasons.
Social Reasons
By joining the community cycle, parents feel that their children are more comfortable dealing with different kinds of people. They feel that their kids have a lesser tendency of becoming dependent on peers. By introducing the kids more to church and community programs, these home-schooled kids do not feel self-conscious and recognized, as kids are easier to talk to.
In the catalog, Growing Without Schooling publisher Pat Farenga wrote: “Group experiences are a big part of education, and homeschoolers have plenty of them. They write to us about how they form or join writing clubs, book discussion groups, and local home-schooling groups. Home schoolerHomeschoolersrt in school sports teams and music groups (in nearby public schools), as well as in the many public and private group activities our communities provide. These young people can and do experience other people and cultures without going to school.”
The home-school setting deviates the child’s attention from alcohol, premarital sex, drugs, violence, and gangsters that could destroy his future. And since home-schooled children are free from peer pressure, they are more likely to have more friends from the church and community activities. Some communities created a special group for home-schooled children where field trips, social recreations, and team-building games are organized. This builds respect and opens channels for communication.
Academic Reasons
Parents believe that the fewer students handled by the teacher, the more focus is provided to each of the learners. They thought that the personal tutoring of teachers is the most fruitful way of helping the kids learn successfully. The most famous home-schooled personalities of all time are Thomas Edison, Charles Dickens, Winston Churchill, Agatha Christie, Florence Nightingale, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Brothers, and Benjamin Franklin. One parent got more of his children’s academic training in homeschooling through the process of exchanging skills with other home-schooled children. Being an English degree holder, he teaches three of his colleague’s sons, while his colleague teaches his kids math.
Although homeschooling is, as derived from its name “home”, this special education also developed into a more organized and planned instrument of teaching. One example is the High Plains Christian Home Educators which was established in Colorado Springs and has an administrator who sees to it that all 200 of their home-schooled children are given enough classes. Unlike a normal school setting, home-based studying allows each of the subject areas to be taught separately making the approach cross-disciplined.
Each of the students is given their own set of action plans so they can have the freedom to continue their passion. Quality time is provided for each so that more focus can be attributed to their learning success.
Family Reasons
Parents of home-schooled children feel their presence felt by their kids. Family relationship is strengthened and ties are intact. A child’s self-esteem is boosted because of the parents’ full support. Based on the American League of Research Studies, kids that are homeschooled are more loving and more confident.
Religious Reasons
Schools in the US have kept away from any religious and political issues for fear of influence from the two, this is because many organized civil liberties even brought the issue of religious illegality to courts.
For that same reason, parents find teaching their children at home a worry-free place for spiritual and religious growth. Religion can be inculcated as much as the parents would want to bring the whole belief to their kids in homeschooling and they believe that its impact can greatly affect the spirituality of their developing children.