I think tuition in additon to mainstream schooling is a better option. Whether or not home schooling is a better option depends on if the parent plans to do it themselves or hire a private tutor. That said the parent would need to brush up on ALOT to do it themselves, it would be a full time job and they would need to make sure their child meets the minimum requirments to takes test/exams.

with complete home schooling the child misses out on non curricular/academic learning.

One to one or small group tutoring for subjects they have difficulty with or subjects they need more stretching with would be better.

I am personally not in support of Home schooling. The purpose of education is not only the academic knowledge gained, but also the very important skills of human interaction.

By teaching a child at home, or raising them in a cocoon, we are making the child ill-prepared for the real world and the society at large, which for the most part is harsh. for example, More job ads now emphasize the art of team work above the skills needed. And such rude awakening are examples of causes of nervous breakdowns. The inabilty to multitask, handle stress.

Mainstream education, though with its drawbacks, in my opinion is still a far better option that private education.

I'm not infavor of homeschooling in such a complex and multi-racial/cultural society such as this. Homeschooling is better than no schooling at all.....but group education with the general population is better.

It would cause too much disorder and division if all or even half of the children were schooled at home, I'm suprised the government even allows this to take place; but I know most of the reasons behind it.

In order for us to all be on the same page and effectively work together in a society, we must have similar ethics and modes of learning.
There must be some similarity and co-operation in thought.

Most importantly, institutional schooling also gives children proper SOCIAL education and teaches them how to get along with ot

BP,

It all depends. There is a good side/bad side about it.

Good-You have lot of time for you kids. You don't have to worry about all of those crazy rules and regulations that comes with going to school--especially if you attend a public school.

Bad- There was a girl at my college who was home schooled, but there was one major problem with her high( home)schooling: She lacked some requirements of the subjects she took with her mom. She was in an Advanced Spanish like me and she was required to write a practice term paper in Spanish. Not only couldn't she write her term papaer in Spanish she COULDN'T write a term paper at all. She barely knew any Spanish. Another problem with homeschooling is that you are not able to be as social as young people should be and for them to adjust in the real would.

I often say that if I had children I don't want them to be homeschooled becauase of so much going on in today schools. I thougt about that young lady at my former university. I've learned that if you're going be home schooled be prepared and see what the curriculum for each grade. Some schools will let your child participate in a schools extracurricular activities. I'm wouldn't be crazy about my child attending actual school, but I would like fo rmy kid to get a partial understanding of being a kid and being more socially active with other people.

home schooling is good

i am gonna make sure my son gets additional education at home. parents of black boys cant rely on the english school system so yeah home schooling is good especially if the public system is a failure

It depends.

You need to make sure that your kids can learn to function socially as well.

I would not send my kids to many of thepublic schools in the United States.

I have my kids in private school because the public schools are so bad.

I don't want them around gangs, drugs, lowlifes and all that crap.