Homeschooling and Public Schools; pros and cons

Approximately 1,567,732 kids in all of America are home schooled. Many people think that homeschoolers are dumb and don’t learn as much but it all depends on their parents. Kids are taught the same subjects using workbooks, online classes, home school classes and of course their parents. The social aspect of homeschooling vs. regular schooling is also very different. There are many pros and cons to homeschooling but some people prefer it more than public, charter or private school.

Homeschooler’s point of view;

Many people believe that homeschoolers don’t learn, they just go to school in pajamas and have fun.  “I love homeschooling, but sometimes it can be really boring,” says Isabel Kessler, a sixth grader who has never been to public school. But it all depends on who the teacher is. For instance, if someone's mom is their teacher, then that person might sleep in ‘till 7:00-9:00 am, then get dressed and get their computer/textbooks. If their dad is their teacher, than maybe they would wake up when they want, but it might be more strict. It all depends on what personality their parent/guardian has. The students all learn in different ways at home and that can be very helpful for children who have a learning or an attention disability. Home schooled kids are equally as smart as kids who go to school, it all depends on what you are taught and how you are taught. The social life of a homeschooler is surprising, Isabel Kessler says that people say she, “Lives under a rock”, but mostly homeschoolers have lots of classes where they can branch out, unless, they are shy, and that is where the cons come in. Isabel said “I take a pottery class, martial arts and many more activities but I am bored and lonely quite a lot.” A shy homeschooler is very lonely, think, most of your friends are friends you met in school, imagine all your friends from school gone! But if you are not shy, than homeschooling rocks!

Public School Student’s point of view;

Public school is where the majority of students in the United States attend. There is also private and charter schools but public is the most popular because there is no extra charge to the families.  Public is is wonderful because you make many friends and you learn a lot. Public schools are all very different and the amount of money coming in from the community determines how nice the school is. Another thing to gamble for when it comes to public schools, is the teachers. If students have good teachers you will learn a lot and enjoy it but if you don’t then students may hate school. A downside to public school is the time in the morning you have to wake up. A good thing is that you have a set schedule and you have something that will occupy peoples day so students don’t get bored.

There are clearly many different pros and cons for home school and public school but either one is perfectly fine. Everyone needs something a little different to be a succesful as possible and having a different learning environment can be very beneficial.