Many families are turning to home schooling as a solution to the decaying public school system. However, home schooling is not a new idea. It's been disputed as to whether homeschooling is more beneficial to a student than attending public school. Although there is some advantages in homeschooling a student, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages and are too detrimental to the student. Taking students out of public schools only isolates them from society and their peers(Hill 2000).
The academic side of home schooling has far more advantages than a public school. A home schooled classroom can consist of only one student. Academically, ...