Homeschooling

Homeschooling removes children from the wider community—isolating them from important social experiences of schooling. Parents who homeschool are not usually trained, licensed educators; thus some critics believe that these families cannot teach their children to high enough standards (Bracey, 8-15). Homeschooling is seen as a selfish effort to remove children from the mainstream—and thus their parents from supporting public schools for example, when bond issues, budgets, and programs are up for public scrutiny and votes.

Although there are many advantages to homeschooling, there are also some disadvantages, with the most common disadvantage being financial. Most two-parent families rely on a two-person income; ...