HOME VS PUBLIC SCHOOLING

Home Schooling Vs Public Schooling

Home Schooling Vs Public Schooling

Introduction

In order to lead a successful and productive life in the world, it is highly imperative that an individual is fully equipped, not only to cater to all the demands and requirements of the world for leading a triumphant living, but also to be mentally, emotionally and academically equipped, for overcoming any hindrances or impediments that exist in the world.

Ever since, the world has opted for the course of constant progress and development, there exists a standard norm and formula for success. This formula and norm encompass of the basic ingredients of a triumphant living, which is, that an individual needs to be educated and learned, in any field his interests are associated.

Education is deemed to be the strongest weapon a person possesses. This weapon enables to win ample opportunities that exist in the world. Not only does it enable you to broaden your horizon, but also enables you to look at the world with the different and broader perspective.

Education itself entails numerous definitions that are, it is not essential to go to an institute in order to acquire it. There are numerous other methods which enable an individual to get authority of the knowledge.

This paper discusses the two main and extensive methods or techniques for the acquisition of education, and their comparison, as well as contrast.

Home Schooling

The definition of home schooling is quite evident from the name itself. Homeschooling entails that a child is not bound or does not require going to a formal institute for the acquisition of education. Infact, the child is provided with the literary learning, by staying at home. Most often these children, who resort to seek education at home, are taught by their parents. However, in other instances, even a tutor is hired by the parents, to teach their children.

Homeschooling is not a modern trend. It has existed for quite long in our society. Infact, as long as the attendance was not made compulsory via laws at school, most of the student sought education and literary learning at home or community. However, now it is just regarded as a substitute for attending proper institutions designated for this purpose.

In numerous countries, homeschooling has been declared legal, and possess almost the same worth as formal education at schools, for those parents who seek to teach their children at home (Bauman, 2002).

Reasons for Homeschooling

There are numerous reasons for which parents and children opt for homeschooling rather than a school. Amongst the widely understood reasons, there are three primary reasons for the adoption of homeschooling.

Most parents in United States are not satisfied and content with the prevailing environment of the schools. They believe that the current environments of the school are detrimental for the sound literary and moral development of their child. There exist numerous instances, in which the peer pressure or the act of bullying has negatively impacted the psychology of the child. A child who is often subjected to bullying and subdued by the ...