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April 19, 2020

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Abstract

This paper discusses work on the results of homeschool learners and then reflects on one study

and one fundamental theme relevant both to home education and general schooling. It analyzes

research on learner outcomes related to homeschooling in areas of academic achievement for

students, financial, emotional and psychological growth for children, and the success of home-

educated adults. The analysis shows typically that home-schooling is correlated with positive

results on several variables. The first special emphasis is one report on African American

homeschooling families that discusses the homeschooling explanations for the parents and the

academic success of their Black children. The second main emphasis is whether mandatory

school attendance laws are appropriate to take into account the results of teacher preparation

research and certification in-state or public schools. Moreover, within this paper, the different

pros and cons are addressed.

Keywords: homeschooling, home education, academic achievement, socialization,

motivations, compulsory schooling

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Introduction

To begin with, homeschooling relies on the idea of providing the children with formal

education without sending them to schools as well as educating them in the home. It requires

making a few improvements and the home school teachers must be informed of all the

developments in the field of education, whether it is a parent or external support, to ensure that

the children who are being homeschooled obtain enough education to establish them well in

society. Another factor could be the children's ability to adapt to social norms specifically when

they are restricted to the comfort of home and interaction with peers may be hindered.

Moreover, homeschooling, as well as traditional schooling, has been shown to provide a

better standard of education for many learners. The truth remains that a lot of variations exist

between conventional schooling and homeschooling. These can improve or eventually disrupt

the learning method of the pupils from both the differences. All kids learn in a different way, so if

one finds himself easily sidetracked, homeschooling is not the correct choice for them but if one

finds himself clearly sidetracked from the environment of classroom, homeschooling may be the

right match for these learners (children).

Since I am not completely opposed to homeschool, in certain circumstances, the

exclusive one on one treatment and research has demonstrated that they score better than

traditionally schooled learners. Studies have also shown that homeschooled learners (students)

are generally socially on track, but I believe learners who are typically schooled are best suited

for civilization. Personally, homeschooling protects the learners from real-life encounters

developing them extremely vulnerable in the outside world, along with more reports of child

abuse emerges every day, making it tougher to believe what happens in a homeschool
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environment. In this article, I will describe the differences between homeschooling and

traditional education, as well as the consequences of each.

Pros of Homeschooling

There is clear evidence that in countries as diverse as Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany,

Japan, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Scotland and Russia, homeschooling has produced

significant improvements in absolute numbers and percent of the school-age population

(Rothermel, 2015). After around a century of quiescence, the revival of home education has

shocked many educators, sociologists, political scientists, historians, as well as theologians,

capturing the imagination and devotion of hundreds of thousands of families (Sarajlic, 2019).

Even though a great deal of work has been done to support both homeschooling and

regular schooling, the point still stays that parents who chose to homeschool for their children

have been on the growth (rise) continuously. Homeschoolers in the U.S. grew by an

unprecedented 74% twelve times the rate of growth in public schools between 1999 and 2007

and are now expected to reach over two million (Kunzman, R. 2012). While the idea of

homeschooling is comparatively recent compared to the conventional context, several studies

indicate that homeschooling offers a versatile learning schedule for children, which can be

customized to suit the child's learning level. Homeschooling for kids with special needs is

advantageous because the child can study in a relaxed and familiar atmosphere and hence the

emphasis changes from the fear of social interaction to the learning phase at the younger stage of

life where the child can gain the best learning. Homeschooling is not only for special needs

children, though. Other kids will benefit from this too.

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Moving on, homeschooling offers greater control over the time of the child, thereby

freeing them up to pursue other interests such as music, gardening, writing, and sports. It helps

the child to break free from assignment pressure and enables them for more experiential learning.

Nevertheless, with homeschooling as well as the technology that gives us a huge amount of

demand knowledge at the click of a button, this phase is further facilitated. This free knowledge

as well as the extensive range of online courses particularly tailored for the kid to reduce the cost

of education and at the same time increasing the standard of education. Homeschooling also

offers an understanding of religion, family history, and children's interests that can't be offered in

other schools as courses.

Homeschooling often fulfills the desire of parents to track the learning progress of the

child more carefully, to understand the child's strengths and weaknesses, and to establish the

child in its own unique way. Homeschooling maintains the child's natural curiosity about the

learning process and gets rid of school pressure. The kid has the right to do what he wants and

therefore keeps the children interested in homeschooling. The control over the schedule of the

child often helps the family to take travel trips together at certain times of the year to support the

education of the child about different cultures. Homeschooling's biggest benefit is the one-to-one

student-teacher ratio that guarantees the child's focus is still directed on him. For public schools,

this scenario isn't feasible, and the child's requirements are sometimes overlooked.

On the other hand, homeschooling also protects learners (children) from bullying,

adolescent peer pressure, and unhealthy competitiveness. Also, it is helpful in the case of

adolescent girls who are likely to bother about fitting in with the majority of individuals and

following the trends as well as fashion. It takes their focus away from the central aspect of

learning. Homeschooling often helps families who may frequently have to migrate because of
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jobs or otherwise. Children may face challenges moving around very often and homeschooling

can give them protection against it that gives more consistency to the children's learning process.

Furthermore, homeschooling saves the learners’ time and the learner can do more at the

same time with concentrated learning, whereas the school syllabus appears to move at a slower

rate to satisfy all the kids in a classroom. Also, it is great that you don't have to stick to the

specific timing of waking up and running to school. The kids feel more relaxed without being

loaded with unnecessary written assignments as well as can concentrate on exploring their

several hobbies. Additionally, a child can talk in school with his classmates as well as learn to be

around individuals, but they could discuss beliefs that are not appropriate for their family,

religion, or philosophy. Therefore, children should be homeschooled to avoid such a

confrontation. For children organized by hobby lessons, social interaction would make sure their

rapid educational absorption and therefore quench the desire for public interaction. Besides, the

children who are homeschooled often communicate with individuals from a much broader peer

group, thus developing maturity and different thinking progressions, while the children who go

to school typically associate with individuals from their same age group that contributes to

learners’ holistic growth.

Cons of Homeschooling

Homeschooling has many benefits, but it also has several disadvantages. To begin with,

the homeschooling learning style means that the children are most of the time home with their

parents. It may lead the parent-child relationships to become strained because they spend most of

the time together. Also, parents may not find enough time to teach the child all that should be

learned, and gaps may grow in the learning process. So, the child grows up with other ideas that
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might not be relevant or may be partially right. Such a belief system is harmful to the child's

future psyche.

On top of that, all this may sound fantastic but there are also drawbacks, parents with

poor teaching abilities and lack of socialization with other peers. A homeschooled learner is

never going to encounter school parties, pep rallies, proms, football games, and other traditional

school events. The exposure is what improves our social and emotional capabilities. Apart from

that, traditional schools generally teach children a range of circumstances and provide mentors

for students to teach foreign languages, physical education, drama and theatre, music, painting,

etc. It offers the students a chance to learn how to be something different than a homeschooled

kid will never have the opportunity to encounter (Watkins, 2007).

Since there are both benefits and drawbacks of homeschool, you have the freedom to

realize that your kid is secure at home, no pressure to fit in with other children, no drug

influence, or bullying. Evidence suggests that homeschooled kids are isolated from the real

world and lack chances to seek knowledge alongside skills in social interaction. Homeschooled

children do not have the ability to establish relationships with other students, unlike at a

traditional school. One thing homeschooled learner may never experience is developing

friendships that begin at a very young age and continue to develop during their school years

(Neuman & Guterman, 2017).

Experiences and Outcomes of Homeschooling

As I have mentioned pros and cons of homeschooling, now I would like to explain some

examples and results of homeschooling. For example, some scholars have looked at adults who

were educated at home, without explicitly connecting them to the university scene. Knowles and
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Muchmore (1995) discovered that these individuals appeared to engage in business as well as

technical careers, were strongly autonomous and greatly highlighted the significance of

homeschool education. They were also thankful that they were educated at home, proposed

home-schooling for others as well as had no necessarily negative perceptions of residing in a

multicultural society (Knowles & Muchmore, 1995).

Adults who were Homeschooled

I found an example provided by Medlin who reported better ACT scores, GPAs as well as

graduation rates among home-educated learners relative to institutionally schooled learners

(Medlin, 2013). Cogan commented further:

“In addition, the findings of multiple regression analysis show that students who are

homeschooled at this specific institution receive higher first-year and fourth-year GPAs while

adjusting for demographic, pre-college, participation, and academic variables in the first term.

Furthermore, the findings of binary logistic regression show that there is no substantial

difference between fall-to-fall retention of homeschooled students and graduation rates of four

years relative to traditionally trained students when accounting for the same variables” (Cogan,

2010, p. 24).

Blacks and Homeschooling

To discuss further evidence about the benefits of homeschooling, I would like to add the

African American community. Since the huge majority of homeschooling analysis, especially in

the U.S, includes the dominant racial community and has been overwhelmingly exemplified in

the American homeschool individuals traditionally. Nevertheless, for the previous decade,

numerous researchers have noted that African American families are experiencing a rise over
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home education. Ray examined African American parents' reasons for selecting their children

homeschool as well as the educational success of their black Homeschoolers. Consequently, he

projected to consider that Black homeschool students' academic achievement was on average

higher than Black students of public schools (Ray, 2015).

Outcomes

Finally, almost three decades of work in the U.S, Canada, and many other countries

constantly indicate that, in terms of academic success, home-educated children are performing

above average. They have good social skills as well as are actively involved in the social lives of

their families. They as adults, on average, do well as compared to traditional school learners and

are supportive as well as inclusive of those who hold various intellectual and political viewpoints

(Ray, 2015).

Conclusion

Traditional schooling and homeschooling both have their pros and cons, the approach

should always have what is in the child's best interest and be of benefit to the academic and

psychological needs of the kid. Even though homeschool sound thoughts are more appealing as

they're more shielded from the outside world and traditional disruptions from public schools as

not every child learns the same way. In conclusion, parents should decide whether they have the

necessary means and strategies to provide their children with adequate education at home or

whether they need to go to the school where a professional faculty will teach them. Before

jumping into any conclusion all choices available must be weighed in. And if the children go to

school, parents need to take an active interest in their learning and growth to ensure that they are

on the right path and that they are learning the right things.
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