Home education (an opinion essay)

Home education is becoming more and more popular. However, some people say it has a number of
disadvantages. Write an essay giving your opinion and reasons to support your views. In your essay:

1) Introduce the subject and state your opinion clearly.

2) Tell about advantages of home schooling.
3) Dwell on its negative sides.
4) Draw a conclusion and restate your opinion using different words.

Most parents send their children to school, but some of them …

Instead of going to school children are educated by …
Thousands of families in the UK are now practicing …
Personally, I think that home schooling is ...
To my mind, it has a lot of …

Firstly, home education is … because …

Besides, you don’t have to …
Parents can …
For example, …
Secondly, the family can …
Thirdly, children who have special educational needs are …

However, a lot of people are sure that the aim of any educational establishment is …
Children’s interaction with pupils of their age …
School is not only a pace for the imparting of knowledge, but …

To sum up, home schooling has its pros and cons and it’s up to the child’s parents to …
In my opinion, parents must … and home education is …

Phrases and expressions.

to choose home education/to be educated by parents or professional tutors/to practice home education/to
be an excellent alternative to traditional education;

to be very convenient/not to need to observe school hours, days or terms/not to have a fixed timetable/to
provide a more personalized learning environment for the child/to spend more time together/to be home
educated when school cannot meet the child’s needs;

not just to give knowledge but to help their learners develop communication skills and team spirit/to
influence their character building/to be a place for the creation and development of the child’s personality;

to decide which kind of education is better for him or her/to provide their children with education suitable
to their age, ability and aptitude/to be an effective means to reach this goal.