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Why Home School Is a Bad Idea

There are many things that are great in theory but are terrible when they are put into action. The people who started home schooling did so out of necessity. They did not have to worry about a modern marketplace or business world. With standards being so demanding, here are the main reasons why home school is a bad idea.

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Accountability

teacherkim
on 17/11/08

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Teachers have a chain of command whose job it is to make sure that every student is being taught and that there is real work being done in the classroom. Who checks in on home school teachers on a daily basis? What keeps them on track? (Besides the teachers manual).

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Boundaries of Parent

teacherkim
on 17/11/08

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In a home school education the parent must take on the role of the educator and the parent. An educator will get respect from a student because of their position. A parent is used to negotiations and letting the child get away with things now and then. It is hard to create a boundary after years of being just a parent.

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Decision Making Skills

teacherkim
on 17/11/08

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Home school children will simply support the same views as their parents. The environment does not allow for free thought. Children should be encouraged to think things out, find pros and cons for each side, and make a final decision.

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Different Grades in One Room

teacherkim
on 17/11/08

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The classic schoolhouse approach disappeared for an important reason. The older kids get held back. They end up learning the same thing year after year without progressing. Parents that home school tend to have multiple children. Without training of how to differentiate for each child, how will these parents meet the needs of every child?

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From the Book

teacherkim
on 17/11/08

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A teacher in today’s classroom will not simply read from the book or do the next section simply because the text tells them to. A home school teacher will go page for page because that is what it seems like teaching is to them.

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Multiple Modalities

teacherkim
on 17/11/08

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A trained teacher knows how to make a single lesson reach students who are visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learners. If the class does not understand a topic, they can revamp the lesson to meet the needs of the students. A home school teacher will not have this training or this understanding.

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- Dennis (website)
  on 26/2/12
  
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  That comment is a sweeping generality with no basis in fact. A parent knows their child intimately. A parent learns what works best to help their child succeed.
  
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No Trained Teachers

teacherkim
on 17/11/08

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There are some qualified professionals who choose to home school their children. But in most cases, it is a mother or father who has nothing more than a high school education. In every other profession we leave it to the professionals, but why is it that everyone is a qualified teacher?

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- man
  on 15/3/11
  
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  google Hooked on Monkey Fonics spelling system
  
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- Dennis (website)
  on 26/2/12
  
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  Who is better qualified to train up a child than their parents who love them?
  
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- danceprincess
  on 12/4/12
  
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  YES AMEN AMEN
  
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Parent Collaboration

teacherkim
on 17/11/08

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Parents must collaborate just as teachers must collaborate. Hiding within your own house is never a good idea. The more that parents collaborate, the more their children will socialize with each other.

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Socialization

teacherkim
on 17/11/08

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One of the biggest benefits of schooling is that children learn the do’s and don’ts of society and what teamwork is. They learn how to act around friends and how to act around adults. This socialization helps students to be successful in their future workplace.

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- Pastor Rich (website)
  on 26/2/12
  
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  Homeschool children are usually very active socially. They participate in scouts, 4-H and other activities. They learn to talk to people of all ages and interact among a wide sphere of folks. What they don't learn is how o cuss, do drugs and get tattles like the government students.
  
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Teaches Fear

teacherkim
on 17/11/08

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Home school children have been taught to fear the public education system. They are scared that the moment they meet these other kids they will be forced into doing drugs and joining a gang. It passes the parent issues onto the children

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- brooke
  on 16/8/11
  
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  lol ... my kids are educated in our home and aren't the least bit afraid of this. I'm not either. It's not the reason we have chosen to home educate. In fact, my oldest cites he would like to try school and we may let him. My next says he'd rather stay home because he likes seeing us. I suppose their thoughts on the subject will go all over the place as they grow. We, as parents, will continue to take it one year at a time. No, my kids aren't scared of school.
  
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- Dennis (website)
  on 26/2/12
  
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  You must be joking. Who teaches their kids this?
  
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