Causes and effects of homeschooling on children

¶ … Homeschooling Children

Homeschooling of children is a hotly debated issue among many. Homeschooling is a form of education in which parents or others provide educational instruction for children at home rather than entering the children in a traditional public or private school setting. Many children are being educated at home in the United States. Some reports reveal that there are around 1.1 million children receiving their education through homeschooling with a parent, guardian, or tutor.

Reasons Cited for Homeschooling

Stated as common reasons cited by families for homeschooling their children are problems with the school environment. Also cited is lack of satisfaction with the academic instruction provided in schools and others stated reasons including that their children receive moral and religious instruction in the home school setting that they do not receive in public or private schools. It is difficult to report effectively on homeschooling since it is so decentralized in nature however, according to reports, students are realizing high levels of academic achievement when homeschooled.

II. Learning Disabilities and Homeschooling

Reasons for homeschooling cited include that many children with ADHD and other learning disabilities (LD) are benefiting from homeschooling due to the one-on-one instruction in the home school setting.

III. Homeschooling in U.S. History

Reports state that those who advocate for homeschooling have pushed for students to have the legal rights to be schooled in the home school setting. The National Education Association is reported to be opposed to homeschooling. Parenting style is likely to be a determining factor in parents who choose to home school their children. The earliest history of the United States, with families living in rural and remote location includes information about parents educating their children in the home school setting. Many parents historically educated their children at home because they needed assistance with maintaining the family farm and children labored on these farms to help the family survive.

IV. What Is Lacking In Today's Public Schools?

Today's public schools no longer reflect the values of what was conceived as a nation that is democratic and one that is submissive to the overarching principles of the Bible in terms of morality. Today's schools are characterized by a removal of God from all reference in what is a cultural diversity movement that makes accommodations for individuals of other faiths and religions and is focused on not offending anyone.

As well, today's public schools do not educate children on civic duties and responsibilities and neither do today's public schools educate children on democratic principles and knowledge. Sex education however, is introduced far too soon and presented in a far too graphic manner than many parents choose to have their children exposed to.

Today's schools are characterized by uniformed police guarding the hallways and by scanning devices at the entranceways for the purpose of identifying anyone that attempts to come into the school with any type of weapon. As well, school shootings are rife and occur on a regular basis with children and teachers losing their lives in the traditional public school setting.

It is no wonder that many of parents in today's world choose not to send their children to a public school and instead choose to educate their children in the home setting. The foundations and fundamental principles upon which education institutions in the United States was originally conceived, developed, and implemented are no longer evident in the educational process in public U.S. schools. While it is sad, it is also true that many parents feel that their children will be in receipt of a better education if they are schooled at home. Parents feel that children need moral education and instruction, which is no longer provided in today's public schools.