Homeschooling vs. Traditional Education

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Victoria Gomez John Pekins ENC 1101 22 October 2013 Homeschooling VS. Traditional Education Homeschooling is the new trend that has been taken by storm. Currently in American, there are approximately 1,508,000 students that are home schooled. Since the study they did in 2003, the percentage has gone up 36%. For a parent to make the decision to send their child to a traditional school or keep them home could be a make or break move. Parents are starting to become in favor of homeschooling for a variety of advantages that it has to offer but in recent studies, they should also consider the negative sides to homeschooling as well. Parents can try and deliver the best education to their children and shape them the way they want to but in the long run, how does this affect the kids in the future? There are three main negative factors that should turn parents away from homeschooling that parents should consider. Social skill deprivation, insufficient curriculum delivery, and possible financial problems can arise. These are the factors that make homeschooling make or break decision . To start of with, homeschooling is something parents should not be considering because it is proven that it can greatly hinder the growth of social skills, and the adjustment rate of of students. “Social interaction helps a child understand and develop such skills as conversation, humor, manners and even conflict resolution, because they relate to people of different ages and social backgrounds, which may be quite apart from their own.” (Medina) These kids are at home 24/7 and get low amounts of interaction with other children. Children usually grow up and learn social skills by building relationships with peers, teachers, and authoritative figures naturally. Parents may look at this point as advantage to them because it takes out the possibilities of peer pressure, bullying, and bad
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