<Why would anyone Homeschool?>
"Homeschooling is becoming more popular every day, with a growth rate of 7 to 15 percent per year. There are about two million children currently learning at home. Homeschooled kids do well on standardized tests, are welcome at colleges and universities, and as adults, have a reputation for being self-directed learners and reliable employees."
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Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. shared his study of adults who were home schooled in his book "Home Educated and Now Adults."
He interviewed 5,254 people who were home schooled for 7 or more years, ranging in age from 16-69 with 74% of them being age 18-24.
He got his data for the general U.S. population statistics from the National Opinion Research Center General Social Survey, filtering it by ages 16-29.
These were the results (click on table to enlarge):
As you can see the statistics above, who did homeschool are satisfied with their educational process. Actually, I heard that some kids do not go to school and are homeschooled by their parents through some online or offline programs. Nowadays, some students are homeschooled for another reason like to focus on honing an athletic talent or artistic skills. And, as I know, it is now estimated that more than million children are homeschooled in the US for religious reasons or out of disdain for public schools, ranging from safety to poor academics.
Actually, homeschooling in Korea is little bit awkward for us. Compared to cases of US, we can discuss about homeschooling in our society. I posted the pros and cos examples of homeschooling below. Please read and participate in our hangout.
The positive
Educational Freedom.
Physical Freedom.
Emotional Freedom.
Religious Freedom.
Closer Family Relationships.
Stability During Difficult Times.
Well-Rested Kids.
No Busywork.
The negatives
Time Restraints.
Financial Restraints.
Being with Your Kids 24/7.
Limited Team Sports.
Living Outside the Norm.
Questions for us.
1) What is homeschooling?
2) What would be advantages (or disadvantages) of homeschooling rather than school?
3) Do you guys think there is intimate connection among education system, public school and homeschooling?
4) Why do you think people interested in homeschooling more and more and what kind of community is doing homeschooling?
