The benefits and advantages of homeschooling

Homeschooling is a highly beneficial and wonderful way for parents to ensure that their children get the education they need in a more ideal setting.  Instead of attending government run schools or private schools, homeschooled students are taught at home by their parents or by private tutors.  Homeschooling began to increase in popularity during the 1980s and today, millions of families around the world home-school their children.  Some people may believe that homeschooling is unorthodox but in actuality,  before compulsory education was introduced in North America in the 1800s, children were commonly taught at home by their parents or by private tutors.  There are many benefits and advantages of homeschooling children that simply cannot be found in a traditional school structure.

Not all children think the same way and process information the same way.  Some children take a longer time grasping concepts and other children learn concepts more quickly than their same aged peers.  Homeschooling is a great way to educate children according to their skill level and needs.  The world is already a competitive place to live and work in and although children should be exposed to healthy competition, school should not be a place where children constantly feel embarrassed because they are having difficulties understanding the subject material.  Children who are homeschooled can work at their own pace and accelerate their studies in subjects that they are skilled in, as well as slowing down to better understand topics that are difficult for them.

Parents who home-school have much more freedom to structure their familiesҀ schedules than parents who send their children to school.  Homeschoolers can learn at anytime, not just between Monday to Friday in the mornings and afternoons.   Family vacations can be scheduled during off-peak travel times instead of during the high-peak times when school is out.  Home-schooling families may choose to educate their children all-year round instead of taking the entire summer off.  Many families who home-school rely on one income but it is not necessary for one parent to quit their job in order to home-school.  Because homeschooling schedules are so flexible, parents who work from home or who are able to set their own work hours can structure their childrenҀs learning time around working hours.  Homeschooling families can spend much more time together and build closer family bonds.  Homeschooling is also less expensive than private schools.

Homeschooled children have more time and freedom to pursue their interests and passions than children who attend schools.  Students who attend school have limited time to pursue their interests because of homework and rigid school hours.  Because homeschooled students can structure their learning schedules according to their preferences, they are free to work or focus more on extra-curricular activities like soccer or playing the violin.  The amount of hours required to home-school are much shorter than school hours because there is no time wasted on taking attendance, lining up to go to the washroom and settling down disruptive students.  Having shorter hours for homeschooling means that children and parents have more freedom to pursue personal and family interests at their own leisure.  Homeschooled children are not exposed to as many germs as are children who attend school, so homeschooled students are generally in better physical health.

One of the biggest benefits of homeschooling is that children are free from peer pressure and bullying and they are able to be themselves.  Some students attending school are bullied so badly that they contemplate committing suicide.  Some students have already committed suicide due to the emotional pain from bullying.  Because they learn from their homes, homeschooled students are largely protected from bullying and they are free to choose their own friends.  Many large cities are home to diverse homeschooling groups where homeschooling families can get together and learn from each other and make friends.  Some families choose to home-school their children from kindergarten all the way through to high school and other families home-school for a shorter time.  Whether a child has been homeschooled throughout their life or for just a short time, they will greatly benefit from the security and the scholarly advantages that homeschooling provides.