Disadvantages Of Homeschooling

According to the oxford dictionary ‘Education’ is defined as: “The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university”. 1 Undoubtedly, parents who educate their children at home believe that they could provide a better education for their children, as well as reduce the amount of time wasted at school. Some parents think that the values being taught at home are more helpful in the future rather than the ones taught in school. American Homeschool Statistics tell us that the American government states that there are 1.77 million students who are homeschooled in 2012, which is an 18% increase since 2007 2 . Personally, I believe that homeschooling your children is a good thing because you will be more aware of the child’s abilities in studying ,and I truly understand why people may choose to educate their children at home. Some Americans think that homeschooling is good because some parents can’t afford private educations or they want to save money. Some parents also see that their homeschooled children are excelling academically as well as parents have fun while teaching and spending even more time with their children, also the children would get rid of bad habits more quickly and the ability of the young siblings learn from the older siblings. Some parents may choose this because of philosophical or religious reasons. In any situation there are advantages and disadvantages. This is why we should