Homeschooling Argumentitive Essay

               Do you ever feel bored in class, because you're way ahead of everyone else? Or do you ever feel stressed, because you're way behind, but don't have enough time to catch up? Well maybe you should consider homeschooling! Homeschooling is a thing that more and more people have been doing over the years. Some people think that the disadvantages to homeschooling are sufficient reason not to homeschool, but I, based off experience and research, take the position that homeschooling is at least as good as, or possibly better than, public school. The number of homeschoolers has been increasing noticeably over the years. According to the website statisticbrain.com in 1999 there were only about 875,000 homeschoolers, but by 2015 there were about 1,770,000! This shows that many other people share the same view as I do. But when thinking of homeschooling, there are many things to consider. There are good points and bad points to homeschooling. But I personally believe that, though the bad points should be considered, they can usually be overcome, and the outcome is very beneficial.
              The first reason I believe that homeschooling is beneficial, is that kids get taught at their own level. At public school, all the kids, though they have different levels of learning, are taught at the same level. If a student is ahead of the class, they have nothing to do, but sit and wait, play silly games or other completely un-educational things (kids may think that's fun, but if you aren't learning, what's the point of school?), while they wait for the rest of the class to catch up. When homeschooling, learning is more consistent. And what if a kid is behind? In public school they don't really get all the time they need to finish their work. While the rest of the class is already working on the next project, they could still be struggling on the previous project. Without any proper one-on-one work, they may never get it done!
             Which brings me to another point. The second reason I think homeschooling is beneficial is that the kid gets one-on-one teaching that leans towards their own specific way of learning, and their own interests! When kids are in public school, they usually only learn what the school is teaching. And perhaps, the method of teaching is making it so that they don’t learn anything at all! When homeschooling, the kids can learn whatever they want, however they need to! Kids like freedom: My siblings, and any other kid I know, Likes having at least a little bit of freedom, and is always excited when their parents leave them home alone for the first time, let them walk to a close friends house, or let them start taking on more serious responsibilities. And homeschooling gives them the chance to exercise their freedom and responsibilities. But you
need to be careful not to only focus on kids' strengths. Kids need all of the skills and knowledge taught at public school too. So make sure that kids also learn the basic necessities. It's also a lot easier to take vacations! You can just continue schooling wherever you are, and get some real life hands on experiences! While people in public school are learning about the revolution, you could be standing on bunker hill, taking a tour of The Old North Church, where Paul Revere got his signal that the British were coming by sea, or touring the Alamo! Field trips are rare in public school. Not so much in homeschool!
               And then, this reason is probably what kids will like the most: way more time! When you go to public school, you have to wake up early, eat breakfast, pack a lunch, pack everything you need, and then go to school, all in about two hours! If you are homeschooling, you can sleep in! And, once you’ve finished everything you need to do, you can do whatever you want! You could do some math, some writing, some history, and then you can do whatever you want! You could make a movie, you could build a Lego tower, you could experiment with a chemistry set! I got to go watch a man use a 3D printer! That's what is so awesome about homeschool!
             And kids also get to spend more time with their parents, and don't have to endure as much peer pressure. This allows parents to train kids in the way they want their kids to grow up. As Mahatma Gandhi said “There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.” Instead of being out in public life with all kinds of beliefs, theories, and influences, they grow up, sheltered from any bad influences, in their own home! The parents can teach children their own beliefs. It can be argued, and it is true that the kids are going to grow up in an environment where their beliefs probably won't be contradicted. So when they get out into the real world they won't be prepared for contradiction and questions. But, there are places where homeschoolers can go to take specific classes and meet with the same group of people once or twice a week, where they will meet people with other ideas, beliefs, and ways of thinking.
            This brings me to another thing you should consider: Some people may argue that if parents are the only ones teaching the kid, than they may have schedule problems, and the kid probably won't have a very big social life. In public school, though they may not be learning very well, they get a very good social experience. They see the same group of people almost every day! A very good way to make friends. But when kids homeschool, they have a limited social life. This is true. So, as I mentioned before, there are homeschool groups! For example, I go to a program called BFPP at the school Larrabee, which has been turned into a place where homeschoolers come and pick some classes to do. Parents, though they may love teaching their kids alone, may not be qualified to teach their kids in all subjects. So sending their kids to a place with qualified teachers would probably be a good idea.
             If you need to study and work at your own pace, want to spend more time with your family, take more vacations, get more hands-on experience, and sleep in, then homeschooling
may be what you are looking for! If you consider all of this information, (although this is obviously supporting homeschool,) I think that you will agree with me: Homeschool is at least as good as, or better than, public school. If you're considering homeschooling, I hope you consider this essay. And one last thing to consider: the child of the author of familyeducation Homeschooling Pros and Cons, Isabel Shaw's child (Bev) said one more thing that cannot be ignored: "When you need a hug, there's always one to be found!"


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