| Some 26% of parents in each of the American | | | | tutoring of teachers is the most fruitful way of |
| states consider home schooling for their children | | | | helping the kids learn successfully. The most |
| over normal school classes. This is because of the | | | | famous home-schooled personalities of all time |
| benefits both the parents and the children get as | | | | are: Thomas Edison, Charles Dickens, Winston |
| a social being. Home schooling gives them the | | | | Churchill, Agatha Christie, Florence Nightingale, |
| chance to be free of old school days with | | | | Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Brothers, and |
| pressure and daily assignments. Due the old set | | | | Benjamin Franklin. One parent got more of his |
| up, many members of the family have become | | | | children?s academic training in home schooling |
| isolated from each other allowing them just a few | | | | through the process of exchanging skills with |
| precious times with their loved ones. | | | | other home schooled children. Being an English |
| There are four important reasons why parents | | | | degree holder, he teaches three of his colleague?s |
| opt for home studying for their children, a) social | | | | sons, while his colleague teaches his kids math. |
| reasons, b) academic reasons, c) family reasons, | | | | Although home schooling is, as derived from its |
| and d) religious reasons. | | | | own name ?home?, this special education also |
| Social Reasons | | | | developed into a more organized and planned |
| By joining the community cycle, parents fee that | | | | instrument of teaching. One example is the High |
| their children are more comfortable in dealing with | | | | Plains Christian Home Educators that was |
| different kinds of people. They feel that their kids | | | | established in Colorado Springs who has its own |
| have a lesser tendency of becoming dependent | | | | administrator who sees to it that all 200 of their |
| with peers. By introducing the kids more to | | | | home-schooled children are given enough classes. |
| church and community programs, these | | | | Unlike a normal school setting, home based |
| home-schooled kids do not feel self conscious and | | | | studying allows each of the subject areas to be |
| recognized, as kids are easier to talk to. | | | | taught separately making the approach cross |
| The catalogue, Growing Without Schooling | | | | disciplined. |
| publisher Pat Farenga wrote: ?Group experiences | | | | Each of the students is given their own set of |
| are a big part of education, and home schoolers | | | | action plans so they can have the freedom to |
| have plenty of them. They write to us about how | | | | continue their passion. Quality time is provided for |
| they form or join writing clubs, book discussion | | | | each so that more focus can be attributed to |
| groups and local home-schooling groups. Home | | | | their learning success. |
| schoolers also take part in school sports teams | | | | Family Reasons |
| and music groups (in nearby public schools), as | | | | Parents of home-schooled children feel their |
| well as in the many public and private group | | | | presence felt by their kids. Family relationship is |
| activities our communities provide. These young | | | | strengthened and ties are intact. A child?s self |
| people can and do experience other people and | | | | esteem are more boosted because of the |
| cultures without going to school." | | | | parents? full support. Based on the American |
| The home-school setting deviates the child?s | | | | League of Research Studies, kids that are home |
| attention from alcohol, premarital sex, drugs, | | | | schooled are mo re loving and confident. |
| violence and gangsters that could destroy his | | | | Religious Reasons |
| future. And since home-schooled children are free | | | | Schools in the US have kept away from any |
| from peer pressure, they are more likely to have | | | | religious and political issues for fear of influence |
| more friends from the church and community | | | | from the two, this is because many organized civil |
| activities. Some communities created a special | | | | liberties even brought the issue of religious illegality |
| group for home-schooled children where field trips, | | | | in courts. |
| social recreations and team building games are | | | | For that same reason, parents find teaching their |
| organized. This builds respect and opens channels | | | | children at home a worry free place for spiritual |
| for communication. | | | | and religious growth. Religion can be inculcated as |
| Academic Reasons | | | | much as the parents would want to bring the |
| Parents believe that the less students handled by | | | | whole belief to their kids in home schooling and |
| the teacher, the more focus is provided each of | | | | they believe that it's impact can greatly affect the |
| the learners. They thought that the personal | | | | spirituality of their developing children. |