3 of 9

Write now Article Tools

Page 4 of 4

trouble and to make your child's home schooling the best it can be. There is even a legal website established for defending the rights of students and parents.

In the author's experience with home schooling , there have been mailings sent out to Ohio residents about and encouraging parents to enroll their kids in the state program. I personally know a few families that have enrolled in home schooling. I have mixed feelings about this. In one case a single mother enrolled her teenage daughter, the mother worked all day and didn't pay enough attention to her daughters activities. Soon the daughter hadn't done any of the work and now will be returning to public school to redo the year. The second case involves another teenage girl who's parents work all day. They too are having a hard time getting their daughter to do her work. And this family plans on having their thirteen year old son enroll in home schooling next year. Their son has a hard time in school and may even have certain learning disabilities.

In the final case of home schooled children I've seen personally involves a pair of brothers who are being taught by their mother. After spending some time in their home, it was plain to see that the boys were depressed. By their situation of home schooling or by something else it was unclear. What I did see was that there was no clear instructor for learning. The mother barked orders to the boys to do their work all through the day. Leaving no lines for the boys between work time and non work time. It all blended together.
The pro's and con's of public schools and home schools alike must be weighed carefully by the parents with their children's best interest in mind. For my wife and I, we did consider home schooling for our son after a very bad year in elementary school. My son being only twelve
is a little young to be leaving him at home by himself. And we couldn't afford to pay a babysitter/ tutor. But just ten miles down the road was a public school that was a breath of fresh air. With open enrollment in our area we moved my son there and couldn't be happier.

Works Cited
Education, Foundation for Economic. Foundation for Economic Education. March 1998. 29 Nov 2007 .
Hernandez, Beverly. About.com. 3 Dec 2007 .
Statistics, Homeschooling. Homeschooling Statistics. 29 Nov 2007 .
Statistics, National Center for Education. 1.1 Million Home schooled Students in the United States in 2003. July 2004. 29 Nov 2007 .
. "1.1 Million Home schooled Students in the United States in 2003." 2007.

Learn more about this author, Chris Wager.
Click here to send this author comments or questions.

• << previous page
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Add your voice

Know something about Deciding to homeschool: Parent's guide?
We want to hear your view. Write now!