Comparing homeschooling and traditional education 61 Articles

by The Oley School

Home school vs Public school? The debate continues and often turns into very heated arguments between the two opposing sides. Reading further, you should know that this article is not going to feed the debate or take any p...read more

by Marsha Welch

There are benefits and disadvantages to both home schooling and public education. The first consideration in a viable comparison of these two methods of education is to determine the desired result. The unfortunate dilemm...read more

by Tara Rijon

Years ago, home schooling was something that was only offered to students that were suffering from a devastating illness or a serious injury. Currently, there are over four million children being home schooled, and that nu...read more

by David Robert

I am a product of the public school system. Ever since I knew I was going to be a parent it was on my heart to home school. My wife is the daughter of two college professors with aunts and uncles in the public school sys...read more

by Theresa Dunlap

Homeschooling A Misunderstood Freedom by Theresa Dunlap Over the ages, parents have seen to the education of their children, either by their own means, or by coordinating their children's education through other sourc...read more

by Saron Maramo

I believe that we should be careful not to exaggerate how much either method of schooling can really do for a child. Some children do better in one or the other. I have to start by saying that truly traditional educati...read more

by Diane Hodge

Some comparisons of home schooling and traditional school. Home schooling is big these days. Once upon a time it was the usual way of things. Then the government decided it was a good way to train people to be nice,...read more

by Carrie Cassidy

My son is in the third grade. I had homeschooled him since spring of his second grade year. I brought him home due to concerns about academic progress, teacher quality and self-esteem. I sent him back because he reall...read more

by Tomira L. Rosser

Ten Benefits Of Homeschooling Your Children For parents who have children, it is a tough question to face. Do they send their children to school each morning or not? If you decide to do homeschooling, there is the benef...read more

by Winter Spencer

I have been through public schools, charter schools, online schools, and home school. Personally I had found that home school was my favorite. I could sit outside with the goats and the sun warming my face while learning t...read more

by Melanie Winters

In today's society, it is a frightening prospect to send your children to school every day. They are away from you, you are unable to protect them, you really are not sure if it is the right place for them to be. I have ...read more

by Carol Mcgrath

I home schooled my daughter for 2 years, so I do know something about this subject. She was ill and she missed a lot of school, so the school suggested home schooling. Whether home schooling is better would depend o...read more

by Shanna Neece

Recall the educational history of our great nation. It was not that long ago that all education, from preschool through high school age, was done in the home and sometimes at private institutions. Parents and tutors wher...read more

by S. D. Thedford

My journey into the realm of home-school began in 1999, when my daughters begged for relief from the public school "zoolima". They each felt strongly about the need to "get out of the public school scene". I, on the othe...read more

by Tara Billington

Comparing home school to public school is like apples to oranges. Children receive an education in both environments, but it is my experience over the course of the past year and a half that my children are learning a bit...read more

by Cynthia Gant

I just started homeschooling my son in September 2006.I thought it through very carefully over and over. I thought this was the best decision for my six year old.He has a speech delay and went to speech therapy which reall...read more

by John Drosche

Public education is done for. Unless the voters outlaw homeschooling the public educationsystem has had it. Look at a normal elementary school class room and see how the students are being taught. Each class is divided int...read more

by Vicki Mcelfresh

My son is currently in the 4th grade. He has been to public school, private school and also homeschooled. Our local public school regularly rates as a failing school, and because of poor teacher quality, bullying, excess...read more

by Crystina Lawrence

The number of home-schooled children in the United States is growing each year. "In 2003, the number of home-schooled students was 1.1 million, an increase from 850,000 in 1999." U.S. Department of Education, National Cent...read more

by Elizabeth Lassitter

The decision regarding your child's education will affect his/her entire life. There are many arguments in favor of both homeschooling and traditional education, resulting in confusion many times for parents in searc...read more