Essays on Homeschooling Page 2

According to an article named “Homeschooling Continues to Grow in Popularity Nationwide,” by Dave Bohon, “A study by the National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) found that as of 2011 there were an estimated 2.346 million children being homeschooled in the United States” (para. 2). Homeschooling has become quite popular lately because many parents have…

Introduction: The discussion regarding the need for standardized tests in public schools, private schools, and homeschooling centers on the reasons why public schools require these tests. Personally, I oppose the mandatory nature of standardized tests due to their scoring methods and the observed decline in scores over time. Background: A clear decrease in the quality…

Because few educators can tell the difference between education and indoctrination. Instead of starting out by instilling a sense of wonder and curiosity to create and nurture a genuine desire to learn, schools put the cart before the horse by attempting (and often failing) to force children to remember a lot of crap chosen specifically…

In today’s society, there are many conversations regarding education and performing educational assessments for children. One question that is commonly asked is why children need to be assessed and what is the best approach to assessing them? First, we should ask the question what is an assessment? Assessing is about collecting information regarding the student….

Attending a public school is less beneficial than being home schooled. Being homeschooled allows for a better learning environment than a public school. Furthermore it is less stressful to prepare for at home learning compared to public schooling. In addition, it is also more comfortable since there are no school rules to abide by. The…