Schools are learning institutions with set values and philosophies that they tend to inculcate in their method of teaching. Usually, a parent’s decision as to which school to send their children to are based on precisely the values and philosophies that these institutions are known for. If however, as a parent, you feel that no school or learning institution share your values then perhaps you are better off home schooling your child or children.
Home schooling differs from regular, traditional schooling only in the sense that the child learns all the regular lessons except that he or she does not learn this inside a school room.
It is important to note however that home schooling should include taking field trips, incorporating music and physical education into the child’s curriculum, and other duties involved in a regular school day like grading papers and such. It is also important that the child’s social development not be taken for granted.
One of the main contentions in home schooling verus traditional learning is that the child or children may not be able to exercise and develop social skills properly since they are not around other...