I'm writing a paper on homeschooling and I want to know why people don't want to homeschool their children. PLEASE HELP!!!
Why don't you want to homeschool your children?
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- 3+ months ago by HeartofJe...
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- children, homeschool
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Hey, I don't know how much help I'll be, as I don't have children, nor am I a teacher. But I am going to university in September to study Primary Education. I also work in a tuition centre, so we get children who are home schooled. There are some benefits to home schooling, such as the flexibility of the learning, the involvement in your child's learning, and a chance to spend more time with your child. However, many children do not get a chance to learn the social skills needed in everyday life if they are not at school. Some parents also struggle to be able to teach their children to the level of the national curriculum, meaning they will be left behind if they ever decide to go to school, or will not be as capable when applying for jobs - especially with older children. I believe it is also harder to enter in to sit exams such as GCSEs and A Levels. Hope I've helped in some way :)
At one time children were educated by their mother. My mother began teaching me to read at age 3. But after WW2 taxes grew a lot. Around 1950 all the withholding taxes totaled barely 8% of a paycheck. Now taxes are so high that mothers have to hold jobs to help support the family, and it is rare for parents to have enough time to do proper parenting. There are two kinds of education. Lower classes have always been educated to perform a job. That system produces servants, technicians, and soldiers. Upper classes have always had a very different education in a system that produces generals, philosophers, and entrepreneurs. Home schooling requires someone to stay home to do the schooling. Here are a book and an essay to help you understand:
The Lost Tools of Learning www.gbt.org/text/sayers.html
The Underground History Of Public Education (PDF) mhkeehn.tripod.com/ughoae.pdf