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  • public school
  • Possibly in academic situations, because of the one-on-one attention. Although I think homeschooling is detrimental to a child's social development.
  • Homeschooled children can do much better at academics, simply because of the attention and how well the teacher- the parent- knows the student. No public school education can do that, simply because the teacher must divide time out between so many students. Socially, it all depends on the parents. I know that many home schoolers form networks with each other to go out on field trips just like any other school would. In the cases I am most familiar with, the parents also make sure the kids are enrolled in multiple organizations, like a sports team or 4H or something like that. In general? I don't know. I know that homeschooling can be very successful, though.
  • It all depends on how well the child is taught, you can have a teacher in a public school who can make every student comprehend the material or you can have a parent at home who is basely familiar with the material, it all depends on the childs learning abilities and the teaching abilities of where they are taught. Socially it all depends on the child and their personality, if they are outgoing, or tend to be a shrinking violet, there are arguments for and against both methods of schooling and I think it depends on the individual child or children.
  • All but 1-2 children that I know were homeschooled have done very well taught that way. I think they learn self-motivation if they are going to be successful at it. They also work very well by themselves and learn to research and study. They know how to 'find' things. And they are still very social and able around all other ages.
  • I'm not sure, but I think maybe home-schooled, because they're able to learn more advanced education, not having to follow the school curriculum. However, the child misses the chance to grow socially; they can't make friends at home, while they can at public schools...so, dunno...
  • I think it depends on the individual child and what circumstances they're trying to succeed under. Having spent much of my educational life studying at home, I can tell you this much from personal experience: Homeschooling doesn't mess with a person's ability to handle social situations nearly as much as many interests would like people to believe. If anything, I think homeschooling up until about highschool or junior high helps to nurture and cement a child's individuality much more than throwing them into the sea of conformity and exposure to mass marketting while they're still young and impressionable. Homeschooling can be a better form of education, but it depends on the particular child. Some children do thrive in a public-school environment, but in my experience, at least seven out of every ten students who get bad grades and/or get diagnosed with ADD once they enter public school are simply too imaginative, creative, or just plain scatter-brained to learn well in the rigid, 'Sit down, shut up and listen up' environment of public school. For those sorts of kids, the more open, one-on-one environment of homeschooling is almost always a better option. Homeschooling does require a great deal of committment from both the parent/s and the student/s. This sounds like a huge, categorical stopblock to homeschooling, but one big factor to keep in mind is that homeschooling can instill a child with an entirely different perspective on learning than they get from mass-schooling. In public schools, learning is all too often presented as "Work" (i.e. "Homework", "Classwork", etc.), which biases many kids against it from the start, opens the door to a lifetime of difficulties. Homeschooling worked very well for me, the only weak area I really have that could be blamed on my being homeschooled is the fact that I tend to focus too much on actually understanding the topic, but once I'm sure that I do, don't see much point at all in doing loads of homework on it (Which the public school system is *Not* kind to).
  • I think children homeschooled will prob be well taught but means they can get away with more stuff.. ? In class kids cant just run out of class to get food or go toilet or phone someone or play 5 mins on their game like they might be able to get away with at home? what i think
  • In some cases. However, there is something to be said for arrested developement socially. Each case varies. I suppose.

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