By Jina Kim

Purpose For This Topic:

• It is important for society to understand and be aware of the different kinds of education that is available for children.

• What worked well for one child may not work for another

Question 1:Was there a time in your life where you felt that the public school system let you down?

Question 2:What struggles did you face in a public school system?

• Different demands of the environment

Class values interaction, participation and being outgoing

Class values independence, being quiet and calm

What is Home Schooling?

• “Homeschooling allows students to work at their own pace and parents to blend family, life and schoolwork into their own schedule. Homeschooling is the full responsibility of the parent, is not supervised by a British Columbia certified teacher, is not required to meet provincial standards, and is not inspected by the Ministry of Education. .”

-Ministry Of Education

Question #3: List some of the stereotypes of home schooling

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Are These Stereotypes True?

• Home schooled children were found to participate in eight different extracurricular activities a year, giving them plenty of opportunity to socialize

• A study at Concordia University pointed out that even though public school students have more opportunities to build their social skills from their environment, several factors give home schooled students more opportunities to learn because of the difference in class size, individual instruction and more time that is spent on what the child needs to work on

• A study conducted in 2004, revealed children educated at home outperformed their peers in math, reading and language

• Research has shown home-schooled children show less behavioral problems

The one to one instruction that is given to home schooled children results in higher academic performances on standardized tests than children attending public schools.

Home schooling can create closer bonds with family members.

Disadvantages for home schooling?

• Financial restraints• Parents being with their

kids 24/7• Time and effort on teaching

and preparing• Parents do not have a lot of

time to themselves

Question #4

• How do you think your life would be different if you were a home schooled child?

Question #5When do you think a parent should decide to home school?

A:• A boy is constantly bullied and

targeted at his school because he is Muslim. He is branded as a “terrorist.” Even though the boy’s mother talked with his teachers, there was not much that changed between the boy’s interaction with the students. Should the parents choose to home school their child in this situation?

B:

• A boy was labeled as “rambunctious” at his school because he was known for his bad behavior. He is a handful, hard to control and very noisy. Should the parents choose to home school their child?

A• Being bullied and targeted

by his peers at school made him inspired him to become a lawyer. His experience from school made him to value civil rights

• When children have a hard time at school, it can be a learning experience for them

B• The mother home schooled

her son at home and he exceeded in his schooling.

The End