Thoughts about home schooling

 I was asked my thoughts about home schooling and pluses and minuses.  First this is a big topic that one posting would not do Justice to cover.

A few thoughts:

1.  Anyone that has been in education for a while sees cycles/trends.  30 years ago it was common to hear parents complain about the education system.  “The schools are bad, except in our district.”  That progressed to, “Schools are bad even in our district except for our school.”  Then came, “The educational system and schools are bad, teachers are bad, except for my children’s teachers.”

2.  Parents for years have felt that because they went through the educational system, that they could be teachers just as good as someone who was formally trained to be a teacher.

3.  Teaching is both an art and a science

4.  When questioned about what they remember about almost any age, research has shown that parents/adults have poor memories.  

5.  Education includes not only facts, processes, terms, principles, etc. but also how people think.  

6.  Children benefit greatly by hearing from a variety of voices and learning to adapt to a variety of setting.

7.  There are far more parents doing a poor job home schooling their children than are those doing an excellent job.

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