Social Impact Of Homeschooling

1.Introduction:

Homeschooling, also known as home education, is the education of children inside the home. A recent study ( Parnell, 2013) show that in Netherlands, if we have a job or we are students, we probably work at our job at least 40 hours a week. With homeschooling, we get to decide how to schedule our timetable, and it does not have to take nearly as much time in a day as it does in public school. “When it comes ro standardized testing, homeschooled students tend to score 15 to 30 percentage points higher than public school students”, according to (Tom Farr, 2014). However, everything has two aspects. Homeschooling have a significant impact on family life for the homeschooled child but also his or her siblings and parents. Parents

Most kids have to wait until they graduate from high school to learn skills they can actually use to make money. But, when you homeschool, you can include your skill sets in the curriculum. My aunt’s husband and she have made a living building businesses online. Now, her kids are learning those skills. They are using video editing software to create marketing videos, creating product designs in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. They are learning online marketing techniques using social media platforms and search engine optimization, as well as customer service, production and shipping. All of these are real world skill they can use throughout their lives. Also, not only are they learning everything they need to know to build their own companies in the future, they are also earning money now for their savings and for higher education. Their kids won 't have the setback of going into debt for school. They will already have a flourishing business on the side.

2.2. Advantages of homeschooling children in Netherlands nowadays.

The Schedule

It’s our schedule, no one else’s! No one demands when or what days we start school, finish school, or skip school. Time is our most valuable commodity, and homeschooling has allowed us that time. Even when we’re not officially in school, we’re still looking for things to learn about.

The

Parents choose homeschooling instead of public education because they believe that teachers have to teach 15 to 35 students in a class, hence, they cannot pay one-on-one attention to each child. In fact, certified educators have attended relative teaching classes and they have passed the state examination in order to obtain their teaching certificates. They are more experienced and have a deeper understanding of the children. They possess systematic teaching skills to convey the concept and knowledge to the children. Certified educators can fulfill the various learning requirement of each children and they can comprehend how to handle children with diverse behaviors. In contrast, parents who lack instructional skills are unable to express well what they want to give to their children. If an educator cannot express her ideas to words, how can the learner absorb the essence of teaching? Children will lose interest in learning. Parents who simply put their children in a room with lots of books will definitely result in the failure of homeschooling. As a result, parents will gradually lose confidence towards homeschooling. They feel guilty if their children cannot achieve the academic target they set up. It is crucial to help children build up interest and curiosity in learning. Standard curriculum can