For those who are not homeschooled, have you ever wonder what homeschooling would be like? In the United States, there has been an increasing number of parents who are choosing to homeschool their children and for so many reasons.
Homeschooling is legal in all 50 U.S. states and there are more than two million children who are homeschooled across the nation, Parents notes. But homeschooling also comes with a preconceived notion that homeschoolers are "anti-social."
Are Homeschooled Children Really Anti-Social?
News-Register Online editor-in-chief Nathan Woodham has recently written an article to clear up some misconceptions about homeschooling. Woodham, who had been homeschooled since first grade, stressed that being homeschooled does not necessarily mean being anti-social or "socially inept."
It is a fact that homeschoolers don't have the same privilege kids in a conventional classroom or school environment experienced, especially when it comes to making friends. But Woodham emphasized that homeschooling doesn't take away homeschoolers' need for or ability to make human contact.
Where Or How Homeschoolers Meet People?
Aside from occasionally meeting kids around the neighborhood, Woodham revealed that most homeschoolers meet their friends through different homeschool-friendly activities such as Boy Scouts and private classes. Woodham also debunked the false assumption that homeschoolers don't get to experience prom.
In fact, Woodham said there's an annual Texas Christian Homeschool Prom, which usually held at the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas. Over 1,600 homeschoolers attend the event annually.
Homeschoolers Are Less Intelligent And Have Less Common Sense
In Woodham's article, he also highlighted another false assumption on homeschooling, where homeschooled children are perceived to have less common sense and are less smart. As a matter of fact, he emphasized that homeschooling doesn't suggest a student is "not properly educated."
"It's presumptuous to think that a parent is incapable of adequately teaching his or her own children," Woodham wrote. "Parents that choose to homeschool their children aren't crazy and they don't just make stuff up out of thin air. There are plenty of homeschool curriculums to choose from, most of which challenges students' critical thinking skills. There is nothing about the process of homeschooling to suggest that a student isn't being properly educated."
Why Parents Choose Homeschooling
As mentioned above, parents have plenty of reasons why they choose to homeschool their children instead of sending them to traditional schools. According to Daily Telegraph, one of the reasons cited was due to the lack of public schools, not to mention the expensive costs of private education.
In addition, it may also be due to the various educational philosophies or religious beliefs. While other parents choose homeschooling because their children are not improving when placed in a conventional classroom or school environment, Parent Herald previously reported.
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