Parenting and Child Care - Homeschool versus Public or Private Schools

Hi parents,

The first thing, which strikes my mind when opting for home schooling is that the kid, will miss "Team Work". To my knowledge, kids learn faster when they are surrounded by kids of their age group.

I tried a lot of words for my daughter to learn, but she never repeated. One day, a 4-year-old baby who lives near our house came and she said a few words like bye, bomma (means doll), car, balloon, etc and you know within a half an hour, she started saying those words, believe me. So kids learn more when they are with their friends and that environment is totally different. They not only learn material studies, but also manners, sharing love and sharing things. Friendship is one big thing of life, which starts from this age.

Besides it, there are few more issues with home schooling:

1. Kids do not develop social skills.
2. Since there is no healthy competition, they lack motivation.
3. They lack ability to adjust to new surroundings.
4. They become academical.
5. Parents feel responsible for any of the social failures, so they end up isolating them from others.

If you want to invest your time into your kid's education, why don't you let them go to a public or private school and teach them when they come back home. Having said so, if you are proactive and want to provide your kid a nurturing environment, you can very well achieve your goals. If you are willing to put in the time and effort, nothing can be more wonderful for the child.

Home schooling takes away the teamwork aspect from your kid's education. Kids love going to school and meeting other people. If you will keep them home, they would be deprived of that.

Try after schooling. It works for everyone. It supplements and reinforces what kids have been taught in school. Plus they get an added advantage academically when you teach them stuff at home after school. At school, the kid learns to be independent, socialized with others, learns communication skills, boosting confidence, and self-esteem. These are very important soft skills that will help in later life, and mostly all schools do a good job at it.

So, I agree with putting my kid in private or public schools rather than homeschooling her.