What’s the best way to defend homeschooling when the topic heats up and all you want to do is yell at the other person in frustration. Learn the reasons people say the things they do and why they might not hate homeschooling after all.
Many people ask why homeschoolers are socially awkward. After all, they do things so differently to mainstream children. In the article below, I go through several different reasons why I think they are different from the norm. However, I also point out why being different isn’t always a bad thing. ...
Socialization. What’s so special about it and how important is it to spend time with different groups of people? In this article, we’ll be looking at the definition of socialization and some examples of it. We’ll also look at the agents and different types of socialization and why it’s important...
These days, many people are turning to homeschooling for their children’s education. Some have started asking the question, ‘Should I homeschool my child,’ due to problems with school. Others feel they want to spend more time with their children. Still, others think they can do a better job of educating their...
Many people believe that if you homeschool your children, they will grow up with a narrow worldview, unable to operate effectively on a planet full of diverse philosophies. A narrow worldview, critics say, won’t prepare home educated students for when they encounter different perspectives as they enter the ‘real world’...
Homeschool vs public school test scores – how does each student group fare when compared side-by-side? If you’ve started researching homeschooling, you’re probably interested in how home educated students fare academically. In this article, we’ll be investigating whether these children can keep up with (or even surpass) the test scores...
Interested in home education, but don’t know if it has the evidence to back it up as a great educational choice? This article will lay out the benefits of homeschooling with statistics and facts. On this page, I’ll try to use the most up to date homeschool statistics in 2017...
Are there any inherent problems with homeschooling or issues that can’t be resolved? Because homeschooling is a tool we use to educate our children, I don’t believe there are any problems that can’t be fixed. However, there are some issues that seem to pop up in homeschools sometimes as a...
While many people can understand homeschooling increasing in response to the pandemic, others wonder why parents would voluntarily choose to homeschool. After all, we have public schools that will educate our children for free. Why spend our own money on this pursuit? Below are 10 reasons so many people are...
What are the psychological effects of homeschooling later in life, compared to children who went through traditional schools? Many think there’s a lot of negative effects of home education – particularly in regards to socialization. Some think ‘homeschooling and social skills’ are two words that should not be used together....
Homeschooling stress can sometimes be your worst enemy and make you throw up your hands and declare, ‘The children are going back to school, now!’ Some situations can be very stressful, especially when parents are new to home education. However, homeschooling doesn’t have to be a nightmare. In this article,...
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