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No, if it fits with your lifestyle, it is not a bad thing. If you aren't willing to do it right then it can be yes. Are you thinking of home schooling? or Are you a child being home schooled?
Home schooling works for some families and it does not work for others. If the parents are not committed to the education of their children, i.e., not just letting the child dictate the terms of his education or "work when they feel like it", then home schooling can be a Godsend.
Some families have the means to travel the world and take the children along for the educational experiences that they will learn in a foreign country. This is an excellent opportunity for children to become well-adjusted and globally-minded.
The first thing that parents must determine is which curriculum to use for their child. If they choose a curriculum PROGRAM, one that provides a full scope of educational materials and supplements, they will be a step ahead. Some parents decide to pick and choose from many different companies. Either way, the parents must be committed to providing the best educational materials for their growing students.
As Startover has said, if it fits with your lifestyle than no, it is not a bad thing.
Its bad when parents decide to let their children go, not keep up with their school work, and allow them to sit in front of the tv as their only source of learning. THAT is when home schooling is bad.
But generally, most home schooling families are on the ball, taking care of business, and graduating amazingly well-written, well-adjusted, honest, well-rounded adults.
you have gotten a couple good answers so far. For those families that can devote the time, but it normally means that one parent does not work but stays home and does the teaching, or they work at home where they can devote time to the education.
Home schooling will need to include field trips and normally some outside activities, music, gym, karate, and so. Also some home school families belong to local groups that do one or two day programs together or other group activities, for example in May, Six Flags in Georgia are hosting home school day for only home school kids.
You will find that home school kids are winning the national spelling bees, doing the best in colleges,
But those are the best ones, you have others where parents do nothing to help the kids, the kids don't learn, and they are falling way behind.
homeschooling, i believe, can be a great thing and it can also be a trainwreck. it requires knowledge and structure and most people, i think, dont have it in them.
we considered it. ive taught at a university, college students, but no young students, and considered homeschooling. in my case, after consulting with the local school about their program (son in pre-k) and talking to an aunt who does young child ed, i thought it best to have him in school half days for prek, and then at home the other times, since i can work out of home much of the time or alter my schedule as needed. some of the time i spend playing with him. some of the time i spent working on exercises.
if his school was overcrowded and/or i thought the program was weak, id consider it... but i know my kid, as a single child, thrives being around other kids... so a social network, whether its school or a homeschooling group, was important.
i have a relative who homeschooled her kids and it was bad... she just wasnt that organized, and luckily, after two years, she changed her mind. the kids were behind, but able to catch up in time.
i also have a friend who homeschools her two kids, and its been great for them and for her. but shes organized and completely vested in it.
I agree with the others and wished I could have home schooled mine.
They say that home and private schooled kids score higher than public school kids
Also many object to home schooling using the excuse that they do not get the same chance at socializing but from what I heard home schooled and cyber schooled kids are suppose to be able to attend and even participate in the public school functions.
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