Homeschooling response MLA

Homeschool provides many opportunities to those seeking a personal education experience with family support, far outweighing the negative consequences thought to be associated with homeschooling. A homeschooled education gives the student a much more personal experience, allowing the student to learn more efficiently with fewer interruptions from classmates. Jeub states “The one-on-one tutoring atmosphere is the healthiest, most productive and most progressive atmosphere for a student’s academic success” (73). It is evident that a student will learn more material in less time because he or she can be focused on the task at hand and not deal with confused peers or bothersome friends. Working with a mother or father to learn material will increase family bonds and foundations. Getting to interact with your family for prolonged periods of time will often result in quarrels and unwanted discussions, but in the long run it increases the trust and bond between parent and child. This communication cannot be found in a public school atmosphere, where teachers must act as temporary parents for over twenty kids that are fed up with school an hour into the day.

Although homeschool is appealing to almost anyone who wants their kids to receive one-on-one time, some concerns have been raised. “Some of the most troubled kids I dealt with came from homes where they’d been very sheltered” (Moore 76). Carole Moore explains that one of the negative consequences of homeschooling is the act of rebellion; however, rebellion is not a consequence of being homeschooled. Rebellion is an act of defiance towards the world. Kids who have been to public school their whole lives can rebel, adults can rebel, children can rebel. Moore proposes these homeschooled kids act out because the sheltering they have received from being homeschooled has affected them negatively. However, if a parent allows their kids to have rights and exposes them to life properly, rebellion is unnecessary. You see strict parents in strict households trying to control their rebellious children, but the fact that they are homeschooled or go to public school is irrelevant to the matter.