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HOME SCHOOLING :  A BANE OR A BOON?

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- Samantha Sandeep Daniel - 1 BBA ' A

Home Schooling movement  began growing in the 1970's mainly in the US and other countries .These homeschooled kids specialise in particular art form with a creative edge useful in different kinds of circumstances. I know of a couple with two kids who have moved to India from the US, who take the time to home-school their kids. They have a massive space in an incredible layout that has inbuilt part, swimming pool and sports ground.  I feel that kind of atmosphere is perfect for grasping knowledge.

The possibility of creating flexible schedules of tutoring helps the parents to create customisable curriculum. Even though flexibility allows freedom in terms of timings and location, they are trained to follow a relatively orderly routine which helps them later in life. Collaborative learning is sought as both parents and children learn new concepts by forming practical connections with the real world. The hourglass is favourable to the home-schooled child, who ends up saving time which is otherwise lost in daily commute or incessant traffic.

Also, classroom management takes a toll on time preservation as the teacher spends most of the time trying to maintain discipline etc. The foundational principle known to all parents engaged in home schooling, is the knowledge that each child requires specialised education. Individualised education syllabus can be tailor made to suit the child’s needs and interest. Since the student to teacher ratio drastically reduces, there is a tendency of delivering better quality education.

The endless school supplies and avoid different fundraising commitments and burdens. Regular schools have the stunted system of standardised testing, prevalent throughout its levels. While homeschoolers can be graded and tested on personalised tests created from their respective syllabus. They can also be offered wholesome schooling in different spectrums of learning such as pursuing art, music, sports, dance culinary skills etc.

Here learning is not just restricted to the four walls of the classroom but taken into the abodes of where great exposure lie. They can choose to impart hands on learning experiences, go on educative field trips and explore the world that breathes beyond the pages of a book. They are protected from the fear of inadequacy, punishments, institutional policies, detention or suspension that negatively affects a child’s confidence. They can thrive in an environment of liberty of thought and actions where they are allowed to be completely explorative.

COUNTER- VIEW

- Rachel Sasha Kenton - 1 BBA ' A

Homeschooling has more disadvantages than advantages. The reason as to why I'm convinced about this is that man is a social being and therefore he needs society besides family to have an all round development.

Homeschooling will not enable the child to interact with people other than his own family thereby inculcating in him an aloof nature and in many cases an anti social being.

A child who is homeschooled, in many cases grow up to be an individual who may or may not have the confidence and the self esteem to mingle in social situations .

The child is denied the companionship of peers and is surrounded by adults and therefore loses his child like nature at a very young age.

Most home school children behave like adults and are very withdrawn in giving their opinions, exposing their in-built talents and lack expressions of self.

A homeschooled child in most cases again, loses the ability to enjoy life in accordance with his age, which eventually ends up with these children growing up, building walls around themselves thus making them isolated from society.

Though most of them are successful as individuals, they are not so when asked to join corporate. A homeschooled child will not  receive all round development that is inculcated in regular schooling.

In conclusion, the fact must be stressed that a child rather attend regular school and enjoy their youth with their peers, growing up amidst the fun and laughter that naturally bubbles forth by being in the company of his peers.