Merissa Ryon Hour 7 6/2/10 Traditional Schooling vs. Home Schooling

Traditional Schooling At school site Public or private Home Schooling With parents At home Some instruction in groups

Traditional Schooling Distractions Larger class sizes More rigorous/ challenging Solid seven hours More homework

Home Schooling Different distractions Small “class” sizes one-on-one Curriculum varies

Traditional School Distractions People around you Things on the walls Demands from teachers

Home School Distractions Chores instead of work Watch T.V. and not do work Some parents don’t care

Traditional Schooling Times & Schedules In school at a certain time Tests at the assigned time Classes with the same teacher every day Different teachers Different classes

Home Schooling times & schedules Parent or instructor Tests are not time limited School as long as they need 3-5 hours

Which type teaches values better? “The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values.” Homeschooling Traditional (public, private, charter) Values learned at home for both? Time?

Traditional School Socialization More chances, talk to peers More involved *Fact: children that are involved in extra curricular activities are more likely to have a successful social life.

Home schooling socialization friends Not as involved Some, not all do sports

Home school graph of students involved

Traditional School Teacher Training Teachers know subject Teaching student what they need to know Students learn right things

Home School Parent Training Some parents go to college Some parents don’t go to college Parents don’t know what to teach Students learning wrong things

Conclusion Home Schooling could be a good idea until you get to high school because high school is harder and parents might not be well enough trained for that level of schooling.