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| Social Benefits | In fact, home-school children may be better prepared in adulthood because they have been taught to make decisions on their own. Unlike the public school system where children are fed ideas and taught how or what to think, home-school children are more of an independent thinker.
Generally, home-school children are more sophisticated than children of their age attending a public or private school. While private institutions may propose better opportunities than public schools, they still have a set of values and curriculum that may not be similar to the family’s own values and beliefs. By providing a child with a home-school education, parents can expose them to dissimilar situations and opportunities that permit them to form opinions of their own.
In a home school environment, nearly 30 other classmates will not surround a child all day. This can turned out to be more useful than harmful. The majority of children have little interaction with adults or children outside of their own age group and as a result they know little about life in general and interaction with others.
If a home-school program is something parents have considered for their own child, but are afraid he or she may become socially withdrawn, fear no more. A home school child on average is better prepared both academically and socially to deal with the demands of young adulthood. Nearly all home school children that decide to attend college have no problem making the transition to a public learning institution.
Those who believe that home schooling children is harmful to their social development should look again. Home schooling provides the great opportunity for children to learn uninterrupted, at their own pace, and to socialize suitably and securely when their lessons are completed.
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