Some Anti-Homeschooling Arguments Can Destroy Your Child's Life

The anti-homeschooling arguments can be scary. Homeschooling is not for the faint-of-heart. Parents who start homeschooling without doing any research have a chance of burning themselves - and their kids.

However, in reality, once you get to know all the anti-homeschooling arguments, you can easily counter them. It is ignorance that destroys happy homeschooling lives.

To help you make your homeschooling experience a wonderful one, we have covered in detail every con you might meet. We don't want you to fall into any traps. Altogether we discuss 50 negatives in our website. Here are Anti-Homeschooling Arguments 41 - 50.

Pros and Cons of Homeschooling
The Cons - 41
Homeschoolers won't know how to fit into college.

Many people who are against homeschooling think that children who have been homeschooled up to high school will have difficulty fitting into college. Their argument is based on the premise that homeschoolers are unfamiliar with the classroom environment and so are ignorant of classroom rules and etiquette.

Is this anti-homeschooling argument really true?

It is not true at all. Homeschoolers have shown time and again that they thrive in college. In fact, they do much better than children who have been public-schooled.

Many homeschooling parents homeschool their children because they want the best education for them. For that reason, most homeschoolers are way ahead of their peers within a few years of being educated at home. Parents who are meticulous in educating their kids make sure that they cover everything so that their children don't lose out when they go to college.

This argument against homeschooling shouldn't give you nightmares. Your children will become smarter than public-schooled children because of the individual attention they will receive from you. Classroom etiquette is easily taught. There is nothing hard there. You will, of course, also give your children lots of assignments and projects to prepare them for college.

You can throw this anti-homeschooling argument out of the window.

Pros and Cons of Homeschooling
The Cons - 42
Homeschoolers are not open-minded.

Those who are anti-homeschooling claim that homeschooling parents are narrow-minded and impart their narrow-minded views on their children. They do not want their children to go to a public school for fear they might be exposed to contradictory views of the world.

This homeschooling negative is usually hurled against Christian parents who are already battling on all fronts.

Schools are a breeding ground for irresponsible and immoral behavior. Public school children are exposed to a lot of negative influences on almost a daily basis. Homeschooling parents want their children to have strong moral values ingrained in them before they are exposed to bad behavior. By fortifying them before they are exposed, these children are less likely to fall prey to peer pressure and less likely to ruin their lives.

I can't see why that is bad.

You might want to network with other homeschooling parents from different cultures and backgrounds so that your children can mix with their children. In our multi-cultural world this is essential. Your children will be so much richer for their exposure.

Should this anti-homeschooling argument cause you sleepless nights? No.

Pros and Cons of Homeschooling
The Cons - 43
Parents with severe mental disorders shouldn't homeschool their children.

We of course agree that people with mental illnesses shouldn't be homeschooling their children. No one would want a sociopath or schizophrenic to homeschool her kids.It would certainly wreak havoc on a child's emotional makeup.

However, we don't know of any homeschooling parents with mental disorders. It is rare to find one. Most homeschooling parents are emotionally well-adjusted. Parents who do homeschool their children have thought about it carefully - sometimes for years - before going ahead. This is not a spur-of-the-moment choice.

Parents with mental disorders usually do not have the time nor inclination to homeschool their children - they have much larger problems to deal with.

Anyway, we believe that you have nothing to fear here for you are most likely mentally stable.

Pros and Cons of Homeschooling
The Cons - 44
Homeschooled children will not know how to deal with authority figures.

In terms of the pros and cons of homeschooling, this argument carries no weight for it is untrue. First of all, discipline is not really learned at schools. We see many unruly and disobedient children who are educated in public schools.

You don't have to sweat over this. All it takes is to be firm with your expectations of your children's behavior and everything will fall into place. There are many good books on raising well-behaved children if you are having problems with your kids.

Pros and Cons of Homeschooling
The Cons - 45
How are homeschooling parents going to teach everything that is taught at schools?

Ensuring that her child is taught everything that is covered in public schools is a daunting task for any homeschooling parent, no matter how well-educated she is. This anti-homeschooling argument has crumbled the resolutions of many good homeschooling parents.

Before embarking on your children's home education, it is important that you get to know the full curriculum that is taught in schools. Buying a homeschool curriculum package is the best way to do it. Nowadays, many quality homeschooling curriculum packages are available that make the lives of parents easier. These packages also come with a teaching guide that will show you how best to teach the subjects. By using these curriculum packages, you will ensure that your children won't miss much that is taught in schools.

Some parents do teach their children without using the proper curriculum and textbooks. They are taking a big risk for there will certainly be gaps in their children's education.

This anti-homeschooling argument is a big one but you can easily make it irrelevant to you by doing the right thing.

Pros and Cons of Homeschooling
The Cons - 46
Homeschooling parents have to be cheerful and enthusiastic even when they are feeling tired, grumpy, sleepy or irritable.

On the negative side, it is true that we are not at our best all the time. There are times when parents are tired just after coming home from work.

A misunderstanding with a colleague or a rude customer could ruin anyone's day. When a parent comes home from such days, she would certainly just want to be left alone for a while at least. It would not be a good time for her to teach her children.

So how do we as parents deal with this? Each parent is unique. Some of us are cheerful all the time. Some of us are moody just after work. Some of us are at our best in the mornings, some in the evenings. Some of us are full of energy, some need time to recharge after work.

Get to know yourself. Experiment with your timetable to find your best teaching time - that is the time you usually feel happy and energetic.

If a negative life event is making you miserable for days, it is best that you don't teach your children until you feel better. Ask them to study independently and give them lots of books to read so that their education still continues although you are not around to help. There are many homeschooling curricula that you can buy which can be studied independently by your children. They require minimal supervision.

Although this homeschooling negative has to be taken seriously, you can easily overcome it.

Pros and Cons of Homeschooling
The Cons - 47
You have to get out of you comfort zone if you want to homeschool your children.

A great many children are going to public schools. In the beginning you may feel guilt whenever you see other children going to school - it will remind you that you are going against the grain. You may also worry that your child might miss out on a quality education.

It will then seem so easy to enroll your children in a public school - all your worries will just vanish.

However, no one has ever succeeded by living within her comfort zone. To achieve success, you have to do things differently from what others are doing. In any given population, you will notice that the vast majority have herd mentality and just get by in life. They do not achieve anything spectacular. If you were to probe into the lives of the minority who succeed, you will notice that they all live outside their comfort zones. All of them go against the grain.

Of all the pros and cons of homeschooling, this is one negative that has deterred many parents from even beginning their homeschooling journey.

Our advice to you is this. You and your family have only one life to live. Ignore the critics and pessimists. Choose your destiny and live the way you want to live.

Pros and Cons of Homeschooling
The Cons - 48
Gifted children shouldn't be homeschooled.

What is needed for gifted children is lots of materials and a diverse range of opportunities to explore the world around them. This is certainly not provided in schools. The homeschooling environment is the best for gifted children because it is flexible and has the potential to be tailored to the needs of these children.

If your child is gifted, you will be able to provide educational experiences that schools are unable to provide because of time constraints. As your gifted child learns faster, you can delve further into music, astronomy, arts and any other area your child is interested in.

You will also have the time to develop your child into a prodigy if you want to because time is in your hands. If you were to send your child to a public school, at least 8 hours a day is wasted - including getting ready for school and traveling time. She will have very little time after school to develop her special talents.

There are many programs for gifted children. One such excellent program is the Stanford Gifted Program.

Con #48 doesn't even make a dent in the pros and cons of homeschooling debate. You can erase this anti-homeschooling argument from your mind.

Pros and Cons of Homeschooling
The Cons - 49
Homeschooling is not suitable for special needs children.

It is certainly quite safe to leave the education of these children to the experts. Special education teachers have been trained with the requisite skills to handle and teach special needs children.

It is also important to bring your child often to a psychologist or a special education teacher to monitor your child's progress. If you are committed to your child, she will certainly thrive under your loving care.

Among the homeschooling pros and cons, this is one anti-homeschooling argument you might want to think carefully over before you make your decision.

Pros and Cons of Homeschooling
The Cons - 50
Homeschooling prevents children from learning from a wide variety of teachers who specialize in what they teach.

Proponents of this argument say that no one can be an expert in every subject. Math teachers excel at teaching math but would be totally lost in history or geography. In public schools, children are taught by teachers who specialize in what they teach. Therefore, children learn from the best in each subject.

Most homeschooling parents however are not experts in any of the subjects they teach their children. Is this a problem?

Yes and no. Parents who are not very familiar with certain subjects will have to do some studying on their own before they can teach their children. Is this hard to do? Well, not really if you are motivated.

We are homeschooling parents ourselves. We are not experts in every field. However, since we enjoy learning and teaching our kids, we aren't really bothered by it. Education is a lifelong journey. No one can be totally educated. There is a lot of wonderful surprises to be had in this journey. It is the spirit...

You don't have to let this anti-homeschooling argument disturb you.

If you are the kind of parent who loves to teach and learn, then this homeschooling negative shouldn't concern you.

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